Wylie Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 I am interested in the Ibanez line of jazz guitars. I was impressed by a video demo of the Artcore AS73 (produced by Yandas Music). If anyone has experience of any of this line, I'd like to hear your thoughts on quality, price--whatever impressed you (or turned you away). Thanks. Wylie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubster Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Extremely good value and well reviewed across the range. The ones to beat at their price point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I have an Ibanez AF95... in short it's as good as you'll get for a sub £1K jazz box. I'd have trouble justifying an ES-175 over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 They feel very nice. Low string tension when set up properly. I have a hankering for an Artcore AS93 at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danuman Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I was looking for a good mid-level semi hollow so I was thinking of getting an Artcore as well. Great VFM and some really sensible design improvements... Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any models above the AS73, so my search ended with shelling out for a 1981 MIJ AS100. It’s the prettiest sounding guitar I’ve ever heard and it plays beautifully. It was also twice the amount I initially wanted to spend, so be warned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardMarlowe Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I've never had the opportunity to try a left-handed one, so my playing experience of these is limited, however.... Ibanez do seem to make a very nice budget semi indeed. If memory serves, the ones I've seen were all at least as good as the better equivalent Epiphones, even if a bit cheaper. In a funny sort of way, they're much more representative of the sort of guitar Ibanez started making when they were another Japanese copyist / better than the by then lazy real thing outfit like Tokai in the late 70s / early eighties. Not as nice as the 5xxx series Gretsches, but half the price. I always recollect Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown played an Ibanez 3x5alike in preference to a Gibson (I believe he was an endorsee, but unlike some where they'll pull the guitar out for a couple of numbers then switch to what they prefer, he played his exclusively from what I saw, at least). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I haven't played many but the ones I have had a go on feel very nice. Hard to believe they have ply tops but there again so do ES335s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
