Hi there! Sounds great, both the playing and the guitar. I hope to get one if I can save some money. Could you tell me, which lesson it is at truefire? Thanks!
Hi Peter, I went on Carl Verheyen lessons on true fire and it was somewhere on number 16 or 17. I believe it was on rhythm building lessons. Sorry I don't have true fire account right now. Enjoy Thanks.
Hey man ! Love all of your content youre truly making this bad boy shine SO I really need your help dude! Specifically for the "Ibanez AZ 224F " you demoed this one beautifully and although it passed the test (- yes it sounded as good as it looked for sure ) BUT I have to know for the money how does it really compare to prestige or other Ibanez model for the features does this one kill it ? This is probably the hardest comparison to make so to speak cause unlike say sterling jp vs ebmm jp6 these have very very few differences the SOUND and FEEL appear to be equal because the roasting is only a smidge different and the hyperion pickup pairing is virtually the same ! (IM after the HSS models specifically but also considering your model the tequila burst if HH setup can perform just as well!). Is there really a huge sound difference or difference in whammy bar stability between the premium and prestige ? after all the premium is still gotoh steel does but does your whammy bar hold up with abuse? LASTLY from your end of the camera can this HH AZ model mimic strat - neck pickup tones minus the annoying 60 cycle hum even tho there are 24 frets? Im at that cross road because Ive only been able to play the AZ 224F very briefly one came through my local store but there was no prestige model to shoot it out against so here I am wondering what your verdict is on this premium vs prestige not so budget friendly axe. LASTLY are you sure about the necks in both models?? Yes they're roasted differently but I've heard the ice blue prestige or other prestige models actually have a Thicker neckshape than the az premiums from testing all of them can you confirm this at all? A solid neck that isn't thin like a wizard but a baseball bat club neck is no good for me it would hurt my hand and I'd never be able to comfortably go up and down the fret board even tho I have big hands! Haha if you could answer these last questions about the EXACT feel of both necks and maybe compare it to something and also about the single coil pickups and if they hum at all vs how the model HH does with the split switch for a single coil sound then I would DEEPLY appreciate it! Thanks brother you rock I REALLY hope to hear from you soon on this one cheers all the way from niagara falls Canada! I bet your opinion would help alot of people who are struggling between choosing one model!
adam martynek Hey dude, I love this guitar a lot. Neck feels really great on this Prestige model comparing to Premium model. I’ve tried Premium series on guitar center but honestly I prefer prestige. As far as whammy bar tuning stability I haven’t compared both but this on is good enough. I would also recommend to apply some nut lubricants so it helps for better stability. There is no noise on pickups. Neck feels like fender elite model. I think they call this modern c shape. It’s very easy to play. I’m overall very happy with this guitar. Add some money and go with prestige. It’s worth it. I hope I answered some of your questions but if you have more feel free to let me know. Thanks.
Anish Ghimire WOW thank you honestly THANK YOU for such a timely response this is the kind of stuff I want to hear first hand honest opinions from great guitar players like yourself who wouldn't have bought the model at all if it didn't perform well! My last few questions are are you sure about the necks in both models?? Yes they're roasted differently but I've heard the ice blue prestige or other prestige models actually have a THICKER neckshape than the az premiums from testing all of them can you confirm this at all? It's A solid neck for sure that isn't thin like a wizard BUT a baseball bat club neck is no good for me it would hurt my hand and I'd never be able to comfortably go up and down the fret board even tho I have big hands! And what about the EXACT feel of both necks and maybe compare it to something? I just really hope it's not a fat C neck"like a really clubby neck or something. Finally would you say your HH setup with the split switch can do something close to a single coil and make that kind of tone convincingly enough? Thanks for getting back to me again you are the man!!!
adam martynek Thanks dude. This guitar definitely has somewhat thicker neck profile but not too thick to the point that it’s uncomfortable. I personally love this neck but I’m not sure if it would be the same for you. This prestige also has a darker neck then the premiums. When I played the premium in guitar center I felt more like playing on a maple neck rather than baked or roasted neck. I’m not sure about the neck shape on a premium model. I guess I didn’t feel any difference on the neck shape. I also notice that frets are very shiny on prestige model and pretty easy to bend the strings. It does pretty well on the coil spilt but if you really like single coil sound then you should go with hss prestige model. The only downside with hss model is it only comes with 22 frets. I prefer 24 fret myself. But if u are cool with 22 frets then check out there hss model. Here in USA I usually shop from Sweetwater.com and they have amazing 30 days return policy. If the shop has such return policies in your area then maybe you can purchase it and if the neck is uncomfortable for you then return it. Hope that helps. Let me know if I missed anything. Cheers..!
Anish Ghimire thanks again Anish you're awesome! Most helpful. By far! I could see what you mean with the s tech toasting being more rigorous than the premium one, even in pictures it appears alot lighter however I just love a fast unfinished type neck so in terms of smoothness I'd say both do the job but I think I'd prefer the wood used on the prestige model as this baked look that yours has really looks amazing! You pretty much covered everything dude which is why I really appreciate you getting back to me I guess the last thing I wanted to ask was, for your hard earned money yes even tho it is HH and not HSS would you say that for versatility this HH model can do no wrong and that it can still cover MOST clean type sounds? I am NOT looking to get that vintage strat sound but just that nice smooth single coil tone or split"/series sound that a 5 way switch and the dyna switch could offer so that would probably have to be my last question, does the 5 way pickup combination switch AND the dyna switch do it" for you? Or did you find that only 3 out of the 10 pickup and switch combinations actually sound good" together? I'd love to know what pickup position and d switch position you used in this video cause man do I like it very awesome tele" like funk tone you have here on this Carl V cover really great attention to feel as well! Anyways I'm looking forward to a b ING these guitars finally tmo I feel like either way I'll be leaving with a winner but I am going to be wayyyyy more picky with the features on the prestige model for obvious reasons so I hope it delivers. Hope to hear from you thanks again mate! enjoy the weekend! - Adam
Adam Martynek, If you are not chasing for clean vintage strat sound then you could definitely pick this one up. It has a great clean tone to it on both neck and bridge pickups. On this funk cover I used the plugin by S Gear by Scuffham amps (Highly recommend). I used an American clean factory preset on neck pickup. I also tried with my fender single coil but for some reason I prefer this tone better. Hope it helps and have a great weekend mate...cheers..!
Hey there man ! Love all of your content youre truly making this bad boy shine SO I really need your help dude! Specifically for the "Ibanez AZ 224F " you demoed this one beautifully and although it passed the test (- yes it sounded as good as it looked for sure ) BUT I have to know for the money how does it really compare to prestige or other Ibanez model for the features does this one kill it ? This is probably the hardest comparison to make so to speak cause unlike say sterling jp vs ebmm jp6 these have very very few differences the SOUND and FEEL appear to be equal because the roasting is only a smidge different and the hyperion pickup pairing is virtually the same ! (IM after the HSS models specifically but also considering your model the tequila burst if HH setup can perform just as well!). Is there really a huge sound difference or difference in whammy bar stability between the premium and prestige ? after all the premium is still gotoh steel does but does your whammy bar hold up with abuse? LASTLY from your end of the camera can this HH AZ model mimic strat - neck pickup tones minus the annoying 60 cycle hum even tho there are 24 frets? Im at that cross road because Ive only been able to play the AZ 224F very briefly one came through my local store but there was no prestige model to shoot it out against so here I am wondering what your verdict is on this premium vs prestige not so budget friendly axe. LASTLY are you sure about the necks in both models?? Yes they're roasted differently but I've heard the ice blue prestige or other prestige models actually have a Thicker neckshape than the az premiums from testing all of them can you confirm this at all? A solid neck that isn't thin like a wizard but a baseball bat club neck is no good for me it would hurt my hand and I'd never be able to comfortably go up and down the fret board even tho I have big hands! Haha if you could answer these last questions about the EXACT feel of both necks and maybe compare it to something and also about the single coil pickups and if they hum at all vs how the model HH does with the split switch for a single coil sound then I would DEEPLY appreciate it! Thanks brother you rock I REALLY hope to hear from you soon on this one cheers all the way from niagara falls Canada! I bet your opinion would help alot of people who are struggling between choosing one model!
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Hi there! Sounds great, both the playing and the guitar. I hope to get one if I can save some money. Could you tell me, which lesson it is at truefire? Thanks!
Hi Peter, I went on Carl Verheyen lessons on true fire and it was somewhere on number 16 or 17. I believe it was on rhythm building lessons. Sorry I don't have true fire account right now. Enjoy Thanks.
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Hey man ! Love all of your content youre truly making this bad boy shine SO I really need your help dude!
Specifically for the "Ibanez AZ 224F " you demoed this one beautifully and although it passed the test (- yes it sounded as good as it looked for sure ) BUT I have to know for the money how does it really compare to prestige or other Ibanez model for the features does this one kill it ? This is probably the hardest comparison to make so to speak cause unlike say sterling jp vs ebmm jp6 these have very very few differences the SOUND and FEEL appear to be equal because the roasting is only a smidge different and the hyperion pickup pairing is virtually the same ! (IM after the HSS models specifically but also considering your model the tequila burst if HH setup can perform just as well!). Is there really a huge sound difference or difference in whammy bar stability between the premium and prestige ? after all the premium is still gotoh steel does but does your whammy bar hold up with abuse? LASTLY from your end of the camera can this HH AZ model mimic strat - neck pickup tones minus the annoying 60 cycle hum even tho there are 24 frets?
Im at that cross road because Ive only been able to play the AZ 224F very briefly one came through my local store but there was no prestige model to shoot it out against so here I am wondering what your verdict is on this premium vs prestige not so budget friendly axe. LASTLY are you sure about the necks in both models?? Yes they're roasted differently but I've heard the ice blue prestige or other prestige models actually have a Thicker neckshape than the az premiums from testing all of them can you confirm this at all? A solid neck that isn't thin like a wizard but a baseball bat club neck is no good for me it would hurt my hand and I'd never be able to comfortably go up and down the fret board even tho I have big hands! Haha if you could answer these last questions about the EXACT feel of both necks and maybe compare it to something and also about the single coil pickups and if they hum at all vs how the model HH does with the split switch for a single coil sound then I would DEEPLY appreciate it! Thanks brother you rock I REALLY hope to hear from you soon on this one cheers all the way from niagara falls Canada! I bet your opinion would help alot of people who are struggling between choosing one model!
adam martynek Hey dude, I love this guitar a lot. Neck feels really great on this Prestige model comparing to Premium model. I’ve tried Premium series on guitar center but honestly I prefer prestige. As far as whammy bar tuning stability I haven’t compared both but this on is good enough. I would also recommend to apply some nut lubricants so it helps for better stability. There is no noise on pickups. Neck feels like fender elite model. I think they call this modern c shape. It’s very easy to play. I’m overall very happy with this guitar. Add some money and go with prestige. It’s worth it. I hope I answered some of your questions but if you have more feel free to let me know. Thanks.
Anish Ghimire WOW thank you honestly THANK YOU for such a timely response this is the kind of stuff I want to hear first hand honest opinions from great guitar players like yourself who wouldn't have bought the model at all if it didn't perform well!
My last few questions are are you sure about the necks in both models?? Yes they're roasted differently but I've heard the ice blue prestige or other prestige models actually have a THICKER neckshape than the az premiums from testing all of them can you confirm this at all?
It's A solid neck for sure that isn't thin like a wizard
BUT a baseball bat club neck is no good for me it would hurt my hand and I'd never be able to comfortably go up and down the fret board even tho I have big hands! And what about the EXACT feel of both necks and maybe compare it to something? I just really hope it's not a fat C neck"like a really clubby neck or something. Finally would you say your HH setup with the split switch can do something close to a single coil and make that kind of tone convincingly enough? Thanks for getting back to me again you are the man!!!
adam martynek Thanks dude. This guitar definitely has somewhat thicker neck profile but not too thick to the point that it’s uncomfortable. I personally love this neck but I’m not sure if it would be the same for you. This prestige also has a darker neck then the premiums. When I played the premium in guitar center I felt more like playing on a maple neck rather than baked or roasted neck. I’m not sure about the neck shape on a premium model. I guess I didn’t feel any difference on the neck shape. I also notice that frets are very shiny on prestige model and pretty easy to bend the strings. It does pretty well on the coil spilt but if you really like single coil sound then you should go with hss prestige model. The only downside with hss model is it only comes with 22 frets. I prefer 24 fret myself. But if u are cool with 22 frets then check out there hss model. Here in USA I usually shop from Sweetwater.com and they have amazing 30 days return policy. If the shop has such return policies in your area then maybe you can purchase it and if the neck is uncomfortable for you then return it. Hope that helps. Let me know if I missed anything. Cheers..!
Anish Ghimire thanks again Anish you're awesome! Most helpful. By far! I could see what you mean with the s tech toasting being more rigorous than the premium one, even in pictures it appears alot lighter however I just love a fast unfinished type neck so in terms of smoothness I'd say both do the job but I think I'd prefer the wood used on the prestige model as this baked look that yours has really looks amazing! You pretty much covered everything dude which is why I really appreciate you getting back to me I guess the last thing I wanted to ask was, for your hard earned money yes even tho it is HH and not HSS would you say that for versatility this HH model can do no wrong and that it can still cover MOST clean type sounds? I am NOT looking to get that vintage strat sound but just that nice smooth single coil tone or split"/series sound that a 5 way switch and the dyna switch could offer so that would probably have to be my last question, does the 5 way pickup combination switch AND the dyna switch do it" for you? Or did you find that only 3 out of the 10 pickup and switch combinations actually sound good" together?
I'd love to know what pickup position and d switch position you used in this video cause man do I like it very awesome tele" like funk tone you have here on this Carl V cover really great attention to feel as well!
Anyways I'm looking forward to a b ING these guitars finally tmo I feel like either way I'll be leaving with a winner but I am going to be wayyyyy more picky with the features on the prestige model for obvious reasons so I hope it delivers.
Hope to hear from you thanks again mate! enjoy the weekend!
- Adam
Adam Martynek, If you are not chasing for clean vintage strat sound then you could definitely pick this one up. It has a great clean tone to it on both neck and bridge pickups. On this funk cover I used the plugin by S Gear by Scuffham amps (Highly recommend). I used an American clean factory preset on neck pickup. I also tried with my fender single coil but for some reason I prefer this tone better. Hope it helps and have a great weekend mate...cheers..!
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Hey there man ! Love all of your content youre truly making this bad boy shine SO I really need your help dude!
Specifically for the "Ibanez AZ 224F " you demoed this one beautifully and although it passed the test (- yes it sounded as good as it looked for sure ) BUT I have to know for the money how does it really compare to prestige or other Ibanez model for the features does this one kill it ? This is probably the hardest comparison to make so to speak cause unlike say sterling jp vs ebmm jp6 these have very very few differences the SOUND and FEEL appear to be equal because the roasting is only a smidge different and the hyperion pickup pairing is virtually the same ! (IM after the HSS models specifically but also considering your model the tequila burst if HH setup can perform just as well!). Is there really a huge sound difference or difference in whammy bar stability between the premium and prestige ? after all the premium is still gotoh steel does but does your whammy bar hold up with abuse? LASTLY from your end of the camera can this HH AZ model mimic strat - neck pickup tones minus the annoying 60 cycle hum even tho there are 24 frets?
Im at that cross road because Ive only been able to play the AZ 224F very briefly one came through my local store but there was no prestige model to shoot it out against so here I am wondering what your verdict is on this premium vs prestige not so budget friendly axe. LASTLY are you sure about the necks in both models?? Yes they're roasted differently but I've heard the ice blue prestige or other prestige models actually have a Thicker neckshape than the az premiums from testing all of them can you confirm this at all? A solid neck that isn't thin like a wizard but a baseball bat club neck is no good for me it would hurt my hand and I'd never be able to comfortably go up and down the fret board even tho I have big hands! Haha if you could answer these last questions about the EXACT feel of both necks and maybe compare it to something and also about the single coil pickups and if they hum at all vs how the model HH does with the split switch for a single coil sound then I would DEEPLY appreciate it! Thanks brother you rock I REALLY hope to hear from you soon on this one cheers all the way from niagara falls Canada! I bet your opinion would help alot of people who are struggling between choosing one model!