Ibanez Tries To Be Fender At Namm |
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Jan 20 2021, 08:50 PM
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In addition to a wad of new INDO Ibbys, Ibanez seems to think they can "out fender" Fender guitars. I'm curious to say the least. I want to try these to see what an Ibanez Tele feels and sounds like. I notice that they have released several cool looking ibanez super strats with Fishman pups. The new MIJ RGS look nice, but the prices are a pinch high. I hope they produce more RG565 guitars frankly as I'd rather have that than anything in the current lineup.
Here is more info on the new direction for Ibanez Guitars. https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ibanez-int...-new-azs-series  |
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Jan 20 2021, 09:17 PM
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On first sight they actually reminded me of Godin Tele's; https://godinguitars.com/product-category/e...-body-electrics
I checked the youtube demo of a signature model and they sound like Godin tele's too, mid.s being focused on higher freq.s giving it a more modern tone. Pretty much same thing they did with the AZ, since Fender couldn't make its base accept their modern tone ibanez saw the opportunity. Also noticed this; This post has been edited by Mertay: Jan 20 2021, 09:30 PM |
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Jan 20 2021, 10:30 PM
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QUOTE (Mertay @ Jan 20 2021, 08:17 PM)  On first sight they actually reminded me of Godin Tele's; https://godinguitars.com/product-category/e...-body-electrics I checked the youtube demo of a signature model and they sound like Godin tele's too, mid.s being focused on higher freq.s giving it a more modern tone. Pretty much same thing they did with the AZ, since Fender couldn't make its base accept their modern tone ibanez saw the opportunity. Also noticed this; That's an amazingly versatile guitar! It is the kind of model that Fender would NEVER make. It has all the modern specs that Fender refuses to have on a tele. |
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Jan 21 2021, 03:35 AM
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They look a little more like Music Man guitars from the 70s ...
https://www.google.com/search?q=music+man+s...t=firefox-b-1-d -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Actually a typical Tele can perform unexpectedly good for modern tones maybe with a bit help of pedals, its not too hard to get humbucker like tones from it, thats what I instinctively went for when I first had quality time with a tele 
Seems ibanez simply noticed that from their customers and designed a guitar around that idea, ibanez has always been one of the smartest when it comes to customer-base.
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Jan 21 2021, 03:35 PM
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QUOTE (klasaine @ Jan 21 2021, 02:35 AM) They look a little more like Music Man guitars from the 70s ... https://www.google.com/search?q=music+man+s...t=firefox-b-1-d Those reminded me of new PRS models  https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Fio...ple-fingerboard |
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Jan 21 2021, 04:39 PM
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Also, Ibanez is no stranger to Strats and Teles historically ...
https://www.google.com/search?q=ibanez+1970...=aBeVkmjTS2zfOM Here is a photo of the 'Lawsuit' models ...  *Ibanez never really got sued. They settled with Gibson and Fender never enforced their copyright. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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