Okay...i think Ibanez quality is quite good and acceptabble coz..as one of these leading guitars manufactures, sure they went thru quality control...and these made them so popolar..(IMHO..maybe??).hehe...Steve Vai using an Ibanez, Satriani using Ibanez, Paul GIlbert using Ibanez, and tones of hardcore thrash players outthere like Head and munky also wes borland using ibanez...

But i opine also that a Fender Strat clean sounds..really unbeatable..i will get a US Strat one day(when i got the money)...thats wat they call it the legendary "fender' sound....hehehe

My cousin using an Ibanez Artist... cool....great guitar...and its very expensive here....i like the fierce sounds..from IBANEZ!!