capmaster Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 The lead guitarist in my first band where I was the singer played an Ibanez Musician MC 300 which fascinated me since then. After long years of looking in vain for a nice one at a reasonable price, I finally gave up and decided to go with an Artist model with Gibraltar 08 bridge, sustainblock and tailpiece, ceramic-loaded humbuckers, and TriSound switches as key features. All of the pics I previously posted were snapshots taken with a cheap webcam, and I thought I should get my first digital camera for posting pics of my SG Supra that anyhow do her justice. I finally went with a Canon PowerShot SX270 HS, and before I take pics of the previously mentioned SG, I thought I use my new Chinese guitar on a budget for my first steps in digital photography. So here she is - my Ibanez Artist AR 720 FM AWB (Flamed Maple, Aged Whisky Burst), not the camera ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Here are some more pics - have to show off my nice camera a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Holy samoles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody78 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Very nice I'd like to try one of those for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 These are clear, detailed and look good to me but I'm no photographer! A lovely guitar - I hope you won't stop there as you have a very fine collection...bring 'em on! Best wishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 These are clear, detailed and look good to me but I'm no photographer! A lovely guitar - I hope you won't stop there as you have a very fine collection...bring 'em on! Best wishes! Thank you very much, Jdgm. I guess I came to an end though. Until now I didn't mention the craziest thing that happened around my new Artist which is my second Ibanez guitar. Loosening the counter nuts for enabling bridge and tailpiece adjustment requires a rather thin-walled 8.0 mm hex wrench not included. Then I remembered I possibly had a matching one on the shelf since over twenty-seven years: As the only redundant one among the tools supplied then, it had come with - my 1986 Ibanez RG 430 I bought new in mid-1987, and it worked! After adjustment it took its place in my AR 720's case. Incredible how that thing came full circle now after so many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I like that Ibanez. Great photos too. It's kinda interesting, even Japanese guitars are made in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I've always loved those old Ibanez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 There's an interesting point I think I should add. The Ibanez AR 720's fretboard is made of fine ebony as clearly visible, at least where inlays and bindings left space for wood. ;) When comparing to the Richlite board of my Gibson SG Supra, they feel pretty close. The Supra has MOP inlays, the AR 720 MOP & abalone, so there's not much of difference, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 I like that Ibanez. Great photos too. It's kinda interesting, even Japanese guitars are made in China. At nearly three times the price, they make the AR Prestige models in Japan, without the abalone, a deeper neck set, thicker body, so perhaps less neck-heavy. There also are some other differences like a plastic TRC saying "Prestige" mounted with two screws instead of rosewood held by three screws, plastic tuning knobs, and old-style TriSound switches in the correct positions - I swapped mine for that. I was pleasantly surprised they don't use a scarf joint for the headstock in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 . Great camera shots. Gorgeous guitar - what a beauty. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 camera does a great job ! i've wanted one of that exact model Ibanez for a cpl of yrs now! it's beautiful......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 At one point in my life, when I had a LOT of money, I went on a search to buy a 335. I wasn't going to spend it all on guitars, mind you, but rather I happened to be playing, wanted one, and could actually use it. It isn't that there were not a lot of nice ones, and not to be too picky, but the criteria of a particularly bright one AND that "perfect to me" neck was something realistic to come across. While on my search, came across an AS-100, or JS-100. Japanese reissue. It wasn't a Gibson, not a 335, but man, did it fit the bill. Paid 1500, a lot for a Japanese guitar. And no, I wasn't buying it to "save" 1000 bucks instead of the Gibby. I had the money for whatever I found. (Still looked for the Gibby, in fact). One thing I remember being impressed with was the hardware. Very smartly done. Not just different, but functional, AND I thought sounded good. Certainly at least had the qualities I thought SHOULD result in good sounding stuff. Oh, I miss it. Sometimes this forum can be a source of pain for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 ... Oh, I miss it. Sometimes this forum can be a source of pain for me. Sorry for your emotions, didn't intend to hurt you. I think I can comprehend due to sometimes feeling this way, too. There's another point I want to describe here. Before trying the AR 720, I had read on the web it was strung with .009 - .042 D'Addarios. Thus biased, in an instant the strings felt rather stiff to me. Bendings and looks as well made me believe they were .010s. After stringing with .011 - .050 as planned, the guitar played as desired. Then I read measurements of the original string gauges before discarding them, and they were .010 - .046 indeed. So in the end everything is fine. I hope you will get over your sad feelings, Stein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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