The Ibbi for the Fender guy? Ibanez AZ2204N-PBM Review

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Ibanez has a bunch of new guitars for 2021 and I had the pleasure of taking a good look at many of them. So let's see what they did right and what isn't to my liking... we'll find out in this video series!
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2:12 Some noodling
7:22 Intro and Specs
14:16 Clean Sounds with a Fender Deluxe Reverb
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23:13 with a JTM Style Amp
25:16 with Revv Generator 7-40
26:56 with ENGL Fireball 25
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@PooNinja 3 года назад

Prestige worldwide!! How beautiful is that neck joint? More beautiful than the Catalina friggen wine mixer!!

@polyrhythmicbug 3 года назад

I just ordered this guitar because of this very video. Thank you for such a great demo!

@robertdearden3434 3 года назад

Henning , you guys do great informative videos but I want to also say I love your playing. Thanks for all the hard work.

@Smart-Alex 3 года назад

Really good job showing the full range of possibilities. Ibanez is now on my radar...

@52goldtop 3 года назад

Thank you so much for such a thorough demo of this lovely guitar brother.

@jazzcat1056 3 года назад

Quickly become my favorite channel. Awesome playing. Top notch.

@UkiMalefu 3 года назад

*actually clicks link and finds out about all the other much betterer color combinations* oh good. By the way, that graphic showing the active pickups in the intro track: genius, and much appreciated.

@richgrothaus3537 3 года назад

That’s a beauty Clark and some impressive playing.

@pault8697 Год назад

Great playing with the intro and what a beautiful sounding guitar sounds so like a strat

@Groovepocket80 3 года назад

Love the pickup animation on the bottom right. Brilliant!

@Neadlemeyer 3 года назад

Always super entertaining! Thank you

@MikelBluni 3 года назад

Schönes Demo, Henning 👍 Unterhaltsam und vor allem...man hört, wie die Gitarre klingt. Danke auch, dass du immer Chords und Rhythmus mit einfließen läßt 👍 Alles Gute für 2021!

@EytschPi42 3 года назад

iss doch klar! wir spielen doch 95% des Songs Rhythmus

@MatthewFant 3 года назад

So, it looks amazing. And the playing was and presentation is awesome as always. There were a lot of portions that seemed to bright and tinny though. Try occasionally rolling back the tone a little, damn. Lol. Loving the second studio look bro! 🤘

@DamianS1893 3 года назад

I'm definitely interested in this AZ. And a couple of other 2021 Ibanez Guitars

@groshretro 2 года назад

Great demo! You rock...thanks so much Brother!!!

@AnonymousBosch3158 3 года назад

These pickups are gorgeous in my opinion.

@Chinaguitarsceptic 3 года назад

Love where they place the output jack. That neck joint!!! Great vid as always brother. Happy New Year 😊🙏👍

@EytschPi42 3 года назад

Miss you Mike!

@misticformula1485 3 года назад

Awesome blues playing and great tones!

@sidvicioux 2 года назад

the mix on the strat demo at the front is great!!

@andrewmorgan1640 3 года назад

These 21 models are quite sweet HP, lovin the vids.

@soofitnsexy 3 года назад

btw been watching u for years,,,I had no idea u played guitar!!!!! like this!!! awesomeness...

@DamianS1893 3 года назад

Holy smoke's... Love this AZ Clean and with Gain

@bruunm1975 3 года назад

Just made my Premium HSS (topaz burst) into a Vintage sounding S-type ;) Added Highwood bent saddles and Suhr V60s & Thornbucker, really happy with that sound and alongside my AZ Miller I know cover the entire range ;)

@olafburgermann806 3 года назад

Great review thanks. I am looking for an all-round guitar that does most things well and AZ and Charvel DK are high on my list.

@DamianS1893 3 года назад

Excellent playing and review

@taildragger53 4 месяца назад

I was in two minds about this AZ guitar and nearly cancelled the order id made but when it arrived i was totally blown away! The most comfortable instrument i have amongst 16 others, some very expensive included. But it beats them all. It can be tweaked to play any genre I was worried about the neck as i have quite small hands but it fits any hand size and even corrected skme hand pain i was getting. The neck feels superb!

@Eventual420 3 года назад

I’ll agree, my Ibanez has almost never gone out of tune, and the Low Pro Edge 7 trem is indestructible. I love this guitar. Man, Rafa’s voice is so pleasant.

@thorggernaut3081 3 года назад

a side - by - side comparison with a hss strat would be killer, great vid again henning and happy new years

@EytschPi42 3 года назад

i have that video but with the 2204 TAB

@RickRomanelli 3 года назад

Thank you for all of your hard work. Please ask Ibanez to remake the Roadstar II.

@edwincrain986 3 года назад

I dig that strat vibe.

@justice100forwin2 16 дней назад

Awesome demo , really nice guitar.

@GM-gv1hq 3 года назад

Well I pre ordered the blue one. Can’t wait to get it in April-may!

@matthewchunk3689 3 года назад

did you get your guitar? how you like it?

@gavinmowat8528 3 года назад

thats one beautiful guitar!

@metalhammes6731 3 года назад

How does this model sound in comparison with the previous AZ2204?

@frankardos4211 3 года назад

Truly............this is a serious guitar. Not just my fav setup......but what CAN'T you do with it? It's got everything you could want a guitar to do! And,......if you don't dig the trem,........(which is missing out)..........don't use it!! Very very nice guitar and also it's without a doubt running the race with all the "big" guys.

@johnsmith-sm6mh 3 года назад

I am totally a Strat guy and i like this but what would make me think twice would be it’s price against a Fender Strat 🤔 Love you uploads very amusing and more animals at the end please 😬 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@onlyguitars 2 года назад

I''ve had Usa Pro Strats Fenders. This I think for 2K and being Japanese quality that I consider it on par with the good USA guitars, it's actually a great price. I Also had 3 suhrs before, fantastic instruments, and those retail for 3k now. And the upside of these is the roasted neck and the 9 tones options. And you have SS frets that you dont get on Fender USA. And Suhrs are fantastic, and would say this AZ is maybe not as perfect but is still very very good and IMO superior to the 2 Fender USa I had, no doubt. I currently have this model and I'm very very happy. Wanted to have an HSS again and was thinking of Suhr, but when I saw this one, was a no brainer to go for it. I had the premium HSS before, but the hyperion are not my thing, and also wanted rosewood.

@slythespacecat 3 года назад

i rarely click like on videos. im lazy. Henning's playing get me every time, chill as it can be. I'm at 5:30 and there's still a full video of humor after this, knowing the channel. Best wishes, it's a good Sunday afternoon

@bearmadden1776 3 года назад

too lazy to perform one click? That's low.

@slythespacecat 3 года назад

@@bearmadden1776 less about lazyness and more about incentive. Also, 6 months ago i posted that wholesome comment and 6 months later i wake up with your bum ass calling me out. kindly go eat some spiders or whatever you do in your free time

@adamfstewart81 3 года назад

Can't you set up that kind of "classic S-type" bridge to float so that you can do up wiggle wiggle? I don't think it has to be routed out (like on the Vai models) to up wiggle wiggle?

@joelortiz2281 2 года назад

The neck and mid pickups in series still sound very “stratty”… I say that in a good way. Love the switching system.

@jimkiousis 3 года назад

Great new guitar! The older az you played on your channel had a stratier sound to my ears! This sounds thin, not quacky and the tele combination with the pickups sounds like an acoustic. But I thought the new azN had less output pickups... What's your opinion on this? Thanks

@DamianS1893 3 года назад

I'm definitely interested in this Guitar

@firetherock 2 года назад

Excellent review!!! HAs the tone know totally open? What about treble and presence on the amp? Do you think the pickups are brighter? I like a fat 60's fender sound. Thanks!!!!!!!

@SergiOrtiz 2 года назад

This was incredible

@philporlier4031 3 года назад

Can you please share the link to the jam track you used at the start? Cheers!

@georgecrawford4721 3 года назад

Would be a great idea to make a comparison video on this guitar vs the American ultra hss !

@Millo1868 3 года назад

Any chance we can hear it compared to the Fender we see in the background? Also, The guy at Elevated Tracks has thousands of tracks. Got a link to this particular one? Thanks.

@fraenkiboii 3 года назад

28:10 like a boss Henning! Like a boss!!!

@keepscent 3 года назад

Wow... I think the new pickup sounds better than Hyperion. When will they show up on retail market?

@phenixreturns 3 года назад

can we have a paf sound for the neck pickup ? something fat like a humbucker? no boost ?

@thomascampbell2128 5 месяцев назад

This is a great demo also you are funny as hell

@frankzappa951 3 года назад

Yeah I want one of these.

@guitarandotherthings6090 Год назад

I still wonder if Ibanez is behind the Martin Miller session band, I didnt know about their prestige line except through watching the guys with Martin Miller. Kinda weird coincidence that many legendary musicians come together from different parts of the world, unless they were brought together by a big company for branding? Hmm. And everytime Ibanez makes a signature, they brand someone no one has ever heard of (ie Andy Timmons, etc) until suddenly they have a signature model. Are all of them corporate brand ambassador employees? Excellent noodling btw!

@5urg3x 3 года назад

11:05 -- You can of course still go up if you tilt or float the trem, just like a strat. Has to be set up for that.

@daiganzen7794 3 года назад

With the spec sheet it’s more like a Fender American Ultra Strat. I own one and love it. I would love this but don’t have room (or Money) for this.

@tperry5839 3 года назад

About fricken time Ibanez yes!

@johncodner9596 3 года назад

nice guitar you are a joy to watch

@hyperplayability6290 8 месяцев назад

6:33 I thought the same as well lol thanks for the vid!

@robsthedon 3 года назад

Nice review, do you know if the body is 1 piece?

@swanneez5246 3 года назад

i agree that de stringlocking system is inconvenient, i use a 10 eurocents coin to hold the string cap in one steady position while tuning with the tuningpeg. On the other hand it is indeed a guitar that stays in tune and i can keep it out of the case when humidity drops considerably

@valebliz 3 года назад

I don’t understand why they don’t use the wheel screwing locking tuners. These self locking ones are extremely dumb and finnicky imo.

@threndor9017 3 года назад

Are you gonna cover bass guitars? The new SR models look cool.

@yosephmcjoe9575 3 года назад

They've done a 7string version of the AZ2204, which would be awesome for me, but I really hate floating trems, and it appears to only have a floating trem option. I am the big disappoint

@MattsGAP 3 года назад

Ibanez need to stop releasing new awesome guitars I can't afford to own them all and it's p#*^ing me off!!!!!

@MattsGAP 3 года назад

Yes #iss&^g!

@perrar1na 3 года назад

Ho, nice guitar sound like a right mix between 60’ and 50’ sound, but the real deal was that intro song: liked even the wrong notes 😊 Great

@barryarsenault9796 Год назад

Liked what I saw online and by you. I bought the same guitar three days ago. Love the blue color. Was going to get the cobra blue Fender Ultra. But went with the Ibanez AZ. Don’t like the setup from the factory. Action is too high and the saddles are up too high. I am going to get it professionally set up within the next two weeks. Thanks!

@henrod27 Год назад

Yes definitely get a set up let the tech know you a nice mid to low action and your good, I have a fender strat American ultra amazing guitar as well when I got a set up but not a fan of the modern D neck for shoulder on the edge even with the wonderful fretboard edges rolled off the neck still feels on uncomfortable to me, I prefer this Ibanez az neck profile 100x more the neck profile feeling amazing on my hands

@vasotoe 3 года назад

Camel poop?? is that a thing now? lol I'm not really a Strat gal but I definetly enjoyed this video! Looking forward to more Ibanezezezes videos!

@stephanematis 3 года назад

You know, I would enjoy 15min a day of you playing along with backing-tracks. Just saying :)

@australier263 3 года назад

Eine Ibanez ist immer eine tolle Klampfe!!! Hab seit 1965 welche! 😘

@medabroud9855 3 года назад

Funny reviews lol ! Good job ! Compare it with a fenderrrr pleaaaaaaase !

@DaipayanKarmakar 3 года назад

Can you do a comparison between 2018 and 2021..... 2204 vs 2204n

@DasOrakelspricht 3 года назад

In my opinion, the image for "Full humbucker engaged" could be more white. I had to do a few rewinds to see the difference between position 1 and 3, if this modify-switch is in second position. Again, thank you for the great video. Your explanation of how the neck is treated, is extreme plausible! 🤪👍

@DamianS1893 3 года назад

I bet you could play some RUSH on this AZ... It would sound Epic for RUSH Song's

@AlbusBand 3 года назад

The graphics alone were worth watching this at 4:55AM (as I am). “They dip it in, I dunno, camel poop”? 👏👏👏

@jan_07 3 года назад

Thanks for the demo. Question, is it possible to raise the bridge through the back springs so that a 2-way tremolo can be achieved just like in traditional strats? Does Ibanez have guidance or recommendations if the player decides to float the bridge? Thanks!

@EytschPi42 3 года назад

if you wanted a floating bridge, why not get the regular AZ?

@jan_07 3 года назад

@@EytschPi42 oh it’s because this new one is rosewood, been waiting for a long time for an AZ in rosewood haha. But I wonder if they can be floated up like what some people do with their fenders and surhrs by just reducing the springs and adjusting the cavity screws. Haven’t tried that yet with this new AZ, right? Thanks!

@sboy1955 Год назад

Mint Green on the way.. you broke the tie 👌🏽

@5urg3x 3 года назад

You can use a pick or a coin (anything with ROUND edges) to unlock the tuners. I wouldn't go near the headstock with any screwdriver unless it's a soft plastic one...The reason for those tuners is not only does it lessen the weight of the headstock, but the ones with the screws in the back tend to unlock themselves when you put them on wall hangers. These are literally my favorite tuners in the world, btw. Gotoh are geniuses. I've had the AZ2402 since it came out and I am for sure getting one of these, whenever they become available. I wish they had 24 fret versions with the decked trem option. Recessed vintage non-locking trems are not my thing, I'd rather just have a floyd with a locking nut.

@matthewchunk3689 3 года назад

I'm glad they're using those necks on the azs2209h i'm getting. do you have any tips for taking care of my new Ibanez?

@emcg.9655 3 года назад

Anyone else noticed that the whole roasted maple thing just seems to give some manufacturers an excuse to use a piece of maple with shitty grain run out that you really don't want on a high end guitar?

@meowtrox1234 Год назад

Is the AZ series just a modern CT series?

@garyhundsrucker7771 3 года назад

Next they should copy evh/Kramer frankie strat ! I need one of those!

@MartyMartin87 3 года назад

What means "Fortuna"?

@mika-hp5ch 3 года назад

The single coils seem far more glassy than the Hyperions. Good call from Ibanez Nice too that the bridge is not a floating one anymore. They had a lot of issues with the previous models because of it. The only thing I'm sad for is this rosewood fretboard. Why didn't they keep the maple fretboard ? T.T I assume that they wanted to darken a bit the sound because of these bright new pickups

@jorgpetermann1525 3 года назад

Wondering why there are no premium models any more for 2021 with this configuration?

@ardemis3917 3 года назад

Arent they going to announce them somewhere this year, or is everything announced already?

@PhiLikeFlying 3 года назад

I have a strat that sounds like a strat, so i dont want an Ibanez to sound like one - its has to have its own unique tone, and i think it has to some degree.

@danielb.4373 3 года назад

Beautiful playing 😍 Which guitar do you prefer, the AZN or your AZ2204? Are the Fortuna pickups really that different from the Hyperion? Actually prefer the maple version 😅

@gojero732 3 года назад

I was saving money for a Fender strat, the guitar I always wanted.Then the AZ2204 came. I am saving money for the AZ2204. And now there is this awesome looking Blue Purssian N version... I am confused ;-) What's the difference in the pickups? AZ2204 high output? Fortuna pickups have medium output?

@onlyguitars 2 года назад

Fortuna lower output. I had the premium with Hyperion before. For me these are very good, the yperion to much output, not my thing. These are like in the same ball park of output as the pickups that come in the Suhr Classic S.

@gojero732 2 года назад

@@onlyguitars Thank you!

@gojero732 3 месяца назад

Yes, finally I have the monay for getting me one, next saturday will be the day! AZ2204N-AWD it iss, I like how the structure of wood is visible through the white (-wash) paint.

@andrewsantos3283 3 года назад

This vs the hss ultra will be a great comparison . More power henning !

@EytschPi42 3 года назад

I have a video showing the 2204TAB vs the HSS Ultra

@soofitnsexy 3 года назад

this blows away the crappy ultra....

@0000song0000 3 года назад

11:08 😂 interestingly, Fender has started adding Floyd Rose on their Strats... I think the cheapest one is the Squier Contemporary HH with Active pickups, then on the Player series.

@macbruce7562 3 года назад

How would you compare this to a musicman cutlass hss? They are around the same price ballpark, I don’t have many store around me.

@EytschPi42 3 года назад

neck feel is very different. AZ will be brighter and have more sound options... they are both great... the Cutlass will feel like a MusicMan and that isn’t a bad thing at all!

@macbruce7562 3 года назад

@@EytschPi42 is the ibby neck fatter and wider? thank you, I bought a charvel dk 24 and ended up returning it. Bad QC on the one I received, the neck was also incredibly slim, the tone was a bit too hot, the guitar felt lifeless with a nut that was blown out. Figured I’d save for another month or so and get something better made.

@yopeople70 3 года назад

Does Ibanez use Nitro or Poly finish on the body for the prestige models?

@EytschPi42 3 года назад

I think Poly...and that’s fine

@DirkRadloff 3 года назад

Sounds like a Strat for sure, would be cool, if you would compare it side by side with a Fender AM Pro with HSS configuration.

@robzydread1090 3 года назад

Try ultra luxe

@robzydread1090 3 года назад

Cuz that's what Fender made to try and compete with this

@eeervin3 3 года назад

At 11:01 he mentions that the tremolo cannot go up - seem like a big unnecessary limitation? Am I not getting something? Why would they do that on the updated model? Is that the same with the Premium line?

@EytschPi42 3 года назад

The normal AZ has a floating trem... this one is meant to be more traditional

@eeervin3 3 года назад

@@EytschPi42 Many thanks for clarifying! Thinking of getting a AZ224BCG, but I know you hated on the tremolo of the premium models so need to look into that..

@tzwicker1377 3 года назад

Ibanez needs more/better colour options and a maple fingerboard option, which would do it for me alone!!

@matthewchunk3689 3 года назад

prussian blue is gorgeous

@jeffhershberger 3 года назад

Is it a typical thin Ibanez neck? That is what has always held me back from getting one, I prefer them a little bigger like the Fender Ultra or American Pro.

@EytschPi42 3 года назад

very close to the ultra

@jeffhershberger 3 года назад

@@EytschPi42 Sehr gut! Danke!!!

@jeffhershberger 2 года назад

@@EytschPi42 They finally hit my local shop here in Dallas last week and I got one of them in Prussian Blue.... Fender who??? LOL Damn I love this thing.

@norbertbereczky517 2 года назад

Great video as always! Thanks. As a Strat guy I’m really thinkin’ of having an axe which has more of a kinda hair-rock vibe but keeping sonehow the strat-like characteristics too. However, AZ’s overall sound seems to be thinner than I imagined. Is that so, or just your settings make it like that? Thx

@EytschPi42 2 года назад

It is a bit thinner than a standard strat, that is right.

@dd61125 3 года назад

how would you get a hendrix sound out of this guitar if the first pickup is a humbucker ?

@andyleotell 2 года назад

Use the neck pick up!

@GS-uy4xo 3 года назад

I think this has more playable sounds compared to the Hyperion pups, especially with the boost 👍🏼👍🏼

@gibful8671 3 года назад

It looks like a FGN guitar to me lol...is it much better ? Maybe, that's for another video^^

@chatter7653 3 года назад

It does doesn’t it...good idea too

@vince8081 3 года назад

Ibanez has done a great job on his take to the modern strat. I'm asking what's the best deal between this and a most expensive Suhr in terms of quality and feel.

@Runark79 3 года назад

Ibanez

@patmillen9162 3 года назад

Nash makes a great vintage strat

@onlyguitars 2 года назад

@@patmillen9162 I justo got a nash S57 and for the vintage sound and vibe the Nash i excellent in every way. The lollar pickups are amazing, and overall playing the nash I really enjoy it. And Im about to get this exact Ibane AZ because is a more modern take on a start, with a modern sounding single coils (like more clarity, but lacks that glassiness or character a mor soudning strat has), plus the humbucker that takes me from classic rock to 80s rock very well. Im not into extreme metal so don't looking for that tone, but Im sure the AZ could also handle farily well that tone if I wanted. Both dfferent animals, great for their own thing, and complement each other very well.

@patmillen9162 2 года назад

@@onlyguitars Nice, the AZ seems pretty dang cool... I just ordered a Novo so excited to have that here in the next few months

@onlyguitars 2 года назад

@@patmillen9162 Yeah, I used to have one of the Premium back in 2019. Very good, and the Prestige should be even better, especially this one more vintage spec'd. Congrats on your Novo! Those look really cool!

@kungfuseadog Год назад

Lovely guitar, I am really considering getting one. I want to be able to jam in a variety of styles in one guitar. Sounds like a master of all to me tbh. Can't get as creamy as a LP or an SG - owing to the scale length I guess. But I don't like gibson and no way I am paying 5k for a Mccarty or 2,6k for a S2 mccarty with that sad tone compared to the core. This could replace my SE custom 24 AND my mexican strat I reckon. Really good that Ibanez has brought a low output guitar to the table.

@kungfuseadog Год назад

Update: I have it for 3 months now and it's incredible. Does everything. I put it through mild compression into a JHS Morning Glory into my ENGL Ironball and goddamn that humbucker does metal just fine.