Only thing stopping you is apathy. Most guitarists get stuck only learning the pentatonic minor because its just enough to get by and not learn any more. Learn theory and you can sound like him!
I've bought an AZ last year (a Premium model), and I love it. Very versatile instrument, suuuuuuuuper comfortable neck, great trem system, Ibanez knocked it out of the park with this range of guitars.
got my AZ premium a week ago...blown away, the best guitar Ibanez made in years, feels so straty, tele, and also great for rock and soloing, great job by ibanez
This video inspired me to get back into guitar and grind it out so I can maybe be 5% as good as Jack! I literally just bought the exact same Ibanez AZ2204B and a few of Jack's courses and presets. Thanks for the inspiration!
@@Karlgolden find a used Music Man or Suhr. Both better than this Ibanez. This Ibanez ih high end middle price guitar. But is not at high end spectrum of guitars today like Suhr or Music man
hi @@domagojzagorac6186 . I had a few Music Man guitars and a Suhr. I can't say that they felt, looked or sounded better (different, yes). On what parts do you feel they are superior? I'm just curious to know your findings. Thanks!
I have the prestige Az too in Scarlett red. Absolutely love it! Love the dyna-mix 9 switching system; especially the function of being able to switch the single coil in the neck to a humbucker with a flick of a switch.
Fantastic playing. Love this video. I got one of these last week and was stunned as to how compact it is. Slightly smaller than a regular Fender Strat and in keeping with the Ibanez 'small body 'tradition, but far less pointy LOL. The neck takes some getting used to and I mistook it for a 15 " radius because it is really FLAT ..but was surprised to note it starts off as a 9" and increases to a 12" radius up the neck. But after half hour my hands got used to it. And I'm still working out how many sounds can be found on it. Personally, I like the pickup options that incorporate the humbucker(s) since I play mostly jazz fusion or Blues. The other single coil choices show a considerable drop in volume. Thank you again!
I have never been a fan of the sound of the Strandberg, except in your hands... And this Ibanez with his Neck Pickup offers you new horizons of inspiration!
Been a fan and user of vintage mid-1980s Ibanez guitars but never have I purchased a new guitar - until yesterday, when I bought one of these AZ2204N guitars.
I like Ibanez mid to high end stuff but I think it’s ironic that Paul Reed Smith makes John Mayer new signature Silver Sky Strat and the world temporarily goes mad but eventually loves it but Ibanez makes a Strat and everyone either doesn’t notice it or is in love. But I digress. Great guitar, great playing and sound.
thumbs up and thank you for this tasteful review.... thou in the beginning, i thought I need new glasses, the out of focus sequence went wild.... but what an amazing tone...thx again
Awesome demo. Yeah I have the same model but in gold. They are pretty great. With the pickup selections and coil tap, you have got alot of time options. I play this in a Mark V combo and man theres alot of knob twiddling fun.
Your control over every note you play is astonishing. How did you get you finger strength to be what it is today? Do you have any finger exercises that you noticed helped a lot more than others?
Bro you should upload a video that’s just an hour of you playing random stuff with this guitar. No other instruments or anything just this guitar with various effects. I could listen to you play all day man
Love your content!! You've really inspired me to practice as much as i do. You're one of the best guitarists i've seen on youtube, your playing style and technique is out of this world. I've learnt so much from your vids and i appreciate your content, keep up the awesome work man!!
I have got the first one you've played back in 2018, the AZ2204f-tab ! It's a heavenly made guitar, the quality build is just perfect and the pickup configuration and the switching can make you play any genre One thing that I would mention which kinda disappointed me are the tuners, not that easy to use for string changing and sometimes it gets out of tune easily which is not something you see often in high-end guitars on that price range Conclusion : I'm satisfied and I recommend it in a heartbeat
That’s awesome man - a really nice guitar! Congrats! You’re right - the versatility is brilliant. I’ll have to keep an eye out for the tuners! So far so good. Fingers crossed! 🙏
Very tasty playing and nice demo of the AZ :-) I've been thinking about the AZ Prestige too. I am/was just about ready to grab a Strandberg classic. I've tried a couple Strandberg's and love the neck and ergonomics, and the classic would be fun for doing pickup swaps and experiments. I've enjoyed listening to your tasty playing on your classic! Very tempted by the AZ but haven't had an opportunity to give one a proper try. ... might have to take the advise you gave in another comment below and get both :-) Thanks and Best wishes!
I have an AZ Premium (in argentina the Az series are not available), and it sounds, and feels awesome...finally Ibanez doing great guitars, that are not for "ibanez players" (if that makes sense)
Your joy at playing this AZ is wonderful. You should be on commission - after watching the video I ordered one, I hope it gives me that same feeling! Great video, thank you, I really appreciated hearing it at 04:20 with the delay off. You have amazing skills!
Man I need your help. I am considering buying either Strandberg or Ibanez AZ, what do you recommend ? (Of course I'll try them both myself but in case I need a tie breaker)
Absolutely love mine nearly two years after I first bought it. It’s an Ibanez AZ242BC which can be seen in my #jtcjamofthemonth videos from last year: th-cam.com/video/SJ_rJCPF6RI/w-d-xo.html Would have loved to add an HSS AZ model to my collection from the contest, but it wasn’t meant to be. I miss my single coils, but my AZ can get pretty close in the split inner coils position in humbucking mode.
I have to admit: This would be my dream guitar. SpecsWise as well as designWise. BUT I´m a 24 frets guy. And sadly I just stumbled upon the "22" days after I´ve discovered this model (and therefore already dreamed of it). ....
There is a 24 fret version of this, its almost the same just with 2 humbuckers, but the miniswitch enables coilsplitting and both guitars basically have the same switching options. Try it out! (I own the 22 fret one in blue, best guitar ive ever owned)
Erick’s guitar is super tasty looking! Haven’t had the chance to play one yet though. On the other hand, I would highly recommend this if you’re after two single coils and the humbucker!
@@JackGardiner seriously, I love your videos, admire your playing... and I am happy to have this opportunity to witness a rising star in you! Keep on, Jack, your work is very important for all of us guitar lovers!
I'm new to the channel, so thank algorithms for recommending this. BTW, I hear a little bit of an Andy Timmons influence in your playing. Sounds fantastic! See ya around buddy!
Owned an AZ224 for a little while. Ultimately it wasn't quite for me, but that neck is still the absolute best neck I've ever played. The craftsmanship, the profile, the roasted maple and the stainless steel frets just made it incredibly comfortable.
I have an Az Prestige 2404 the one with 2 humbuckers. They only bad thing are the pickups. They're bad compared to a Seymour Duncan jb or custom. They're too fuzzy sounding. The rest is really great, really awesome guitar
You sound fantastic, Strandberg, Ibanez or Suhr, you make them all sing ... better than anyone else on TH-cam perhaps! Would love to see you with more guitars!
Pleeeease man check really well the tuning stability with the trem if you want to review this guitar cause I'd love to have a feedback about this from you, it's the only thing that's holding me back from making this Ibanez az my 10th guitar😝😂🤘🏻
Jack man, I saved up for this guitar just because of you while attending to my university classes. It was tough but you inspired me. Which is the track at the beginning? You are a genius @Jack Gardiner
That’s so awesome/inspiring to hear man! Wow! Thanks so much. Hope you’re enjoying the axe and Uni is going well? The track is ‘Nioh’ from my release Escapades!
@@JackGardiner Amazing Jack! I wasn't expecting a response man! I've heard the track, it's extremely inspiring. The axe is awesome and Uni is cool too! Thanks! Hope you do a FAQ video soon!
Thanks Buddhika ❤️ I’m using Neural DSP Fortin Cali Suite for both clean and lead tones here, but the Reverb is Valhalla Room and the Delay is Neural DSP Archetype Abasi!
I have the exact guitar and Absolutely Love it! Its the best guitar I have ever played. Pick ups are fantastic and the neck is smooth! Actually went to the shop to try out the new Fender Ultra and walked away with this, hands down more modern and for me, exciting to play. Enjoy!
I have the HH Prestige AZ. Wonderful feeling neck. I really like how versitile this guitar is. I used to have a collection of 22 guitars. I've just got this one and an Gibson SG. The AZ is like having all the guitars at once.
Even though I'm 60. When I grow up I wanna play just like that!!!!!!
this comment made my day
31 here, but same.
What an amazing comment 🙌🏽 #passion for life
Sending you positive vibes all the way from Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
Only thing stopping you is apathy. Most guitarists get stuck only learning the pentatonic minor because its just enough to get by and not learn any more. Learn theory and you can sound like him!
I heard a former Green Beret once say….”No matter where you are in life, you should be a f**king new guy at something.”
I've bought an AZ last year (a Premium model), and I love it. Very versatile instrument, suuuuuuuuper comfortable neck, great trem system, Ibanez knocked it out of the park with this range of guitars.
Congrats man! You’re spot on. Really great guitars!
got my AZ premium a week ago...blown away, the best guitar Ibanez made in years, feels so straty, tele, and also great for rock and soloing, great job by ibanez
Did it have tuning stability issues or bad setup new?
Abit 2k?
Man you're playing...with the tone from that Ibanez...match made in heaven.
This video inspired me to get back into guitar and grind it out so I can maybe be 5% as good as Jack! I literally just bought the exact same Ibanez AZ2204B and a few of Jack's courses and presets. Thanks for the inspiration!
More playing than talking. That's how I like a guitar review. Thanks Jack...
Came for the guitar, stayed for the playing.Stellar man!
Sounds lovely. And I could listen to you play all day.
Sounds awesome man! Really want to get an Ibanez 🤘🔥🙌
Thanks Karl! You should get one of these AZ’s man! They sound/feel killer!
@@JackGardiner yeah man played a few and so good! Got so many average guitars now! Need to sell them and just have a few decent ones
@@Karlgolden find a used Music Man or Suhr. Both better than this Ibanez. This Ibanez ih high end middle price guitar. But is not at high end spectrum of guitars today like Suhr or Music man
hi @@domagojzagorac6186 . I had a few Music Man guitars and a Suhr. I can't say that they felt, looked or sounded better (different, yes). On what parts do you feel they are superior? I'm just curious to know your findings. Thanks!
What do you think compared to your Strandberg classic? I received my classic today 🤌🏼 Awesome guitar!
I have the prestige Az too in Scarlett red. Absolutely love it! Love the dyna-mix 9 switching system; especially the function of being able to switch the single coil in the neck to a humbucker with a flick of a switch.
Fantastic playing. Love this video. I got one of these last week and was stunned as to how compact it is. Slightly smaller than a regular Fender Strat and in keeping with the Ibanez 'small body 'tradition, but far less pointy LOL. The neck takes some getting used to and I mistook it for a 15 " radius because it is really FLAT ..but was surprised to note it starts off as a 9" and increases to a 12" radius up the neck. But after half hour my hands got used to it. And I'm still working out how many sounds can be found on it. Personally, I like the pickup options that incorporate the humbucker(s) since I play mostly jazz fusion or Blues. The other single coil choices show a considerable drop in volume. Thank you again!
I have never been a fan of the sound of the Strandberg, except in your hands... And this Ibanez with his Neck Pickup offers you new horizons of inspiration!
Nice! I have Tom’s sig and love it! I don’t really understand how they could make a neck that is better than any neck I tried before...but they did!
Hahah - totally get you! Tom’s sig is really naughty. I’ve had the pleasure of playing a couple of them and every one feels/sounds top notch!
Man that's some top level playing.
Been a fan and user of vintage mid-1980s Ibanez guitars but never have I purchased a new guitar - until yesterday, when I bought one of these AZ2204N guitars.
That’s a great demo and superb playing
I’m buying this guitar w lighter neck but hell ya it is fööken awesome
There's nothing like an AZ, man! Love mine so much! :) Great playing again here! :)
They’re great guitars right? Thanks man! Hope you are doing well! 🙏
@@JackGardiner absolutely! Yeah, I do. Hope you, too! Cheers! :)
Amazing playing! Very inspiring!
Which one is better ? Ibanez or fender ... I'm very confused which one to own... Pls suggest....
Fantastic guitar. Sounds wonderful, as your playing is a plus ! 🎼🎶👍
What a great sound you have .
I have this model,The Seymour duncan hyperions are so clear.You could play math rock,classic rock,i play polyphia!Nice vid i liked!
Jack.... sounds awesome.... i love the sound of this one and your old Suhr guitar!!!
I like Ibanez mid to high end stuff but I think it’s ironic that Paul Reed Smith makes John Mayer new signature Silver Sky Strat and the world temporarily goes mad but eventually loves it but Ibanez makes a Strat and everyone either doesn’t notice it or is in love.
But I digress. Great guitar, great playing and sound.
It sounds divine!! Well anything you play is amazing if we are honest!!
I really like it! Haha - way to kind! Thanks Riley ❤️🙏
thumbs up and thank you for this tasteful review.... thou in the beginning, i thought I need new glasses, the out of focus sequence went wild.... but what an amazing tone...thx again
Awesome demo. Yeah I have the same model but in gold. They are pretty great. With the pickup selections and coil tap, you have got alot of time options. I play this in a Mark V combo and man theres alot of knob twiddling fun.
Your control over every note you play is astonishing. How did you get you finger strength to be what it is today? Do you have any finger exercises that you noticed helped a lot more than others?
Gorgeous looking and sounding.
Ibanez AZ's are amazing...mine made me ditch my old strat...which was my main guitar for ten years...but no longer...🎸
Congrats man - they are really tasty guitars!
That’s beautiful playing brother!
Ordered one today 🤗
Bro you should upload a video that’s just an hour of you playing random stuff with this guitar. No other instruments or anything just this guitar with various effects. I could listen to you play all day man
Love your content!! You've really inspired me to practice as much as i do. You're one of the best guitarists i've seen on youtube, your playing style and technique is out of this world. I've learnt so much from your vids and i appreciate your content, keep up the awesome work man!!
Stuff like this means the world to me Morgan! It inspires me likewise to hear you’re getting positive stuff out of it! Thanks again man! ❤️🙏
I have got the first one you've played back in 2018, the AZ2204f-tab ! It's a heavenly made guitar, the quality build is just perfect and the pickup configuration and the switching can make you play any genre
One thing that I would mention which kinda disappointed me are the tuners, not that easy to use for string changing and sometimes it gets out of tune easily which is not something you see often in high-end guitars on that price range
Conclusion : I'm satisfied and I recommend it in a heartbeat
That’s awesome man - a really nice guitar! Congrats! You’re right - the versatility is brilliant.
I’ll have to keep an eye out for the tuners! So far so good. Fingers crossed! 🙏
Very tasty playing and nice demo of the AZ :-) I've been thinking about the AZ Prestige too. I am/was just about ready to grab a Strandberg classic. I've tried a couple Strandberg's and love the neck and ergonomics, and the classic would be fun for doing pickup swaps and experiments. I've enjoyed listening to your tasty playing on your classic!
Very tempted by the AZ but haven't had an opportunity to give one a proper try. ... might have to take the advise you gave in another comment below and get both :-) Thanks and Best wishes!
"The WALL" AZ guitar. As always Tasty playing. Congrats Jack
Hahaha! 😉 Thanks Andrew! 🙏
Marvelous
Hi mate great video and lovely playing, did you keep the guitar and did you come across any issues with it? Thanks again
Can't wait to get a refund on my gibson so I can buy one
Good choice. IMO Gibsons are a huge ripoff with their design flaws.
At 4:35 Is that nut releasing the string, that little high pitch sound? XD
Jack your playing is so ridiculous and crazy inspiring!
Thanks so much Will! 🙏 Your comments always make my day dude!
Man Jack.... thank u for always taking me to somewhere else when u play. You Sir have "it" 🙏🙏🙂
❤️ thanks so much man! Makes my day to read stuff like this!
Sounds absolutely incredible mate.
Too kind Ben! Hope you’re well brother! 🙏❤️
I have an AZ Premium (in argentina the Az series are not available), and it sounds, and feels awesome...finally Ibanez doing great guitars, that are not for "ibanez players" (if that makes sense)
The perfect guitar for such an emotional great player!
Fantastic + expressive + dynamic + fine perfect speed.
Thank you Jack!
Your joy at playing this AZ is wonderful. You should be on commission - after watching the video I ordered one, I hope it gives me that same feeling! Great video, thank you, I really appreciated hearing it at 04:20 with the delay off. You have amazing skills!
Clicked for guitar, stayed for playing.
Subscribed!
Nice sound and skill bro..
Came here trying to ignore the Ibanez I will never have and concentrate on the playing I'll never achieve....
Hahah - nah man! Keep shredding 😉❤️
Reminds me of a Vigier, looks sick!
Man I need your help. I am considering buying either Strandberg or Ibanez AZ, what do you recommend ? (Of course I'll try them both myself but in case I need a tie breaker)
Beautiful guitar man, great playing as well. Looks a bit like the Andy timmons style ibanez and sounds like it too.
Love the AZ series. Hoping maybe one day to get my hands on one
I hope you end up getting one man! Great guitars!
Sounds delicious 😍
Damn. Wish I could click more than one like. Awesome stuff! Thank You
Absolutely love mine nearly two years after I first bought it. It’s an Ibanez AZ242BC which can be seen in my #jtcjamofthemonth videos from last year: th-cam.com/video/SJ_rJCPF6RI/w-d-xo.html
Would have loved to add an HSS AZ model to my collection from the contest, but it wasn’t meant to be. I miss my single coils, but my AZ can get pretty close in the split inner coils position in humbucking mode.
You are insane in improvising 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I have to admit: This would be my dream guitar. SpecsWise as well as designWise. BUT I´m a 24 frets guy. And sadly I just stumbled upon the "22" days after I´ve discovered this model (and therefore already dreamed of it).
....
There is a 24 fret version of this, its almost the same just with 2 humbuckers, but the miniswitch enables coilsplitting and both guitars basically have the same switching options. Try it out! (I own the 22 fret one in blue, best guitar ive ever owned)
Killer playing! It looks like it should sound like a Strat, but it's a little different...
Been considering the same model alongside the Erick Hansel model. Can't decide still!
Erick’s guitar is super tasty looking! Haven’t had the chance to play one yet though. On the other hand, I would highly recommend this if you’re after two single coils and the humbucker!
@@JackGardiner a Tele has enough options for me, hence I like the simplicity of the Erick model.
With playing like that everyone watching will want an Ibanez!
Let's be honest we all come here to steal the licks
Its weird seeing so many other people having KRK's and a Focusrite sitting on their desk. Makes me think someone broke into my house.
You have an amazing skill. I wish you good things!
Ok, Jack, enough! It's time you reveal yourself and say "take me to your leader, earthlings!"
Hahaha! ❤️🙏
@@JackGardiner seriously, I love your videos, admire your playing... and I am happy to have this opportunity to witness a rising star in you! Keep on, Jack, your work is very important for all of us guitar lovers!
Tone 🎸❣️
Hi Jack , I just got one of these. Did you find the trem system really tough to dip down. ? Thanks.
Cool brother!!!!
Thanks Brian! 🙏
Polyphia
I'm new to the channel, so thank algorithms for recommending this. BTW, I hear a little bit of an Andy Timmons influence in your playing. Sounds fantastic! See ya around buddy!
yes bro
My dude! ❤️
Owned an AZ224 for a little while. Ultimately it wasn't quite for me, but that neck is still the absolute best neck I've ever played. The craftsmanship, the profile, the roasted maple and the stainless steel frets just made it incredibly comfortable.
100% - the neck is beautiful to play isn’t it? Very comfortable for the hands!
How does it compare to a js1000?
I have an Az Prestige 2404 the one with 2 humbuckers.
They only bad thing are the pickups.
They're bad compared to a Seymour Duncan jb or custom.
They're too fuzzy sounding.
The rest is really great, really awesome guitar
Let’s face it Jack, you could make any guitar sound awesome. Loving the Escapades snippets in there. Have you tried Tom Q’s Ibanez sig?
You sound fantastic, Strandberg, Ibanez or Suhr, you make them all sing ... better than anyone else on TH-cam perhaps! Would love to see you with more guitars!
that guitar is nothing without you
Pleeeease man check really well the tuning stability with the trem if you want to review this guitar cause I'd love to have a feedback about this from you, it's the only thing that's holding me back from making this Ibanez az my 10th guitar😝😂🤘🏻
Jack man, I saved up for this guitar just because of you while attending to my university classes. It was tough but you inspired me. Which is the track at the beginning?
You are a genius @Jack Gardiner
That’s so awesome/inspiring to hear man! Wow! Thanks so much. Hope you’re enjoying the axe and Uni is going well?
The track is ‘Nioh’ from my release Escapades!
@@JackGardiner Amazing Jack! I wasn't expecting a response man! I've heard the track, it's extremely inspiring. The axe is awesome and Uni is cool too! Thanks! Hope you do a FAQ video soon!
Lovely playing and that guitar is exactly what I’m looking for, especially that blue one 😀
If you pick a shovel with strings sound will nice, thats what I think :)
Uffff sounds amazing!!! But I guess if I get this guitar won’t sound the same! 😅
Because you play and sound so fantastic on this guitar, I'm going to buy one. I saw that there was another one for sale at Thoman.
Great playing jack❤️ what software do you use that tone for?
Thanks Buddhika ❤️ I’m using Neural DSP Fortin Cali Suite for both clean and lead tones here, but the Reverb is Valhalla Room and the Delay is Neural DSP Archetype Abasi!
One of the better demos and reviews of this guitar, thanks and blessings for taking the time 🤙🏽
“OK let’s tune it up........Kraken unleashed!!
Hey Jack great playing! I was wondering if you’ve encountered any tuning instability with this guitar?
How it still sounds? Any issues? I'm considering to get one of those....
I have the exact guitar and Absolutely Love it! Its the best guitar I have ever played. Pick ups are fantastic and the neck is smooth! Actually went to the shop to try out the new Fender Ultra and walked away with this, hands down more modern and for me, exciting to play. Enjoy!
That unboxing intro section makes me drool
Sounds amazing and of course your playing blows doors down. Definitely looking to pick one of these up!
I have the HH Prestige AZ. Wonderful feeling neck. I really like how versitile this guitar is. I used to have a collection of 22 guitars. I've just got this one and an Gibson SG. The AZ is like having all the guitars at once.
Magic
Thanks so much! 🙏
That's a really nice guitar, if you get bored of it though just let me know and we can swop it for my Fazley classic.lol 👍
Hahah! I’ll give you a shout 😉 Cheers dude! 🙏
Really great playing on that AZ!
dude, everytime i get into a rut, i just watch any of your vids, a light bulb turns on on the top of my head, schwingggggggg!! 😂 awesome!
damn this thing is gorgeous ;)
😍😍😍😍🤘🤘🤘🤘👍👍👍
Nice sound
Does it have a satin black pick guard?
thats one sick beard