The "magic" of Christmas. LOL.
Personally, I've avoided pursuing Ibanez guitars because I always end up having an exhausting and underwhelming experience testing so many guitars and not finding one that sounds great. I believe there are still some good sounding Ibanez guitars out there but I simply don't have the time to test hundreds of guitars just to find that diamond in the rough (and usually it's not in the finish that I like). I still wanted to buy an Ibanez about two years ago (I really wanted a 20th Anniversary RG550 or any other RG Prestige guitar) but after going to 4-5 different Guitar Center branches in different US states (in a span of a couple of weeks) and trying out ALL of their stocks (seriously... kapal mukha Noypi mode talaga ako nun), wala talaga e. Sobrang sayang sa time and effort at ang mahal pa ng gas sa US at that time. I think nasa $4.10 to a gallon. One visit to Tone Merchants was all it took for me to find several awesome Strats and Superstrats (Vigier, Don Grosh, Suhr, K-Line, etc.). Too bad I already splurged on a buttload of pedals back then kaya nawala yung budget ko for a guitar. Hahaha!
Medyo malayo talaga in terms of percentage, objectively speaking. A killer Suhr Pro Series Modern (~$2,200) or plain-top Custom Modern (~$2,500) is so much easier to find than a killer Ibanez RG, Vai or whatever (~$1,600-$2,500). Considering the prices, parang di na worth it mag-effort pa maghanap ng Ibanez e. Like Alex, I wish Ibanez can improve on its quality control. Kaya naman yun but I think it'll take years for them to achieve that. I believe Gibson has improved its QC as of late but allegedly, they're still sending their best guitars to Japan.