Ibanez Artist - Recomendations?
James Ludwig
I've been on the quest for my next gutiar for sometime now...i've been
looking into a pat martino, a 335, a gibson 446, and some other
models.
I was recently thinking...and recalled that while at Berklee...many of
my teachers played Ibanez artists. A few swore by them in fact. I was
just reading reviews on harmony central and everyone raves about them
as THE best value out there.
they seem to be so cheap...i cant believe it'll be a good gutiar.
i'm trying to find a store in the boston area that has them. any
opinions on these guitars?best models? etc.
thanks james
Christophe Pinson
écrit:
Get here : http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/
Careful : there are a lot of different models under the " artist"
brand : sizes , woods, pups .... The best second hand ones are hard to
find, and the brand new ones aren't exactly cheap ( 170.000 yens
according to ibanez japan , for a brand new AM200 ... ).
I play an 87 artist AM70, highly modified though, and am more than
glad with it.
Mark Guest
Most Japanese-made Ibanez are good instruments, but a lot of Ibanez stuff is
made elsewhere now. Buyer beware.
--
Mark Guest
Mark at MarkGuest.net
www.MarkGuest.net
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> I was recently thinking...and recalled that while at Berklee...many of
> my teachers played Ibanez artists. A few swore by them in fact. I was
> just reading reviews on harmony central and everyone raves about them
> as THE best value out there.
>
> they seem to be so cheap...i cant believe it'll be a good gutiar.
>
> i'm trying to find a store in the boston area that has them. any
> opinions on these guitars?best models? etc.
>
> thanks james
Hi, I was also looking for an Ibanez artist for a while too (seeking
the old Abercrombie sound), but the new ones aren't the same. The
cheap artists out there now have no relation sound-wise to what the
old ones were like... I think the AR2000 is supposed to be like the
old ones but go for like $2000 and noone seems to carry them (it's a
special order item).
Sometime during my search for the artist, I realized it was just a
Gibson Les Paul copy; then I learned that Gibson started making the
Gibson Les Paul Standard double cutaway which I ended up getting.
It lists for $1400. I've had it for a few months and I love it.
Check it out. No need to pay up for a new AR2000 when you can get the
real deal for much less...
Ken
Peter Grey
It's always been made in Japan, has great pickups (to my ears anyway), and
looks and sounds great. They generally go from between $900 to $1100. I
love mine - great guitar.
If you want something new then the JSM200 is the new equivalent. The AS200
model has been discontinued and the John Scofield signature model has
replaced it.
Peter
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SCOT GORMLEY
guitar. I've had one for about 20 years, and it sounds great for jazz. The
AS-200 is much better than any Gibson 335 that I've played. The AS-200 is
very similar to a Gibson ES-347, one of my first guitars--and definitely a
favorite. The sound is really fat, but never muddy. I swapped Duncan
pickups for the originals, and it was a good decision. Ibanez also used to
make a solidbody that was similar in quality (ebony fretboard with nice
inlays) and also had a great sound. I'm not sure of the model name, but
John Abercrombie plays one quite often. He's always been very happy with
that guitar from what I've heard.
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thom_j.
ti the John Lee Hooker Sheraton... Does anyone know what
the diff' is, regarding sound, build quality, etc, etc? tia..
cheers thom_j.
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I have an AS200 and also really like it. Been thinking about the pickups
but don't know which ones to try.
Could you describe how they are different than the Super 58's?
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don't have that.
dj
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neck position and a JB (Jeff Beck model) in the bridge. I'd probably put in
Seth Lovers if I were to change pickups today.
I'm not sure how to describe the difference in sound, other than to say that
the neck pickup sounds both clearer, warmer, and fatter. The bridge pickup
is another story--I've always liked the sound of the JB pickup for a mildly
overdriven sound. I also like the Duncan Custom for a bridge pickup. It's
a little thicker sounder in the upper mids than is the JB.
I do have a Super 58 installed (stock) in my Ibanez PM-100, and it sounds
great. I wonder if maybe Ibanez has improved on the design of the pickup
over the years (after all, I bought my AS-200 in about 1983-84, and my
PM-100 is just about 1.5 years old) because the PM-100 sounds just right.
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Greg D
As you know, Ibanez is reissuing some of the Artist line. A guy i know
who plays in church has the nwere one. My fellow bandmate has the
original out fo the 70's ro 80's. I'm tellin' ya, those orignal MIJ
models are excellent in looks, playability (lowest action I've ever
seen on a guitar), and tone.
The odl oens go for $800 or mro,w hile the newer ones go for about
$500.
Greg
Jamie Glaser
Although it was stolen at a concert in Miami. The Ibanez Artist I used
with Jean Luc Ponty and lenny White was great. I found i could get the
warm sustain I needed and when it came to the funk, i didn't have to
pull out the Strat. I used the Artist EQ in those days. The only
problem I had with it was when I put a wang bar on, the neck wasn't
stable enough to handle the rock sessions I was doing, tuning was a
nighmare, even though it was locking.
The guy that was looking in Boston, would probably be able to find
something on the Berklee Bulliten board. I bought some great stuff
from students there!! And I guess i sold some myself befor I graduated
in 1977.
Thank you
Jamie Glaser