Both of these guys are top notch players and I'm so glad they both now have signatures! Ibanez really made a great choice although I wish one day that Rick Graham will get a signature model.
The thing is, unfortunately rick really isn't very active in the guitar community. Martin and Tom are always doing different things in the community - interviews, clinics, new music, lessons, session band videos. Not to mention they're both with JTC. I bet Rick would get one if he was more active like tom and martin but you only ever really see him doing the occasional lesson on his TH-cam. I love rick though, I really wish he could get one.
So excited that 2 of my favorite players got their signatures. I have always appreciated that Ibanez, unlike many companies, give sigs to talented players and not just popular rock stars.
Wow, that's a tall order. I do indeed like the TQM1 model. It looks great and I'm curious as hell to see how the neck feels. I'm hoping one of these and the AZ ends up in the big box retailer (since they ran all the mom & pops out of town that had some fucking variety and now that retailer has a credit rating of dick) that I can try. But, to your OP, I think Ibanez very well could dominate this year w/ everything they have on deck. Especially the opportunity to finally buy a Road Flare Red RG550 without having to sell my soul. My tax check fit that price tag just right and I'll tell my wife I won it from a youtuber or something and she'll buy it. Win/win.
Hell yeah! So glad to see Ibanez doing SMART things and giving us something in between the old guys and the kids’ stuff! Kudos (I love the old guys btw)
I bought the TQM1 and I am very satisfied. This guitar is absolutely amazing. One of the best I have bought ❤. I also own the Jem 7V , the Joe Satriani Chrome Boy (20 years ago) and, 2 others JS. Ibanez guitars are absolutely my favourites
Tom, congratulations on your signature guitar, it’s sounds incredible and beautiful to look at. I too, like a 22 fret guitar and hopefully I’ll be able to afford one from Ibanez when they become available. Chris
I'd love to compare Martin's mahogany guitar acoustically with my '92 N4 Alder. Alder seems to be air-y and EQ-even but I imagine the Mahogany to have a girth to the lower mids. I'm also a dedicated 2 humbucker fan straddling Fusion and Jazz. Both awesome players with complementary perspectives.
So these two "signatures" are basically just slightly modified AZ guitars, right? I'm personally a fan of the 2 humbucker alder body design and I really just want to see fancier finish options become available for the range and then i'm sold. I guess it's possible I might end up seeing this with someone's signature model ahead of just new variants in the range. Only time will tell.
I noticed that the standard AZ models are quite similar to these. Did the standard models come out of the sigs or did the sigs come from the standards? They are amazing, no doubt, but they don't seem that "unique" idk.
MM1 has been one of the coolest models of this NAMM. Really like it. But my impressions with these two signatures alongside the az series is that Ibanez wants so share market with suhr. And for this particular video, the camera work could be better, too many blurry parts when focusing them. Cheers !
Both of these guys are top notch players and I'm so glad they both now have signatures! Ibanez really made a great choice although I wish one day that Rick Graham will get a signature model.
for sure Rick is out of this world good
bofuscrapshaw Rick is my favorite guitar player of all time, he is just a super nice guy too, i fkn love his J Custom too so sick.
Cannot agree with you any more.
The thing is, unfortunately rick really isn't very active in the guitar community. Martin and Tom are always doing different things in the community - interviews, clinics, new music, lessons, session band videos. Not to mention they're both with JTC. I bet Rick would get one if he was more active like tom and martin but you only ever really see him doing the occasional lesson on his TH-cam. I love rick though, I really wish he could get one.
@@alexjackson8841 True, RG isn’t as active as he once was, probably has other things going on in his life I would imagine. What is JTC?
Martin Miller and Tom Quayle duet is the best thing on guitar scene right now. They are the new Kotzen/Howe duet.
So excited that 2 of my favorite players got their signatures. I have always appreciated that Ibanez, unlike many companies, give sigs to talented players and not just popular rock stars.
These two guitars will outsell everything else on the market this year.
Wow, that's a tall order. I do indeed like the TQM1 model. It looks great and I'm curious as hell to see how the neck feels. I'm hoping one of these and the AZ ends up in the big box retailer (since they ran all the mom & pops out of town that had some fucking variety and now that retailer has a credit rating of dick) that I can try. But, to your OP, I think Ibanez very well could dominate this year w/ everything they have on deck. Especially the opportunity to finally buy a Road Flare Red RG550 without having to sell my soul. My tax check fit that price tag just right and I'll tell my wife I won it from a youtuber or something and she'll buy it. Win/win.
with a 2500 price tag? no way. maybe if the have a premium version around the 1200 range.
Bravo Ibanez. Two great players, two great guys. Well deserved.
I admire them both so much. Such an inspiration.
I do not own an Ibanez, but these two beautiful signature guitars are pushing me in that direction. Two great player/teachers!
Props to these two guys. Amazing musicians and leading the way at the moment.
Hell yeah! So glad to see Ibanez doing SMART things and giving us something in between the old guys and the kids’ stuff! Kudos (I love the old guys btw)
So glad Ibanez got these two guys. Its great to see the hottest newer generation equivalents of Via, Satch, Gilbert, Timmons, Beach, Kotzen, etc.
I bought the TQM1 and I am very satisfied. This guitar is absolutely amazing. One of the best I have bought ❤.
I also own the Jem 7V , the Joe Satriani Chrome Boy (20 years ago) and, 2 others JS. Ibanez guitars are absolutely my favourites
I was lucky enough to jam with tom and play his signature model prior to release and can vouch that its a serious piece of kit :)
two of my fave TH-cam players! I really like their styles
Tom, congratulations on your signature guitar, it’s sounds incredible and beautiful to look at. I too, like a 22 fret guitar and hopefully I’ll be able to afford one from Ibanez when they become available.
Chris
Just bought an Ibanez jazz box.... I would say Tom is right... the neck profile on my Ibanez is also very accurately crafted and very comfortable.
Now John Suhr and Tom Anderson have to worry, seriously.
Like to have both .
I'd love to compare Martin's mahogany guitar acoustically with my '92 N4 Alder. Alder seems to be air-y and EQ-even but I imagine the Mahogany to have a girth to the lower mids. I'm also a dedicated 2 humbucker fan straddling Fusion and Jazz. Both awesome players with complementary perspectives.
i like the MM1 with the TQM1 pickups in it and maybe a FR trem system
“This guitar that I’m holding in my hands” - isn’t actually touching the guitar with his hands - hehe I love when life throws things like these
Which one should I buy???
Lol at the end of the Video. Think I am getting both and sell (well almost) all of my other guitars ;)
No joke. I'm in the process of doing just that. Check out Reverb soon.
So these two "signatures" are basically just slightly modified AZ guitars, right? I'm personally a fan of the 2 humbucker alder body design and I really just want to see fancier finish options become available for the range and then i'm sold. I guess it's possible I might end up seeing this with someone's signature model ahead of just new variants in the range. Only time will tell.
Some people gonna start arguing wood doesn't affect tone up in here
these guys in a project togeter? what is this backing track? i love this jazz fusion stuff
Just put the full video on my TH-cam channel. It's music btw, not a backing track ;)
i meant background track not backing track, but awesome, thanks
RG 550EX???? Hahaha! Martin, I think, we have MUCH more in common than I thought until now! :D This is my current guitar. :D
Ibanez have really raised the bar with all the new AZ models.
More than rising the bar, they caught up with Suhr
RicardoDiazHimself Yes that’s probably a good explanation.
beautiful instruments
Hoping for a different color option for the Mahagony model
Can anyone tell what kind of accent Tom is speaks (if u r from the uk), not Leeds right? Lots of thanks!
I noticed that the standard AZ models are quite similar to these. Did the standard models come out of the sigs or did the sigs come from the standards? They are amazing, no doubt, but they don't seem that "unique" idk.
Where can we here more of the live band session?
Beautiful guitars i was really hoping for a 7 string version with the gotoh tremolo.
Who is the band that's playing in the beginning and in the background?
MM1 has been one of the coolest models of this NAMM. Really like it. But my impressions with these two signatures alongside the az series is that Ibanez wants so share market with suhr. And for this particular video, the camera work could be better, too many blurry parts when focusing them. Cheers !
What it's the name of the song?
« Ok,we want to get payed by Ibanez but we still want to play a Suhr,so please Ibanez ,build us a Suhr copy,thanks!” 😂
really nice just flat headstocks are awful for staying in tune
For some reason Ibanez doesn't make one of these new high end models with 22 frets, 2 humbuckers and no pickguard. That's what i want..
John Miller just pull out two frets from the MM one 😉
the AZ2202A is what you seek
Nice
I bet it doesn’t come close to Fibenare!
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!! No one show how floating tremolo work... I watched all az series videos but there is no one. Whats wrong with you?
Martin Miller is actually Ted Cruz
And the best thing: Ibanez don´t pay them even a nickel!