New ibanez 2018 catalogue

Kebabkid

Nice demo

PC_Dave

Loving the AZ and the Martin Miller sig.

Better raid the penny jar...! Thanks for the link!

PC_Dave

Jeebs, not cheap.... some of them at Dawsons:

https://www.dawsons.co.uk/guitars/electric-guitars/brand-ibanez

DiscoStu

Is this the first time they've softened the pointy headstock? Looks a bit JTV Variax now.

bluechargeboy

Slightly annoying that they can apparently knock out Japanese RG550s for £900, when the Joe Satriani signature is £2169.....

Bridgehouse

bluechargeboy said:

Slightly annoying that they can apparently knock out Japanese RG550s for £900, when the Joe Satriani signature is £2169.....

Joe has to get the money for those woolly hats to keep his head warm from somewhere y'know!

bluechargeboy

Bridgehouse said:

bluechargeboy said:

Slightly annoying that they can apparently knock out Japanese RG550s for £900, when the Joe Satriani signature is £2169.....

Joe has to get the money for those woolly hats to keep his head warm from somewhere y'know!

Ah, that makes sense. I was beginning to think he built the guitars himself for that price.

Bridgehouse

bluechargeboy said:

Bridgehouse said:

bluechargeboy said:

Slightly annoying that they can apparently knock out Japanese RG550s for £900, when the Joe Satriani signature is £2169.....

Joe has to get the money for those woolly hats to keep his head warm from somewhere y'know!

Ah, that makes sense. I was beginning to think he built the guitars himself for that price.

He sprinkles his special mojo on each and every one of them

bluechargeboy

Bridgehouse said:

bluechargeboy said:

Bridgehouse said:

bluechargeboy said:

Slightly annoying that they can apparently knock out Japanese RG550s for £900, when the Joe Satriani signature is £2169.....

Joe has to get the money for those woolly hats to keep his head warm from somewhere y'know!

Ah, that makes sense. I was beginning to think he built the guitars himself for that price.

He sprinkles his special mojo on each and every one of them

[adds to basket]

Bowks

I see they have dropped Tosin Abasi from the roster, following what I perceive as his shafting of Ibanez. 

Loving the RG550s.

Wolfetone

Oh my giddy aunt.......page 46 AR2619. A thing of beauty. It's very nearly an SG2000.

http://www.ibanezrules.com/images/new/ar2619/av/f1427810/IMG_1480s.jpg

ChrisMusic

^^^ That AR2619 is even prettier than an SG2000  (IMO)    [-O<

Winny_Pooh

AZs are odd, chasing the Suhr market. 

Uninspiring for the most part aside from the cool blueburst/nat sides finishes.
IMO
Andy Timmons models need more deluxe options (only sig player I can relate to on their roster and they should exploit this)  MIj models with different finishes, roasted maple, no pg flame tops etc. 

Talmans have always been cool but again need more options; upscale thinline filtertron, bigsby, 12 stringer etc. Basically more Reverend less Aria

I always though their hollowbodies are Incredibly ugly. The 335s are way to heavy and tacky looking. Need to be more classic. The artcore are just ugly and uninspiring, should take more inspiration from recent Gretsch streamliners, Guild starfires and loars like this:

https://m.thomann.de/gb/the_loar_lh_306t_gn.htm?o=12&search=1514731548

dindude

Winny_Pooh said:

AZs are odd, chasing the Suhr market. 

Uninspiring for the most part aside from the cool blueburst/nat sides finishes.
IMO
Andy Timmons models need more deluxe options (only sig player I can relate to on their roster and they should exploit this)  MIj models with different finishes, roasted maple, no pg flame tops etc. 

Talmans have always been cool but again need more options; upscale thinline filtertron, bigsby, 12 stringer etc. Basically more Reverend less Aria

I always though their hollowbodies are Incredibly ugly. The 335s are way to heavy and tacky looking. Need to be more classic. The artcore are just ugly and uninspiring, should take more inspiration from recent Gretsch streamliners, Guild starfires and loars like this:

https://m.thomann.de/gb/the_loar_lh_306t_gn.htm?o=12&search=1514731548

Talking of Reverend, and kinda relevant to what Ibanaez are doing with the AZ, anyone else notice that on the Revend website they’ve moved over to roasted maple on all their maple necks. Smart move me thinks.

vincechu89

As a Suhr owner, I am quite impressed with Ibanez's AZ series - Suhr-like spec at 25% less, I have been quite surprised that there hasn't been a Japanese high-end S type guitar from any of the non-boutique brands (e.g. Momose, not counting Yamaha as they have dropped the higher end Pacificas).

Kebabkid said:

Nice demo

It sounds OK, but not quite stratty enough from this, I can't explain it but it's a little off - I guess we'll have to hear more demos. I'm really hoping the AZ series can do stratty quite well.

If the AZ series plays and sounds well, then it will really give Suhr a run for their money. I agree that the finishes aren't exciting, but I guess that can change if there is better up-take.

One things for sure, more competition can only be good for us consumers! I think Fender has had it too easy for a while, but with the AZ series and the Music Man Cutlass released last year, they really need to do better.

TwoSpellWizard

I really like the AZ2402 in blue.

https://www.dawsons.co.uk/ibanez-2018-az2402-prestige-electric-guitar?prod=205230&gclid=CjwKCAiA-KzSBRAnEiwAkmQ15_rL0eqylZVmu-P0wxVPDYst8I151etzeN_mDHCDCPG3rhL36n4eTBoCN6EQAvD_BwE

Waaaaay over my budget, alas.

jrc2806

The softened headstock on the AZ range is reminiscent (to me at least) of the early 80s Blazer models.

Serious GAS for one of the RG550s!!

Kebabkid

And it's not just Suhr Ibanez are chasing. The Tom Quayle model is quite 'Charvel Guthrie'

http://www.musicradar.com/news/namm-2018-ibanez-debuts-tom-quayle-signature-guitar

I can't wait to try this range.

Tom Quayle is also Dawson's Music new demo guy. His predecessor, Lee Wrathe, has gone over to Ibanez and was involved with the models.