HowieJams
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After buying my Ibanez Prestige AZ2402 and loving it I was contemplating buying another AZ2402.
I tried another one and it just did not do it for me like my first one, rather than try a 3rd one I decided to look at other guitars.
Other guitars I was thinking about were...
Fender American Ultra II Telecaster, Fender Richie Kotzen Telecaster, Fender Player II Modified Telecaster, Charvel USA Select DK24 HSS, and a couple of others.
The Ultra II Tele did not have the true Tele snap and twang I like, kind of hifi sounding from vids I have watched and also owning the Ultra II HSS Strat.
The Richie Kotzen Tele strayed too far from a traditional Tele with only a Humbucker option at the bridge.
The Player II Modified Tele was a strong contender, I also own a Player II Modified HSS Strat, but the modern C neck is a bit thinner than I like which causes me hand cramps at times.
The Charvel just doesn't sound great in videos and is also very expensive for what you get.
The Ibanez LB1 (Lari Basilio signature) guitar was not even a guitar I though about, but in my video searches I came across it.
It is based on a Tele body shape, has custom designed Seymour Duncan pickups, Tele at the neck, Strat at the middle, and a Humbucker with coil splits at the bridge.
It has 9 different tonal options.
It has a compund radius neck going from 9"-12". I love the neck on my AZ2402 which is a 12" radius all the way.
The guitar is gorgeous in White with Gold Hardware.
I do not like to buy Signature guitars, but the specs are right and it doesn't say anything on the front of the Headstock.
The two I am looking at are 7lbs 4oz and 7lbs 10oz, whichever one they ship is fine with me.
My 7lb 9oz Ibanez AZ was better than the 7lb 2oz one I tried.
It should arrive Wednesday or Thursday and as usual I always wait a day to let it acclimate to room temp.
After that I will proved a review and video demo as soon as possible.
I tried another one and it just did not do it for me like my first one, rather than try a 3rd one I decided to look at other guitars.
Other guitars I was thinking about were...
Fender American Ultra II Telecaster, Fender Richie Kotzen Telecaster, Fender Player II Modified Telecaster, Charvel USA Select DK24 HSS, and a couple of others.
The Ultra II Tele did not have the true Tele snap and twang I like, kind of hifi sounding from vids I have watched and also owning the Ultra II HSS Strat.
The Richie Kotzen Tele strayed too far from a traditional Tele with only a Humbucker option at the bridge.
The Player II Modified Tele was a strong contender, I also own a Player II Modified HSS Strat, but the modern C neck is a bit thinner than I like which causes me hand cramps at times.
The Charvel just doesn't sound great in videos and is also very expensive for what you get.
The Ibanez LB1 (Lari Basilio signature) guitar was not even a guitar I though about, but in my video searches I came across it.
It is based on a Tele body shape, has custom designed Seymour Duncan pickups, Tele at the neck, Strat at the middle, and a Humbucker with coil splits at the bridge.
It has 9 different tonal options.
It has a compund radius neck going from 9"-12". I love the neck on my AZ2402 which is a 12" radius all the way.
The guitar is gorgeous in White with Gold Hardware.
I do not like to buy Signature guitars, but the specs are right and it doesn't say anything on the front of the Headstock.
The two I am looking at are 7lbs 4oz and 7lbs 10oz, whichever one they ship is fine with me.
My 7lb 9oz Ibanez AZ was better than the 7lb 2oz one I tried.
It should arrive Wednesday or Thursday and as usual I always wait a day to let it acclimate to room temp.
After that I will proved a review and video demo as soon as possible.
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