IYVILP-400FR Solid Body Electric Guitar, Satin Black

Almost perfect right out of the box. The guitar looks great sounds good and is completely playable out of the box... except the D string isn't properly intonated and on a guitar with a floyd rose bridge that's a P.I.T.A. if you don't have a specialized tool. But I know a guy so NP for me. My only other issue is that the guitar is thin. NOT a full thickness body. Other than that it's exactly what I wanted. an LP style guitar with a FR bridge, 25.5" scale, and 24 frets.

I haven't even restrung it yet, I just tuned it up and verified no fret work needs done. Obviously the string are awful and the paint is imperfect but that is what flat black is for. Outside of that the tuners are shockingly good and it's a legit licensed FR that I can sell for 60$ and replace with an OG Floyd from my parts bin. The intonation was set correctly on arrival and really the only other comment is it is insanely light 6.6lbs almost making me question if it's mahogany.

The guitar is just ok. If you plan to upgrade parts then it is an alright starting point.The finish is a matte black, however the majority of the top has significant orange peel that was not properly finished.The Floyd Rose has a lot of stuff built up in front of the saddles. Not sure if this was an old part or possibly my guitar was a return from someone else. The trem holds tune ok unless you use it. It will not return to zero pitch and will be sharp.The pickups do have a nice sound. However the bridge model seems to have tarnish on the cover as opposed to the neck pickup. Again makes me consider this item was returned. The bridge pickup ring has significant warpage.The controls seem to be for Neck volume, Bridge volume and master Tone. However, the middle control knob, for the bridge pickup does Not function at all. The bridge pickup is always on full. It will not reduce in volume or hit zero. The pot is bad and will need to be replaced.The tuning pegs feel relatively smooth. There are much better, but the point is moot once you lock the nut.I was excited to get this and did not have high hopes. But I didn't expect the instrument to be in such bad shape for new. If you don't mind putting in the elbow grease and throwing some money at it for parts and repairs then it could be a nice playing guitar when finished.Again, possibly mine was a return or overlooked. There was not any quality control in this model if it truly was a new shipment.

Great guitar, amazing upper fret access.Pickups and hardware are quality.You'll need to polish frets, condition the fingerboard and change strings.Setup is good though out of the box.Finish and binding is excellent.

Not a chance! And........maybe. This is my third IYV LP style guitar. All purchased from the Zon. First off, let me say this is NOT an ILS-300 with a floyd rose route. First and BIGGEST difference is that this guitar boasts a 25.5" scale length (fender like) as where the ILS-300 is a faithful 24.75" scale (gibson like) secondly, the body is thinner, and lastly, IT WILL NOT FIT IN SOME STANDARD LES PAUL CASES! And the ones that it does fit in, do not support it properly! Let me say this is the guitar I have been dreaming of for some time, minus the 25.5 scale length.When I unboxed it, first thing i noticed was a broken high E string. So, off to guitar center for a set of strings. I chose 9's, as the longer scale length tends to make the strings feel stiffer. When I re-strung it, immediately the High E was laying on the frets all the way up! I assume this is why it broke in shipping. The low side (top) of the floyd rose was standing 1/4" proud of the top where the high side (bottom) was flush. So a complete tremolo reset, truss rod adjustment, and fret level was in order. (The old green iyv lp's were pretty dern good straight out the box) this one is definitely a "luthier special" for sure. I did notice when I pulled the floyd rose out, I expected a barely metal plasticy "licensed floyd rose" but to my delight, it's a genuine floyd rose special! This tremolo on its own would cost you 100$!!!! And this 189$ guitar includes it?! MIND BLOWN! FACE MELTED! etc. The second issue was well known before I even purchased it. The dreaded "Destiny cnc" pickups. I thought ahead and ordered a set of Seymour Duncan AHB1N And AHB1B Pickups. They are Seymour's versions of EMG's 81/85. I didn't even try the stock pickups, as I have had 2 other iyv's and replaced them both promptly. Some folks like them, and they are 4 wire pups so if you want to get push/pull knobs and coil split, you can do that! However, my issue with them was, getting them to behave at stage volumes. So, in the Seymour's went. After about 4 hours of labor, this guitar became "what I was looking for" minus the scale length of course. I used to be a strat man, so it's okay. I mean, I'll live. But I must say it's now an amazing guitar, and I think I like the Seymour pups better than the EMG's. I can't stress enough, that this guitar has a ton of potential! But it requires a lot of effort to get there. Or if you pay a luthier, you're looking at 190$ for the guitar, 220$ for the pickups, and I assume, at least 200 for the labor required. So you're looking at 600$+ That being said, a kramer Assault is a very similar guitar. It is 400 some $, It includes AlnicoV pups, which are light years ahead of destiny's, but not nearly as good as the actives. Seymour, or EMG. And it is possible that, in this age of buying guitars sight unseen, the kramer may come in, in just as bad of condition. Doubtful, but possible. But after the work, provided the tech is good. There's not a guitar that will keep up. Huge les paul tone and a wiggle stick?! Fuggettaboutit! You'll spend at least 1000+ elsewhere getting all this. That genuine gibson like this will cost you 8k! And that ibanez is just a fancy strat. Also, I swapped a knob so I could quickly identify the bridge volume. And lastly slapped on my trademark "spirit animal" graphic. Who wants to battle?