Let me assure you that I have no great objection to anyone using an Ibanez- You really have to play what it is that fits you. I'll also point out that I am not a Les Paul person... I would own one, but my monetary funds are limited, so I try to focus on the instruments that better suit me, rather than the ones I would play on occaision. So that said, it's true that I have yet to hear an Ibanez with the balls of a Les Paul (and I know that you all know what I'm talking about). Their are a few resons for this- the big one I think comes down to the mass of the body. Ibanez likes to make light guitars, Gibson focuses on producing highly figured rocks.

My main point is that if we decide to start crapping on brand names, their's plenty we can slop on basicly any company out there; I certainly don't want to get into that kind of discussion.