NEW IBANEZ BUDGET AZ GUITARS! - AZES31 & AZES401P-1 - AZ shapes and neck for $300 -

Ibanez has been selling their AZ model guitars for a few years now and I always lust after them hard. But now they have BUDGET MODELS! $300 for the hard tail and $320 for the tremolo model. Same great AZ neck shape and looks but with non roasted neck woods and build/hardware thats more appropriate for sub $500 guitars.
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[@drothberg3]

Not sure why I’m watching a video about beginner guitars, but the background setting is so beautiful I don’t want to turn it off. Love the blue and purple house and the tall grass. Beginners have so many great guitar choices now.

[@Ottophil]

Most of them choose to give up

[@DivingDonut]

Triple-S Stringthrough Hardtail? FINALLY! Finally someone does one of those in the budget range

[@davidkastin4240]

Very long overdue. It's about dam time ✌

[@JonNewquist]

Yep. I just pre-ordered an Ivory one from CME.

[@Healcraft]

kinda wish squier bullets were string through, I have one that is surprisingly good aside from that, the high e saddle kinda wobbles around sometimes needs more downward pressure

[@davidkastin4240]

@@Healcraft Suggestion. Stretch the high E string saddle spring out a teeny bit for more pressure to hold it in place ✌

[@davidkastin4240]

@@Healcraft I had the same problem with a new Bullet Tele. Cheap saddles and the set screws would move around, too loose. After you get it adjusted where you want it put a little dab of clear nail polish on the set screws, they won't move on you then. Mine seems like the diameter of the set screws is 1 size too small. The culprit

[@mikeg.9238]

Ibanez kills it in every price range , getting this same one delivered tomorrow. My third Ibanez , but not my last. Great review and demo!

[@jeroenvdlinde9006]

Love this video, such a relaxed vibe to, easy to watch and fun of couse!!! Keeep it going love to see more!!

[@stickemdreid3284]

Thanks for the heads up on the new Ibanez AZes. My Black Friday purchase is on back order. The neck looks good.

[@zerotoguitarhero5023]

Just as a note, the player series strats need the teflon tape tremolo fix as well, and they're like twice as much money.

[@howardmaryon]

Little screw holes are very important if you lower the saddles so low that the sharp screw heads poke up and catch your hand when palm muting etc..... I sometimes have to change to shorter screws.... Nut slots with a bit of a tight fit can be eased with the bit of guitar string you cut off. Just slacken the string to get the string out of the slot, and use the piece of string as a file - the nut material is usually soft enough. Only wound strings, obviously.......

[@Ottophil]

Sometimes? Ive changed every bridge ive got to shorter height screws. I refuse to play a guitar that pokes me in my palm mute

[@honkytonkinson9787]

I traded some gear for one of these yesterday; got the hard tail one in hideous ivory color. I was looking for a cheap tele to mod and the AZ caught my eye because it has birdseye all over the neck. The frets weren’t as rough as the Fenders and even though the bridge needed adjustment it felt good and stayed close to in tune. I polished the frets a bit, conditioned fret board, tightened screws and nuts, setup, and I’ve been playing for hours. Once the neck is worn in some it will look and feel beautiful Pups are decent or a little better. I’m going to upgrade the tuners and electronics and it’ll be perfect!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much for sharing!

[@bluesvertigo3961]

That blue and pink house has a great color scheme for your next guitar. 😉

[@BenjaminRoethig]

I'm the exact opposite of Ryan. I want the blue humbucker version with a hardtail.

[@VodkaSelekta]

You totally should have made a separate video about finding the switch tip in the grass. You might even be able to spread it out and make a whole series out of it if you play your cards right.

[@60CycleHumcast]

I looked for it, a few days later someone else found it.

[@midtown3221]

Nice axe by Ibanez, but not my first pick. I'm going for a Gio GRX70QA and still get coil split from the HSH pup config. If I really want that bright twang of a strat, I'll get the AZES40.

[@bretthuhn8666]

That is a great deal there. I would rock that

[@TigerPalmer]

I think this is my favorite guitar review of all time. It had everything. Guest appearances, beautiful landscaping, practical jokes (hot sauce) and doggy drama.

[@gregsguitartone]

Fretboard is jatoba. IYV uses it a lot on their guitars.

[@BasementGuitarSuperstar]

Dude these are pretty rad!

[@b00neDawg00]

A hard tail fiesta red s style guitar is what I’ve been wanting for awhile now and Ibanez goes and makes it

[@markferguson3745]

Few outside builders ever get the Fender Fiesta shade right; it's the only red shade I like on guitars, and it takes some careful mixing to achieve it.

[@rindred]

Ibanez has them listed on their site now. That switching arrangement is pretty nifty, if you're a wiring nerd. It does everything but phase-reversal, yet that's still a lot of fancy-schmancy trickeration. I guess for home-modders, this saves having to hotrod your guitar. Also: Ryan, did you find the switch tip, or did you have to cough up the $3 for a new one?

[@dirtbiker5182]

Guitar Center had these on their website around the 4th of July weekend. Full specs and pricing but they were only up for about 24 hours.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

They screwed up! They weren't supposed to be up 24 seconds.

[@bluwng]

I love tremolos, wish they had option on all colors

[@robbrady4649]

Hi Ryan, Ibanez say the ES has medium frets. You said it has jumbo. Are they noticeably lower or taller than you would find on something like, say, a modern Fender or Squier?

[@1973larryrichardson]

I have that Truest blue Azes40. It definitely punches above its weight and is just a fantastic playing and sounding guitar. Also still very much enjoying the Yamaha Pacifica you sent me. It definitely does a thing.

[@yisraelgarcia8232]

Can’t wait to buy one

[@snakeplissken44]

Got it. Love it.

[@thegoodtest]

Ryan, I have a fix for that wiggle stick.......I added a spring to the wiggle stick on my my Squire Strat. Mine is threaded in like the Ibenez and a pain to position. Its fixed now..I ordered some springs on Amazon that were sized perfectly to control the stick. They sent me 10 springs....I can provide a link if you are interested.

[@onewingedangel1993]

Such a refreshing way to do a guitar review! Loved every minute of it and considering getting the red version of the guitar. Keep up the good work, mate. Cheers!

[@BatEatsMoth]

The fretboard is jatoba. I have a GSR206 with the same fretboard. I like it; it's more midrangey than rosewood.

[@nym053]

And also looks better imo 😋

[@BatEatsMoth]

@@nym053 They darken quite nicely.

[@PungkiAhimsa]

Such a cool guitar Ryan! What do you think about this VS Classic Vibe? Especially the pickup

[@pyratoothNL]

This would seem to be directly in Fender's Squier ballpark, with more tonal options. But how do they compare to the GIO series? I own a great HSS strat-style GRG-140. The trem is fairly useless (FAT-10?) but I don't use it. Fretboard is New Zealand Pine/Resin, not the Jatoba that you have on these. But other than the additional tone switches on these AZs, does it justify the $150 price difference?

[@mantas68]

Too bad you couldn't have taken it apart. I'd love to see the electronics and how the body is routed. Maybe you could do another video if you bought one. :)

[@MDCSYD]

Body is routed for HSS...no swimming pool routing!

[@miguelzapata9460]

this compared to the prs silver sky se. Do you think the price difference to the silver sky se is worth it?

[@snakeplissken44]

Definitely getting one

[@ITigerbaum]

Sweet sounding guitar. Tasty licks and chords so I can hear it. Humbucker Surf Baby! I want to party with you and the 420 Gear Street! The red one for sure. Perfecto is good, and I for one could learn from him. 😊

[@leightnite3056]

Nice! I'll take 1 o' each and Rock em into ashes! I actually prefer the sound of these better than the real ones, even tho they are cheaper sounding pup's. I'd love a happy medium!

[@SingPsalms]

So when are theses coming out in stores? I’m ready to buy one!

[@davidkastin4240]

The first guitar exactly like it but lefty is a dream Strat for me 🎸 please don't say just flip it.

[@johngonzales8224]

rattling trem arms happen even to fender strats that why fender sells these little spring to put in when you screw in the arm and it is much tighter.

[@Healcraft]

yeah i need some those springs for my CV strat

[@nicolassanchez3099]

Love how conversational your reviews are

[@lauriemacquanan2141]

Hi guys here it us a year later, I just watched a video of Tomo Fujita master guitar teacher. Ibanez n Tomo collaborated to design this beauty which is why there is a few differences!

[@tatialo37]

Series/ parallel switch! I wants the hardtail!!!

[@valueofnothing2487]

Are the friends sharp? Is there any buzzing on the strings? How low is the action?

[@MegaRandall10]

Do you guys live in a village of guitar reviewers? Where are you. Anyway thanks for this review and being the first.

[@JC-11111]

I lost all volume about a minute into the vid 🤷 Edit: weird. Since when does Chromecast have a mute button?

[@LuisRFeliu]

other color options would've been nice. Like yellow or some kind of sparkle. Nice guitar, nice tones overall!

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

They have a black and a seafoam and a cream that looks pink.

[@MrShadowofthewind]

How is the fit and finish on these things ?

[@josemartinez-ul6gh]

The concept is good, It almost looks like a 3/4 guitar...

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

it does. It is because the cutaway is extra deep so you can at the top frets.

[@60CycleHumcast]

I’m a big boi

[@mikemanne8112]

impressive. ibanez delivers.

[@davidkastin4240]

Will there be left handed versions of these?

[@StoneBuzzard]

Yo man, that house is cool

[@Mark761966]

At first sight I thought Perfecto was Japanese, but now I'm thinking... Pacific Islander? Enjoyed his contribution.

[@riphopfer5816]

Japan is a series of Pacific islands.

[@krekcabnow2910]

Pretty sure the switch had options for the humbucker split.

[@UncleTerry]

Bought my self the killer red one.

[@yrkke_produkcija]

It only sucks that there is no SSS option with tremolo ....

[@danepaulstewart8464]

Welp… new bridge needed for the HSS. But at the price point I suppose that’s not SO bad.

[@snakeplissken44]

Been looking for a strat with 25 scale!

[@davida6889]

Do these have locking tuners at the tuning keys?

[@faustohernandez3434]

No, they don't

[@butchlauer]

Same price point as my 81 ibanez blazer with identical features, man did I pay too much? 🤯

[@sassycat]

No notification squad represent!

[@Taallyn]

*Raises hand*

[@raymonduncad1333]

should replace it with a wilkinson trem... graphtech nut and vintage style locking tuners...

[@1rwjwith]

Great video. They sound good but look like early Ibanez strat copies , at least the first one does. I do prefer the blue HSS model with the whammy. Question, how do you think these at $300-$325 compare to other budgets for even less, primarily a Harley Benton or a Firefly strat type! I mean the AZ essentials look like what they are, kind of beginner to midlevel player models, what do you think? THANKS!

[@joshbeer414]

I’d love to know this as well compared to Harley Benton or squier. I like these the most look and sound wise

[@richarddaradar6173]

This or the tagima 530?

[@thedanksavatron7782]

Nissssssssssssssssssce 🍻

[@edryba4867]

That switch is what Gretsch players call THE MUD SWITCH! But what would you call that color? Traffic cone orange? I like the sound of these Ibanez AZ series guitars, so I ordered the second one you demo a few days ago from Sweetwater. I’ll be replacing the Jack plate with a REAL one if the plastic one has a problem. And I’ve been playing since before YOU were BORN! I bought the blue one for my guitar students who always want to make noise on my REAL Strat. Instead, I’ll be able to hand them the blue one you’re holding.

[@antoniolopez6798]

The Chinese friend, the one with a credential hanging... the one with hair in the wind, plays super well... Congratulations...

[@60CycleHumcast]

Chinese friend?

[@antoniolopez6798]

@@60CycleHumcast No, Ryan, yeah Ryan plays great... he's got style man

[@60CycleHumcast]

@@antoniolopez6798 did I mention his name?

[@iainjohnston4070]

We had a dog that loved Hot Sauce!

[@perekman3570]

That sounds rather ominous.

[@iainjohnston4070]

@@perekman3570 He lived to a decent age. You just couldn't leave anything spicy within reach.

[@astronet1739]

Oh wow Perf De Castro is here

[@bluwng]

They are like HighWood saddles

[@davidkastin4240]

I've seen string saddles online like them dif brand and overpriced. Demos on them they do sound better than MIM style string saddles.

[@tomieilamo]

Ah yes, the good old switch tip in a haystack problem

[@rjbueza6489]

sir perf!!

[@redcomn]

I need those lube the nut t shirt

[@SnackEdits]

Lol shot on my birthday

[@valueofnothing3417]

Probably more difficult to mod, no necks, pickguards,etc...

[@arpee915]

Oh no, Ryan almost killed Hennings dog by accident! That must be a horrible feeling. I hope you are invited back next year.

[@scoresandflames]

First and foremost you should know about the Ibanez AZES, that this is Vaporware. After the announcements on 31st August/1 September I ordered it immediately, but after several delays I was informed today by Thomann again, that it will still not be delivered before February 2022. Needless to say, I canceled my order. What a pity. Maybe in a year or two these will be really available.

[@ClintsCrypt]

Insults Andy and then asks Andy to get him a sandwich... 🤣🤣🤣 And trusts Andy not to poison him??? 🤣🤣🤣

[@AldeanLeger]

60 Cycle Yum narrowly averted

[@frieswijk]

Tree is German for drei

[@flynnsontide]

Do they include truss rods?

[@shckltnebay]

What didnt you like about the SA True Spring?

[@60CycleHumcast]

Huh? The true spring is great.

[@shckltnebay]

@@60CycleHumcast Guess when you got the Surfybear there is no need for a digital pedal, I got one and to me it adds too much treble to the base tone

[@60CycleHumcast]

@@shckltnebay I like em all.

[@shckltnebay]

@@60CycleHumcast Got it, you dont want to upset any single company

[@60CycleHumcast]

@@shckltnebay lol nope, I have my favorites and the source audio is on the list.

[@briansimpson8116]

My mom says "tree" instead of "three". There is no "th" sound in the German language.

[@davidyoung8875]

just put in a spring from a ball point pen. problem solved.

[@thomassawicki2065]

Dude, you are sitting with the Sun heating that guitar, that is gonna warp a green guitar that has not had proper break in . Also out of 25 reviews, no other person has mentioned issues with maintaining good tuning.

[@CocoKoi321]

Strings needed stretched dude

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

They knocked this one out of the park. The guitar, the price. Add to that when you are on stage no one knows its a budget guitar. Unlike Fenders imitation Fender with the Squier warning sign. The true purpose of the Squier brand is to give players in the crowd at your gig a good snicker

[@haskellmusic]

wow what a jaded shitty view on brand image. squier is making some of the best budget guitars on the planet now, but by all means keep up with your snobbery.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

@@haskellmusic I live in the real world I do not make this sh@t up. How many times has someone told me they got a Squier followed by a defence of it when I did not attack it. Every time without exception :-) Simply saying you have an ibanez AZ without reading the fine print has cache. FACT! Saying you have a Squier :-(

[@rockychieng88]

the guitar look small in your hands LOL

[@BOBANDVEG]

Best acoustic under $500? Anyone

[@1997Ghost]

seagull s6

[@TigerPalmer]

I keep reading great things about the Ibanez AW54 for $230. Open pore mahogany top, back & sides. Rosewood bridge & fretboard.

[@brianobrian9334]

Guild Bob Marley

[@onefatstratcat]

naaa....

[@jloiben12]

Basically every time a non-Harley Benton budget guitar (the sub-$500 market) comes out I get more and more disappointed in the other manufacturers. Like can we please do better?

[@lauriemacquanan2141]

MAYBE cut-out the part where the guy stands in front of the camera n grabs his junk n you all laugh. N you're right I could disregard this video.

[@michaelhoban6185]

I just got one and it’s crap. The neck pickup has no tone and sounds like a dead humbucker I bought an Ibanez Roadcore 330 t a few years ago and that is a great guitar with plenty of si

[@60CycleHumcast]

Bummer :-(

[@edryba4867]

NOT A FUNNY JOKE, like most of your jokes. PLANT SOME CORN WHERE YOU'RE SITTING!

[@riphopfer5816]

How does a person not know how to tighten a nut on an output jack? I thought everything went to hell when nobody could change their own car’s oil anymore-I never expected there’d come a day when peop;e couldn’t even sort out how to operate a crescent wrench or a nut-driver bit. Secondly, Where on Earth ARE you, Ryan? Is this a guitar reviewer’s retreat, or sommat?

[@ibberman]

Looks like Germany or Denmark to me.

[@johncollins5552]

Some millennials need an app to fart for them, they can't do anything without an app, I've seen them at a great gig standing in front of me using their phone to ask online "is this band any good?", dude couldn't just switch off and take in what's happening in the real World and use his own brain!

[@riphopfer5816]

@@johncollins5552 IS THIS A TRUE STORY? 😂😂😂😂😂🤣😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 The notion of spending 30sec in that kid’s head scares me ball-bag solid.

[@johncollins5552]

@@riphopfer5816 ya couldn't make it up...bad enough taking pointless, annoying selfies but this is a step beyond.

[@Aloysius1966]

Color selection is not great. I'm going to pass.

[@davebmassey]

too many switch options

[@jrbaker8415]

You know who likes surf music? Just you man....just you