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Review of the Ibanez RG421EX-BKF Electric guitar. Where to buy it?

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  • Body: Meranti
  • Wizard III Neck: Maple
  • Fretboard: Jatoba, with binding
  • White dot inlays
  • 24 Jumbo frets
  • 2x Quantum humbuckers
  • Fixed bridge
  • Black hardware
  • Colour: Black Flat

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This guitar usually has a price around 317.00 €

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Some comments from people who come to the forum about this model:

Comment:

Straight out of the box the guitar played pretty good, just minor adjustments were required.

Sound wise, 5 positions to select from means its a versatile guitar. The pickups in my personal opinion are ok, are a bit muddy, but for the price of the guitar what would you expect, it is a budget Ibanez.

Features, all what to expect from an Ibanez, fast, thin neck (wizard III neck). I really like the flat black finish and the design on the bodies edges is a neat touch. Binding on the fret board also adds a nice aesthetically pleasing feature.

Quality, is really good, not much can go wrong with a fixed bridge guitar (cheap floyd equipped guitars, knife on the tremolos wear and the pivot stud in turn also, in my opinion due to the poor materials used in their manufacture) Time will tell on the quality of the instrument, but I find if you maintain the instrument there really shouldn’t be an issue.

I have owned various brands of guitars and every ibanez I purchased i have never had an issue with. I own about 12-14 ibanez’s and never had an problem with them, the RG series never let me down.

Comment:

Some minor finishing issues here and there. Neck plays well and is nice and thin however it needs adjustments quite often (once a month, sometimes more). Some small fret height issues and a bit of buzzing when strings are lowered. I don’t like the fret board wood much but that’s just my personal opinion based on my taste. I didn’t know much about fret board woods back then.
The input jack was a bit loose and the knobs aren’t of that good quality. I put a bit of tape inside of the knob to stop them turning over. I changed the pickups. I don’t remember much how the original ones sounded but they weren’t bad. A step up from the GIO lineup for sure.

Ibanez RG421EX-BKF vs Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FNT

The guitar Ibanez RG421EX-BKFis usually 22 € cheaper than Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FNT, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Ibanez RG421EX-BKF

Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FNT
  • Body: Meranti
  • Wizard III Neck: Maple
  • Fretboard: Jatoba, with binding
  • White dot inlays
  • 24 Jumbo frets
  • 2x Quantum humbuckers
  • Fixed bridge
  • Black hardware
  • Colour: Black Flat
  • Ergonomically shaped sapele body
  • Top: “Ultra Flame” flamed maple veneer
  • Matching headstock
  • Bolt-on neck: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard: Roasted maple
  • Neck profile: Modern C
  • Fretboard inlays: Clay dots
  • 24 Medium jumbo stainless steel frets
  • Graptech TUSQ XL nut
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Fretboard radius: 305 mm
  • Binding made of natural wood
  • Pickups: Roswell HAF-B Alnico-5 (bridge) and Roswell HAF-N Alnico-5 (neck) humbuckers and 1 S74-C BK Alnico-5 single coil (middle)
  • Volume and tone controls
  • Pickup Switch: Single coil / Humbucker
  • 5-Way switch
  • Wilkinson 50IIK 2-point tremolo
  • Chrome hardware
  • WSC staggered locking die-cast machine heads
  • Ex-factory stringing: .010 – .046
  • Colour: Gloss Flamed Natural

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FNT

Harley Benton Fusion II HSH - Detailed Review Part 1

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Ibanez RG421EX-BKF vs Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBLB

The guitar Ibanez RG421EX-BKFis usually 22 € cheaper than Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBLB, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Ibanez RG421EX-BKF

Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBLB
  • Body: Meranti
  • Wizard III Neck: Maple
  • Fretboard: Jatoba, with binding
  • White dot inlays
  • 24 Jumbo frets
  • 2x Quantum humbuckers
  • Fixed bridge
  • Black hardware
  • Colour: Black Flat
  • Ergonomically shaped body made from sapele
  • Flamed maple top featuring an ‘Ultra Flame’ veneer
  • Bolt-on neck made from roasted Canadian maple
  • Roasted Canadian maple fretboard
  • “Dots” fretboard inlays
  • Modern C neck profile
  • Fretboard radius: 305 mm (12.008″)
  • Scale: 648 mm (25.512″)
  • Nut width: 42 mm (1.654″)
  • Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut
  • 24 Medium jumbo stainless steel frets
  • Wooden binding
  • Roswell HAF-B Alnico-5 (bridge)-, Roswell HAF-N Alnico-5 (neck) humbucker pickups, and 1x S74-C BK Alnico-5 single coil (middle) pickup
  • 5-Way switch
  • Single coil/Humbucker pickup switch
  • 1 Master volume control and 1 master tone control
  • Wilkinson 50IIK 2-point tremolo
  • Chrome hardware
  • WSC staggered locking diecast machine heads
  • Original strings: .010 – .046
  • Colour: Gloss Trans Flamed Blue Burst

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBLB

Harley Benton Fusion II HSH - Detailed Review Part 1

If you want to know more about this option, click on the following link to see the Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBLB review

Ibanez RG421EX-BKF vs Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB

The guitar Ibanez RG421EX-BKFis usually 22 € cheaper than Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Ibanez RG421EX-BKF

Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB
  • Body: Meranti
  • Wizard III Neck: Maple
  • Fretboard: Jatoba, with binding
  • White dot inlays
  • 24 Jumbo frets
  • 2x Quantum humbuckers
  • Fixed bridge
  • Black hardware
  • Colour: Black Flat
  • Ergonomically shaped sapele body
  • Matching headstock
  • Top: “Ultra Flame” flamed maple veneer
  • Bolt-on neck: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard inlays: Dots
  • Neck profile: Modern C
  • Fretboard radius: 305 mm
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut
  • 24 Medium jumbo stainless steel frets
  • Binding made of natural wood
  • Pickups: Roswell HAF-B Alnico-5 (bridge) and Roswell HAF-N Alnico-5 (neck) humbuckers and 1 S74-C BK Alnico-5 single coil (middle)
  • 5-Way switch
  • Pickup Switch: Single coil / Humbucker
  • 1 Master volume control and 1 master tone control
  • Wilkinson 50IIK 2-Point tremolo
  • Chrome hardware
  • WSC staggered locking die-cast machine heads
  • Ex-factory stringing: .010 – .046
  • Colour: Gloss Trans Flamed Bengal Burst

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB

Harley Benton Fusion II HSH Roasted FBB Unboxing and Review

If you want to know more about this option, click on the following link to see the Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB review

Ibanez RG421EX-BKF vs Harley Benton HP-42 Signature TT Roasted

The guitar Ibanez RG421EX-BKFis usually 22 € cheaper than Harley Benton HP-42 Signature TT Roasted, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

Below have a look to the video of this guitar

Ibanez RG421EX-BKF

Harley Benton HP-42 Signature TT Roasted
  • Body: Meranti
  • Wizard III Neck: Maple
  • Fretboard: Jatoba, with binding
  • White dot inlays
  • 24 Jumbo frets
  • 2x Quantum humbuckers
  • Fixed bridge
  • Black hardware
  • Colour: Black Flat
  • Henning Pauly EytschPi42 Signature Model
  • Body: Nyatoh
  • Top: AAA Flamed maple
  • Neck: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Neck attachment: Bolt-on
  • Fretboard: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard inlays: Offset dots
  • Matched headstock
  • Fretboard: Maple
  • Fretboard radius: 350 mm
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Nut: Graph Tech
  • Frets: 22 Medium jumbo stainless steel
  • Pickups: Roswell P90s Alnico-5 single coils (neck) & Roswell HAF-B Alnico-5 humbucker (bridge)
  • 1 Volume control with push/push function for switching between humbucker and single coil
  • 1 Tone control with push/push function for phase reversal
  • 3-Way switch
  • Hardware: Chrome
  • Machine heads: Locking
  • Hardtail bridge with string-through-body
  • Strings: .010 – .046
  • Colour: Transparent Turquoise

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton HP-42 Signature TT Roasted

NGD: Harley Benton HP-42 Signature TT Roasted Unboxing 😲

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Where to buy the guitar Ibanez RG421EX-BKF

Thomann

  • Free Shipping.
  • Full warranty. If you have any problems, they take care of everything.
  • 100% reliable payment.
  • Leader in trouble-free shipping.
  • Usually Best price.
  • Best Reputation: They are the leading online store in Europe and have the best catalogue and information.

Amazon

  • Free Shipping and possibility of shipping in one day with Amazon Premium.
  • Full Guarantee but they are no experts in music equipment.
  • Sometimes better price.
  • He’s got worse stock than Thomann.

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