Ibanez Artcore

RobK · 2009-10-19T21:52:16+00:00

Just want to find out if anyone has an opinion the Ibanez Artcore range (AF, AG, AGS)? Some are hollow and some semi-hollow, but can they be played as an a...

Ibanez Artcore

aubs1

Hell Rob, that is one awesome-looking guitar.......wow........congratulations man....... :applause:

I love stuff that "looks" stunning, besides just having good sound.

Squonk

Very tasty Rob ?

What is that "lightning with a circle" under the Ibanez logo?
Does it sound Jazzy? You mention the bass sounding a bit deeper...

RobK

The lightning and the circle seem to be part of the logo. I'll take a closer pic later.

As for Jazzy, I'm told if I roll of the tone a little I can get a really cool jazzy tone. Haven't tried ?

As far as the bass goes, I can only compare it to the bass on my other guitar (a Hamer SATF). The bass on the Ibanez sounds a lot deeper and cleaner/clearer. On the Hamer it's a bit dull and flat. Don't know whether the differnce in string gauge has a part to play (.10 -.46 on the Hamer, .10-.52 on the Ibanez). Also maybe has to do with the semi-hollow thing on the Ibanez.

Danny-B

RobK wrote: The lightning and the circle seem to be part of the logo. I'll take a closer pic later.

The lightning in the circle is the artcore logo. Very cool guitar! Those Artcores are good jazzers - I owned one and a friend of mine has one of the high end ones. Very lekker!

Stoner-Riff

LOVE my AG75 . . .

. . . but was not excited about the stock pu's.

Good for a mellow jazzy feel, but i wanted sexy, raunchy and just plain dirty.

So i had to get just that !
Got some TV Jones TV-HT's . . .

Now this guitar really sounds good.

AlanRatcliffe

Very...
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Cool!

I was looking at those recently, but from the clips they weren't quite what I was after. How's the hum BTW?

Stoner-Riff

Alan Ratcliffe wrote: Very...
Very...
Very...
Cool!

I was looking at those recently, but from the clips they weren't quite what I was after. How's the hum BTW?

If you play in fuzzed-up garge style band, like Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Black Keys, or even the White Stripes, there is no hum what so ever !
And in the middle pos it is dead quite, even at loud giging volume !

Ray

I just bought the Ibanez AG75 from MusicMadness a week ago. BTW check what these okes can do for you, I was happy with price and arrangement. Really like the guitar. Still got to set it up. Will give it a bash this weekend or take it somewhere if too much hassle. Not an expensive guitar so I will take a crack at it myself. Intonation and want to lower the action a bit. Not sure if I should replace the nut or just groove the existing one. I dont like the strings that came on the guitar so will change them for some semi flats or flats. The manual says comes with .10's and I'll stick with that. OK, so I'm pretty new to this whole thing but let me tell you what I think. To play it unplugged is not going to give you a full sound of an acoustic guitar. The neck feels really comfortable for me. Seems a little more meaty than another Ibanez neck I have. I was thinking to experiment with swapping out the pickups and probably will still do that but the stock ones are not bad IMO. Guess you can get better but probably going to pay more for them than I payed for the whole guitar. Also, just seems to be a slight scratchy feeling when bending some notes so the frets may need some attention. All in all, I believe that Ibanez and Yamaha give you quality for your money. I've been doing the prowlin and couldnt get the same happiness from lowere end more pricey brands (non eye gougy stuff an' all). But that's an opinion.

singemonkey

Wow. Looks like a wicked machine.

+1 on Ibanez and Yamaha giving value for money.

TomCat

Stoner Riff wrote: LOVE my AG75 . . .

. . . but was not excited about the stock pu's.

Good for a mellow jazzy feel, but i wanted sexy, raunchy and just plain dirty.

So i had to get just that !
Got some TV Jones TV-HT's . . .

Now this guitar really sounds good.

Those are single coils are they not....I hear they are very raunchy.....Is it possible you post a few clips clean and with the Muff....I've been looking at those as an upgrade for our AFS75T......

TomCat

Just been on the TV Jones Website and really like the sound of the Magnatrons......Must get as pair of those for the AFS......Very meaty and bluesy without too much gain......

Explorerlover

Quick question, are the dimensions of the TV Jones' different to normal humbucker pups? I wanna get a pair for the Aria without having to do any modifications.

AlanRatcliffe

No, but they are available as HB sized or normal sized with special mounting rings. See the TV Jones site for details.

Explorerlover

Sweet, because they are slightly different than the normal HB size.