Xiphos 27 Fret

[ohmann88]

i bought this guitar and im loving the SHIT out of it!

[TheSonsofHorusx]

ive made up my mind. i want to get this

[s6a6m6]

Im gunna marry this guy

[broke123]

The Victorious Dead

[2JZSupraDrift]

wat song is at 3:08?? Someone plz respond!!!!

[kaefbaml]

chill ass dude

[deadman316]

in the case of a xiphos or a V guitar, moving the strap closer towards the center of the v will bring the neck up?

[westernfilet]

The Absence - one of the best American metal bands around, period!

[vampirenosferatu]

I'm sorry but he's Peter Joseph of what is that called ?

[BeyondCocytus]

@vampirenosferatu The Absence :)

[Metalmack95]

i have heard very bad things of the tremolo and pliz send me a message and tell me your experience.

[TheMetalHeaD256]

@Metalmack95 the bad comments on the Edge III are from beginner guitarists who don't know how to set up tremolos correctly. it's the fact that the trem is on the cheaper guitars, you get less-experienced players buying the guitars with the Edge III. the trem works fine, but only if you know how to deal with them.

have you used/set up a lot of Floyd Rose trems before?

[999N0t3str34k]

@TheMetalHeaD256 you are a fucking ignorant stereotypical prick. I had mine set up professionally and it still does not stay in tune when I divebomb and shit. Its fucking garbage and the worst floyd rose ever made. Please think before you say such stupidity!!!!!!!

[TheMetalHeaD256]

@999N0t3str34k jesus man, you mad bro?

i had mine setup professionally, too. it didn't work. i had to set it up myself, and lubricate the knife edges, and then the tremolo worked just fine. if you lubricate the knife edges on the tremolo, then you'll have no problem staying in tune when you get it leveled. i'm not ignorant. you just need to stop cursing at anyone who contradicts your findings, and listen to them. the Edge III will work if you keep the knife edges SHARP and LUBED.

[RockFansUnited]

Very cool man!

[OfficialTorn]

Can anybody tell me how big it is? I don't want a huge guitar. Compare to an S or and RG if you can.

[AlphaPegasii]

@OfficialTorn

If you are used to playing S-series it is huge. You have a horn that comes up under your right arm and the whole thing feels big. But the neck goes on forever and you have two full octaves without worrying about tonal quality. The fact that it has a 'neck down' balance also makes it feel a little awkward.

The case is absolutely massive - I have a Gibson V with a big square case - and this is just as big, if not slightly bigger.

[zackhaha]

i was waiting for him to play that thing. -.-

[Seraphim777961]

@cjalmighty I've seen an ESP custom with 36 frets

[thexfunnyz]

What song is playing at 1:24?

[OfficialTorn]

Can anybody tell me if there is an Ibanez custom shop where I can have a guitar designed and built, and if there is a Canadian distributer for this????!! Please!!

[MichaelGk1989]

@OfficialTorn no there is not unless you are endorsed by ibanez and order a custom guitar for you

[MajkeTiTvoje]

Muhammed from Necrophagist is getting a 27fret 7 string xiphos

[deathcoresucks1]

what was that song



[ottozing]

27 frets? that would literaly rape the neck pickup

[cjalmighty]

@ottozing Michael Angelo Batio plays a 29 fret, just saying.

[ottozing]

@cjalmighty i think you mean rusty cooley

[cjalmighty]

@ottozing Idk if Rusty does but I know MAB does

[ottozing]

@cjalmighty show me a link to this mab 29 fret guitar

[IwantAsevenSTRING]

@cjalmighty 31""

[he214ab]

he looks like a begger.

[ihave27frets]

@he214ab  I agree.

[EyeofRa7]

@ihave27frets lol dude isnt that you?

[EyeofRa7]

@ihave27frets lol dude isnt that you?

[ihave27frets]

@EyeofRa7 Sometimes :)

[ChromeTombz]

wtas the name of the intro song ???

[TerrorcausT]

If anybody wants this guitar i'll happily trade it for a BC RICH DRACO one chip on the wing thats all.

[trane2dcs]

Whts Tht Lick Tht Starts At 3:03 I Luv IT !

[AirgunAddict256]

@trane2dcs it's from the song The Victorious Dead. that has become my very favorite metal lick of all time.

[totalmetalisation]

Is it possible to replace Edge tremolo with a Floyd Rose?

[AirgunAddict256]

@totalmetalisation absolutely. an OFR is pretty much a direct drop-in. you might not get as much up-pull of the bar from the allen screws sticking out, but it will definitely work. no routing needed.

now if you want a Schaller or Gotoh or whatever, you'll need to route some. but an OFR fits right in. ima put one in my RG soon.

[Brasker]

Who is this guy? what's he doing here?

[BlueTreecko]

hey can anyone tell me the name of the song at the start of tha vid?

[THEGATHERING20]

@BlueTreecko The band is called " The Absence" and all the songs in this video are off the album"Riders of the plague" the guitar work on that album is sick, listen to this lol /watch?v=J0yeF7zBpAs

[Xe0nLight]

@MrIplayguitar Thats not Single Coil, its Single Coil sized HAMBUCKER A.K.A. Hambucker in Single coil size :D

[WoWintosh]

@Xe0nLight

That's not Hambucker, its HUMBUCKER A.K.A. you spelled it wrong.

[Xe0nLight]

@WoWintosh Yeah sorry, I know its HUMBUCKER, i just got used to typing hambaker < which is as we say it in our language. Tnx for letting me know i mistyped it :D

[WoWintosh]

@Xe0nLight

Sorry I thought you were just a troll but I guess it's okay since I'm guessing english is not your first language.

[DonPlumpsbirne]

f*ck, i buyed the 24 fret one a year ago

[nonpoint666rocks]

god damn it i'm so gonna get that guitar, in a few months indeed

[6672rock]

Bet you can get some awesome high-note bends on that high E string! Plus, being that it's an Ibanez, you know the action is super-low and buttery-smooth to make fast playing easy!

[jisaw80]

he's supposed to be illustrating some of his shiet, otherwise we never know how she sounds.

[Zilvion]

@ guitardude13211

The Victorious Dead

[Shink5]

@MrIplayguitar Its not a single coil , Its a humbucker . And The reason why they put a single sized humbucker in there is because if they'd have put a regular sized humbucker in the neck position , their would be no point . Because they d have to move it even farther back , and it would kill the sound of the neck pickup.

[dannythrashwhore]

this dude is a hellman and his music is insane

[toyakz312]

i love dimarzios. 27 frets?that's cool.

[mufafa777]

lol I just equiped my ibanez prestige with an Air Norton neck and D Activator bridge.

[fatboyphl]

he doesnt use ibanez anymore

[guitardude13211]

what is that song at 3:06?

[guitarshreder1231]

@christiancoker1 what do you mean setup ? because i have a rg370dx with an edge 3 trem, and i dont see anything wrong with it but i read what some people say about it, and they say what you say " if there set up right "

[LEMONS4R3PRETTYGOOD]

THE ABSENCE.... yep that's all, haha, great band

[Ten0fSwords]

If it's such a great guitar, why did he go with Suhr?

[CiviC092]

I should've got it when i saw it!!!

[philipkatsotas]

xiphos in greece means sword!

[deepislandboy]

@philipkatsotas haha, more like battle axe

[cobraopts7]

id rather get the esp ltd mh with 29 frets

[ihatenatwolf]

that guitar's design kind of reminds me of a Kbar knife

[ihatenatwolf]

that guitar is soo amazing.

[gamospitosarxidis]

1:34 looks like a skyscraper!! lol

the guitar is awesome though

[notdacoolest]

trust me on this....its been three months now..yesterday was the first time i had to tune up...:D....awesome guitar... :D.....

[ApparitionNZ]

name of that acoustic song at the start of vid?? anyone know?

[IdeadbulletI]

@ApparitionNZ the murder by the absence

[IdeadbulletI]

@ApparitionNZ the murder

[ihatenatwolf]

@ApparitionNZ The Murder By The ABSENCE

They are a really awesome band

[ApparitionNZ]

@ihatenatwolf hey man yea just started listening to these guys, awsome allright, love it!!

[smittybang]

its kinda weird he talked so much about this 27 fret guitar but never demonstrated using it.. not even in the background songs

[wipeoutpulser]

whats the pronounciation for "ibanez"? ......i mean is it "aaibanez" or "eebanez"?

[PennybagDarrell]

@wipeoutpulser no i always said it like eyebanez

[ihatenatwolf]

i love the absence

[ibanezdudeck]

Just my 2 cents, but I think it'd be better if it was a 7 string with 27 frets. Also, I do play music that uses 27: Angra and Galneryus both have songs that use the 27th. There's actually a lot of metal bands that use 27: Freak Kitchen, Evergray, just to name a few more off the top of my head. The 27th fret allows people to drop tune and still have the same high end range. Plus, it makes the 22/24 fret more playable if you don't use the 27.

[brendanollie]

the lead singer of necrophagist has one with 7 strings and 27 frets

[skillet000red]

what band is he from?

[Azael666]

@skillet000red It tells you at 0:48. "Peter Joseph of The Absence"

[e1337air]

after ibanez went for the 8-string, they were thinking 'hey, we desperately need to come up with something new... wait a sec, why not put some additional 3 frets on a guitar and sell it as something new"

NOBODY NEEDS THAT!

[TooleralusAEnima]

@e1337air I don't really need any of that.....27-frets or 24-frets, only time I can remember the 24-fret being used was on solos for 80's rock and early 90's rock probably until 1992. Other than that I still want this guitar because its in the color: SHIT GREEN, looks better in person.

[Trondset]

@TooleralusAEnima Shit Green :D... hehe. that made my day

[Trondset]

@TooleralusAEnima - Its not about need. Its about greed and cool stuff, gadgets, having everything. Like a 3M pedal board, I only think I'll use the distorion and the tuner, but its Awsome. :)

I wanted a 24+ fret guitar for very long. Not because I would play that often on those notes, but I CAN I WANT. (If I had,)

[TooleralusAEnima]

@Trondset Yea I'm the same way, I always have to have the best. Well not really actually better, with good looks, and if its the best....well hell I have one hell of a gadget. My friend bought a Sony LCD TV 28' and I had to go and ruin his moment of hapiness by buying myself the Samsung LED TV UNB8000 Series with 5,000,000:1 Contrast Ratio 240Hz Auto-Motion Plus 46' back in October of 2009.

[TooleralusAEnima]

@Trondset Yea I also like to have everything like more bacon, more beef, more cheese on my burgers as well.

[AJshinal]

what song is at 3:04 thats such a kickass riff

[jonathanbenaroche]

this guitar looks awesome....

someone know if the single norton is strong enough for death metal solos like the h.norton?

[TooleralusAEnima]

@jonathanbenaroche its the same thing, the Air Norton S looks like a single coil pickup but in reality its a humbucking pickup down-sized to fit originally on Fender Stratocasters....for all those people that wanted more of punch in their sound for their strats...because single coils aren't that good in my opinion.

[Trondset]

want xiphos 7string 27fret. please Ibanez, realese it.

[TooleralusAEnima]

@Trondset I have had that idea for more than a year, but even then Ibanez doesn't do customs unless you are an endorsed with Ibanez and maybe then they will think about making you a custom guitar. There is a 7-string 27-fret Xiphos..that stupid Muhammed of Necrophagist took my mutherfucking idea, wont buy it if they make it into an Artist Signature Series guitar...

[TooleralusAEnima]

@Trondset .....just for the fact that he took my idea, unless.......I get rid of any details like Muhammeds signature on the guitar and make it look my own custom guitar.

[TooleralusAEnima]

@Trondset Even then an 8-string Xiphos with 28-frets would be the most fucking metal thing on the planet, it would make anyones eyes bleed just by looking at it. That would be a killer guitar

[Trondset]

@TooleralusAEnima - I'm with you on that one, the more the merrier. Keep on Rocking.

[racacoon]

what type of amps would anyone suggest with this guitar for heavy music? i may buy this guitar one day

[666Napalm666Death666]

@racacoon

if your on a budget go for the bugera333xl and if you get the matching cab it sounds awesome oh if you dnt belive me do a youtube channel search on dingle1 he has all questions answered

[racacoon]

@666Napalm666Death666 thanks dude, will do

[panteraman44]

@666Napalm666Death666 i was thinkin of gettin one of these amps but i think i read somewhere that they dont work in canada because there transformers or somethin like that, do u know if this is true?

[666Napalm666Death666]

@panteraman44 do a youtube search click on the search options click on channel and type in

dingle1

go through his vids and he wil give the answers you need i am hopeing to get one my self stay metal!

[MrJTMagnum23]

peter's got some long ass dreads.

[ihatenatwolf]

the absence is awesome

[fghful]

dont be lazy, and play something !!!!

[Toadoe7]

If this was exactly the same but with 7 strings it would be the sickest guitar ever.

[qwertyamman]

@Toadoe7 i think muhammed from necropaghist is working with ibanez to make a 7 string 27 fret xiphos, but i could be wrong, but i hope not!

[Toadoe7]

@qwertyamman that would be sick! But maybe a lil unafordable

[juderocks5]

@qwertyamman naah they already made it but pics havent been put up because its so metal he hasnt used it yet cuz it might kill his fans.

[1985guy1985]

and what songs are playing in the background??sounds pretty good

[juderocks5]

@1985guy1985 the last one is "echoes" by his band the absense wich is great

[1985guy1985]

what band is this guy from???

[maximuminus]

the absence. Preety badass band

[zampination]

The easy way to adjust a floyd for Dropped tunings:

1. Loose locking nuts

2. reduce springs tension slightly and check where the tuning is, till it gets closest to Drop B etc.

3. Lock the nuts and use fine tuners to tune.

And you're done!

Disavantages of this way: The strings and the bridge will get a bit upwards(high action) but it will disappear fret buzz that is common in these dropped tunings! ;D

[xX666slayerXx]

the absence kicks so much ass, one of the best shows i've seen live. but i think im gonna stick with my warriors. i have two warriors, one string through body set bridge and one floyd bridge and they both are brutal as fuck lol Xiphos is pretty sweet but its no warrior.... or stealth for that matter lol

[thetasteofpain]

what band is this guy from??

[thesouthafricanguy]

Peter is from an awesome Death metal band called, "The Absence"

[thetasteofpain]

cheers man

[911SHIZBO]

@thesouthafricanguy There not around anymore right? I love there stuff, its great, I have all 3 of there albums.

[ihatenatwolf]

@911SHIZBO Are you kidding, they are definately still around, their new album just came out a month ago.

[911SHIZBO]

@ihatenatwolf Seriously? Last I read , like in the summer actually, they had disbanded like after the 3rd album or so.

[ihatenatwolf]

@911SHIZBO Maybe Your Getting a different band mixed up but i'm sure they are touring right now.

[proggod876]

@thetasteofpain the absence

[TIPPMANN1101]

how long is the neck on that guitar?

[proggod876]

@TIPPMANN1101 25.5 scale

[proggod876]

@TIPPMANN1101 25.5

[Ins4n3Guit4rist]

dude...

o.o what song is tht??

[slayerxv]

wat song is playing

[deromatteo]

waoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooo la devo comprare!!!!!!!!!

[MrC4x2]

i'm havin difficulty tuning this guitar to dropped C can anybody give me instruction how to tune this to dropped C please?

[supershiva11]

well, what difficulties are you having?

you need to drop the low E string down to a C, the 5th string to a G, 4th to a C, 3rd an F, 2nd an A, and finally the 1st a D. You'll need to unlock the nut with an allen wrench (it came with the right ones for that) and loosen/tighten the bridge so it doesnt sink into the guitar when you're tuning.

[guysapire]

try putting bigger gauges

[youknowthatoneguy123]

@MrC4x2 lol ask a proffesional

[SoundOfAShark]

@MrC4x2 Okay this might seem complicated to do but what you need to do is put your hands on the head stock and turn the tuners to the tuning you want. Then you should be good to go LOL

[tHeeeeROaDRunNer]

@MrC4x2 it could be yur strings to, try a thicker gauge.

[SavageDisembowelment]

Drop tuning + Floyd Rose style bridge = A Mess

I'd try having that trem blocked before trying to put it in a drop tuning

[SoundOfAShark]

@SavageDisembowelment Get a transposing tremolo if people are bitching out it. LOL

[thesouthafricanguy]

No man.. My Jackson has an Original Floyd Rose and is tuned to Drop B.. Holds tuning supremely, tension is brilliant, and I can flutter like crazy....

[GutWrench95]

How did you get your guitar to that tuning with the locking tremolo system? I've been struggling with that for a while now...

[Mezziah777]

@GutWrench95 you´ve got to have the right string gauge. I use 13 when I play in B and 11 when playing in D. Think 10 should do fine with D as well. and 11 or 12 for C tunings.

[zampination]

@GutWrench95 It's simple! 1.unlock the locking tuners. 2 go back where the springs are. 3 reduce their tension slightly and try constantly to see where is it tuned now. if it needs more spring tension reducing, go back and reduce it till it gets pretty close to drop B. Then lock the tuners anD use fine tuners to get a flawless dropB tune!.

And you're ready! This is the easiest way. It has one disadvantage though. the bridge will get a bit upwards than usual. Good for reducing fret buzz in dropB

[xXxApokathilosisxXx]

you might need 11 gauge strings at the least but if you have the trem model you gotta tune it then loosen the springs in the back (its a bitch) to compensate with the loss of string tention if its your first time tuning a trem get somone to do it for you and watch what they do

[creiGnn]

Why the hell aren't they making a video with muhammed? I mean they've built this guitar with and there's only one video and it doesn't say much about the guitar. I'd like to hear what muhammed says instead this Peter Joseph guy.. Meant no disrespect though (=

[ohyeahtotally08]

LOL he is lying through his teeth! never had to tune up? the whole tour? give me a break

[Rg1527]

No hes not lying, he really never had to tune up!

His tech did that for him HAHAHA

[ihatenatwolf]

@Rg1527 i thought this comment was pretty damn funny.

[Deadlezz]

he meant not during a show

[nowellbuster22]

@Deadlezz he meant at all... its a floyd rose with a locking nut so your not really going to tune up too often

[SoundOfAShark]

@ohyeahtotally08 But come on so what if the guitar stays in tune most guitars should stay in tune! If they don't get them professionally setup simple as.

[ohyeahtotally08]

Even the best trems set up by jesus would drift slightly over a tour! Besides what kinda metal player would use one set of string the entire tour? does he buy the new strings already in tune? haha

[SoundOfAShark]

@ohyeahtotally08

He kinda looks like a homeless jesus, or maybe he's tuned so low you don't even notice if it goes out of tune.

[Solidsidious]

He ment while he was in the middle of a show.

[futurerocker77]

I've got an Ibanez rg4exfm1, haven't tuned it in a month. perfect...but then again, the temperature in my basement never changes.

[ohyeahtotally08]

@futurerocker77 Yeah man my OFR stays in tune forever in my room,always needs tweaking a little on stage though, hot lights and fans ect.

[LoGjustin]

@ohyeahtotally08 Pretty sure he meant he never had to tune up during shows, not though the WHOLE tour

[ickywacka]

@ohyeahtotally08 pretty sure he means never had to tune during a set. Everyone tunes before a show, but the point he's making is that the guitar doesn't detune during stage time.

[TheNewWorldMan69]

1:23 epic head banging going on all the way to the right.

[slayerxv]

wow im an idiot lmfao neverminddddd

[slayerxv]

what song is this??

[proggod876]

@slayerxv the murder

[prydogga]

As much as I love Ibanez I think Peter made the a good decision going over to Suhr.

[metalmike04]

@MrHelem same i want one so bad

[xN1g3lx]

can someone PLEASE tell me what song is being play at 3:03

that phrase is awesome, i bought their cd and i still cant find it

[CGMan6]

the victorious dead

[LoForIAmColby]

This really is a great guitar.

[Ermftw]

@MrHelem U lefty? I feel sorry for you bro. That would suck! Guitar center has like no leftys to wail on lol

[Lonelymetalhead]

I just got an xiphos today, and it is a beast! Especially with the chameleon paint job. Can't wait to gig with it!