Ibanez RGA21P1PB Premium Review – Looks Killer, But Is It Worth It?

This video reviews the Ibanez RGA21P1PB Premium guitar. The build quality, playability, and tonal characteristics are discussed in depth in this unsponsored review. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1xF7W... Discord:   / discord   Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/HighZ?sub_c... Patreon:   / highz   ---------- Truss rod adjustments and bridge block tutorial:    • Truss Rod Adjustment and Bridge Block Fix ...   Ibanez RGA622XH review:    • RGA 622XH "Prestige" Unsponsored Guitar Re...   Stream Flame Stag (From “Mega Man X2”) on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/01duTq... Stream The Relic Beacons on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6o57Xl... 00:00 Introducing the guitar 00:23 First impression review 00:29 Not sponsored 00:34 Neck pickup lead tone Looks and Quality 00:41 String watching cat 00:46 Personally like the looks 01:07 Overspray 01:19 Better than an S Premium 01:30 Almost like a Prestige 01:44 The electronics 02:08 The body and low gloss finish 02:37 The neck and fretboard 03:19 Neck pickup clean tone 03:24 The plastic nut 04:11 Locking tuners 04:19 Stainless steel frets Playing Feel 04:34 String attack cat 04:37 Coating on the neck 04:48 Modern superstrat feel 05:00 Neck profile vs Ibanez Wizard III neck 05:45 Neck profile in relation to a modern Prestige neck 06:13 Bridge pickup lead guitar tone 06:19 Body low gloss finish stick and friction 06:52 The arch top on the body vs an RG 07:05 Perfect fret access 07:31 The controls 07:45 The Gibraltar Standard III bridge has different saddle shape 08:25 Bridge pickup lead tone Sound 08:29 String ambush cat 08:33 Introducing the sound demo 08:42 Clean tone neck pickup 08:47 Clean tone position 4 08:53 Clean tone bridge + neck pickup 08:58 Clean tone position 2 09:04 Clean tone bridge pickup 09:10 Clean tone alter bridge pickup 09:16 Clean tone alter position 2 09:21 Clean tone alter bridge + neck pickup 09:28 Clean tone alter position 4 09:34 Clean tone alter neck pickup 09:39 Rhythm tone bridge pickup 09:44 Rhythm tone position 2 09:49 Rhythm tone bridge + neck pickup 09:55 Rhythm tone position 4 10:00 Rhythm tone neck pickup 10:06 Rhythm tone alter bridge pickup 10:11 Rhythm tone alter position 2 10:17 Rhythm tone alter bridge + neck pickup 10:22 Rhythm tone alter position 4 10:27 Rhythm tone alter neck pickup 10:31 Lead tone bridge pickup 10:35 Lead tone position 2 10:39 Lead tone bridge + neck pickup 10:43 Lead tone position 4 10:46 Lead tone neck pickup 10:50 Lead tone alter bridge pickup 10:54 Lead tone alter position 2 10:58 Lead tone alter bridge + neck pickup 11:01 Lead tone alter position 4 11:04 Lead tone alter neck pickup 11:08 The fusion edge pickups 11:41 Thoughts on the cleans and the alter switch 12:06 Thoughts on the rhythm and lead tone Overall 12:13 Grumpy cat 12:18 Do I like this guitar? 12:42 The best Indonesian-made guitar 13:25 Is this guitar worth it? 13:46 Why did they use a plastic nut? I want to know 13:59 Lead tone guitar break 14:02 The fusion edge pickups and replacement 14:24 Compared to an Ibanez Genesis RG550 15:16 RGA vs RG body 15:28 What do you think? 15:38 The YouTube things 15:47 Please consider streaming my music :) Full Mix Demo 15:56 Bridge rhythm chugs 16:01 Rhythm chugs with simple leads 16:09 Bridge metal riff 16:14 Metal riff with clean simple lead 16:18 Clean neck and position 4 usage 16:26 Distorted bridge pickup guitar solo 16:37 Outro logo 16:42 Cat was here the whole time