Ibanez AZES 40 - The Most Versatile Budget Guitar - In-depth Demo 

So what’s your favourite budget electric guitar?

Best job of explaining the controls I have seen in a bunch of the reviews I have seen. Thanks.

Your demos are amazing ! The intro track is killer, 100% legit Vai style. And love this guitar too.

Just found this channel as I'm looking to get this Ibanez guitar. Wow, this is great, subscribed!

Fantastic playing! I currently play on a 2016 Schecter Diamond but I've been looking for a new guitar so this was awesome to see. Thanks mate!

tq for showing the amazing demo...such amazing skill

Just ordered this with S-S-S configuration. Looking forward to trying it myself. Thanks for such a good review!

Absolutely phenomenal playing

Keep doing this kind of awesome videos, it's very helpful more than u think

I've been looking for a truly full and in depth demo of this guitar, including the nine different tones, and I finally found it in this video, with your brilliant playing I might add, and I'm sold. Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. And I've subscribed. Cheers.

Sick bass tone on the backing track!!

Great demo and great playing. Just ordered this in Mint Green 👍.

Great stuff - me and my mate taught by Jamie back in the early 2000s and love seeing how amazing he still is.

I saw the video with you & Trey & let me say you two had great chemistry and hope to see more in the future. Anyways I’m blown away from this guitar, it is absolutely f’n fantastic! And your playing….höly sh!t! Thank you for the jams and I will be ordering this guitar!

One of the best demo and love the Vai Vibes on the tune 😁

Finally a demo by someone who actually knows what the controls do! Thanks for the really in-depth demo. The playing was fantastic. It really showed what this guitar can deliver in the right hands!

Fantastic video, thank you for you indepth commentary on this guitar.

Proper demo. Great player. No nonsense 👍

Amazing demo, Jamie! Thank you for taking the time to demonstrate each pickup selector position in full. Your tones are always killer! Keep on rockin’ 🎸🎸🎸

Never seen your channel but I love your style man , definitely subbing

Great video, very thorough, many thx

Have had my sss vermillion one for about a month. Super happy

Wow what a great guitar, and a great demo by Jamie..

NOW I GET ONE -- THANK YOU JAMIE !!!!

I just got the AZES30. I have thousands in other guitars and I haven’t touched them since I got this. 25” scale is nice, fret work is very nice, just needed a polish, haven’t had to touch anything else.

Very good demo friend

Thank you for sharing!

Hi Jamie, great video matey ! You convinced me ,just order a blue one off Andertons before they sell out at 279 quid !! Amazing value and great sounds.

The real Jem Jr.! That intro was great!!!

Nice sound!

A1 demo. Great player

Wonderful demo!

Jamie thanks for the thoroughly great demo of this guitar. I have ordered this in Mint Green, the versatility of this guitar is extremely appealing. Folks should bear in mind that this guitar is only 15% to 18% the cost of it's big brother the AZ2204NW...and yet both look similar and have the 9 pickup switching options 😲. I am sure it's big brother is worth the money for all its refinements, but do not be overly concerned with details of the AZES...such as what is a Jatoba fretboard 🙄. Jatoba (Brazilian Cherry) has a hardness value of 2,690 lbf which is comparable to Brazilian Rosewood (2,790 lbf) and is harder than Indian Laurel (2,340 lbf) and Pau Ferro/Bolivian Rosewood (1,960 lbf), far harder than most maples (around 1,050 lbf). Hardness is only one attribute of the wood, but rest assured, you are unlikely to wear it out 😉.

That is awesome man. With that price tag, no complain!

damnnn , im sold, michael keaton shreds!

Amazing video! I really want this guitar!

Fantastic demo showing all of this guitars capabilities. I have save d this video just to copy some of your noodling ! It's a pity that they dont do a vintage white colour, this would make a great budget Jeff Beck style guitar.i know I could buy a budget strat but I prefer the Ibanez headstock shape. It will have to be the mint green for me too.

The strap pin is nice and wide too

I like the headstock! But I just ordered 2 harle yBenton roasted neck. Fusion-T HH HT has EMG Hot 70's PU, other HH push pull w/trem.

I bought an Ibanez gio grx 70qabb for 200 dollars because I have never played an Ibanez guitar before and I became a fan. I’m getting this one next. I love the look and tones. If I really like this one I’ll be getting their prestige model.

Nice demo. Someone said that the trem on the one that he tried-out could only drop the pitch. Was he mistaken?

Trying to decide between buying this or a Mexican Fender HSS strat, with $400 Australian difference between the two, I imagine the fender is better but this video really helped me realise I’ll be more that happy with the Ibanez and delighted to save $400. Fantastically made video and super helpful thank you

Time stamps Jamie please 🙏🏼 I love the demo, the guitar is incredible, the T-shirt is awesome 👍🏼

Jamie, that Attitude song variation is happening! And I do agree AZES 40 is also a happening guitar! I think it has the club and hotel musicians doing covers from Sinatra to Metallica at the count of 4 by the drummer.

Не знал, что Аксюта умеет говорить по английски и так круто играет))). А если серьезно - отличный обзор! 👍👍👍

This is clearly the return of the Blazer. Great guitar and demo

I wouldnt call you a shredder(My God we have enough of them), but I find your playing very melodic. Proof that you can incorporate both technique and feel into your playing.

Great Review. The fretboard looks darker on your guitar than in the photos. Did you treat the fretboard with lemon oil, and have it set up before playing it?

Proper strats. I just hope ibanez can make this p AZES with two points tremolo.

Was the tremolo bridge already loosened when you bought this, or did you do that later? Great guitar! I'm buyin'

OD just kills everything imo

I bought that guitar a 2 weeks ago and i'm bLoWn away !!!!!! Did not touch my Fender Strat since lol

wow! at first i was.. is that attitude so.. oh wait.. then.. wait.. ohhhh... great man!!

The Vai is strong in this one!

I'm leaning towards this as my first purchase, but I'm just wondering how well does the trem stay in tune? Thanks!

Will this also be available in HSH pickup combination?

Take my money already!!!

anything special about these pickups? or can i swap in different pups and still have the full range and potential of the dyna-mix9 alter-switch system?

Do you prefer this over a yamaha pacifca 112v?

Afundable fabulousity

how does it compares with Ibanez GRX40?

Nuno vibes :)

I think the guitar is amazing for its price, however this demo was done using an expensive amp by the looks of it, and realistically I don't think that the sort of player buying this guitar would have an amp of that calibre when starting out on guitar. Just a thought.

Please tell me you're tall. I just got this guitar on the way and it looks like a 3/4th size compared to you playing it.

In every video I’ve seen of this guitar they sound amazing. Of course, it helps when Jamie is doing the playing. This might be the answer to my currently Strat-less condition. Love the many pickup options.

I really hate loose trem arms...

This vs sterling ct50

Nice demo, but the clean tone on that guitar sadly sounds like it was made by some chords on a broomstick. I was hoping for something with a bit more character. The pacificas and classic vibes have more pleasant clean tones, at least to my ears.

Joe Satriani is not in the guardians of the guitar? Thats impossible.

seems alright, still think pacifica is better, and obviously squier

Wish they were full size , full scale…Tomo’s fault he wanted a student guitar for kids.

Your "crunch" sound like a common overdrive. )) Too much gain. BTW good demo.