Does the Ibanez AZ 's Tremolo stay in tune? (Video Test)

[@GiulioAnimah]

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[@cristianramos4225]

Hi what maintenance u do for this guitar in general? My mm1 having tuning issue when using the trem

[@GiulioAnimah]

@@cristianramos4225 I suggest you take it to a technician who will check everything. I did this when I bought it and I never had any problems

[@cristianramos4225]

Hi did u lower the bridge base as well?

[@seba.makron]

No talk, 2 minutes of bridge abuse, accurate info, thanks DUDE!

[@GiulioAnimah]

Thank you !!! 😆

[@ph0kused]

I had issues with my trem but I was dropping the tuning super low - drop A, and wasn't staying in tune, was professionally setup for drop a with nut carved, but it wouldnt hold tuning after dive bombs, so I put in a Wilkinson/Gotoh VS-100N Tremolo replacement trem and it is now the most solid in=tune guitar next to my evertune, no hyperbole. Side note my AZ when it was in E Flat tuning, the t1502 stayed in tune 99% of the time, I would only struggle with the hated g string, but it wasn't always out of tune, only after a few full songs my g would be a little flat.

[@YesuAiNimen]

Did the VS-100N drop right in without any modification to the guitar or trem?

[@remyhansen]

Very cool video! And yes they stay perfectly in tune!!

[@austinfailz]

I like how you snuck the intro whammy bar stuff for the Crazy Crazy Nights solo in there. Cool.

[@GAZBLIN]

Thanks for the crackin' upload - and lovin' the 80's black metal Venom T-shirt

[@GiulioAnimah]

You’re welcome, I’m glad you like It 🤘🏻

[@etobicokeguitarschool]

This video is exactly what I needed. Thanks!

[@GiulioAnimah]

Thank you!

[@NSF0S]

Me too ❤

[@mathias6423]

Same here, this is the only "non lockable" tremolo except the trem om the PRS SE Standard I have ever tried that held it's tuning after moderate abuse on the trem-arm. Most other guitars will not hold it's tuning this good after even lightly used trem-action. For this kind of abuse you almost always have to go for the lockable Floyd/Edge trem-systems. Amazing!

[@casey.taylor]

how about a video on how to \change strings on this guitar?

[@maximesinatra2321]

Why? Is there anything special to it? Haha

[@robrudock3452]

@@maximesinatra2321 Yes, I slowed down your vid to watch that part lol. I think maybe you don't have to use the screwdriver after you thread the string. It should self lock as you turn.

[@GiulioAnimah]

Don't take this video as an example. I was not yet practical with locking tuners when I shot it 😉😅

[@kenminerva]

Goodness me!! This is the video I'm looking for!! Thanks man 🙌🏿🙌🏿!! I like the Italian hand gesture btw 😂😂.. Keep rock n roll 🤘🏿🤘🏿

[@GiulioAnimah]

😂😂 thank you very much! I’m glad you like the video and the gesture 😜 🤘🏻

[@filippocapocefalo107]

great beautiful ax, sounds powerful....taaaaaac

[@Peterplayingguitar]

thaaaaaaaaaank you! I'm getting a Gotoh510 on my new guitar and was anxious about tuning stability. Now I'm smiling :P

[@mathias6423]

The best "non lockable" tremolo I have ever tried was the trem on the PRS SE Standard, that is why I bought it. To be able to tune the guitar easy to different tunings but still be able to use some easy to moderate trem-arm use. On my Squier Classic Vibe 70s that is not doable at all, even at very light use of the tremolo the guitar goes waaaay out of tune, but on the PRS SE Standard I can use it much, muchj more with the guitar still staying in 99% of the tuning. For trem abuse I have got the Jackson SDXMN Adrian Smith signature guitar which has the Floyd Rose lockable trem on it, but to tune that guitar to another, lower tuning is a hassle. It tried a trem system like this on the "Ibanez THBB10 Tim Henson Signature" I think it was the T1502 on that guitar as well, but I could not find any Gotoh branding on it, just said Ibanez but it is probably built by Gotoh. That Tim Henson guitar was not setup at all and it held it's tuning pretty good. I guess this tremolo is one of the best non lockable just like my PRS SE Standard then ? My next guitar will probably be the Ibanez JIVA JR Nita Strauss Signature, I just love those Ibanez S/SA guitars, so thin and light, awesome to play, and that guitar also looks amazing. After you add some Dimarzio pickups on that guitar it is basically the same guitar as the much more expensive JIVA 10 guitar that has her Dimarzio Pandemonium pickups that sounds great for rock - metal and looks awesome on a darker guitar.

[@GiulioAnimah]

Thanks for sharing Mathias! I like the S series too!

[@soheil9610]

Nice video. in my experience back dive it the real test! Still nice performance with the front dive.

[@GiulioAnimah]

Thank you! 1:36 and 1:47 some back dive 😉

[@soheil9610]

@@GiulioAnimah Thanks! In general I like the AZ premium and I have one. as compared to prestige, it is very good and it doesn't reflect the price difference. When I do front dive (only front dive) it normally stays in tune or very close. But with only back dive (no front dive exactly after back dive) its more out of tune. If I do a back dive then front dive it kinda brings it back to closer to the tune...

[@GiulioAnimah]

@@soheil9610 you are right, it is a common problem with many guitars that I have had. that's why I always use the trick of doing a hint of a front dive when I get back to position from back dive 😉 thank you!

[@BradlyCarlisle-cm2so]

I am really thinking about getting one of these?

[@richardfuller9274]

Great trem, it even took a few Mick Mars Dr Feelgood licks , impressive! Now if it could do the intro to kick start my heart.... :)

[@GiulioAnimah]

I'm glad someone noticed: D Thank you man !!

[@anarchysoftworks4592]

thank you for the demo, looking at these now :)

[@GiulioAnimah]

Thank you!!

[@kiezersosay49]

I just got one of these in mint condish(for 800!) And i puts everything else I have to shame. (Schecter hellraiser hybrid pt, jim root tele, fernandes revolver elite) those are all excellent guitars, but this one is miles ahead in every category. Even construction and QC compared to the MIJ fernandes seems better. The fender too. The tele's MIM but its just as nice as USA fenders imo... i saw in some other reviews that the single coil sounds better than a costom shop strat and once I got mine i think i may agree. I've never had the "this is my desert island guitar" feeling till i got this. Lol assuming that island has power and amps to plug into...

[@GiulioAnimah]

Lol 😂 I’m glad you like it man! 🤘🏻

[@hirocaster]

sell it to me now?

[@adakhochalai]

Can you pull it back as a flyod Rose or Edge trem ❓

[@GiulioAnimah]

Yes but not as much as a floyd 😉

[@stefanogiovari2838]

Caffè passaggio fondamentale

[@MrJuan2828]

Hello, good video would be great and you would do us a favor to many people if you recorded a video of how you made the adjustments with that gotoh bridge ... I have the same guitar and I get the G and B strings out of tune a lot. The guitar comes with 0.10 of factory ... What did you do? Did you change the strings to another thickness? Did you remove some springs from the back? Is the setting the same as for a guitar with floyd rose?

[@GiulioAnimah]

Hey man! I use 0.10- 46 strings and didn’t do any adjustment. after the video I took the guitar to a technician who fixed some frets.

[@AlejandroRamirez-og8uo]

The solo from 0:22 is from a song? Is it yours? Its amazing

[@GiulioAnimah]

Yes! Thank you very much! Here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/pInZYWZul7OYnNksi=k_EfVNTchCPHDFpN

[@arvind-h1c]

Can u pull the trem up for raising the pitch? Or should it be adjusted differently as it’s only means for one way dive bombing?

[@GiulioAnimah]

Yes, you can pull back, not as much as a floyd. approximately a whole tone

[@arvind-h1c]

@@GiulioAnimah thanks dr for the info. Just bought an Az premium from Thomann.

[@GiulioAnimah]

@@arvind-h1c Great! Enjoy it! 🤘🏻

[@Soloist1983]

Not having as much luck on my AZ2402, feels like I have to tune it every day :( My ibanez Edge guitars basically never require tuning, still though, the AZ is a nice looking, feeling, and sounding guitar. I hate to modify it, but, I think it needs locking saddles.

[@GiulioAnimah]

Probably it needs some improvements made by a technician. Try! Anyway Edge is unbeatable. 😉

[@4004010]

Actually. The nut is the reason.

[@adakhochalai]

Can you pull it back as a flyod Rose or Edge trem ❓

[@bruunm1975]

I’ve got two AZ’s. Indonesian HSS and Martin Miller AZ. Both stays in tune no matter the abuse. Key for me is stretching the strings and tuning from below the tune up to pitch. Also when I tune the guitar I Flutter the trem to get it into neutral. Never an issue, but then none of my guitars ever have issues. Apart from setup issues it’s usually user error (apologies, not trying to offend anyone).

[@GiulioAnimah]

Thanks for sharing it 😉 what are the differences between the mm and the prestige?

[@bruunm1975]

@@GiulioAnimah to be honest now very little. I added Suhr pickups (V60/Thornbucker) and Highwood saddles to the HSS and it plays and sounds as good as my MIller Signature. They are equal to me. The Miller has a more complex dynamic 3 dimensional sound. The HSS is an amazing Strat. Everything we love at it. I don’t need any other guitars.

[@bruunm1975]

Also both guitars came from a shop that always Plek’d and sets up guitar meticulously well.

[@GiulioAnimah]

@@bruunm1975 good! Thank you!! 😉

[@bruunm1975]

@@GiulioAnimah you can hear them both here kzbin.info/door/VDNkSRMXtZElKE3q8y-5Ag

[@noprobliem23]

after a few years of using it, is the tuning stability great? Is the process of drop tune hard? Im planning to either buy schecter hellraiser or this guitar

[@GiulioAnimah]

@@noprobliem23 I find it an excellent guitar and I continue to use it daily. For drop tunings you could install Tremol-No

[@agostinoromano5016]

Complimenti per i video. Che tu sappia questo ponte T1502 è uguale al T510 originario ?

[@GiulioAnimah]

Ciao grazie!! Sul sito ibanez.fandom.com/wiki/T1502 dicono “The design of the T1502 is based on the venerable Gotoh 510T tremolo.” 😉

[@RJM619]

The "yeah bitch" at the end made my entire day. Thank you.

[@GiulioAnimah]

😆

[@DanielRezendeGuitar]

hahahaha Great video. Can you tell me about the thickness of the neck. I know the rg760 and love the it's thickness.

[@GiulioAnimah]

Thank you! It’s different from Rg. From Ibanez site: Thickness 20.5mm at 1F Thickness 22.5mm at 12F The neck is not like a wizard but more like a modern C

[@DanielRezendeGuitar]

Thank you so much for the answer. 🤘🏼

[@silent-sand]

thanks the info I needed...

[@GiulioAnimah]

You’re welcome!

[@hua_1101_]

does it also work like a floyd ? i mean when a string breaks , the rest of the strings gets out of tuned too ?

[@yamakasi676]

How did you set up this guitar? Because I have the same guitar and its horrible when its about tuning stability...

[@GiulioAnimah]

yamakasi676 hey! the setup was done by a luthier after shooting this video but only for frets and electronics problems. The tuning has always been ok.

[@ph0kused]

try setting up your trem so its leaning forward just slightly - not exactly at zero, this has solved a lot of tuning issues with the az, just slightly forward. Then reintonate

[@lucacolombo1317]

Ahahaha spettacolare, sapevo io che avresti usato mortal kombat per qualcosa di folle.. e il risultato è una perla, grande ;)

[@Vodkypei]

How about tuning stability after bending and tremolo pull ups? this is where the nut is making problems...hard picking can also detune some strings

[@GiulioAnimah]

I honestly didn't have any problems like this. After making this video I took the guitar to a guitar tech to fix some frets because in the higher positions some frets stopped the string when you bend it. He did a general setup and also filed the nut a bit.

[@Vestu]

Do you have the default Seymour Duncan Hyperion pickups on this or have you changed them? :) Sounds a bit higher output

[@GiulioAnimah]

Default Hyperion 😉 never changed them!

[@Vestu]

@@GiulioAnimah Awesome. I'm still in love with my Ibanez AZ I bought one year ago.

[@GiulioAnimah]

@@Vestu me too! A very nice guitar!

[@reneotten2288]

I have an AZ and the 1502 stays in tune.

[@cobravinci]

Hello! I own an Ibanez Prestige AZ 2204. I use 9-42 gauge strings. My tremolo doesn't keep the guitar in tune. Yet, my guitgar has been set up by a pro luthier. I wonder if I have to change the number of springs (3 springs for the moment), the position of those springs and the tilt of the tremolo block (which is slithly up). Any advice for me?

[@GiulioAnimah]

da Vinci hello! Not sure but probably your luthier have to check out the nut. Also try not to pass the strings under the string lock on the headstock

[@cobravinci]

@@GiulioAnimah The but has been checked and no string goes under the string lock. Are you using 10's? How many springs are under your tremolo bridge? Thanks for your answer!

[@GiulioAnimah]

da Vinci ah ok! Yes I use 10 -46 and there are 3 springs like factory setup

[@TheGospelIsTrue]

Prestiges use bone nuts. Premiums are always staying in perfect tune thanks to the graphite nut

[@theanonymous4859]

I'm thinking about getting one.. Are they good for metal?

[@GiulioAnimah]

80s Metal yes! For modern metal (nu, core, djent, drop tuning) not too much IMHO

[@theanonymous4859]

@@GiulioAnimah well i do like all kinds of metal.. My favorite band is Kiuas. You should check em out. This guitar could probably do it but i dont know and you have one, thanks for the help :)

[@GiulioAnimah]

@@theanonymous4859 I will make a sound test soon! Stay tuned! 😉

[@theanonymous4859]

@@GiulioAnimah Thanks man ill check it out when its uploaded!

[@ph0kused]

the bridge pickup is a little flubby under high gain like a 5150, i'd swap the bridge pickup if metal is your main thing. I tossed a bareknuckle silo in it recently, the silo is an alnico5 - so its on par with the hyperion neck... and i love the hyperion neck, i think tis one of the best neck humbuckers for just about any style...amazing - and the bareknuckle was wired to the az wiring/dynamix - which is pretty sick.

[@Herarocker]

I recently got the mm1 with t1802 and cannot manage to achieve this tuning stability... even with light tremolo action. I haven’t changed the strings yet so o don’t actually know what’s gonna be. Do you have any advice to get these results?

[@GiulioAnimah]

Hey man! Personally I always take the new guitar to a technician for the first setup . That’s my only advice 😉

[@casey.taylor]

Did you change the strings one at a time or take them all off?

[@GiulioAnimah]

One by one

[@megakrist]

bel video complimenti. secondo te questo modello può andare bene per fare metal alla opeth o quello più moderno tipo periphery?

[@GiulioAnimah]

grazie mille! Forse con un cambio di pick-up. Così "al naturale" ha un suono troppo squillante e scarico di gain per quei generi IMHO

[@megakrist]

Giulio Fiorita / Animah grazie per aver risposto. ci sono altre AZ più consoni al metal oppure mi devo dirigere su altro?

[@GiulioAnimah]

@@megakrist forse le AZ signature, tipo quella di Marco Sfogli. Altrimenti meglio puntare su una RG ;)

[@ridhoillahi3407]

Is floating tremolo or just dive only tremolo ?

[@GiulioAnimah]

Floating

[@ridhoillahi3407]

So its same like floyd rose tremolo can go up and down right ?

[@GiulioAnimah]

@@ridhoillahi3407 yes but the range is not extreme like a Floyd

[@ridhoillahi3407]

Ok then, thanks for the information dude, nice guitar btw.

[@GiulioAnimah]

@@ridhoillahi3407 you're welcome!

[@shredwithmeg8080]

can you pull up on the trem?

[@GiulioAnimah]

Yes, not as much as a floyd

[@shredwithmeg8080]

@@GiulioAnimah can you go up by 2-3 frets? like 6 semitones?

[@GiulioAnimah]

@@shredwithmeg8080two semitones approximately

[@shredwithmeg8080]

@@GiulioAnimah damn. Can we install a floyd rose in such a guitar?

[@GiulioAnimah]

@@shredwithmeg8080 I think a technician can do it. but at this point I would go for another guitar

[@francescocagnacci]

Ciao, ma come lo tieni rispetto alla cavità? Parallelo oppure rialzato?

[@GiulioAnimah]

Ciao!! Parallelo! 😉

[@Dienex]

is the Gotoh T1502 floating like a floyd or it can it be decked like a strat?

[@Lovell93]

It is a floating bridge.

[@abrahamgym5009]

do you recommend this guitar?

[@GiulioAnimah]

abraham calistenia it’s a good guitar but it depends on your style. my only recommendation is to give it a try 😉

[@faniemilymaudit]

AHAHAHAHA no va beh! Sei un cazzo di genio 😂😂😂

[@masgujeff]

so if this simple tremolo design works why in the world need floyd rose tremolo which many adjustment and locking in the neck

[@slappywag7210]

I’m still in tune!!!! Yeah beach🤘🤣🤣🤪

[@GiulioAnimah]

😂😂😂🤘🏻

[@robylerc86]

Ciao Giulio ma la chitarra esce già con quel ponte??

[@GiulioAnimah]

Ciao Roberto! Si sì 😉

[@GiulioAnimah]

La Prestige invece monta il T1802

[@robylerc86]

@@GiulioAnimah ancora meglio mi sa

[@robylerc86]

@@GiulioAnimah io ho il 510 sulla mia strato H-H ma non è che la chitarra regga così come nel tuo video, sarà la chitarra comunque...

[@GiulioAnimah]

@@robylerc86 si sicuramente un insieme di tutti gli elementi della chitarra. Comunque ho letto anche molti commenti di persone che hanno l’Az e si lamentano che la loro non tiene l’accordatura quindi chi lo sa. Io ho fatto fare un setup iniziale a Molinelli come sempre e non ho mai avuto grossi problemi con l’accordatura. Solo con un tasto che era un po’ da rettificare

[@ryanfraley7113]

I see why this bridge ended up on the newer Ibanez’s signatures.

[@manuitaly7347]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 grandissimooo!

[@andre_stereo]

Everything is fine with that bridge, but when you make a 1 or 2 tone bends without using the tremolo after doing so, your guitar will probably be out of tune.

[@andre_stereo]

@@GiulioAnimah It would be great to make a video of how to set it, good video, a hug!

[@GiulioAnimah]

@@andre_stereo I'm not so good! 😂 My guitar tech did the setup 😄

[@5150CRUNCH]

Definitely right, especially 3rd string is.

[@davidezambianchi6542]

Bravo bel video!ma la canzone in sottofondo è tua?Bella!

[@GiulioAnimah]

Grazie Davide! Si, Animah - "While my guitar gently bleeds" 😉

[@damianologozzo4391]

Ma solo a me col tremolo dell'az a volte si scorda solo il si e il mi cantino?

[@GiulioAnimah]

No in realtà non sei il primo che me lo dice! Hai già provato a fare una revisione/setup da liutaio bravo?

[@damianologozzo4391]

@@GiulioAnimah no, anche se il proprietario precedente diceva di averlo fatto. Probabilmente dovrei ma non posso proprio permettermelo al momento ahah. La cosa strana è che succede solo a volte.

[@GiulioAnimah]

@@damianologozzo4391 magari c’è da limare un po’ i solchi del capotasto perché la corda non scorre bene. Oppure prova a non far passare le corde sotto a quel piccolo “passacorde “ che c’è sulla paletta. Prova questo piccolo accorgimento magari non cambia ma non si sa mai 🤷‍♂️

[@ProbyWaN1337]

My az is never in tune :/

[@GiulioAnimah]

I'm sorry to hear that!

[@ghostoforion1745]

go get a proper setup

[@dovguitar]

Mandatory like after hearing “taaaaac”

[@GiulioAnimah]

😂 grazie!

[@jazznotes3802]

Only thing is the majority of Ibanez AZ Guitars have incredibly bad tuning problems. Slipping locking tuners & poorly cut nuts are the most common issues people are having.

[@GiulioAnimah]

Jazz Notes yes, I read that many people have those problems. it's a shame because it's a good guitar. I was lucky enough but Ih had frets problems that a luthier had to fix

[@jazznotes3802]

Giulio Fiorita / Animah Yeah, uneven stainless steel frets are never a good thing. Unexceptionable at that price point! At least your guitars killer now. 👍🏻

[@NemanjaVucinic]

before 1:01 after 2:11

[@vittorio4109]

Molto simile a una Charvel. Suono aggressivo ma non moderno! Si mantiene sul classic rock, perfetta per il glam/metal anni 80' secondo me. 👌

[@GiulioAnimah]

Sono d'accordo! Ti invito a guardare il video del mio brano "high voltage", siamo in quei territori 😉

[@vittorio4109]

@@GiulioAnimah Già visto, su quegli artisti e quel genere lì non mi perdo una cover!😁 Molto bravo 👌

[@GiulioAnimah]

@@vittorio4109 grazie mille!!! 🤘

[@4004010]

The secret is the nut. Not exactly the tremolo.

[@GiulioAnimah]

I think it's a mix of things (tremolo, nut, tuners ecc)

[@babacaanonimo5862]

Goodbye floyd rose bridges

[@TheJuvenalis]

no problems here but i have prestige

[@GiulioAnimah]

Yeah!