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sgautier8th
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sgautier8th
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04/14/2019 6:06 pm

Those are all really different rigs. I bought my first electric, an Epiphone Sheraton (essentially a fancy 335) hollow body and it has the sound that I want. BUT, I have been playing my buddy's Ibanez RG550 with the Wizard neck and it's like going from a '74 Cadillac to a '19 Porsche GTS4.

If you envision yourself playing super fast scales and leads with your fingers flying across the fretboard as fast as humanly possible, I highly recommend the Ibanez Wizard necks. However, make sure that the Ibanez has the Wizard neck that you want - there are 3 different types and you should go to the Guitar store and try them out.

Also, there are better and cheaper Ibanez guitars. You might look into buying a used Ibanez that was made in Japan a decade or so ago. You'll probably spend the same money as a new Korean or Indonesia factory model and you'll get a FAR superior axe.