crust Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I always wanted an ES 335, The ES 335 Pro Epiphone I own is an unbelieveable guitar...but it's not a "real Gibson" (sorry Epiphone, I still love you too...lol). I had never played a Firebird, before yesterday What else can I say...These 2 guitars are sweet indeed. Also, I didn't presently have a classical or jazz box style electric guitar. These 2 Ibanez instruments are also sweet as can be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Nice guitars. Love the Firebird with the Block Inlays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Holy cutaway! Hey, if you're happy with what you've found, and they all look verrrrry nice... and there's no (uhhhhhhh) contrary voice behind you, wow, you done good! m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Nice additions, you have good taste in guitars, I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobF_ Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Congrats! That's a nice haul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Nice bunch crust. Is the neck pickup on the Ibanez jazz fixed or floating? It looks fixed to me. Not that that would trouble me as I tend to play over the top of the neck pickup anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Awesome stuff man How do you find the neck on the Firebird? I had one of the non reverse studio models a while back and as much as I kinda like the weirdness of it, I never quite got on with the neck which from memory was really flat at the back and ultra slim, which in theory I should have loved but didn't.. Still a cool guitar though.. and mine had 3 P90s, never had mini hummers, how do they sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crust Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 yes, a fixed bridge, but it sounds...well, perfect...I guess that best describes it...lol http://www.ibanez.co...ARTSTAR/AF.html And, I'm really enjoying playing this classical thinline acoustic electric too, Galvador Ibanez GA35TCE,very nice little guitar, and man does it sound nice both plugged and unplugged (well it's not too loud unplugged, again, just about perfect...for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crust Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 Awesome stuff man How do you find the neck on the Firebird? I had one of the non reverse studio models a while back and as much as I kinda like the weirdness of it, I never quite got on with the neck which from memory was really flat at the back and ultra slim, which in theory I should have loved but didn't.. Still a cool guitar though.. and mine had 3 P90s, never had mini hummers, how do they sound? When I play a guitar at the store, the necks are usually all dried out, from being new, or old. I try to get a feel for the playability, and I liked the Firebird, as well as the 335 necks. To me, they were quite comfortable, and "fast", not too wide or narrow. I have average sized hands (I guess..lol) and found the necks on those 2 to be quite comfortable. I applied some of that Gibson fretboard conditioner stuff to the necks (I do this to all my rosewood neck instruments) and man, are they slick, and the neck is super fast and touch responsive...is that a good term ?...lol Yes, I'll be playing these along with my others as I do think these are now, truly, my best instruments. Thanks Gibson. Today, at this particular moment in time, I'm a happy man How do they sound ? Well, the Firebird can get loud, without too much feedback and the tones of it, straight up without effects, is "bright", not like the P93 Epiphones which I really dig. I guess it has it's own peculiar "voice". and the 335...well it's a 335...what more can I say I haven't taken out my slides on these yet, maybe tonight (I'm in the process of remodeling some of the rooms in my home, my "music room", being one, so things are in a state of dis-arrangement here right now). I'm going to try all the different slides I have (brass, chrome, glass, porcilin) and see how the neck is with them. I'm hoping the Firebird is all that, and that the neck radius isn't too small as I want to do some slide work. I might have to adjust the string height, I will have a better feel for all these instruments after I put a few hours on them, but, so far, so good...time to practice now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crust Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Holy cutaway! Hey, if you're happy with what you've found, and they all look verrrrry nice... and there's no (uhhhhhhh) contrary voice behind you, wow, you done good! m Thanks Milod. I've been practicing this weeks lesson (some jazz chords and "progressions") on both of the Ibanez guitars. I'm happy with both of them (for now), New guitars are fun, but sometimes, after playing them a while, you truly get a better "feel" for what the instrument is capable of. So yes, we all can say "the guitar I got today is the greatest", but I wonder If you'd say that in a year or 2...Maybe, maybe not. I have a good feeling about these 4 guitars. I do believe I'll have them (barring any personal catastrophes) several years from now. As with all things, I guess time will tell, but today, I am relatively happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 The Ibanez AF151 is an excellent value. I have the AFJ91 and I really like it. The AF151 is an even sweeter guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Very nice! Excellent acquisitions! Enjoy your haul brother! As for the rest of you - I never bought 4 guitars all at once so lets not act like I'm over-the-top anymore, k? This guy now is our resident gear S*L*U* T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crust Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Very nice! Excellent acquisitions! Enjoy your haul brother! As for the rest of you - I never bought 4 guitars all at once so lets not act like I'm over-the-top anymore, k? This guy now is our resident gear S*L*U* T lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Yeah I was thinking, who buys 4 guitars in one shot...??? There has to be a story there. Nice guitars, a big contratulations!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 you're gonna have to grow extra hands to play all those sweet guitars !! or, ole' Cousin Bender could come visit..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Four times as nice! [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 you're gonna have to grow extra hands to play all those sweet guitars !! or, ole' Cousin Bender could come visit..... All of a sudden you're related. How convenient..... for YOU! LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 x4 ???? You bastard! lol, A good day indeed. You're single yes? lol Congrats man. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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