Here be your timestamps: 00:00 Hello! 00:16 Introduction and what we’re doing today 01:52 AM93ME-NT specs and info 04:14 AS73FM specs and info 06:11 Today’s rig and plan Clean Sounds 07:01 Clean tone reference chords on all pickups 07:35 Soul pop riff 07:56 Country ballad arpeggios 08:09 Country strummed chords 08:28 Blues progression 08:51 Ascending droning indie chords 09:04 Ringing open indie pop chords 09:31 Grungey open chords 09:48 Strummed folk pop chords Overdriven Sounds 10:05 Kings Of Leon inspired riff 10:20 Indie rock octaves 10:47 Garage rock riff 11:03 Choppy barre chords 11:22 Southern rock picked arpeggios 11:41 Upbeat indie barre chords 11:54 Indie octave chords 12:23 AC/DC inspired riff 12:39 Groovy classic rock riff 12:57 Airbourne inspired rock riff 13:09 Quacky classic rock riff 13:18 Driving rock riff 13:33 Hendrix inspired riff 13:50 Classic rock riff Higher gain drive sounds 14:07 Classic hard rock riff 14:24 80s rock riff 14:45 ZZ Top inspired riff 14:56 Hard rock riff 15:13 Melodic hard rock lead 15:34 Glam rock riff 15:55 Pop punk riff 16:21 Pop punk melodic lead riff 16:37 Green Day inspired punk rock riff 17:05 Less Than Jake inspired punk riff 17:16 Progressive rock riff (Drop D tuning) 17:32 Modern rock palm-muted chords (Drop D) 17:57 Rage Against The Machine inspired groovy riff (Drop D) Heavy Distortion sounds (all in Drop D) 18:14 Metal chugging riff 18:31 Mastodon inspired metal riff with country twang 18:55 Hardcore punk riff 19:10 Heavy metal lead sound 19:26 Rammstein inspired industrial metal riff 19:40 Modern pop metal riff 20:02 More hardcore punk 20:14 Classic heavy metal/sludge riff 20:52 My thoughts 21:53 Looks 22:32 Price 23:05 Build quality and hardware 24:35 Playability and necks 25:39 Weight 26:24 Sounds and pickups discussion 28:37 What other similar guitars are out there? Epiphone! 29:17 Which guitar is better, and which should you buy? 30:34 Thanks and goodbye
I have the same pups in my AS53 without the nickel cover like on the AS73. I could hear it in the video, and my personal experience is as well, they are a bit muddy, they are going towards some upgrades as well.❤😊 Thanks for the video
Aha, interesting! I didn't know the AS53 had them too. They're good pickups for sure, and nice all-rounders, but there are definitely sparklier humbuckers with more clarity out there! Thanks for watching and rock on!
@@RichWordsMusic yes they are identical except for the chrome cover. Now chrome covered SD is on the way plus coil split. Let's see how they will work. Thx again
I own an AS73 TBC and I think it’s a wonderful guitar. It looks magnificent in TBC , tobacco, and is a really great value. I wouldn’t pay the extra for the extra’s.
They are such good guitars for the price, I agree. You can cover any musical ground with them, and they feel and look great too... like you say, extras are just extras, but I don't need them either! Cheers and rock on :)
They HAD fairly distinct sounds clean & with light o/d, but once you went to high gain, they sounded pretty much the same! The AS had honkier pick ups, while the AM was a bit more flat sounding!
Yep, I totally agree! Squeeze 'em down with some dirt and they all start sounding the same at some point ;) Two great guitars though, and the cleans and light crunches are indeed fairly different. Today I'm digging the honk more, but that can change! Rock on!
I have a MIJ 1975 Washburn semi . A small family store that made 95% of their money from lessons had to stop lessons during early Covid and sold anything they had for months cheap to pay the lease. The guitar was new old stock that was in the store since they opened. I paid $350.00. It is near mint condition and only needed new strings but not a set up. Apparently it came out of the box on day one and the neck never moves. I do not use it a lot but such quality is irreplaceable without spending really big money. The only OD that works great with it has a similar story. It is the long defunct Boss OD-1. The lows on the pedal are weak and compliment the lows on the Semi so I never get any 'honk' from the guitar.
Great video man !!! Im getting my last guitar this year and its gonna be one of those , am93 or as73. The as73 sounds brigther to me and the am93 sounds more bluesy. I preffer the am93.
Thanks! Hope you manage to find the one that works for you. Yes, if you prefer bluesey, and more elegant, classy tones, the AM93 is the one! The AS73 is a bit fatter, a bit rawer, a bit more rock and roll ;) Both great at their own thing!
I've never tried any of the Larry Carlton guitars, but would love to - hopefully I can sort that out one day and then get a comparison video going. Thanks for the recommendation!
Ibanez keeps delivering so it seems. Pretty versatile as well, did not know this about this kind of guitar. Do not need a guitar but wouldn't mind owning one of these 😂
Here be your timestamps:
00:00 Hello!
00:16 Introduction and what we’re doing today
01:52 AM93ME-NT specs and info
04:14 AS73FM specs and info
06:11 Today’s rig and plan
Clean Sounds
07:01 Clean tone reference chords on all pickups
07:35 Soul pop riff
07:56 Country ballad arpeggios
08:09 Country strummed chords
08:28 Blues progression
08:51 Ascending droning indie chords
09:04 Ringing open indie pop chords
09:31 Grungey open chords
09:48 Strummed folk pop chords
Overdriven Sounds
10:05 Kings Of Leon inspired riff
10:20 Indie rock octaves
10:47 Garage rock riff
11:03 Choppy barre chords
11:22 Southern rock picked arpeggios
11:41 Upbeat indie barre chords
11:54 Indie octave chords
12:23 AC/DC inspired riff
12:39 Groovy classic rock riff
12:57 Airbourne inspired rock riff
13:09 Quacky classic rock riff
13:18 Driving rock riff
13:33 Hendrix inspired riff
13:50 Classic rock riff
Higher gain drive sounds
14:07 Classic hard rock riff
14:24 80s rock riff
14:45 ZZ Top inspired riff
14:56 Hard rock riff
15:13 Melodic hard rock lead
15:34 Glam rock riff
15:55 Pop punk riff
16:21 Pop punk melodic lead riff
16:37 Green Day inspired punk rock riff
17:05 Less Than Jake inspired punk riff
17:16 Progressive rock riff (Drop D tuning)
17:32 Modern rock palm-muted chords (Drop D)
17:57 Rage Against The Machine inspired groovy riff (Drop D)
Heavy Distortion sounds (all in Drop D)
18:14 Metal chugging riff
18:31 Mastodon inspired metal riff with country twang
18:55 Hardcore punk riff
19:10 Heavy metal lead sound
19:26 Rammstein inspired industrial metal riff
19:40 Modern pop metal riff
20:02 More hardcore punk
20:14 Classic heavy metal/sludge riff
20:52 My thoughts
21:53 Looks
22:32 Price
23:05 Build quality and hardware
24:35 Playability and necks
25:39 Weight
26:24 Sounds and pickups discussion
28:37 What other similar guitars are out there? Epiphone!
29:17 Which guitar is better, and which should you buy?
30:34 Thanks and goodbye
Nicely detailed review 👌
Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it!
I have the same pups in my AS53 without the nickel cover like on the AS73. I could hear it in the video, and my personal experience is as well, they are a bit muddy, they are going towards some upgrades as well.❤😊 Thanks for the video
Aha, interesting! I didn't know the AS53 had them too. They're good pickups for sure, and nice all-rounders, but there are definitely sparklier humbuckers with more clarity out there! Thanks for watching and rock on!
@@RichWordsMusic yes they are identical except for the chrome cover. Now chrome covered SD is on the way plus coil split. Let's see how they will work. Thx again
Wow, nice comparison. I'm not sure which one I like better 😎👏👏
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video! Today I choose the AS73... tomorrow it might be the AM93 ;) They're both awesome guitars.
I own an AS73 TBC and I think it’s a wonderful guitar. It looks magnificent in TBC , tobacco, and is a really great value. I wouldn’t pay the extra for the extra’s.
They are such good guitars for the price, I agree. You can cover any musical ground with them, and they feel and look great too... like you say, extras are just extras, but I don't need them either! Cheers and rock on :)
Yea, they're both awesome guitars😎👍
They absolutely are!
In the next month I will try some Gretsch, but now I will also try the Ibanez IS73FM. I really like the sounds of this guitar.
Ooh, let me know if you find a Gretsch that competes with the AS73FM! I really need to try some Gretsch guitars this year too...
A friend and I will make a guitar shop tour and we want to visit Session Music in Frankfurt... We will have fun.
Nice review, I think Guild Starfire is another excellent option.
Oh yes, great tip! I've been looking at Guilds recently, and the Starfire looks amazing. They do a Starfire bass too, which I really want to try.
Ibanez semis are great - have a jsm10 and just bought a 12 string AS7312 and both are great value guitars
Here watching this video while my wife is shopping. 😊
I hope it's more fun than tagging along shopping ;)
They HAD fairly distinct sounds clean & with light o/d, but once you went to high gain, they sounded pretty much the same!
The AS had honkier pick ups, while the AM was a bit more flat sounding!
Yep, I totally agree! Squeeze 'em down with some dirt and they all start sounding the same at some point ;) Two great guitars though, and the cleans and light crunches are indeed fairly different. Today I'm digging the honk more, but that can change! Rock on!
I have a MIJ 1975 Washburn semi . A small family store that made 95% of their money from lessons had to stop lessons during early Covid and sold anything they had for months cheap to pay the lease. The guitar was new old stock that was in the store since they opened. I paid $350.00. It is near mint condition and only needed new strings but not a set up. Apparently it came out of the box on day one and the neck never moves. I do not use it a lot but such quality is irreplaceable without spending really big money. The only OD that works great with it has a similar story. It is the long defunct Boss OD-1. The lows on the pedal are weak and compliment the lows on the Semi so I never get any 'honk' from the guitar.
I thought your talking was sped up up big-time! Then I saw you play fast lol. Great rock music great playing thank you. AM > AS for me, more “depth”
Great video man !!! Im getting my last guitar this year and its gonna be one of those , am93 or as73. The as73 sounds brigther to me and the am93 sounds more bluesy. I preffer the am93.
Thanks! Hope you manage to find the one that works for you. Yes, if you prefer bluesey, and more elegant, classy tones, the AM93 is the one! The AS73 is a bit fatter, a bit rawer, a bit more rock and roll ;) Both great at their own thing!
@@RichWordsMusic That's right. Well done .!!!
How about to add the Ibanez AR520 or AR420 to this Comparison? Or make a own?
Nice idea - I've never tried those two but would love to include them on my channel in future!
@@RichWordsMusic Try them. They are very interesting models with THREE-way switch.
these against a sire larry carlton h7 would certainly be an interesting comparison
I've never tried any of the Larry Carlton guitars, but would love to - hopefully I can sort that out one day and then get a comparison video going. Thanks for the recommendation!
Very good guitar brand and beautiful guitars. A tough choice. Greetings Pavel CZ.👍👍👍
I agree... and each day I seem to change my choice in which I prefer! They are both excellent guitars that cover a lot of tonal ground. Cheers Pavel!
Ibanez keeps delivering so it seems.
Pretty versatile as well, did not know this about this kind of guitar.
Do not need a guitar but wouldn't mind owning one of these 😂
👍🏻👍🏻
Cheers buddy!