IYV-Jazz Guitar - IJZ-300 | A Very, Very Careful Review 

Quietly impulse bought the fuck out of this today while I was riding in a car with two people having a conversation about the importance of being financially responsible. Your review makes me feel better about my decision. Thank you, sir!

Nice to see someone that can tune a guitar and play while giving a good review, thanks.

What an excellent review style. Lots of folks technically follow the play/talk/play/talk idea, but the pacing and editing make this really engaging. Lots of good information as well.

This is a perfect review for this guitar (which I recently purchased to scratch an electric itch I haven't had in 10 years). It's a highly serviceable guitar as you can tell from Rick's playing. He's spot-on about the machine heads. I immediately replaced mine with Grover mid-size and put Kluson Keystone pearloid buttons on it. The classiest look you can add to this guitar. The guitar will take some fine tuning despite what appears to be consistently good intonation out of the box. I took my nut slots down just a touch and widened a whisper to better accommodate 10-46 strings (I believe it was machine-cut for 9s). Super review, brother. Thanks.

I just got mine for $149 delivered. Oh my! Rick, thanks again for a great review and for motivating me to buy another one of your reviewed guitars. This makes two. Thanks, keep it real and keep it live!

Inyenvina guitars Vietnam (IYV) is a South Korean owned company. The text on the truss rod cover, "인연싸운드뮤직", is Korean, and roughly translated means destiny sound music. Nice review and chops btw.

Excellent review, my Friend. Love your style of demo and then explaining things. And your musicianship and selection of demo music is terrific. I look forward to more of your Vids, Rick. PS - I own the IYV TELE which is truly a wonderful guitar at only $130!!! Thanks again-stay well.

I love this guitar i bought it a year ago on Amazon can't believe it's selling right now for only 180 that's a steal!

Great video! Love the technical explanations interspersed with the musical interludes.

This guitar and playing sounded great in a mix!

Nice chops bro. Keep playing those sweet leads. Loved it man.

I have the LP IYV scheduled for delivery this week. You rock the blues like I want to.

hey great review! love the funky jammin n talkin style, good show 👍

I don’t even play jazz. Certainly the small amount I know doesn’t compare to even you’re jamming. Your video absolutely was what we need more of on RU-vid! And I’m buying this. So thank you

Lovely tone! Great playing.

200 bucks! Impressive! Great playing as usual, Rick!

Great review and playing thanks!!

Very nice review, and some cool playing. Thanks!

I have had mine now for about a month and I love it... it's a good Gibson ES135 copy for the price.. I did have to do a little sanding on the fret markers they were uneven and was catching my B & E strings while doing bends ... easy fix with some 1500g sandpaper and finish with 3000 now they are like glass and one pc... the switch has held up along with the knobs and jack so far ... maybe I'll comeback in a year and update this ... thanks for the video.. nice chops btw..

I have one. it came shipped with .046 .010 string, so I replaced with that size. But I'm used to 25.5" scale guitars so the strings seems too lightly tensioned. So I put on a set of 49-11's, and the guitar came to life. When I checked the truss rod with the stock 46 10 set it was almost loose. So, I think this guitar was designed to really work with some strings with some acoustic balls, as that get the top vibrating. Your mileage may very, but I recommend you give 49-11's a try. It didn't require a truss rod adjustment. I ran the string tension using the equations as D Addario and an 11 on this guitar is just sligtly more tension than a 10 on a 25.5" scale.

THIS! THIS!!! THIS right here! Is what reviews should be! You're awesome and a great player!

I'm definately getting one. I'm no longer on the fence.

I'm from Westmoreland County and am aware you guys in the 'Burgh have your act together. Your review made my purchase more confident to make. Mine came earlier this week and your advice on this guitar is spot on. This will be a fun guitar to make your suggested improvements on. I subscribed and appreciated your review. Thanks Rick!!!

Very cool stuff Rick, thanks a million for setting another guitar up for me. Can't wait to play it and see how she feels with the setup. I've been really happy with all of the IYV/IVY guitars to date, they are really well made guitars for the price! I like the playing on this one, some cool stuff around 3:45 mark or so and 6:30 or so.

Awesome review. I bought that guitar and love mine! I have an American hollow body at 8 times the cost and they are close in all-around playability! The details are better on the expensive one but not that much really. A few mods and this is very nice!

Great review. FANTASTIC PLAYING!!

Nice playing, man...great to listen to!

Rick, you play that shit well! Love it! Great Review too!

Wow! Excellent review. just ordered one, but your detailed review makes me feel like I made a good choice. I really did not need another guitar, but adding this to the Family was too hard not to do. This for you video...

Yeah, its like a single-cut version of the 335. I had the big brother (which is a whole lot like the Birdland) on the way but Amazon dropped the ball and I canceled the sale. Honestly, have since found a Gretsch that meets my needs better anyway, just waiting for a used price I like better. Btw, nice chops man, subbing now. Thanks, great review.

Great review. No mention of the low price was cool. When I keep my thumb , left hand , in the middle of the neck instead of hanging over the top , it is much easier.

Really like your playing! Gonna have to check out your live band videos

Nice review. I have and love it. Same price but better quality than even the Grotes I have. Love the backing tracks and your playing as well.

My friend has one of these and I literally just ordered this after playing on it like 5 times this has many tonal options it can do hard rock, country, grunge and many others if you out your mind to it

Got one used yesterday with a bigsby . Loving it. Thanks for this review!

Thanks Rick for the great review 👍. You have a new subscriber! Maybe two after I share this with Dan.

Thanks for the review on this guitar.Based on your review and a couple of others,I decided to pull the trigger and see for myself.I just received mine today and out of the box it is very playable.I haven't checked the intonation with a tuner,but everything is close.Nice straight neck,action is set lower than my preference,but it will adjust nicely.Pick-ups are fine,I have a set of SD '59's I was going to swap in,but it isn't worth the trouble and they don't have covers anyway,so...a few minor finish flaws,nothing at all to complain about for a sub $200 guitar.Most of the spots on the finish I found turned out to be some sort of glue or paste that comes right off anyway.I will condition the fretboard,polish the frets and edges of the fretboard,give it a thorough cleaning and it will be hard to spot any finish issues.The nut appears to be plastic,I'll fine tune it a bit,heard some of the strings pop when tuning it.I will eventually cut a bone nut for it one of these days when I'm bored enough.All in all,I am completely thrilled with what I got for less than $200 and am thinking about snapping up one of the IYV mustangs as well.

I just purchased one. So far not bad. Definitely needs fine tuning. But good playability!

I've already bought three of these guitars and I'm going to buy every single one they have by the name brand iyv. The quality of these instruments blows my mind cuz they're better than Squires for less than two hundred bucks

Amazing quality and sound for a stock guitar. With a pair of Seth's, bone nut, ABR upgrade and tuners, it can be a killer and reliable gigging/rehearsal guitar.

A copy of an ES-137. Bought mine for $142 shipped. Not bad for the price.

Great review. Just bought one. Great playing... Denny Diaz!!?

Thanks you sound nice. I think i can manage all that stuff that guitar needed

Great guitars for the price point. Nice chops too...

Excelen review! You make a decent made guitar sound awesome..

Love the track you're jamming to. I love playing that style

Nice review. Beautiful guitar and sounds great

I watched your video about 30 times and finally went ahead and bought the IYV jazz guitar and I am so happy with it. What kind of amplifier are you using? Your chops are so sweet and awesome!!!

great review

i'm a sucker for a LP style guitar. that is beautiful. good review. sounds amazing.

I bought one of these about a week ago and it is a fantastic deal. My copy varies from the one here in that my headstock shape is rounded at the top, the tip of the cutaway is more rounded, the sides, back, and neck are all a solid dark, almost oxblood, transparent finish. My body appears slightly thinner than this one also. Entirely playable right out of the box - all I had to do was lower the bridge a few 64ths, adjust the pickups a little lower, and a very slight truss rod tweak after acclimating. Fret work was top notch, no issues, except for needing a final polish. Pickups sound great, electronics are all sound, and the fit and finish are excellent. Intonation was almost spot on and the nut was correctly cut (and smooth). Compare that to a $1200 MIM Telecaster I bought new last year that had an output jack that wouldn't hold a cord, terrible sloppy wiring with bad grounds, a way out of whack bridge with jangly loose saddle springs, a 3-way switch acting up and the worst fret work I've experienced in modern times.

Very Trey/ Scofield sounding. Nice!

Man, I just looked those up and found them for $66 bucks with free shipping. Crazy

i just got one of these as of september 20/2020, and mine does not have all the same shape as yours. it has a rounded headstock not the crown. and the single cutout area is not half moon like yours.more flat and a curve and my back is NOT a tobacco burst to amber. but a solid brown (tobacco) color. :( all in all mine is excellent quality. frets were perfect, but needed polishing. I relieved the truss rod by 1/4 turn, as there was slight buzz. and the truss rod cover on mine only has 1 screw. The nut was a bit short and edges were sharp and I rounded that. As for the Korean name on the headstock that means "destiny music". everything else was great! the PUPs are Alino2 magnets. oh and I agree the tuners are cheap, but get the job done! Inyen Vina is the name of the company.... thanks

I just got the IJZ-500 and it is SPECTATULAR!!!! IJZ-300 next on shopping list - before they figure out that they are worth a lot more than $200 !

no fair. youd make any guitar sound great

Thanks about the tuning tips...Keep TRUCKING!

Not a bad review 👌 would have liked to know the amp/settings/effects you we're using on the amp? Overall good job

Hey Rick. :) Nice jam and review as usual. I really want to get a semi or hollow but just can't find the one. Double cut 339 size with a neck no smaller then say a PRS fat wide and a head stock that doesn't need to visit the bandsaw. Price up to 1500. I'd almost convinced myself on the PRS SE Hollowbody but then I realized it's probably bigger then a 355. Damn Ephiphone and their 60s surfer necks. Cheers mate I enjoyed the review.

thank you I own one of thier other models

If it were plek'd there shouldn't any need for fret work at all. Great review!

As of 2/5/21 it is available again on Amazon for 196 + taxes won't last long very popular

What a Beauty...would Like to have one Like thisbut OK ..still can Not plgroay at all right now,so i have to be good with listening to yourexquisit playing groivy Upload 😊

wow what a hot sound!

You convinced me. Thanks.....🙏👍🏻

Great guitar glad I bought it!

Drew Zingg L Carlton tones nice Steely Dan feel very awesome demo the best thanks . Looking for an in expensive jazz style guitar that can give some rock vibe definitely a fusion thing going on with this one thanks

IYV ITF 400 TRD PRS, How about one of your very,very careful reviews? Your assessment is very important and you can give a true idea of the tone capabilities. Thanks!!!

You make it sound as good as it looks Good Review Rick TFS Enjoyed $t@y $@f3 ... 😷

Kinda off-topic, but I just happen to be learning Korean at the moment, and I'm wondering what that truss rod cover says. 인연 사운드 뮤직 ? Inyeon Sound Music?

It's amazing what you can get for your money these days!

you get some really sweet sounds from that guitar it sounds like a for real jazz box plus blues, very nice!

Groovy. Look out Phil Upchurch! nice way to edit too. not all talking forever then a little playing. much better. Subscribin'.

These big guitars 🎸 companies, are in trouble just saying.

Nice review.😊

Play it bro love the talk and play method . Good job is that not how musicians converse 😂🤣🤣 love it?

7:30 it says 인연싸운드뮤직 in Korean. It means: destiny sound music.

That's how to do a gear review for sure!

Excellent. Love the riffing in between. Bought one. Needs new strings. Which backing track from AUsher is that?

An ordering one next week, what size strings are best? Would love get some feed back.

Hey I own this guitar and the IYV PRS copy in trans black. Did you ever compare this guitar to similar Ibanez guitars in a similar price range? A hundred bucks either way is not going to make a difference to me. Thanks for your review.

Great demo! How similar is this to Gretch Streamliner G2622? I have one that I love, but this looks and sounds sweet!

Man I got a red bcp. After the halfway modded work I laugh at gibson.i play Hard Rock and I use feedback in my playing like the gonzo. Im likin this guitar does it do the hard rock too?

Exceptional playing ! What string brand and gauge are you using ?

good playing! How is the neck width? I have their headless, ISHL-500 but the neck is too narrow for me, starts 40 mm at nut, then at fret 12 is still narrower than a stratocaster.

Thanks for the review. I have a question, I am going to buy one of these but I want to change the pickups. I have a Gretsch and I les the bright sound of it. Do you have any suggestion as to what humbucker is as bright as Gretsch filtertron or brighter?

Beginner player .... On the Ibanez for jazz what would you recommend...under $1,000.00 Appreciate your input . Much blessings 🙌 BTW...nice playing tones.. Ty 🎸😎👍

Im picking one up. Also, where can I find that fire backing track??

$149 on Amazon right now. Do you still think its a good buy after a few years?

How does the width of the lower bout compare to your other guitars? looks a little smaller? thanks

Quisiera comprar la guitarra pero me gustaria saber si el empaque de la guitarra es confiable

good morning sir. i want to buy this acoustic Guaitar but, how can i buy it? Thank you

How difficult would it be to put piezo bridge pickup on this guitar, and how would you anticipate it would sound? And what would be the best piezo bridge pickup to use for such a modification/ Thanks in advance.

Hey Rick,,, Which G*bson model might you say this IYV is the closest styling and size to?

A lot of woodsheding to play that good. Where are you playing? I’d go see you!

So, this is a Korean guitar, made in Vietnam. The characters are Korean. Vietnamese uses similar characters to English.

Thanks for the review Rick. Was the action too high on the first fret? did you mention you had to adjust that by adjusting the nut?

What was the colour finish called?

I have this guitar and I am by no means good at playing but for a sit by my bed its great electric feel and just loud enough to play without an amp an not to piss off my wife (who would tell Jimi Hendrix to quit his noise) if he were to play his axe at any time of day

I Y V. Not IV. Not IVY. InYen Vina.