This is my newest acquisition, an Ibanez RG type with EMG pickups. I added a Fishman TriplePlay MIDI pickup so I could use software synthesizers with it. I wanted a guitar that would take me out of the "Stratocastering" mindset when playing around with MIDI. I also needed something that could play fast and had 24 frets. This ax fits the bill. I'm still bonding with it, but it immediately reminded me of my first "real" guitar, a 1990 Japanese-made Ibanez RG760, which has sold ages ago (with much regret). Playing this guitar is like Deja vu, only better.