Ibanez 2021 Artstar Prestige - Premium Hollowbody Guitars Made In Japan! 

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Ibanez from Japan is on another level than all the rest

Ibanez is world class. Period.

YES, Ibanez keeps growing on me, especially with their hollowbodies. Great to see them get the love

Pete, you NEED that AM2000 in your life! It brought out something special in your playing!

Yes Metheny had a toothbrush he used to fix the tail bridge of his old ES175 every night on tour... One of the main reason he accepted Ibanez' offer was to build much more robust instruments, which they ABSOLUTELY are! Metheny posted a pic on his FB this past month, with his Gibson. You can still see the toothbrush! He kept it!!! This guy is just... There you go for the little story.

That second guitar, when he kicks the gain on, is the best sound I've heard on this channel in years

These guitars are screaming for some Rock N Roll. Great work as always, guys.

I love my '78 Ibanez Artist and yes, it's a better guitar then both of my Gibsons.

This is still by far the best, and truly only, extensive review of the AM2000H!! I'm currently obsessed and waiting for my local dealer to restock.

Your playing has really improved over the years, Mr. Anderton...... I’ve watched you for several years with pleasure. Cheers from the USA

These jazz boxes freaking ROCK!

Ibanez: AF / AS / AM unplugged: - / 09:32 / 14:51 neck: 05:24 / 10:02 / 15:04 middle: 06:35 / 10:20 / 15:50 bridge: 07:46 / 10:40 / 16:21 With drive: bridge: 08:19 / 11:00 / 16:35 middle: 08:34 / 11:22 / 16:48 neck: 08:54 / 11:29 / 17:13 Final comparison: 18:00

Good to see you guys giving the boxes some love...

what makes all of this doing ten videos in a day thing even better is the fact they are doing this for one of the most confusingly named guitar brands/series out there since theyre all just abunch of letters and numbers haha

Fantastic as always. Would love to visit your store someday!

I'm convinced Pete can play anything

Played one today. Buttery buttery buttery guitar.

Great video... can't decide between the AM2000 and the AF2000 but when lockdown is over I will have to travel to the shop to try them out :)

AM2000H is the GUITAR for me.. Wow so beautiful and sounds perfect.

I must have the AF, but that AM reminds me of the ES-Les Paul 2016 that I let go! Oh my!!!! And I've been chomping at the bit waiting for this video! Thank you!!!

wow ! what a wonderful guitars!

An Andertons made me do it moment, I phoned the shop this morning and following a conversation with a very nice chap I have ordered an Ibanez AM2000 :). Lets just hope lockdown is over so I can come to the shop in March to collect it..... I'm so excited :):)

Nice groove Pete!

The AM2000 sounded amazing!

Man, that last guitar sounded great!😁😎

Great sounding Ibanez ND EXCELLENT GROOVY SOULFUL playing. Love it PLAYING. LOVE IT😊

I like these a lot. Great pups.

The AM2000H is lovely!

Congrats on 700k subs! 🤘

Man that first large hollow body is amazing. They’re all great but I’m a big fan of the first. I got the GBEM in 2020-so it’s quite close to the smaller hollow body

so beautiful

The AM 2000 sings beautifully!!!

300th Like on this video boys on your Ibanez Takeover Day!!! Ohhhh I miss my made in Japan Ibanez Artstar now

Having watched this and the artcore videos back to back while at work (ssshhh) makes me wanna go home to my hollowbody! (A gretsch)

Waiting for the AZS video they look outrageous

Ibanez Japanese are some of the best in the world. Quality ❤

17.29,,, greenie!!!!!! What else is needed!

Nice jazz boxes 👍

If you are a lefty, best I can find is there is 1 Ibenez model for 2021, a shredder called the GRG121DXL.

I've always loved the AS.

that AM-2000 sounds lush. That said, I have my Eastman El Rey 2 which has the same kind of construction, just different materials etc. Would love to compare these two models side-by-side!

My gear: 4 Fenders, 2 G&L’s, 6 Ibanez. They are great value for money.

i love them

I have and AS93 and AF85 both lefties and I am so happy 😊 👍 😎 🎸 They are some of the finest instruments for the money 💵 💵 on the planet 🌏

Bellissime! Ibanez great!

Saving for the am153qa

I think of that AM as a hollow body version of the Ibanez Artist.

Classy.

You need to make a comparison video of different semi hollow and hollow body guitars available in this price range. It’d be great to see what all high quality Es 335 type guitars are available in the market and how they fare against each other.

Well ... the small one is just nodding at the Gibbo 390: hollow &small body. Thanks a lot for this day filled with great vids on Ibanez!

...Ibaneztastic...!!!

When I closed my eyes at (0:10), I immediately thought of Larry Carlton. The sound is fantastic.

Those guitars are equiped with Gotoh 510 tuners if Pete read correctly, high quality ones, for a prestige Ibanez it's not really surprising...☺️

Thanks for the demo on all three. It's a shame here in the U.S. we can't demo these guitars in person. Guitar Center carries them online, but doesn't stock them in stores. In other words you have to buy it to even get your hands on one and play it. Quite a bummer.

You two should put all these instrumental intros on Spotify in one collection. I could listen them for hours.

Ibanez hollow/semi-hollows are arguably the best jazz guitars so far.

Love my Ibanez AS93FM semi-hollow!!

Gotoh tuners on the AS2000.

Lovely guitars, thanks. I like to see get a bit lost in that AF2000. You can see him slipping into the zone ... : -)

Those are the only Ibanez models that I like.

They make their guitars like their swords perfection is the highest form of flattery

Personally I understand the appeal for nitro finishes, but I like the look and durability of polyurethane finishes, so Im not put off by them being poly finished. If I didn’t already have a Gretsch, I would definitely consider an Artcore.

I had a Prestige Artist AR320 2007....best built axe I EVER owned. Retailed for ~$4000 I got it for $2800 direct from Japan. Was an AMAZING Axe! Until...The (EX!)Old Lady imitated Pete Townshend with it!

good video guys-p

How do they sound into a metal zone? And all 3 at the same time into the same amp? Seriously now, those look great :)

I'm still soaking in my shorts for the chance to view Pete get his hands on the Josh Smith T-Style Ibanez. Either way, great upload, the -AM-2000-H was also my favorite.

"I wanna' play with my dingeling" Det er jeg sikker på du vil Pete :)

The AS2000 is cool AS.

The guitars in the Artstar line are really special. I own the AS153 which is basically like an AS200 (now the AS2000?), just a little more affordable, and let me tell you, that tritone switch is awesome. I was smiling when they were trying to describe the difference in sound. It is subtle, but the more you hear it and play the guitar, the more you notice it, especially the feel of it. If anyone is worried about the neck being slim, don't be, they are very fat and wide, but not uncomfortable. So don't be put of by the neck being a bit fat/chunky either. Not normally something I would love this much, not at all, but what can I say, I love using mine, when I want to force myself, to play differently than I'm used to. The neck on my AS153 would however be a little fatter/chunkier than the AS200 and/or AS2000 is. Neck profile is one of the few differences between the different models in the range/line, apart from where they are built of course. And let me tell you about the tone, it is amazing, especially with the tritone set in the singlecoil position for rythm or clean/crunchy, and then kick in either the parallel or series position for lead or a little gainier tone. Or just flick the pickup selector and get middle (coil split/parallel/series) or bridge position, just lovely. Honestly, I don't know, if I love the feel of it more, or if it's the tone that pulls me in. Just amazing guitars in the entire range/line. The neck takes a little getting used to, but once I did, I just loved it. Nothing like feeling stuck in a box or a rut, and then picking up my AS153, and just not doing anything the way I would on my Strat or my Les Paul, or any other guitar really. And just to be clear, my AS153 is the more affordable version of the AS200 (now the AS2000?), but I have played a few of them, and they are all amazing. And of course the more you pay, the more you get. And to compare it to a Gibson, would be unfair to Gibson, to me however, there is no contest, this smokes any Gibson. But to be fair, a Gibson feels entirely different, great but different, but that's kind of what I love about my Ibanez. It is nothing like a Gibson, although inspired by, but I guess just a bit more. Ibanez is known for doing super "strats", I would say this is like a super Gibson ES guitar, to kind of give you an idea about the difference, but still not really.

4:54 This is crème de la crème 👍😂

that AS is beautiful and sounds just fantastic! Quick question, though (as the specs on the Anderton's site are slightly vague) - is the body made with solid (carved) anigre top and back or are they laminated?

Shocked that you would mention Pat Metheny. The toothbrush is a bizarre way to hold the strap on. But Pete sounded more like John Scofield on the big one. How about some Bryan Setzer style on that? I bet it can rockabilly just fine.

Bet you could play some Santana on there get that good 1970 Europa tone

Is the AM2000H (maybe the other as well) wired in 50's wiring. And would that mean there is a "Kill" feature when toggling to the center position, it will "Kill" the pickup you switched off of if you had the other volume set to zero? I didn't hear if you mentioned if this was 50s wiring and if there was a "Kill" feature. I'm not familar with 50s wiring at all, but was told that there is the potential to "Kill" a pickup when switching the toggle to the center position if one other pickup was set to zero. Ideas?

You two could pull off a Santana - McLaughlin cover.

Sorry but the larger bodied Ibanez ES-335 sounds so much better than the smaller version. Same goes for Gibson's 335 compared to its 339. I have them all so I know.

Should compare there's to the Yamaha version

None of these guitars are in stock. Bring back the 'In Stock' filter to the site, please ! - the site is just one big tease without stock filtering, i.e. it's pointless.

I'd still chug on these.

I have one from the 80s

If only there was a left handed version of the AF2000-BS :-(

How do you think this compares to the Yamaha ASOS 2000 another Japanese guitar using another strain of maple from somewhere calling it Sycamore but actually the particular Sycamore they’re using is a maple strain and again 335 construction however a poly finish similar to this one, but in the same price range out of the box Just curious to know your thoughts thanks guys love all your videos don’t comment too often because you have so many comments that I’m kind of thinking you might get a little overwhelmed, but I try to never miss a video truly and have purchased a lot of equipment here in the US and have only been to your store once, but did not get the opportunity to only meet Rob You guys weren’t around that day but I’ll be back in February and look forward to seeing you then by the way, what is the fretboard radius it does not appear to be written anywhere, unless I’m just missing it 13:55 14:00 14:12

Gasp... can’t remember the last time Andertons spent this long in a video playing clean!

Gotoh! They use gotoh 510’s!

Is this AF-2000 a re-issue of the AF-200? I have a AF-200NT, bought in 1988. It's a fab box, very comfy to play with great tone. They made this model with natural finish for only one or two years. I haven't seen any other one than mine over all these years. Did any of you found one?

Is there going to be any bass content in the Ibanez takeover?

That AM comes standard with 13's

Ibanez es-335 style guitars have the most beautiful horns. A bit more pointy, but classy.

I've always enjoyed the slightly muffled tone of Ibanez's hollowbodies. especially compared to epiphones which are very bright.

Ouch ! That Csus9 to C9 is both a Squeeze AND a Stretch ! 10:15 to 10:20

Beg your pardon, @ 8:18 what is the pedal your using there TY

Lee and Pete should make a duo called the "Gentle Jazzers"

Seems, of the three guitars, they both preferred the AM2000H from both their reaction starting at 15:32

hi guys, hope ur all doing well :)

Does anyone know if you can install a strap button onto the shoulder straight off the bat or do you need to add a wood block to the inside for support?

Look great, sound great, the 13's scare me, has anyone put lighter gauge strings on these?

Pete Making me miss Chet again

What is the digital readout behind Pete for? Is it a random number generator?

510 = High end gotoh tuners.