Pls help: Jackson or Ibanez?

[METALKIRK]

Hi there, ive been playing guitar for over 10 years and am finally looking to upgrade my guitar. I have not got a huge budget, id be looking around £550 max. The jackson guitar I have my eye on is a Jackson DKMG Dinky, so I was just wondering what is the equivalent guitar to that in the Ibanez range and which is better? what would you guys recommend? I mostly play rhythm but also do some lead; any help would be appreciated as im confused myself thanks

[Carta's]

Imo, neither. For the same price you can get a PRS SE which in my experience owns any Jackson or Ibanez of the same price range.

[Lightbulb Sun]

Originally Posted by METALKIRK

I mostly play rhythm but also do some lead; any help would be appreciated as im confused myself thanks

Originally Posted by Carta's

Imo, neither. For the same price you can get a PRS SE which in my experience owns any Jackson or Ibanez of the same price range.

That depends, really. What kind of genre are you playing? If you get a PRS, you're going to have to replace the pick ups soon for a really heavy sound. And the neck is thick so leads can be hard.

As for Jacksons and Ibanezes (first time I had to spell that plural), you get a thin neck, fairly good pick ups that could most likely fulfill your need for a heavy sound longer.

To Metalkirk: Please define more of what you want (sound, artists you want to sound like, etc)

[Carta's]

I find PRS pickups WAY better than Jackson's and Ibanez'. The shredder-guitars have a really uninspired sound imo

[Lightbulb Sun]

Originally Posted by Carta's

I find PRS pickups WAY better than Jackson's and Ibanez'. The shredder-guitars have a really uninspired sound imo

I don't quite know my values in Euros, so I'm only guessing that the guitars he can get for that much from Ibanez and Jackson have pick ups by other companies.

Plus, PRS only makes good pick ups on models that aren't SE. I've played an SE SC and the sound couldn't compare to the Custom 22 or SC 250 I played later that day.

[Carta's]

Of course, SE have completely different (and worse) pickups, but still, I think that they are better than the other two. I've seen PRS SE between 350$-550$, mine got 800€ but Italy is shit and on every musical instrument we get like 100% overprice.

[Lothlorien]

Originally Posted by Carta's

Of course, SE have completely different (and worse) pickups, but still, I think that they are better than the other two. I've seen PRS SE between 350$-550$, mine got 800€ but Italy is shit and on every musical instrument we get like 100% overprice.

wow, whenever i look up prs guitars on ebay they are always like $1,000-3,000. but then i typed i PRS SE and found some actually decent prices. i have been wanting to get another guitar, i have an ibanez now, but are PRS SE better than ibanez?

[Necropeth]

Originally Posted by Lothlorien

wow, whenever i look up prs guitars on ebay they are always like $1,000-3,000. but then i typed i PRS SE and found some actually decent prices. i have been wanting to get another guitar, i have an ibanez now, but are PRS SE better than ibanez?

It allllll depends on what kind of sound you want. Go to a store, try out the guitars, and see what you like better. IMO people should test out lots of different guitars instead of asking about major guitar companies and assuming they are perfect for what they need. So go to your local dealer, spend a lengthy amount of time trying out EVERYTHING. You will find something that fits your style.

[Carta's]

In my experience PRS beats the crap out of any Ibanez anyday... but try it for yourself, I'm not really reliable when it comes down to Ibanez

[Necropeth]

Originally Posted by Carta's

In my experience PRS beats the crap out of any Ibanez anyday... but try it for yourself, I'm not really reliable when it comes down to Ibanez

Yeah it's all personal preferance! Debates about guitars are rediculous, so in the end, it's all up to you and what you like better.

[METALKIRK]

Hi guys, thanks for the replies. The music I play is mostly Heavy: Metallica, Opeth, InFlames, Katatonia, Soundgarden, Audioslave,etc,etc so im after something with good chug and tone for that type of music.
The Jackson DKMG Dinky has EMG pickups by the way + Floyd Rose Tremolo. Hope this helps a bit?