5 Reasons why the Ibanez QX54QM DOESN'T SUCK || Review
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
- Ibanez Headless Guitar Quest Series QX54QM-BSM amzn.to/3Xn3crS
Is It Worth It? Ibanez QX54QM Guitar Review
Mostly just me addressing the "suckie list" from Chords of Orion. No, Bill did not speak ill of the guitar. In fact his review is very neutral, honest and informative but I had a few thoughts I wanted to share about the critical points he made about the guitar. So here it is :)
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This is a very high quality video for such a small channel. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much for your kind words!!
Great video, I have the ichi10 model and I loooove it. I think the first point about the maple top still stands. Even tho obviously it doesn't effect the tone it's still a bit shady that they said it was a top when it was just a veneer.
Thank you so much! 🙏🏽 I see your point. Top wood has traditionally been made a certain way so it’s definitely fair to expect it to be something when you see it being marketed. To me personally, top wood in electric guitar has always been for aesthetic (despite the marketing), so as long as the appearance is there, I’m satisfied lol
About the gig bag. I spent $1,200 on an Ibanez a few years ago and it did not ship with a gig bag. Just thin cardboard and Styrofoam. It managed to survive shipping through FedEx Ground.
How long ago was that? When I worked at a guitar center in 2015 many of the guitars over $1000 comes in a gig bag or case. Ofc not all. Nowadays unless its $1500+ you just get the styrofoam lol my Charvel Pro Mod DK24 is $1200 too and it came just in a box :/ I bought it in 2021 or so.
I agree with everyone here, your channel needs to 🚀 so i subbed.
I just bought my first headless Q54 online and pick it up in-store tomorrow. It was this or the Fender Acoustasonic Telecaster Rosewood FB since i do tend to play acoustic more but i really wanna own a headless electric guitar. Cant help but feel i made the right choice.
Keep up the great vids dude
Congratsssss!!!! You are wayyyyy too kind! 🙏🏽 it truly means a lot
@@Shredberry thanks dude!!! I got it at home and been on it every chance i can stop to play. I knew it was small but damn the excitement owning it got the better of me, ngl im a polynesian bro so this feels like a XL ukulele lol. needless to say, no regrets. my next buy will be a Fender, you got some suggestions on Fender electric guitars?
Thank you so much! Your video is incredible.
Thanks a ton for your support 🙏🏽❤
1) Although wood has no any meaning in sound of electric guitar, "top" does not equal "veneer" - so he is right, that is just a lie.
2) QC - I have ordered 4 Ibz guitars this year and returned 3 of them because of issues in all the possible places. Guitars for half the price do not even have such amount of issues that Indo-made Ibzs have. Finishing/painting issues, rusty and scratched frets, wood knots on the fretboard, neck pocket cracks, broken electronics, broken screws and a bunch of other problems. That has almost nothing to do with shipping, that's just an absent quality control for Indo-made guitars for Ibanez. I love their guitars, but quality is more like a poo these days.
Thank you for the comment! That’s definitely fair arguments. If we remove any talk of tone, top and veneer still aren’t the same. It’s like selling a car with carbon fiber hood but it’s just a carbon fiber wrapping (if that’s a thing? I’m not a car guy lol). As far as QC I guess I can’t speak too much because I haven’t buy enough to see it personally. I totally believe the decline in QC over the years but I maintain that’s not a flaw of a model. To me that’s a problem with the brand as a whole. “Honda always ships their cars with problems”. That’s not a problem with the Civic but Honda as a whole. Of course if 6 out 10 Civic people buy have a coolant leak problem than hell yea that’s a Civic problem. Cheers!
great video! If you had to choose between this guitar and the charvel in the back, which would you choose?
Oooof that's a REALLY tough choice. They are for very different purposes for me so it's like picking between a bicycle and a motorcycle. The headless has the lightweight, easy to travel form factor and the Charvel has the whammy bar... I'm currently moving so I only kept the Quest with me in person since it's much easier to travel with it. But if an alien were to put a laser incinerator gun in my face and make me pick one for regular playing purposes, I will have to say the Charvel. a) The Charvel has whammy bar. Although I don't use it extensively, it's still a great addition for adding stylization. Especially for adding vibrato to chords b) While I love the pickups on the Quest, it has more of specialized tone. IDK how to describe it but the Charvel's tone is a lot more "generic" if that makes any sense lol
@@Shredberry I know how tough a choice that is, so I really appreciate your thoughts! I am also struggling with choosing between the two, but yeah, the whammy bar just wins me over anytime lol
Slick effects. very nice. Enjoyed watching your bass like instrument
Thank you!!! Haha I guess headless guitar is now bass 🤣
I have to admit I'm disappointed. You didn't review the guitar, as much as you reviewed someone else's review.
I like Ibanez as a brand too, but I can't condone the flaws he found, especially at this price point. That doesn't mean I won't buy the Guitar. It means I'll buy the guitar and make at least some of the fixes that he detailed. I don't think you're doing Ibanez a favor giving them a pass on these flaws. They need honest feedback to ensure they maintain the reputation they have for quality guitars. And online shoppers need "nitpicky" reviews like his when they can't make it to a shop to hold one in their hands.
Hey kentGrey! Thanks for the thoughtful comment! No I didn't review the guitar as much because there are plenty of reviews on the exact model so I thought instead of reiterating basically what everyone had already said, I would address some of the less talked about areas which is the critical points that Bill had made. Almost all of the reviews on this guitar have been either positive and/or neutral so I did appreciate Bill's angle and thought it'll be more interesting to respond to his gripes. Also, I appreciate you sharing the perspective of being "nitpicky" when doing reviews because I certainly did not think from that angle. Thanks for stopping by! Cheers!
Just bought an EART GW2 was blown away for the quality at that price (359 euros!) thanks for your vid
Hey glad the video got you into headless!! I've wanted to test out the HART for awhile cuz I was quite curious about their price point vs quality. It's promising that I've heard a lot of good things about it! Too bad I moved outta the states so I don't have access to these Chinese made instruments. It's funny cuz I am now in East Asia but it's harder to find these Chinese whole sales musical products now 🤣
@@Shredberry I just got 2 Ibanez quest today
QX527PB ABS and qx54qm bsm 😁so I'm done for a few days but the EART gw2 for the price is outstanding!!
Do they even make a hard case for the QX54QM? I just picked one up and would love to get a hard case for it. It looks similar to an S So I'm guessing it'll fit in one of their molded cases... but I'd like something that fits the Quest model specifically.
I don’t think there is one from what I can find both on their official site and general net search. It would be nice to have one tho! But it’s also gonna be like $249.99 lol
Very big brain move using some one else's video for your own content but regardless it was great hearing your perspective and thoughts on this guitar! Great content and keep it up
Haha that’s giving me too much credit. I’ll come clean, when I first saw Bills review over a year ago I was secretly triggered 🤣😂🤣 thanks a ton for your encouraging words!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
dude hows this dude have only 538 subs
Awww that's too kind of you! Maybe I'm not consistent enough lol or... maybe I'm just not on the YT radar 😭 I'm gonna try to be more consistent after I'm done moving! Thanks for sticking around!
Doesn't suck we're just too poor to buy
🤣 Save up! You can do it!!!
My S 470 came with a hard case
That’s amazing! Tho I must ask… when was that lol a 500ish dollar guitar today will most most def not get you a hard case lol
@@Shredberry I think it was in 02
@@shannondosher1270 Yup that tracks lol back then music manufacturers were WAY more generous. They don't give us anything nowadays. Hell they may start offering subscription if they can lol
haaa i like the headless trick
I’m glad it entertained at least one person haha
In short.... He's just nitpicking very small problems and calls it sucks after those very small problems.
1. Veneer or top. Is it really an issue? there are other companies that uses maple veneers and I've never heard complaints about it.
2. Finish issues? Those blemishes can happen on shipping. If he would blame the company's QC because of it, it do sounds petty for me.
3. Tone knob issue? Can be fixed very easy. Wtf
4. Headstock? Difficult to cut the excess strings? Use other tools you snowflake
5. Gigbag issue? Then buy a better one. If you can spend a $1000 guitar surely you can spend on a better gigbag right?
Wtf is happening to modern guitarists nowadays. It's getting filled with snowflakes
Haha it might come off that way cuz I've only highlighted his criticisms. He did have a lot of good things to say about the guitar too! Tho admittedly I did feel that it was nitpicky the very first time I watched it 😆
i saw the same video with the bearded old man recently and had the same thoughts as you. like your video, too bad your channel has so few subscribers. Now it has one more
You are far too kind! Its always good to have a dialogue right! Thanks for sticking around and cheers!
Tone wood for electric guitars 10000% myth and bull crap
Yeah I know people have very strong opinions on that but I haven't seen anything convincing.
I purchased an Ibanez Iron label in 2014 and they gave me a Gator guitar case for $50 extra. Good deal!
I wish we can find deals like that nowadays lol
yes that was one of Bill's worst video, most of the complaints were pretty silly..... I love your videos Shredberry, thankyou very much... Im buying one!
That’s why I had to jump to Ibanez’s defense! 😤 Haha I kid. I wouldn’t say Bills video was bad at all. I found it very informative before I buy it. I just thought it’s fair to share a different perspective on his critical points on the guitar! Thank you so much for your kind words! Pls do share your thoughts after you get yours! 😄 cheers!