Ibanez AZ Electric Guitar - Story of the AZ 

Ibanez is finally waking up and doing what suhr was doing ten years ago endorsing those great newer guitar players. So glad for Tom Quayle especially.

Polyphia & Chon are going to make these guitars sell.

Goose Riff is so cool. Stainless steel frets, C-D shape neck, Nice looks. Seymour Duncans stocks. Great stuff.

I bought one 2 months ago, and it's great guitars.Endless sustain.

Polyphia intro, seen these dudes grow since transcend was released, just sooooo happy to see them getting the recognition they deserve :,) edit: also, def picking one of these up

Played an AZ last week. It was really good at this price point: the satin neck felt great, the tension was right for blues bending, the string length is good for metal, the tremolo was good too.

you have no clue how much respect I have for Ibanez for building such amazing instruments. Their QA is ridiculously good, never holded a turd in my hands. Sadly I am a total sucker for Les Pauls but one day I will buy another Ibanez, that's for sure.

Marco Sfogli, Martin Miller and Tom Quayle in the same video. Three of my favorite guitar players. Well done Ibanez. I'm a happy owner of a RG1527 prestige by the way and I'm really happy with this amazing intrument.

Been the guitar I have been looking for ages thank you Ibanez

At first I was pretty disappointed with how these guitars looked, but then I slapped myself and remembered, we don't only want a guitar to look good, the most important thing is what it can do and how it feels in your hands. I havnt played one yet, but this guitar has alot of what I'm looking for, it's extremely versatile and the premiums are a fair price.

I just bought an AZ2402 because of Martin Moyano´s videos! Its an awesome Instrument!

As a big fan of Ibanez I gotta say these guitars are on the next level! I really want to own one!

I've started with Ibanez, have gone over a Stratocaster era and now I'm back full circle. I've bought AZ2204 and it immediately became my dream guitar. So light, versatile, and high-end. If you played Stratocaster for a while, please try this guitar. It does something to you.

I hope Suhr makes a guitar like this one day.

Hope they release some of the prototype finishes, much easier on the eye. That tequila thing and the fading from blue to grey, not my cup of tea... Would love solid colors, some nice colors over the flame tops, like the green Lee Wrathe, or some quilts, like the red one in Polyphia or Millers orange prototype (his dark blue too). But really cool guitars, good job Ibanez! :))

I love that they did the players’ names and countries in the “IBZ/USA” font.

These new guitars look sweet. really feelin it

Super stoked to purchase this Guitar. Seymour Duncan, one of my favorite pickups plus Ibanez equals best duo ever. I love the wonderful feel of it, it's different, the tone options it gives you, and the tremolo. The floating tremolo allows me to make my chords sound real smooth and R&B like. I have been a fan of your guitars for years and if you ask me, this guitar, is definitely my type 100%. Thank you Ibanez for your wonderful creations!

マーティンミラーが所有する24fのプロトタイプをネットで目にしてからAZモデルを手にする事が近年私の最大の楽しみです。 私はギターを始めてから18年近くIbanezのみ購入し使用し続ける純粋なIbanezユーザーだと自負しております。 ここ数年ギターの好みが変わり他社のギターの誘惑をひたすら蹴り続けもうギブアップ寸前でした。 このAZモデルの詳細が明らかになるにつれ私の期待を遥かに越える魅力が詰まったギターだと知り興奮しております。 日本でいつ発売されるかと今か今かと待ち焦がれています。 このAZモデルのおかげでこれからもIbanezユーザー街道を突き進んでいけます。 この度はAZモデルを開発、発売して頂き誠に誠にありがとうございます。 日本での発売をとても楽しみにしております。

I do very much like how it's kind of a modern Roadstar. I love the way the neck and headstock look; they look like they'll play like my Roadstar II. Definitely want to try one, and see for myself.

Just got the az242sfm!!! I’m in love with this guitar

All incredible players in this video. I wanted this guitar so bad last year when it was in prototype stage, and now I feel like a lovesick teenager... The longing is starting to make me ill! I just need to get my hands on an AZ.

Never listen to anyone who say some BS like "this guitar makes me a better player, and it'll make you a better player too" - it wont....But i do love the AZ

Wow, Oz Noy! That white one which Jess Lewis played looked amazing. Hopefully, you will release more traditional finishes in the future

I know I'm late but I just want to say that intro to the Polyphia song was beautiful

I’ve always hated Ibanez but these guitars are amazing. I like them much better than strats. Freaky bad ass !

Hope we see a hard tail version & a S/S/S pickup version in the near future.

I saw this video two years ago and didn't know who most of the artists featured were. Now I've recently discovered Tim Henson and Polyphia and I feel kind of stupid that I didn't look more deeply into these artists back then. I guess I was just mostly focused on the guitars as they just seemed like a really cool new idea from Ibanez and I LOVED the tones.

I'd love to see them put out a 7-string version of this as well!

I own an Ice Blue Metallic AZ Prestige and the neck is by far the most comfortable neck that I've ever held, from a near baseball bat feel from the lower register to a shreddy contour all the way up... Fucking love it!

I'm quite surprised they didn't interview both chon and polyphia about this model since they were the ones who "introduced" it

Dat Andy Timmons. He should have a new signature in this line. Lee Wrathe should get a sig as well. Incredible player.

I love that you guys put titanium saddles and a titanium block on the trem! Get all the tone!!!

I was expecting Jan Cyrka to play something. That guy is fucking brilliant in the same vein as Jeff Beck and Steve Vai.

That's how you pitch a sell right there, freaking A to Z genius.

I have an Iron Label Ibanez...... I love it.

Ibanez absolutely killing it

Can't wait to play one.

The AZ series is nice.

I think that these new guitars are great and while I do see the Suhr similarity, neither one really takes away from each other I believe. Also, to me that look far more like a Fujigen Odyssey more than a Suhr. But really, how many LP copies or Strat or Tele copies are there? Either way, these guitars look and hopefully play great. It just means more to choose from.

So the story of az series is artist telling you how much they like it.

Love My AZ 2404 tfb, great feel lovr roasted Maple, greetings from chile

I've gotta get my hands on one of these. I've seen several videos now but my local guitar shop doesn't have them yet.

Wow, such mild playing from Tom and Martin! Those two rip! They are really going all out on these models lol; glad to see them doing crazy shit this year.

yeasss polyphia!!!! goose

It's an amazing guitar for Suhre!

Ibanez you nailed it! Great guitar 👌

They are very proud of this

The successor to the SA series. Wow, the reviewers in the video are like top players too! Damn.

was hoping to see the polyphia and chon homeys talk a little bit about them but at least we got to hear their music

i have one and loveeeeed it!!!

Dream guitar

Ibanez family from RUSSIA!!!

It is unfortunate, that the vintage white finish (which Andy Timmons is playing) didn't made it into the lineup... I'd buy that!

If there was a 24 fret version of one of these AZ's in a Seafoam Green finish I would be ALL OVER that guitar. But, a man can dream haha.

Was hoping to see the thumbnail guitar in action. Looks amazing.

Great video. So many incredible guitar players 🙌

string and wood... plus lots of endorsements... = innovation.

It's the Jam Track Central guitar! If I ever buy another guitar, I might buy one of these.

I know all those guitar players! They are genious!!!👌 Ibanez its getting be the best option for guitars✌

It's modern, and it's vintage. Like me.

Got my AZ Premium today and it instantly became my #1

Basically it’s a JTC guitar

I was never really into Suhrs or the other brand (I am having a brainfart and completely forgot the name), but I really like the AZ! They got premium models but I wish the premiums had more subtle finish!

After all these years they moved closest to thee quintessential 1954 model. Obviously they are better now. Good for you Ibanez.

I need this.

I want one so bad. Too much $ atm... But some day. Definitely a top 5 guitar if not #1 on the wish list. I've had 4 or 5 ibanez guitars and they were all great. 2-3 low/mid range indonesian rg's, an early 2000s japanese rg570, and early 2000s artcore as83. Currently rock a trickes out rg 2ex2 (or 2ex1? I've had both i can't remember which but it's the white one) and it's incredible... For the money its nuts. Couple hardware and electronics upgrades and it's as good as any rg I've played. They're very consistent across the range in build, seemingly only the appointments and finish vary. If you like to build guitars a cheap rg is as good a platform as any. From 200 to 1000 its all the same.

Awesome. Now that innovation. Well done Ibanez. Maybe we can get three single coils and some more classic colors if this goes well?

FINALLY an answer to suhr..

OMG! What tune in intro!!! What rig is it? What amp?

Lot of Ibanez will now showing in the pages of jamtrackcentral, but not an RG.

I am interested in this product!

Please release a low pro edge version as well

Goose ❤️

This is like a reissue of the made for one year in 92, AT model.

its so good to hear goose by Polyphia

Marco sfogli :D !!!!!

bru moment seeing Leeds on a list of places including LA Tokyo and Rome

So basically at the end of the day everyone wants a Strat. I think Fender will forever dominate the guitar world even more than Gibson ever did.

I don't have any problem with Ibanez making a budget Suhr, in fact I think it is a great thing for consumers. But to claim that this is an innovation in the market is pretty absurd, and frankly insulting. I think companies like Ibanez, Gibson, and Fender are realizing that they have been seriously underperforming for the past 10 years.

I really need one

Please make lefthand versions! the blue H H prestige 24 fret model.

Cesar Huesca of Mexico would be another great RU-vid guitarist to pursue.

Ibanez AZ = Ibanez's best answer to ESP's Snapper & Suhr's ST guitar models. And they're more affordable than both of them, too.

LOL Martin Miller is so awesome they gave him an actual bookmatched quilt top...But the signature model for him, the TAB, the one with the blue flame top, that isn't even bookmatched :(

The AZ2204 is sweet guitar, but the black Duncan “S” logo on each pickup makes a $2000 guitar look CHEAP. What a dumb move. Reminds me of the “Duncan Designed” writing on cheap import guitar pickups. Way classier to just have white pickups.

Badass axe

make it with a rosewood fingerboard i don't know if the pickups sound as vintage as what N Rodgers has

Hermozura de guitarra 💓

Two point trems all the way. No slow and sluggish 6points...

I actually screamed when I goose started playing

Marco needs a signature AZ!

I want one....😎👍

Really nice guitars what is the price of this one some really great guitar players playing

I need a RG with that thick neck

I hope you make a rosewood or an ebony fretboard version of AZ..

Hey, Jess Lewis was on there. Cool!

Meu sonho de ter essa guitarra

Andy Timmons signed off on these!? SOLD! Also, POLYPHIA.

New AT signature coming soon i think