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@Faethon88815 күн бұрын
was Lee having a bad day? hard to watch Mr Old Attitude about guitars he seems to dislike openly
@GuillermoSmyser15 күн бұрын
@@Faethon888 Seemed fine to me.
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for having me down! It's an absolute privilege to be on Andertons, and especially with Ibanez. 🤘
@rfv61815 күн бұрын
Dude you killed it mighty fast!
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
@@rfv618 Thank you!
@bry5o515 күн бұрын
Amazing work, sir! If I ever get half as good as you, I'll be thrilled 😂
@Mr_Ashley15 күн бұрын
Dude, you can shred!!! Please get Lee to get you and Rebea in a video together!
@Tom_Dancer14 күн бұрын
Tasty (and tasteful) playing, man.
@highlyfe505415 күн бұрын
Whoever is doing ur vids is kicking ass. The color correction and saturation is spot on.
@user-xd1ky5iy3p15 күн бұрын
Sony A7R III
@Tailphelps15 күн бұрын
Thank you!!
@BigBlueRabbit13 күн бұрын
Agree the editing is good but not a fan of artificial saturation - I’d rather see the true colours.
@highlyfe505413 күн бұрын
@ calibration of ur monitor may be required. On my 52” 4k which is calibrated it’s perfecto.
@BigBlueRabbit13 күн бұрын
@@highlyfe5054 That means nothing other than your monitor is showing the colours recorded in the video “faithfully”. Your monitor has no idea what the original colours were in reality.
@FelDivan15 күн бұрын
the guys at Ibanez are geniuses, they gave the AZ 7 years to gain status, now most of my guitarist friends want one, and now, they can afford them. very nicely played. (I know about the whole az essential but i mean like something a little more mid range, rather than begginer grade)
@gdawgs10115 күн бұрын
I can't find any stores near me that actually caries the Prestige AZs, just the cheap imports. I've been interested in them since like 2019, but never had the opportunity to actually play one.
@Sonny229915 күн бұрын
@@gdawgs101same. Only RGs
@Fallub15 күн бұрын
I really like Thom as a presenter of these models. Great job showcasing all the features. Thank you for the video.
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@MF-Alien15 күн бұрын
Please do the Prestige level Ibanez! After owning a couple prestige models it’s hard to go back to anything not made in Japan like every guitar in this vid
@nOpOrOpMoP15 күн бұрын
I 100% agree. The comment that he made about the RGR52ET feeling more solid is amplified to the power of 100 with a Prestige or JC. I own every level that Ibanez offers in the RG lineup and nothing I repeat nothing compares to the Prestige/JC models. The neck is on a different level and the fit and finish is as well. The only thing that surpasses them are the Sugi made models but those are $7000. if I am going to spend nearly US$1500 on the RGR52ET then I'm gonna save up an extra $500 and purchase a Prestige. and just like you said, if you have an opportunity to play both you're not gonna wanna go back to that cheaper one after you play that Prestige, it's just that good.
@Sparksnorthern15 күн бұрын
How do they compare to fender or Gibson?
@WutipongWongsakuldej15 күн бұрын
I wonder what would Ibanez do if they are making say … Prestige AZ standard? Edit: wait I just understand something. Obviously AZ standard is below AZ premium and of course way below Prestige. This shows how fool I am lol.
@nOpOrOpMoP15 күн бұрын
@@Sparksnorthern in my humble opinion they are better. They make the az which is basically their take on a Stratocaster in 22 frets or 24 and they make them in prestige models as well so at that price point I personally think they stomp fender into the ground. i've never played anything from Ibanez as far as a single cut or hollow body so I'm not sure how they compare as far as gibson. so if you're a Stratocaster guy I would highly recommend picking up the az over Stratocaster at any price point and if you're a shredder then the rg literally comes in 1000 different iterations and is a super nice guitar at any price point but the prestige stuff blows me away. guess what I was saying is I would rather have an Ibanez over a fender at any price point honestly any day. if Ibanez follows suit with their other Guitars then I would probably be saying the same thing about gibson. if you like strictly traditional guitars that doesn't deviate much from what was available 50 years ago then you're gonna want a fender or gibson but if you like things to be comfortable and playable and you don't mind innovation that I think you're an Ibanez guy.
@strumminronin15 күн бұрын
@@Sparksnorthern Try them out! Careful though, you might fall in love 🥳
@donkarnage603215 күн бұрын
'Thats money not weight, America' I was wondering why Lee doesn't look like Arnold Schwarzenegger by now lifting all those 1000 pound plus guitars
@JJJabel15 күн бұрын
This man is insane holy shit, amazing playing
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@user-ge2vc3rl1n15 күн бұрын
analog john is killing it
@eugeniocollinassi.154814 күн бұрын
underrated comment!!
@xjsonx15 күн бұрын
That green AS is talking to me!! Great value for money Ibanez - well done👌
@Lank2thepast15 күн бұрын
Same here!
@WhiteBoyFunk15 күн бұрын
It is pure bliss to see quite a high-quality Ibanez released for 500 quid not even a month after Netflix did a special on Norman's Rare Guitars shop where folks pay beyond $35,000 for a single guitar. I don't think any other contrast could describe current society.
@Sonny229915 күн бұрын
True, but those are also art/museum pieces you can play. Anything after $2,000 is all to finish, relic, and history imo.
@ArthurDent3310 күн бұрын
Money is just another invention
@jarexxsuvexx821215 күн бұрын
Stainless steel frets on a roasted maple guitar neck and at a great unexpected price?😲. Awesome job ibanez.👍🏾 Getting both the Transparent Turquoise Burst and Violin Sunburst version. Changing 6 point bridge to Gotoh 2 point GOTOH 510T, tuning pegs to Gotoh tuning pegs, Humbuckers pickups based on my favorite guitarist humbuckers and string nut change if needed.
@gdawgs10115 күн бұрын
Agreed, the specs are insane! Just wish they offered some solid or metallic color finishes. I'm kinda bored of transparent flame maple tops, I only really like them on Les Pauls these days.
@kellzcgn14 күн бұрын
Just buy a premium or used prestige at this point
@gdawgs10114 күн бұрын
@@kellzcgn That's nearly doubling the price just to get the color I want... Seems like a silly suggestion
@kellzcgn14 күн бұрын
@@gdawgs101 you basically rebuilding the whole guitar to premium spec just for a color you want. Just buy a different guitar with the specs you want imo
@dustynbeasley626115 күн бұрын
Duuuuuude that intro was FIIIIIIIIIRE ❤ I'm not even all the way thru it but that was epic. I'm continuing the video now 😂
@SeanDS8915 күн бұрын
Agreed! I immediately went to the comments to see what others were saying lol He's incredible 🎸🔥🤘😆
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
@@SeanDS89 Thank you for your kind words!
@JKM39515 күн бұрын
Tom did great. Hope to see him again.
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@JKM39515 күн бұрын
@ You’re welcome man. Sorry for the misspelled name.
@jesperjacobsen305015 күн бұрын
What an intro! I've always had a soft spot for Ibanez.
@nedludd364115 күн бұрын
Ibanez semi-acoustic guitars are stunningly well made, quite beautiful too. I wish they'd use less gloop
@CorrosionAudio15 күн бұрын
Just in case it wasn't clear from the sound, the Iron Label Thom played wasn't the baritone (RGRTBB21), it was the RGRB620 which is a standard 25.5" scale length. The baritone has a fixed monorail type bridge :)
@ea63514 күн бұрын
So glad Ibanez is still focused on the AZ line, I’ve recently got an AZ2402 (from Andertons!) and that’s an absolutely amazing instrument.
@son0fsocal15 күн бұрын
please show Ibanez basses for 2025.
@alexkidd414415 күн бұрын
Yes! We need this. I need this.
@shanewalton888815 күн бұрын
When in doubt, get an Ibanez
@neilfordan15 күн бұрын
i really love ibanez's semi-hollows!
@MustangBasssman15 күн бұрын
Been waiting for new stuff Captain. Love Ibanez Headless and RG Iron label
@defur4515 күн бұрын
Been looking at Schecter’s all week and now this comes along. Don’t know if it is better than Schecter but it is definitely in the running.
@stevenbird143114 күн бұрын
Ibanez guitars are amazing, priced for all different abilities and genres!! Awesome quality and never get bored of playing them🎸👍
@TheGuiterguy10 күн бұрын
I've been waiting months for this video! I instantly clicked it.
@luxintenebris661415 күн бұрын
Stainless steel frets is the way to go. Great to see it on the budget AZ. But I am not a fan of that 6-point tremolo. They only work when they are manufactured and setup perfect (and maybe inner screws left out, Andy Timmons style). Why not just a proper hardtail bridge in an entry level guitar, instead of a cheap 6-screw tremolo (everyone will block to the body anyway)?!
@algorithm007ify15 күн бұрын
Or even a Wilkinson 2 point...or charge an extra 50 more .....I don't get it.
@gdawgs10115 күн бұрын
Yeah I agree, but they had to cut costs somewhere in order to offer it at the price they are with the specs it has. You could throw a Vegatrem or Gotoh 510 or what have you in there no issue though and have a serious spec monster for still well under a grand.
@ashleighellison950915 күн бұрын
It's an Ibanez except for that cheap trem. Not in keeping at all with what the guitar is intended for. A 2 point trem would've been perfect.
@gdawgs10114 күн бұрын
@@ashleighellison9509 The trem is like a $200 upgrade to get a premium unit. I think y'all are complaining way too much about nothing. Roasted maple neck, SS frets, the neck heel contours, and complex switching system all for $500 is nuts. Y'all are acting like swapping a 6 point trem to a 2 point is some sort of chore, like people haven't been doing it to strats for what? 4+ decades now with no issue. Think a little guys... This is now one of the best mod platforms on the market. If you need everything to be perfect out of the box, pony up the $ for a Prestige
@BlazonStone11 күн бұрын
Yes, but they dont put SS frets on RGs. Makes NO SENSe. Its so dissapointing.
@brandonpoole167015 күн бұрын
I hope they’re still making the AZ42875G1211L5699TZR3.
@benjamingilmore82515 күн бұрын
Ah yes, the limited run with coil taps, an alder body and a locking tremolo. A classic
@benjamingilmore82515 күн бұрын
This is why I can’t get into Ibanez guitars
@martinclayton726015 күн бұрын
I want the green AS, and that AZ is gorgeous.
@nOpOrOpMoP15 күн бұрын
those are nice Guitars, but I agree with what the other guy said. You guys should show some Prestige and J Custom models. I realize that Ibanez doesn't have the popularity that Gibson and Fender have in that price point but show us high end Ibanez guys some love lol. Great video guys.
@adamcogan21115 күн бұрын
An AZ for under 500 pounds is insane!! These are gonna go crazy
@briw464712 күн бұрын
Own 3 ibanez guitars. Love the necks, so comfortable for me.
@micronesia379714 күн бұрын
The S series sounded INCREDIBLE!
@bateriasautosil15 күн бұрын
That first guitar with a fixed bridge would be a great axe!
@daveduncan900513 күн бұрын
I would love to see Ibanez bring back the Artist series and Roadstar series, incorporating new electronics and tech.
@Sigma77-n2u15 күн бұрын
Awesome guest super talented reminds me of a young Paul Gilbert super nice guy too 🤘
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@MGRockwell12 күн бұрын
AZ221SF seems like an awesome value. Wish it came in just solid blue though!
@wesleymorris115 күн бұрын
That first one with flame maple under 500, wow. Thats 🔥
@MichaelIrons-d5v15 күн бұрын
enjoyed the vid lads.
@taloujazz950410 күн бұрын
My GB10 is my best ever guitar , and one to go, so versatile . Ibanez is amazing!
@Flukey_197015 күн бұрын
Thats amazing price for the standard series. I have a PRS SE Pauls guitar that also has tapped pickups and they really do work. These definitely compete with that PRS price point of guitars.
@eoinjennings51914 күн бұрын
Ibanez semis are great and not just for jazz - great all round blues, rock, Indy - very consistent build
@3a-3a13 күн бұрын
Pete's laugh is priceless!))
@DennisFeinsteinCEO15 күн бұрын
I'm getting that AZ24S1F... YES! ***EDIT: Ibanez, PLEASE make an AZ Standard 7 string line! 🙏
@Limousine0815 күн бұрын
i've been waiting sooo long for a 560 to replace my long lost 560 i used in the 80's..thinking it'll never happen
@jdeery199015 күн бұрын
I want that S Series fan fret. Beautiful guitar, colour and something a bit different
@ALTRON315 күн бұрын
That intro. MY FACE!!! 🤩
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@davetonkin-j5k15 күн бұрын
Love Pete and all the other players, but this guy ROCKS!!!!
@jamoe480215 күн бұрын
That AS93QMSP is sweet. 335 style...beautiful
@dreammachine8613 күн бұрын
Have to say...I preferred the sound of the Ibanez own-brand pickups on the cheaper models here. That 7 string in particular sounded great - fantastic split coil tones. Great that Ibanez actually put a 5-way switch on an affordable 7 string; either they recognise djent guys (myself included!) love those spanky split coil tones, or they just thought why not, can increase the versatility of the guitar without much extra cost. The coil split on the Fishman model didn't sound as great, I guess they aren't the Fluence pickups with the dedicated single coil voicing. The neutral fret seemed pretty high up on the 7 string...giving that big stretch down low for chords. The multiscale 6 string was cool too with the very light fan. I remember seeing a different colour of that before on the Ibanez website, and one unique thing it had was the gold frets (EvoGold or something I believe). I did read that type of fretwire isn't being made any more which would explain why it's no longer on this model. When an option gets that scarce it will be saved for the most expensive custom shop models. I believe Kiesel are charging hundreds of $ upcharge for the gold frets. They do look cool though!
@SpiritOfOrange15 күн бұрын
I like that green jazz box!
@jayhaux832115 күн бұрын
i have the rose gold s series sml721 , its absolutely amazing , i think i may be getting the new blue as well.
@AxeMan278114 күн бұрын
Really wish they’d do a 7 string version
@jayhaux832114 күн бұрын
@@AxeMan2781 to me seven strings are pointless , so i don't share the same sentiment .
@CallMeChaotic15 күн бұрын
I am getting a custom build in the summer (build starts in March) amd am popping in to a huge music store in 2wks to pick up an acoustic but warch me walk put with the blue standard version with a glittery pickguard 😂
@gd129415 күн бұрын
Love the hallow body guitars love the tone necks are a little thick for me but still amazing
@alexlush8715 күн бұрын
They gotta show the jazz boxes! And the green AS is very nice, they should make an AF model or GB in that color too.
@fearisthemind-killer15 күн бұрын
I had to check what speed I had the video playing on during that intro.
@grahamnunn899814 күн бұрын
Disaster Area themed guitar - black logo on a black headstock! I love how Ibanez target their guitars to specific areas but they are still incredibly versatile. They also look great and let's be honest, that is half the job done!
@helgehaukland566515 күн бұрын
Thanks for bringing inn Thom for this and he was a new name for me. As much as Pete is a fantastic blues and pop player, Andertons really needs a rock/metal guy/girl with skills like Thom has. And can get the sounds as well 🙂
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
Thank you for the kind words!
@AxeMan278114 күн бұрын
So glad it wasn’t Rob Chapman
@robertclinger735114 күн бұрын
He should let a chord ring out while flipping the 9 way switch to hear the difference in volume and tone.
@rolandolimon226016 сағат бұрын
“Jazztastic” shirt now !
@Eric-dd8bk4 күн бұрын
I haven't had a gas for any more gear for years till now. lol Really want the 22 fret one as a back up guitar.
@florenttenryu501114 күн бұрын
Beautiful S model 😍
@brian655615 күн бұрын
Wow that guy can play!!
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@joebuckleyandfriends15 күн бұрын
Let's go Thom!! ❤️🤟
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
🤘🤙
@haqeembasr441414 күн бұрын
The AZ HSS one is awesome
@thedonald202515 күн бұрын
That orange one is lovely
@Steven-u5w14 күн бұрын
I love ibanez and got one of the shredding machines here 🙏 if I recall it has p90s and the genuine Floyd Rose floating bridge and it holds its tune no matter what you do with your whammy bar experiment explorer improvise to your heart's content. God bless
@Metalhead028313 күн бұрын
I like the finish on that multi scale, if they did that without the fan frets id be all over that
@tarkenton389515 күн бұрын
Ayyyy thom! Met him at a Dan Tompkins/Novena gig and started talking, eventually about thom pankhurst... not realising he was him lmaooo
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
hahaha I remember! Hope you're doing well!
@coreyblaisdell13 күн бұрын
Great playing from Thom and I don't intend to throw any shade here. He did better with the 7 strings than most Andertons demos. I'm glad Andertons is getting more modern players to demo the modern guitars, but I would really like to see dedicated extended range players for the 7-8 string models. In most Andertons demos of an extended range, the amp tone is not at all set up for it, and the player looks (and sounds) totally uncomfortable with the instrument. I know there are other channels for these types of guitars, but even from a pure marketing perspective I think it would be better to have an experienced extended range player demo it or have no demo at all instead of a flubby-sounding mashing of the low string. It often feels more like a caricature of extended range guitars rather than a highlight of what they can do, and I don't think it is helping sell the guitars.
@mister_syre15 күн бұрын
Those Iron Label looks great but they should expand it to different colors, keeping them monochromatic of course.
@skupiony.na.bombie15 күн бұрын
I recently bought the Iron Label Iceman 7 and I am telling you, no guitar sounds as brutal as this one. Even with 25,5 scale it's a monster. Really well built monster. It was also the only guitar I have, that I didn't have to take to a luthier for a setup.
@BlazonStone11 күн бұрын
Iron Label used to have white options many years ago, which was cool.
@BobGuido12 күн бұрын
Still no trem system on Ibanez Q series guitars?
@ZappaBlues15 күн бұрын
He's got guitar fingers!! (Which I don't ☹)
@larrydj54912 күн бұрын
If it's not too much trouble, could you include the top speed specs on the guitars in the videos? Cuz I wanna play super fast!!
@fabioragone2215 күн бұрын
Why not a cheaper two point trem instead of the six screws trem? There are several of them, and some are pretty reliable, even being way cheaper than a gotoh 510. I mean, these new mid range AZ look fantastic and that's the only drawback. I can't imagine what ibanez was thinking about when they decided for the six screws bridges...
@nunolance2315 күн бұрын
Exactly, something like a basic Wilkinson 2 point would’ve been a lot better.. but that’s really the only complaint!
@thomasgendron387515 күн бұрын
are we not going to talk about how clean that enemy inside riff was on the RGD tryout??? that riff is NOT easy lol
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
🤘🤘
@scottybee3314 күн бұрын
Thx for a break from Politics, Inflation, Wildfires, & War... an option to watch Andertons wonderful world of guitars is a blessing.
@strumminronin15 күн бұрын
I am SO up for a through-neck RGMS 6-string with their multi-piece Wizard HP neck, and active EMGs. I'll even settle for an S series with those specs. Come on Ibanez. Oh, and please reissue the Ergodynes, please!!
@senorchivo9015 күн бұрын
I really hope these AZ Standards use normal sized pickups. I bought a AZES40 as a mod platform and was disappointed in the weird pickup size they used. If it's standard width and height, I'm sold. Will throw a set of Andy Timmons Dimarzio pickups and a Wilkinson trem in it.
@BrennonZSmith15 күн бұрын
Tom, Ibanez, anyone listening. Please for the love of god do a production model for Jack Gardiner Signature.
@LeeHoMusic15 күн бұрын
That green as93, uhhhh my love
@ariesslayer790715 күн бұрын
AZ standard Hss i want it damm all line up are Good
@mattwesthaver690915 күн бұрын
Epic intro
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@caknut15 күн бұрын
what an incredible player
@caknut15 күн бұрын
you should steal him
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@pisint15 күн бұрын
Show us the bass lineup please
@ednelson478512 күн бұрын
Make a video about the Ibanez rgr6bsp please!!!
@johngonzales822415 күн бұрын
I would put Wilkinson trem they make one that can convert a 6 point trem to 2 point and floats.
@lotusmark215 күн бұрын
Thom, great player and Paul Rudd lookalike!!!
@alicanozturk136015 күн бұрын
If these AZ’s were just solid colour instead of a burst, I’d be all over them
@elbib244615 күн бұрын
fujigen ibanez,fgn etc /dyna gakki ,fender japan,vola etc/deviser bacchus,momose etc /gotoh are all in the nagano prefecture,a industrial area ,surrounded by mountains/countryside near the city of matsumotu,so i think most of them get bridges/tuners etc made by gotoh
@jamesburr2515 күн бұрын
Will/does the s series as a lefty variant?
@vonclod12315 күн бұрын
A guitar for each tuning is the way!! But honey!! it's too difficult to have just one guitar for the 10 different tuning I rely on!!
@strumminronin15 күн бұрын
And a back up at each tining too 🫡
@vonclod12315 күн бұрын
@@strumminronin Of course!!
@grungebob15 күн бұрын
Sounds nice, but “flame” tops cheapen them. A nice solid colour in some alternative colours would have been better in my opinion.
@nooshmert15 күн бұрын
I swear to God, for the first 3 seconds I thought Lee had joined the shredder life.
@ДимексидСулайбаниев14 күн бұрын
Hello guys!!!! Happy new year! Where is Chappers! I miss his guess videos!!!😢🎉🎉🎉🎉😅
@toby3701Күн бұрын
Ibanez putting SS frets on a £480 guitar is very interesting. About time. However it creates a conundrum because I would be reluctant to buy ANY other 400-500 guitar from Ibanez this year, knowing that (surely) they will roll out SS frets progressively over wider entire line-up in the next few years.
@Doombot2point010 күн бұрын
Damn I thought he was just super strong holding that 900 lb guitar!
@DanielPoobalan15 күн бұрын
Please do a review of the new 7-string Ibanez acoustics (AEG721 & AE3007FMH). Thanks!
@pandak1n5 күн бұрын
The SML721 isn't new. It's just a new colour. It was and still is available in Rose Gold Chameleon.
@NO-TALK-GuitarPlugin15 күн бұрын
Wow stainless steel frets at this price!!! Ibanez is doing a great job! I only buy ss guitars (or refret them)
@BlazonStone11 күн бұрын
They dont put them on RG models, which is dissapointing.
@pepeowen15 күн бұрын
It’s 2025 and we still don’t get serial of what gear has been used to record a guitar demo. Edit: at one point it says it’s a quad quartex. Although I’d still love to know what rig within the modeller but hey, it’s something.
@ThomPankhurst15 күн бұрын
I used my own captures of my Dover DA50 amp on the QC, with a capture of my Tumulus Deluxe generally toggled on for the lead playing and it being bypassed for rhythm gain stuff. The cleans are all the model of the Roland Jazz CH120. Both "amps" are also running into a wonderful Mesa V30 IR. Hope this helps!
@pepeowen14 күн бұрын
@@ThomPankhurstyou are an absolute star. There’s still hope!