Ibanez AZ prestige 2204 update..... ITS BACK from the tech 

I may have arrived late to the party, but I'd like to share my experience. I own an Ibanez AZ Prestige, and I encountered a similar issue where any bending of the strings would cause the guitar to go out of tune. What ultimately resolved the problem for me was replacing the crap string tree with a Graphtech string tree. This simple change has effectively prevented my guitar from going out of tune

Very strange...I've just bought a prestige just like yours and have no trem issues whatsoever.!! Be sure to stretch the strings out totally and keep doing it till there is no slack left in them.

I have an az2402 with tuning issues, it always goes a bit sharp after i put it down for a while, anyone know a fix?

My AZ 2402 was binding at the nut and saddles. I had the nut filed and the saddles replaced with Wilkinson locking saddles. PROBLEM SOLVED!

Hi, I have the premium version and it doesn't shift out of tune at all. Are you using 4 springs in the trem? As the bridge is backrouted and floating the extra springs help with stability. Also I always stretch out the strings till they have no elasticity left in them whatsoever. Other than nut issues these are the only things that can cause tuning probs. Is it going out of tune when bending strings or when using the trem? On mine I can both with no issues. 😎👍

I had a tuning stability issue on this guitar because I put on Elixir strings, which have that special coating. The coating, it turns out, causes the strings to slip when in the locking tuners and when the strings aren't wound around the tuner. Soon after I realized the issue, I put on D'Addario NYXL and the tuning issues disappeared. So that leads me to ask, what strings were you using?

I use 10-46 strings...fender rock n roll...very stable steel...

I had the exact same problem with this guitar. What a shame...it was outstanding in all areas I thought, except no matter what I tried it would not stay in tune. One of the best guitars I have ever played in so many ways, yet if it won't stay in tune, it's pretty well worthless. I sent mine back. It shouldn't be up to me as a customer to modify a new $1500 or more piece of gear to make it usable. I still like many of the Ibanez offerings though.

A guitar with an unuseable vibrato system is called landfill... A shop selling guitars with this issue and then telling the customer to take it to a guitar tech should be avoided at all costs...

Really odd. I just got a premium version, set it up very casually with 9-46s and it is one day later, perfect. No tuning issues. I almost wonder if the titanium is...not better? Odd.

Its baffling to me that people are letting themselves be ripped off by ibanez and trying to fix these build problems themselves instead of complaining to the company. You're only prolonging the problem. These quality issues are clearly widespread through the AZ line (as a little research through the reviews will tell you) and for guitars as expensive as they are..the conditions, finishes and overall build quality of the guitars are mindblowingly weak. Im shook to see you recommend this thing and hail its quality when you cant even get the tremolo working without tuning problems. A guitar that costs over 1000$ can't have the tuning instability that these have, they should have an impecable neck and fretwork too. Ibanez are not amateurs, its up to the buyers not to let them turn further into gibson. If a guitar, expecially as expensive as this one, comes with the problems cursing the current AZ line you have to complain. You have to give constructive criticism on what is wrong and hopefully that mass movement makes the company listen and take action when facing client insatisfaction...if not their money thirst grows and everyone who buys one of these for that ludicrous price (given the quality issues) will have horrendous fretwork, no setup whatsoever and, as a consequence, over 100 bucks in guitar luthier services only for the tremolo to remain unusable (just an example there are a lot more issues with these) or spend time and money trying to fix a problem that shouldnt even exist with string gauges and nut changes.... Its sad because of the potential these have...and frustrating because there are guitars that are over 800$ cheaper and dont have a singleproblem. Stop settling with mediocrity with these ridiculous expensive guitars, you´re not doing the industry any favors...and demand the quality instrument you're paying for.

Too sad. I was really in love with this guitar. Until I saw your videos and did some few research. Seems like the tuners are the culprit here. To think I almost bought this. 😔 Thank you for your videos. Now I'll go back to looking for a new guitar 😂😂😂

Never use a string tree on non locking tremolo guitars. I bet that’s the problem. I had a similar issue with my Charvel DK24 but since I ditched the string trees & installed staggered locking tuners it’s as stable as can be, as long as I don’t use the trem like I would a Floyd OFC. Think about it; strings & string trees = metal pressed against metal - it’ll obviously stick.

i have a az premium and its amazing and i have no tuning issues at all unless i dive bomb the f out of the whammy.

So what is the cause? my prestige 2404 is out of tune slightly when i use the trem, so disappointed.....and i need some advice,thx!

So sorry to hear you have tuning issues with the AZ . I don’t get it though, all three of my AZ are super stable🤷🏼‍♂️ hope it works out for you

Interesting convo regarding string gauge. I agree 10s would probably help. Sets with 9.5 are now available and might be worth a try.

Lush guitar mate.

Salesman..." whats the problem...its only out of tune a little when you use the vibrato arm....i suggest you stop using it."