NGD - It ain't the prettiest, but it has its own charm of sorts.

[Tone Quest]

Very nice. Congratulations

 

[TheCheapGuitarist]

One thing I will say, is that the stock knobs are the rubberized grip ones which are awesome. But of course I replaced them because they weren't fancy looking enough.

 

[Call Me Al]

Those 73FM's come in some seriously gnarly colors!

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I got the “Autumn Fade.” Probably not a color I would have picked from the catalog (love the olive one) but bought the guitar based on feel and tone. This guitar fits me like a glove! I love the look now though, it’s unique.

 

[TheCheapGuitarist]

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I got the “Autumn Fade.” Probably not a color I would have picked from the catalog (love the olive one) but bought the guitar based on feel and tone. This guitar fits me like a glove! I love the look now though, it’s unique.

That's freakin' HOT!

 

[Rockinvet]

Nice guitar! If it sounds good and plays well then it’s winner. It looks good too.

 

[thunderbyrd]

looks cool. just play it.

 

[thesamhill]

And coolness is a lot more important than many people think!

I agree, coolness is a key factor - and that is a very cool guitar

 

[TheCheapGuitarist]

That looks to be screaming out to be used for some Open E slide

I can't play slide. I tried it for a while and it sounded like a drunk guy dropping beer bottles on his guitar.

 

[TheCheapGuitarist]

Incidentally, I usually like pickguards on my guitars, but in this case it would have covered-up too much of the top of the guitar. I'm digging that old beat-up barn fence look, or whatever it's called.

 

[kuch]

HNGD! Nice axe.

If it plays nice, sounds good, and looks cool.... that's all that matters

 

[guitar_paul1]

Looks nice. Ibanez does a good job.

 

[TheCheapGuitarist]

Looks nice. Ibanez does a good job.

I went through the RG phase in the late-80s, now I'm in the Artcore phase. I'm not an Ibanez fanboy but their quality seems consistently good across all the models I've had.

 

[Fiesta Red]

That’s gorgeous…happy new guitar day!

 

[dreamingtele]

Congrats! this looks great!