Ibanez AZ Prestige and Premium electrics A/B demo
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- Reviewed in Guitarist 435
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For your A/B-ing needs:
Prestige AZ2204-ICM
Rhythm Bridge Humbucker 0:00
Lead Neck Single Coil 0:17
Lead Bridge Humbucker 0:25
Premium AZ224-BIG
Rhythm Bridge Humbucker 0:34
Lead Neck Single Coil 0:49
Lead Bridge Humbucker 0:57
Prestige AZ2402-TFF
Rhythm Bridge Humbucker 1:05
Lead Bridge Humbucker 1:21
Lead Neck Humbucker 1:29
Premium AZ242-TSG
Rhythm Bridge Humbucker 1:37
Lead Bridge Humbucker 1:53
Lead Neck Humbucker 2:01
Prestige AZ2204-ICM
Position 1 (Neck) 2:19
Position 1 w/ Altered Switch 2:25
Position 2 2:32
Position 2 w/ Altered Switch 2:39
Position 3 2:46
Position 3 w/ Altered Switch 2:53
Position 4 3:02
Position 4 w/ Altered Switch 3:08
Position 5 (Bridge) 3:16
Premium AZ224-BIG
Position 1 (Neck) 3:26
Position 1 w/ Altered Switch 3:33
Position 2 3:40
Position 2 w/ Altered Switch 3:47
Position 3 3:55
Position 3 w/ Altered Switch 4:01
Position 4 4:10
Position 4 w/ Altered Switch 4:16
Position 5 (Bridge) 4:23
Prestige AZ2402-TFF
Position 1 (Neck) 4:33
Position 1 w/ Altered Switch 4:40
Position 2 4:48
Position 2 w/ Altered Switch 4:55
Position 3 5:03
Position 3 w/ Altered Switch 5:10
Position 4 5:18
Position 4 w/ Altered Switch 5:25
Position 5 (Bridge) 5:34
Position 5 w/ Altered Switch 5:41
Premium AZ242-TSG
Position 1 (Neck) 5:53
Position 1 w/ Altered Switch 6:01
Position 2 6:09
Position 2 w/ Altered Switch 6:17
Position 3 6:26
Position 3 w/ Altered Switch 6:33
Position 4 6:42
Position 4 w/ Altered Switch 6:50
Position 5 (Bridge) 6:59
Position 5 w/ Altered Switch 7:06
Opening jam sounded very whitesnake
gower1973 I think it was HEAT’s track Black Night
gower1973 It at least sounds similar to it
Whatever it was, I loved it. Kind of tired of product reviews where the go's CHUG CHUG CHUGGA . Tuned right, played really well. I guess I'm old and irrelevant, but I liked it, thanks.
I would definitely go Prestige if you can. Better woods and finishing. The Premium I had went back as it had lots of small finishing problems.
Awesome review. We need more reviews like this.
Finally a serious AZ Series review on TH-cam!
Basically Ibanez made a Suhr,that isn't ridiculously overpriced.Question about the pickups:they're labelled as S.Duncan ''Hyperion'',Alnico 5 humbuckers.Are they proper Duncans or ''Duncan designed''? There's no info about them,on the off.S.Duncan website,somebody on their forum said,that they're in fact the Pegasus/Sentient set,rebranded as ''Hyperion'',if that's the case,why?
Charvel,who just released the very similar new Pro Mod DK24 Series,says clearly that the pickups are proper S.Duncans (Full Shred and Alnico Pro II with a SSL-6 singlecoil in the middle).
Other then that,you get a lot of value for money,on both these here and the new Charvels,I specially like the switching system here,which gives you more tone options.
If they are rebranded Pegasus/Sentient, that would explain why they sound a bit weak, especially on single notes. Those SD pickups are designed for clarity when playing overloaded rhythm parts, not for powerful melodic play. If i buy an AZ model, i'll replace the PUs immediately with some DiMarzios.
I'm not sure if they really are,there's no official infos on these pickups other then ''passive,Alnico 5'',on the Ibanez website,S.Duncan has nothing official on them.I would have put a JB in the bridge with a Jazz or 59 on the H-H model,you can't go wrong with these sets.
I suspect these ''Hyperion'' pickups are some sort of Duncan designed set,like the DiMarzios IBZ.
Don't overreact until you tried them yourself. They are great pups for who they are targetting. Good distortion, great cleans. You can't coil tap other pups this way without having seymour customize this for you. The Dyna switch works well and you don't want to mess with it. Forums claim the hyperions are USA Made / not designed.
The dyna switch is just a coil tap. Plenty of other guitars use that type of switching. Which is why many of the more modern pups have 4 leads instead of 2. Precisely to take advantage of the coil tapping
Sorry you are wrong... it depends where you tap... in between windings are the beginning or end and whether you use a pot, fixed resistor etc. Novices will try and get poor results.
I bought an AZ 2204 Prestige in Scarlet. A kick ass guitar in every way!
Finally someone who does a proper comparison between the alder and basswood AZ's. I've waited since January for this. Extremely appreciated! (And great playing BTW!)
Now that's a great riff!
Bought a AZ224 premium a few weeks ago. It instantly became my new main guitar!! Don't play my old strats anymore!! Thinking of selling one to get another AZ224!!! love the versatility...
SAME! I bought the Az 242BC-DET. Best guitar I've ever owned and I've owned Muiscman's, Mayones,PRS...etc. what makes it the best for me is the insane versatility and god I love that roasted maple neck!
I have one as well, don't you think those pickups kinda dark?
I just got an AZ224 Premium today and is an amazing guitar. For me, the neck is just great, plus the versatility, very nice sound pickups, comfortable, lighter than a telecaster and les paul I have, and at least what I can see very good quality build, no complains there.
I really love Suhr's, want one day, but with this, I feel I have everything I wanted from a Suhr much much cheaper. Not saying it's better or equal, I'm talking specs and feel, but with this I'm more than satisfied because I just love the neck and playability. I have to say Ibanez did an amazing job with this guitar.
How is with tuning stabity when using whammy bar?
Same here!
SUHRS MAKES OVERPRICED STUFF ... THANK YOU IBANEZ FOR GOING INTO THEIR MARKET AND TEACHING THEM A LESSON !
A Suhr modern satin is the same price as the Prestige and it's one of the best guitars I've ever played or owned. I agree most Suhrs a bit overly priced, but they're almost magical :)
Still prefer Ibanez simply because I grew up with them.
Suhr Modern pro models are the same price as these.
I have owned both and in no way does this AZ stack up to a suhr - ESPECIALLY considering the small difference in price. Suhr pays much more attention to detail and their fretwork is just objectively better. Ibanez is and will always be a larger company and thus not focused on quality as much as quantity. I'm not saying they don't (or didn't) make nice stuff (I own a few) just that the suhr guitars are a bit better now. Older ibbys maybe a better comparison but it's certainly not a fair one.
You think Ibanez fretwork is as good as suer's fretwork? Are you really making that case? I don't believe you owned both then
Ibanez makes overpriced stuff just the same!
Prestige HSS:
2:19 Strat position 5 - neck single coil
2:25 Neck humbucker - neck & middle in series
2:32 Strat position 4 - neck & middle in parallel
2:38 Telecaster middle - neck and split bridge in parallel
2:45 Strat position 3 - middle single coil
2:53 Two humbuckers - neck & middle in series and in parallel with bridge
3:01 Strat position 2 - middle and split bridge in parallel
3:08 Strat position 1 - split bridge
3:15 Bridge humbucker
Premium HSS:
3:26 Strat position 5 - neck single coil
3:32 Neck humbucker - neck & middle in series
3:40 Strat position 4 - neck & middle in parallel
3:46 Telecaster middle - neck and split bridge in parallel
3:54 Strat position 3 - middle single coil
4:00 Two humbuckers - neck & middle in series and in parallel with bridge
4:08 Strat position 2 - middle and split bridge in parallel
4:15 Strat position 1 - split bridge
4:22 Bridge humbucker
Prestige HH:
4:32 Neck humbucker
4:39 Tapped neck humbucker
4:46 Narrow Telecaster middle - split neck and split bridge in parallel (inner coils)
4:55 Split neck humbucker
5:02 Two humbuckers
5:10 Two tapped humbuckers
5:18 Wide Telecaster middle - split neck and split bridge in parallel (outer coils)
5:25 Split bridge humbucker
5:33 Bridge humbucker
5:41 Tapped bridge humbucker
Premium HH:
5:52 Neck humbucker
6:00 Tapped neck humbucker
6:08 Narrow Telecaster middle - split neck and split bridge in parallel (inner coils)
6:17 Split neck humbucker
6:22 Two humbuckers
6:32 Two tapped humbuckers
6:40 Wide Telecaster middle - split neck and split bridge in parallel (outer coils)
6:50 Split bridge humbucker
6:58 Bridge humbucker
7:05 Tapped bridge humbucker
thanks a lot, your links are so useful. I think there is an errata at prestige hss, 2:38 is "neck and split bridge in parallel" ( i think)
Great playing! Shows these guitars in a very positive way.
Great playing Richard
You're a truly phenomenal player Richard
very impressed with these. Wish they were in my price range😎🎸🔊🔊🔊
Terrific playing!!!!
This video definitely convices me that the Prestige HSS isn't worth the extra $1000. I really want one of these AZs. If I went with the prestige range I would want the Tom Quayle signature at that price, but you can pick up one of the Premiums for under $1000 used so I'll probably just do that
I have been noticing in several videos the Premiums sound better to me. Wider tone.
This guitar is a game changer I never thought I would go for a Ibanez but this guitar is something else
How's it a game changer when it's a copy of a Suhr?
@@headunits yes but cheaper.
@@TheJuvenalis and better
getting my az this year *fingers crossed* hopefully
Hss or HH ?
I have a Premium HH and i like it so much I want a Prestige HSS. Whatever it is, you'll like it.
I am still waiting for an orange color AZ dropped.
Every strat should be this way. Can't wait to mod mine like this since I can't afford an AZ right now
Very detailed comparison between the Prestige and the Premium. Not a lot of differences though as far as the sound per position. What I would want to know are the playability "feel" of the neck and the over-all feel of the body, though somewhat albiet, the same body contour, maybe the difference is only in the body material? But hey, that's just me?🙂
Awesome sound and video.
Very nice guitars! Love to have the dual humbucker with a burst style, great demo!
I was thinking of getting one of these in blue until I saw the new Charvel pro- mod DK series with the roasted necks. Cheaper and better colors.
Charvel made a huge mistake leaving out stainless steel frets. Could have taken a much bigger piece of Ibanez's market share. I won't consider bying a new guitar in 2018 without it.
spot mfd did they release more??? I've only seen two models black olive with the white pickups and a Creamsicle orange to me they both look ugly in terms of colour/finish but if they've made more colors then that's sweet!
adam martynek They also have pink and grey in hss variant.
André Johansen I agree with you no stainless steel frets AND very popsicle neon like flat colors Grey, blue and orange make it look too flashy imo Ibanez did a really good job picking what 4 finishes that are all different and will accommodate most people's colour preferences however like everyone else I do still wish there were more! Tequila sunrise and the topaz burst are my favorite for HH and HSS styles
André Johansen I invite you to check out this link and you'll see all the rather drab looking colors for these new charvel s at the very end of the video when the guy hangs it on the wall with the other dk24s here it is you have to pause it at the right moment
th-cam.com/video/Qo3e-GeX9jE/w-d-xo.html
I am picking up one of these tomorrow. I am looking forward to it! Thanks for sharing this.
I've never known what to think about Ibanez. I've played on my friend's and the most notable thing was how great the neck felt. I don't know what model it was but I liked it. The only problems I have with Ibanez is that almost every one of their guitars has a Floyd rose, and very often it's just the look. But great playing
It's not actually a Floyd Rose, it's their "Edge System" or whatever. I get what you mean though. I'm not even really a fan of their necks either and their fretwork has always been pretty subpar. My $700 Schecter has better fretwork than most Ibanez guitars I have tried that are over twice that price. That said though, the AZ line is pretty nice.
There are plenty of RG and S models without even a vibrato. The AZ and SA have a standard system. Look again. www.ibanez.com/products/eg_top18.php?area_id=3&year=2018&cat_id=1
@@Leo_ofRedKeep yup SA series and bucketload more. I think all the original poster know about ibanezes r the RG n the S series.
More like this. This one was sick as fuck!
Thanks. No nonsense with just a back to back comparison. The HH does a good job, but if you really want those Strat sounds, it sounds like it has to be the HSS for me.
I own one, az premium blue iceberg gradation. Best guitar I ever had.
@@cesarurbani2294 Good to know. Lot of people are saying good things about them.
I wish there were rosewood fretboard options.
they have one right now, azn series for 2021
My wife is already tired of this intro song because my daily habit after work is now firing up this video and playing along with my Ibanez AZ 226PB
Killer axe
Own a AZ2204-TAB, and i've tested Premium too , same model. Both to me sounded same but neck feel totally different. And Prestige model finishing better than Premium (of course, look at the price LOL). Thanks Ibanez, AZ model made my job easier, just 1 guitar for any genre and any tone that I needed.
love that riff!
What pedal and amp are you using? Sounds incredible
Aside from different nut material and baked neck, what else that possibly contribute to tone and can be heard from this video? Pups are the same, fret dressing aren't audible here.
Played a premium yesterday neck is bigger than a fender neck too big for my taste, I was not impressed.
damn as someone who loves strat style guitars but finds fender necks way too thin, I think I have to try one of these
@@elliott1121 I actually feel this is a more Les Paul kind of neck than Fender, since its a 12'' radius. I find it similiar, maybe a tiny bit slimmer than a Les Paul Traditional I had, that has a 50's rounded neck, which I really liked!
Although still has than fender vibe as well. So for me it's my perfect kind of neck. Personally I can't stand Ibanez typical neck profile.
Freaking LOVE the 80s vibe on this track
Erik Hansel approves :')
Anybody want a Genesis reissue with stainless frets? And maybe glow in the dark side dots. I guess call it the RG550MC. MC stands for modern classic?
WHATS THE NAME OF THAT RIFF ?????
WHATS THE NAME OF THAT RIFF ?????
@@teamaureus8677 it sounds like whitesnake “cryin in the rain”. But isn’t an exact copy….
I saved this to a "great music" playlist. screw the guitar demoing haha
Amazing video,thank you
tried all the az's out there. neck wise the japanese one have and edge over the indonesian. the charvel's are good but neck treatment is not as good as tge ibby, in addition also the neck taper is skinnier. suhr are still in a different league but the gap is narrowing and I dare to say that the suhr modern satin, in terms of tonal palette, is inferior to the az.
Sick playing, Sir!
Dammn intro riff is so powerful!
Cool. Not that I can afford one.
Tried one of these, the neck was too huge for me! Sounds excellent
Thicker than a fender strat?
Prestige Player
thats some butty butt rock :)
nice. which amp? thanks
Amps used in this video? Thank
What amp was used to record this?
Love this riff :)
👍👍👍👍👍
Prestige - Dark and Fat tone
Premium - Bright and Tight tone
Very Iron Maiden. Nice.
Awesome review.
Smokin'!!!
0:51 is the B string placed right? it looks weird
The B isn't under the string tree.
oh it's called string tree, now I know the name, thanks.
The tone of ibanez az is almost close to yamaha pacifica... Shadows of fender strat tone...
👍🏼🎼🎶🤘🏼
Nice piece of music
What Amp? Kemper?
Sounds better than any other Ibanez I've heard (except the sg style vintage thing they came out with in the late 70s).
Brian Cullen The new AZ models sound and look very much like the Roadster II series from 1980’s. I have one from 1983, one of the best Strats I’ve ever played.
I'd say the AT10P (the Andy Timmons Premium model) has this beat tonally. AZ's Stainless Steel Frets, Roasted Maple & two-point Trem FTW tho..
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Why do super Strats have to be so ugly? :( I wish they got rid of their 80s influenced looks. Yuk...
Javig * the 2nd and 3rd ones have great finishes
I don't think they're ugly. They look classic. But those headstocks are horrible, i'll give you that....
they all look great (to me)
@@johannjensson6190 ^_^ Yeah
@@cesarurbani2294 Of course, that’s how it works with everything in life ^_-
I never thought I'd say it....that all sounds SO dated....
It's those SD pickups, they always sound "vintage". Meh. Replace them with DiMarzios and you'll get your modern solo-sounds back.
johann jensson Maybe...but it's not just the tone. The whole piece sounds old and tired