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Quality beats price
Two days ago I received an Ibanez AR 420 VLS guitar. I am familiar with the guitars of this company, because I own an Ibanez AM 93 semi-acoustic guitar with similar pickups.
The guitar met my expectations. Although made in China, its quality is better than my 2019 Gibson LP Standard at € 2,700 made in the USA.
The look is amazing. I tried hard to find at least some flaws and this is all I found:
1.The neck is heavier than the body - when playing while standing, the neck outweighs, which creates a little discomfort. When playing while sitting, there is no problem.
2. The three-position switch is close to the neck pickup and when playing actively I sometimes hit it with my right hand;
3. The potentiometers knobs are not at the same height from the guitar body. The gap is 1 to 5 mm.
4. Everything that is painted in gold color (bridge, pickups, tuners) has a different shade of color saturation.
But all these disadvantages are minor, given the price of the guitar.
Now about the obvious advantages of this guitar:
1. Very high quality of manufacturing;
2. Convenient neck with easy access to the topmost frets;
3. Decent sound.
Before buying this guitar, I didn’t know what a parallel humbucker would sound like and expected a completely new sound from it. However, I feel it is the same tone as the middle Tri-Sound switch when single coil is on, but with less treble.
While purchasing this model of guitar, I haven’t found a suitable case for it. The body of the guitar is 1.5 cm wider than a regular Gibson LP, so it is difficult to fit into a Gibson case, and it takes a little effort to close the lid.
There is only one negative moment in this whole story. The guitar was packed in two cardboard boxes. Upon receipt at the post office, the outer box was torn, and the inner box was badly dented, as a result of which the plastic handle of the three-position switch was broken. It would be nice for Thomann to pack more securely when sending parcels outside the EU.
Summarizing everything, I would like to say that I am very pleased with the purchase and recommend this guitar model.
Two days ago I received an Ibanez AR 420 VLS guitar. I am familiar with the guitars of this company, because I own an Ibanez AM 93 semi-acoustic guitar with similar pickups.
The guitar met my expectations. Although made in China, its quality is better than my 2019 Gibson LP Standard at € 2,700 made in the USA.
The look is amazing. I tried hard to find at least some flaws and this is all I found:
1.The neck is heavier than the body - when playing while standing, the neck outweighs, which creates a little discomfort. When playing while sitting, there is no problem.
2. The three-position switch is close to the neck pickup and when playing actively I sometimes hit it with my right hand;
3. The potentiometers knobs are not at the same height from the guitar body. The gap is 1 to 5 mm.
4. Everything that is painted in gold color (bridge, pickups, tuners) has a different shade of color saturation.
But all these disadvantages are minor, given the price of the guitar.
Now about the obvious advantages of this guitar:
1. Very high quality of manufacturing;
2. Convenient neck with easy access to the topmost frets;
3. Decent sound.
Before buying this guitar, I didn’t know what a parallel humbucker would sound like and expected a completely new sound from it. However, I feel it is the same tone as the middle Tri-Sound switch when single coil is on, but with less treble.
While purchasing this model of guitar, I haven’t found a suitable case for it. The body of the guitar is 1.5 cm wider than a regular Gibson LP, so it is difficult to fit into a Gibson case, and it takes a little effort to close the lid.
There is only one negative moment in this whole story. The guitar was packed in two cardboard boxes. Upon receipt at the post office, the outer box was torn, and the inner box was badly dented, as a result of which the plastic handle of the three-position switch was broken. It would be nice for Thomann to pack more securely when sending parcels outside the EU.
Summarizing everything, I would like to say that I am very pleased with the purchase and recommend this guitar model.
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Ibanez AR420-vls
Nice high quality at a bargain price ! no issues , plays straight out of the box . Excellent service and packing by Thomann . fast delivery to the UK to , recommended AAA+++ !
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The best guitar!
The violin sunburst is just cool! !!
The guitar is of high quality, and the pickup can produce a variety of sounds such as hum, single, and parallel connection hum, and it is easy to play because it has a back contour.
Even if I play it or look at it, I never get tired of it. That's exactly the kind of guitar. I want to keep it neatly, so I bought another one. Thank you so much for meeting me at this shop! !! Thank you for the perfect packing.
The case is not included, so please purchase it separately.
The guitar is of high quality, and the pickup can produce a variety of sounds such as hum, single, and parallel connection hum, and it is easy to play because it has a back contour.
Even if I play it or look at it, I never get tired of it. That's exactly the kind of guitar. I want to keep it neatly, so I bought another one. Thank you so much for meeting me at this shop! !! Thank you for the perfect packing.
The case is not included, so please purchase it separately.
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CM
Great guitar for the price
Great and very versatile guitar.
Good sounding pickups and many coil tapping options.
The guitar is better for vintage sounds, the pickups are not high-output.
Very comfortable neck with very good fret fit and finish.
Flawless body finish.
Needs bridge and pickups adjustment, but then most new guitars do.
It can easily outperform guitars costing twice as much.
Good sounding pickups and many coil tapping options.
The guitar is better for vintage sounds, the pickups are not high-output.
Very comfortable neck with very good fret fit and finish.
Flawless body finish.
Needs bridge and pickups adjustment, but then most new guitars do.
It can easily outperform guitars costing twice as much.
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great guitar
Beautifully made guitar. sounds like a beefed up sg very versatile.
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Great guitar
I have few much more expensive guitars but...this Ibanez is great!. Beautiful guitar, sounds great. Produced in China? So what..It is made as well as my American Fender Strat, Gibson LP or Ibanez Prestige from Japan. Really. I'm delighted. Awesome guitar for good price. P.s. Thomann service great as usual.
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great guitar for the price
plays good sounds good. great guitar for price
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