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» 1:20 What's New With Ibanez?
» 3:30 Let's Start with the AZ Guitars
» 7:30 Some Tones from the AZ
» 10:30 A Look at the HSS AZ
» 15:20 New Ibanez Q Guitars
» 17:03 Some Tones!
» 21:35 The 27 Fret RG
» 27:00 Moving On to the New SML
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[@dpajc056]

I had no clue the AZ were named so because they're so versatile they can literally play anything from A to Z! 🤯

[@rmp5s]

I have one of the cheapo "essentials" ones and it's actually REALLY versatile, especially for the price! It was only...like...250 bucks or something. All in all, highly recommended!!

[@jasmith85]

I was looking at a AZ but I wanted a hard tail since I'm fed up of tuning issues and stability issue and it's rare I used the Tremolo, so opting for the RGT1221PB

[@DudeMcGuybro]

Holy shit Lee busted out a Pantera riff! 14:00 Those lessons with OIa have paid off!!

[@andertons]

Ha ha - I’m just glad it was close enough that you recognised it!! 🤘🤘

[@chriswatson2450]

Ola's given him a new level of confidence

[@Sensates85]

Pete needs more chug in his life tho.. Some Djent riffs would have shown off more of that pedal capabilities.

[@BenjiBraathen]

Hi, my name is Benjamin and im an guitarist and recovering alcoholic. I would Just say thank u for your videos, they are helping meg through my depression and alcoholism. Thank u Cap. Pete and all u others on Andertons❤️

[@tonepilot]

Love that Ibanez doesn’t hesitate to bring stainless frets and roasted necks to mainline models. My first ever guitar with stainless frets was an Ibanez Premium S series in Burl.

[@CagedPaps]

These prestige guitars are made in the Fujigen factory, which is basically as good as it gets. Really great, I maybe shouldn't say because Andertons don't sell them (yet) but the Fujigen factory have their own brand and line called FGN. You can often find very similar models in their lineup kitted out with Gotoh hardware, high spec offerings for a lot less but still made in this legendary factory.

[@1972Georges]

and they do offer leftys. More models then IBANEZ

[@1972Georges]

I would not pay 2000 EUR for a AZ sorry. Dont get the price mark. sorry.

[@rashidrani2333]

I still don't understand why people don't buy FGN....great guitars. Maybe its a brand loyalty and prestige issue. I have a Japanese tokai tele. Next purchase would be a jazz guitar maybe from Ibanez or FGN.

[@1972Georges]

@@rashidrani2333 I personally don’t like the design of them - but is pure aesthetics. I’m sure they are great.

[@EdwoodCA]

@@1972Georges I got a Fender "Foto Flame" Tele early 2000's-ish? that is just GORGEOUS because it was made in the Fujigen factory. So, that was a way for me to get that build quality for a fair price. They also have those Foto Flame series in Strat versions, of course.

[@yaboiflats6986]

You guys are very entertaining but when it comes to buying a guitar it's hard because you make them all seem good!

[@cameronravenhilltv7778]

I know what you mean man, but what your looking for are reviews! Gotta remember andertons are promoting the products at their store so theyre more in the realm of demo's. Ive been watching Anderson's for perhaps 7 years now? And once you learn their personalitys you can tell when they actually dont really like something. Nothing against the boys, but i remember thinking this at some stage too.

[@endezeichengrimm]

You have to try it for yourself and judge it by the build quality.

[@FloridaManRacer]

For sure there are duds out there to shy away from, but what's 'good' is a subjective thing. If you like Gibson, you're gonna gravitate to Gibson. If you like Fender, ditto... So the key is to go to a store, sit down, and have the focused goal of building a mental notebook of your likes and dislikes of every guitar you can get your hands on. That way if you hear keywords like, action, fret board radius, neck shape etc. you know what that means TO YOU, not just in general. Do you like a super thin shredder neck? Or a baseball bat neck? Do you like the tone of a certain pickup or not? If you like a hard tail bridge, a standard tremolo or a Floyd Rose. These guys have a business to run. They'll tell you the technical specs of every guitar they show and when you hear those specs you should be saying "that's good" or "that's not for me." Being super picky and critical of everything will only help make sure you don't order something and get a big disappointment.

[@rvaguitars]

Right? Pete would sound good on a washtub bass

[@FelipeFigueroaG]

The Ibanez Japan factory needs to come up with some more interesting colors for the AZ. The guitars look great specs wise, but the colors are so boring to look at.

[@valendis]

Well see I have to disagree here, I think these are one of the most gorgeous strat style guitars I've seen, especially the one Pete is playing

[@che2335]

The chameleon multiscale S just dropped foo!

[@BigMateo24]

Whole heartedly agree. Been wanting one for a while now, but there is not one in a color that I like. That's really the crux of the problem for Ibanez IMO, is the severely limited color choices on most of their lineup.

[@twoys440]

So tired of sunburst and tea and black all these old people colors

[@tomaslopez2940]

Same with the Fender Player series. I had to wait for a special run before getting a red player strat, and even then it came with a buzzing issue at the saddles

[@rvaguitars]

Lee your soloing has improved immensely. Sounding great!

[@InsolentMusicalPeasant]

Beautiful guitars, but Mr Pete's playing is always my favorite part of these videos. Such great hands. The banter with the Captain is a close second.

[@bruunm1975]

My two AZ'z HSS and HH are my two work horses... stay in tune for days and just play great!

[@ces69]

I’ve added a “Blender” pot in place of the 2nd tone control to my Frankenstrat. It allows either the neck or bridge to be blended in when in positions 1&5 to provide Tele type middle tone and when in position’s 2&4 it allows you to add in the 3rd pickup! A very versatile wiring solution for 3 pickup guitars!

[@rico387]

Captain- I cannot believe how far along your playing has become. Keep it up and we'll see you at the grand opening when you build a store here in Florida.

[@edwardjons8684]

Great guitars from Ibanez as always and great features for the price - that 7 string headless is ridiculously good value, but it was the Pentatone that really impressed me. The features on that pedal are brilliant. I rarely play high gain (mostly jazz…), but having a single pedal that will give me everything I need on those few occasions when I need high gain is perfect for me - normally I have to screw around with my boutique and tube driven pedals, desperately trying to tighten up the bass and adapt to the high output pickups on my one shred guitar (an Ibanez btw!). This pedal means I can just bypass my carefully tweaked low gain pedals for just this one unit. Reminds me a lot of the Ceres pedal (KSR) which is probably the industry standard for high gain chugging, but this is at half the price and with many more features! I have to try this thing. Pre-ordered before Ibanez realise their mistake and add another £70 to the price tag. The only thing missing from the pedal appears to be the option to use it only as an eq (ie no dirt from the pedal)- that would make it incredibly versatile and useful even when playing clean through a more vintage style rig.

[@WutipongWongsakuldej]

2203N is a natural step next to 2204N. It’s almost identical with exception of the humbucker and the Dyna-mix switch. I’ve just bought the 2204N last year (or rather, last month). It easily becomes my number one.

[@martyshwaartz971]

The blend knob is cool, although I’d much rather just have dynamic, it’s just way more convenient on the fly imo

[@WutipongWongsakuldej]

That plastic thing on the SNL is actually on the most S-series Ibanez. Nita’s signature included.

[@FastRuffneck]

Washburn did an EC29 29 Fret and an EC36 with 36 frets back in the late 80s … I had an EC29, which I had to sell when I crashed my first car! To pay for the repairs

[@ashleyjackson8538]

The purple ones super clever engineering . How do these guys work out the angles of fan frets 🤯

[@tarkenton3895]

I always say it when the 7 string discussion comes up with these guys, but for anyone that is tempted by 7s, I found when starting out that an easier way to get used to the lower range is to tune the G string down a half step to F#. What that gives you then is a baritone guitar with an extra high string rather than a standard guitar with an extra low string. Makes it way easier to transpose your knowledge to the lower range than missing a half step from where your usual reference is.

[@ChrisRash]

Cool, I'm gonna try that!

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

Are you saying to tune a 6 string to BEADF#B? I have a 7 string, but it's in A standard, so I tuned one of my 6 string RGs down to B.

[@bengreenbank]

Personally I think the AEADGBE (for drop A) is much easier. This way you can chug like usual when playing the four biggest strings. And you can solo like usually when using the normal 6 strings. You only run into issues when you’re using the low A and G at the same time which is pretty rare unless you’re playing tech death or something in which case you’re definitely not a beginner and won’t have issues

[@tarkenton3895]

@@scramblesthedeathdealer the recommendation I'm making is to do it on a 7 string, that way you're still keeping a full range whilst being able to easily traverse the lower range.

[@tarkenton3895]

@@bengreenbank some will of course find it easier to do things this way, but the way I'm suggesting is more suited for people who reference the fretboard from the lowest string. Transposing the lowest 6 strings to being in a 'standard' tuning with relation to where the major 3rd is makes forming chords in a lower register easier with the knowledge you'd already have from a standard tuned 6. Basically like going from a standard 6 to a baritone 6 rather than trying to go from a 6 to a 7 where your knowledge is slightly off.

[@ThatIrishCowboy]

That pentatone sounds amazing! I'm picking it up it sounds soooo good.

[@derekgenre8057]

Man !!!! You guys make everyone of them sound excellent!!! Now the hard choice …. Which one to bring home 😊

[@zeffneeson7599]

Washburn did a 36 fret crackle finish guitar in the 80s remember lusting after it when I was like 14 in the local guitar shop lol . Cool guitar

[@antreb15]

Fine instruments but for me the finest Japanese guitars and superb value (they kill USA made guitars) are Momose Guitars. You should look at stocking them. They will only get more in demand.

[@christianpucciarelli]

Ok,in 2 days I’ve seen Pete going wild with tapping evh style,playing a 7 cord and playing a 27 fret ibanez . Things are changing my friends …2023 is here 😂

[@elevenAD]

I ignored Dimarzio for years because i just thought of 80s metal but they make some great PAFs! 36th anniversaries and PAF Masters are fantastic!

[@talkychris]

Played and owned some sumptuous guitars, for me nothing beats the RG5121 Prestige for balance, comfort, playability and tones. I love the RG, AZ & S models. Ibanez consistently delivers immensely playable guitars.

[@kasnitch]

I'm expecting delivery of a RGR5221 in a couple days . Hoping I like it . I do wish Ibanez built these Prestige guitars with neck through .

[@talkychris]

@@kasnitch why? If you believe neck through has more sustain that myth was debunked. In tests bolt on guitars had better sustain than set or glued. Bolt on are easier to repair, cost less and easier to customise.

[@kentedwards514]

Lee is definitely playing at a much higher level! Keep it up! And thanks to all at Andertons for all the great vids!

[@elijahwheatcraft869]

Seriously, I love listening to Lee play. I've been watching for an embarrassingly long time, and Lee then vs Lee now is night and day, and no matter how skilled someone is, that's kind of the whole point I think. It's honestly heartwarming

[@strawman3059]

Lee has been playing years why does everyone act like he's a beginner still 🤔

[@elijahwheatcraft869]

@@strawman3059 not that he's a beginner by any means! Beginner or not, there's never a point where you can't improve some part of your playing, and it's just really awesome to watch someone get better over time, that's all.

[@Stemma3]

@@elijahwheatcraft869 you can always improve

[@samoppedisano3994]

That opening was heavenly.

[@Arrow01rc]

I believe that Ibanez got the 27-fret RG guitar totally inspired by (almost copying) Kiko Loureiro's old signature model, from before he partnered with ibanez. The model was from a brand in Brazil and was called Tagima K1. Excellent guitar that had Gotoh hardware and Seymour Duncan pickups

[@Arrow01rc]

Kiko loureiro used the Tagima K1 since 1998 while he was still playing in the band Angra, if I'm not mistaken, by the way.

[@geovannivm]

I was just searching for anyone that noticed it, so I could comment.😀

[@Rockmanxpr]

Damn I just mentioned that :P

[@mikeholmed7029]

Ive been kicking around getting a Destroyer this yr. It may be the yr of the Ibenez for me. Always wanted one, but just never got around to getting one. Been a fan since l saw Dave Murry and Adrian Smith using them in Iron Maiden in the 80's.

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

Ormsby is the only other company I have seen doing a multi scale but, not the entire way down the neck. Theirs however is reversed so you can put a trem on it and still have multiscale down the neck.

[@rrparker12]

Pete sneaking in a little Blood and Thunder is my absolute favorite. The grin!

[@mundane_in_the_membrane]

now THIS is how you start out the new year!

[@moonlessproject]

I can't even say how much I love this kind of video. You guys are so passionate about guitars... much love from Germany!

[@davedavem]

Jeez, been waiting all of 2023 for these! We're 14 hours in! Happy New Year!

[@patrickcarroll1754]

I adore this new close-up camera pan of both sides of the neck. Wanted that kind of thing for years.

[@picksalot1]

Some very cool guitars, and I like the new metallic colors much more than "house paint" gloss (Revstar sitting on the rack) still used by some guitar makers. On the multi-scale necks, angling the Pickups so the nodes matched the fret angles would make finding harmonics easier, but could interfere with picking. A Rail Humbucker in the neck would open up some real estate for picking, while eliminating the possibility of any volume loss when bending.

[@macanoodough]

"That makes kinda sense, these things..." Happy New Year, Danish Pete!

[@paulgrotjahn4893]

Did I really hear Lee trying to play some Pantera!!! Awesome

[@thunderbirdbrown3002]

Ahh... Good Times, with my friends the Captain and the Dane.🤘🏿😎-Getcha Pull -CHEERS 🍻

[@che2335]

The AZ and silver sky have really heated up the S market.

[@pauljohnson1382]

Just what i needed. Thanks.

[@JoseG-2023]

First day of 2023 and y’all post a 1 hour video!? It’s gonna be a good year! 🤘🎇

[@MrWilson-WithaPbass]

Thanks guys . Love the Close up "sweeps" .

[@louissanderson719]

The Ibanez AZ is the dream

[@ronnyskaar3737]

Happy New Year. No new guitars for me this year. I have to show myself some real progress first. Then, I might deserve it.

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

Yeah, I upgraded one of my RGs with new pickups/electronics and am building a "Frankenstein" RG out of parts, to feel better about the cost, I've decided to practice a lot more, good motivation.

[@1redgate8]

Same...

[@stud1664]

i got 7 soldanos pete so, i can agree with ya point of view

[@Rockmanxpr]

The RGA622XH overall design and electronic layout is very similar to the 2007 Edwards\ESP Kiko Loureiro KL-170, differences are they have Seymour Duncan pickups, a push pull tone pot, and frets 12-27 are slightly scalloped.

[@endezeichengrimm]

Looks like they have a new A Zed S too. The hard tail version. That is what I'm looking for.

[@alexking5280]

Can we acknowledge how effing clean Lee’s playing was in that intro? Jeez

[@MrNeedlekiller]

That Q7 string is in no way a multiscale. You'd need fanned frets. Surely the 'bridge/tuner' area just reflects the need to intonate across a wider range of sting guages.

[@andrewandrew2037]

Nice to see You in 2023! God luck! and Take Care of Business!

[@TomboLP]

Wonderful! I think that the rear cover plate on that glorious HSH AZ isn't recessed in order to allow a deeper and thus more massive block. This becomes even more necessary if the trem is recessed on the top and floating. Suhr do the same thing on their Moderns (and I prefer it, honestly).

[@k.s.vids1]

Stainless and Jescar frets. Other makers, are you watching?

[@gavterrygt]

The AZ series is great, I’m loving updated strat alternatives at the moment. After dropping £ on a mischief maker (which was great sound wise) it did have some fit and finish issues and since then I’ve had the opportunity to play sires, a Schecter Nick Johnston, and i recently picked up a G&L Tribute S500. I have no regrets on selling on the fender and the G&L is massive bang for the buck. Hoping to check out a silver sky SE at some point too. Fender should be coming up with some new stuff

[@rainerschmitt456]

Happy new Year and kind regards !

[@juanluislima]

Hope y'all are doing the basses too! Especially that new SRC6MS

[@muffinsfromsparta]

Pete was loving that Quest and Captain just wanted to move on 😂 The Q547 is a big deal! HSS 7 strings are basically impossible to come by. Can’t wait.

[@user-rj3gw4km2t]

Would love to see Dave and Cici doing a sound like Queen episode!!

[@nazmoking3171]

The AZ guitars are great instruments and very versatile. I came so close to buying one three years ago but people were not high on the Korean version and so I ended up going with the poor man’s version of an AZ with a Charvel ProMod and I have not looked back. Charvel took square aim at the AZ so I credit Ibanez for launching both.

[@jryan7932]

Your knob blending is aces.

[@alvinbenenaula]

Hopefully Ibanez starts adding a truss rod wheel at the heel for future AZ offerings. Would make them perfect.

[@macgibbon]

I've never seen anyone look as natural as the Captain playing Pantera...

[@coolboy-qc4eb]

i wanna get into ibanez guitars because the neck and fretboards are so good but the ibanez lineup is soooo confusing!!

[@craigtheibanezaddict]

I'm happy to answer any questions you may have about them!

[@nikgiengermakesmusic]

The “traditionalist 5 position” joke that Pete made killed me.

[@edguitarguitar]

Great vid as usual guys! Hamer Californian - 27 frets!

[@Nightjar726]

Great guitars. I bet the quality and workmanship is top notch I would just change out the pickups.

[@limpindug]

All the very best to you fellas in 23.👍👍👍🥃Respect to you fellas

[@L.Scott_Music]

Speaking of extra frets, I have a Hondo Longhorn that has 32 frets, 1xHB with a distortion circuit built in (mini switch, 9v batt). I don't play it much, but I should bring it out and change the strings (which probably have not been chanced this millennium.)

[@FabrizioPeretti]

Wish they brought back a decent version of the solid body ar series in black, with the switch back down near the pots. Such a nice alternative to a les paul custom (probably more an epiphone than a gibs of course)

[@jasonbates2687]

The sky guitar has 30 frets, it was designed by Uli Jon Roth. It is wild, look it up.

[@klopfer_im_baellebad]

Don‘t feel that headless stuff, but the new Ibanez guitars are looking awesome, and I love their quality

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

The RG/S style headstock is my favorite shaped headstock, they just look so cool.

[@Crunchifyable2]

Adding a parametric EQ to a distortion pedal is just genius. Because for one having to turn on and off your dedicated EQ pedal and turn it back on whenever you want a certain sound it's kind of annoying. So I'd rather have the EQ and the distortion in one box. Plus I want to boost the mids that go into the distortion and then scoop everything at the end and that makes it perfect. It's a precision kind of thing.

[@patchevansbrokencountry2583]

I wish you would say a bit about how you organise the jams. They have got better and better.

[@ashleyjackson8538]

I’m loving the sounds of the black model

[@danhugeis]

Happy New Year 🎆

[@carloramos7186]

Happy New Year Andertons!

[@TheRemizinho]

Lee playing a Pantera lick ... this is gonna be a hell of a year! 😃😃😃

[@theruminator691]

14:00 Captain plays Pantera 🤘

[@andertons]

Yay!! I did it 🤘🤘🤘

[@theruminator691]

@@andertons no more blues licks, just metal for 2023.

[@MrSackett7227]

We need a “vibe” counter for every time Lee says “vibe”. It’s astronomical.

[@BrickDavis]

dang that guitar looks and sounds beautiful and I just started the video. hell yeah, my first guitar was Ibanez gio,...all black beautiful fretboard needs a little work still have it 23 years later!

[@Anton_the_Vampire]

I think you should invite Stéphan Forté to Andertons to shred on that RGA. He already uses a custom Ibanez 7 string 27 fret guitar and is a total shred monster. Make it so, Captain.

[@srh361]

The black prestige with 27 frets looks almost identical to Jackson's new concept series guitars.

[@theprolixramblr4307]

Happy new year!

[@rmp5s]

Ibanez still killing it!

[@Simon_Rix]

I would've never guessed Lee would know some Pantera. Cheers

[@benlogan430]

Danish Pete is single handedly bringing back the smell-o-vision!

[@evalonious]

27:09 I knew this was the "Goodwood" channel of guitars ... hey from across the Atlantic. (Citroën, I can totally see Pete behind the wheel, with amp and guitar in the back seat.)

[@ashleyjackson8538]

The black model looks ready for a sustainer upgrade

[@Dr.ChristianCole]

Excellent Gentleman 👌

[@mrtelechi]

Brilliant video, I watched the lot even though I didn't really have the time...lol. And has Lee been to the crossroad? His skill has come on in spades...😈🙏

[@didybopintitys]

They joke about it but it’s true, the difference wood makes in comparison to pick ups is almost indistinguishable

[@lifeafter5588]

The Fortuna pickups aren't new. You reviewed them last year. I have them in my 2022 AZ2204. Ya'll are just crazy!

[@noisedreams659]

Really like those ATQ and DTB finishes, delicious. Now i really wanna see i them with my own eyes

[@mike_lowndes]

Ibanez (or someone else!) really needs to make premium coloured or wood switch covers for the S series. I'd buy one.

[@l8tapex]

Im in rewind. Just bought a 2003 Jem7.............. just cause.

[@jinbyun]

I'm going to get that sml someday. It is a guitar that will complete my arsenal (not the fc). I'm not a high-gain kinda guy, but that eq on the pentatone looks great. I hope they could make a standalone version of it.

[@bradleyberdahl6148]

You guys should statrt a band .... call; it "tastey Petesand the Licks!!!! cheers from Minot(my-not) north dakota usa... just got a new rg 421,love love love it! HAPPY NEW YEAR CHAPS!!!!

[@fiacmar]

That opening jam gives me “wings” 😉

[@grux6044]

14:01 Lee playing A New Level. "Or w/e that is." LOL That is Pantera, Captain. \m/

[@sunraiii]

Nice of Ibanez to give us two extra frets on the RG pickup