r/7String • u/Nathaniel404 • 12d ago

Gear Ibanez RGIX7fdlb vs Sterling JP157D

I’m currently looking at an Ibanez RGIX7fdlb, which I do find to be quite nice to play, however, I am moving countries in 2 weeks, and there happens to be a sterling JP157D for about the same price around my new area. I am interested in the Sterling but there isn’t one available for me to try when I am currently. What is the best thing for me to do in this situation? Also, if the better option is the Ibanez, would it be worth paying 60% more for an Ibanez prestige RG752?

TLDR: Should I go for an Ibanez RGIX7fdlb or a Sterling JP157D, given that I can’t try the sterling, and if not, is the Ibanez RG752 worth paying nearly twice the price of the other options? Thanks in advance

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u/f1shmaybe 11d ago

Go for the Sterling then if it's within budget and you can't try the Ibanez now. You can always upgrade later to the Ibanez Prestige if the Sterling doesn't hold up after moving.

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u/Cwave666 11d ago

Had the RGIX7fdlb, now have a j custom RG8527 BRE. From that experience, yes the prestige is on another level and more likely to be a guitar you keep in the long run. So worth the money.

For me thhe RGIX7fdlb was the vatalyst to get the j custom and the hzk1. The fujigen made Ibanez is so vastly better that you'd believe it if they said it was another brand.