A perfect guitar, it feels prestige right out of the box. Surprisingly light (lighter than I thought it would be), sounds great and the neck feels so good to play.
Extremely versatile, AZ provides just what you’d expect - everything from A to Z. Always wanted to have a real Japanese Ibanez guitar and I am sure now to say that the expectations met the reality.
One more thing to mention is that the string height was not to my liking and I lowered it quite a bit, but surprisingly, there was no fret buzz at all after that (because usually you’d expect you’ll also have to make other adjustments).
The tuning stability is great enough especially for a floating trem. I’m mostly into heavier genres of music and this guitar was meant to be for leads mostly, but honestly it can both “shred” and “chug” well enough.
Pickups are very versatile. I thought I might want to change them but honestly I won’t. At least at this moment. I also thought the same about the hardware as I’ve heard issues with the tuners, but once again - it’s so good that I changed my mind!
Lastly what is surprising enough (for me) is that the saddles are titanium, which I believe is pretty rare for a guitar to have something like this.
So to conclude, this guitar is just amazing. If you’re looking for something that can do a bit of everything, this is it. THE guitar.
Thanks for reading this and hope you enjoy yours too (if you order one)!
