Oops I did it again - Ibanez ART300

[Brian Krashpad]

It's a textured maple top.:AOK:

Just so long as no gators were harmed.

Congrats! :AOK:

 

[Spudman]

Just so long as no gators were harmed.

No gators were harmed.

This guitar is amazing. Everyone loved the way it sounded and I love the way it plays.

I ran through the Classic 30 tonight and only had the volume around 3.5 and it has all the fullness on the bottom and clarity on the top that I could ever want. The neck pickup with the ZYS or BD2 on was smooth satin heaven yet it remained clean enough to be extremely articulate. The bridge pickup down right snarls and harmonics are easily accessible. The active pickups are quite good but of course I knew that before I bought it. I tried it out at the importer's store a few months ago and knew it would deliver. There I played it through a Prosonic.

A couple of nice features other than the incredibly quiet active pickups are that it has a tummy contour on the back of the slim mahogany body. No fat guitar body pushing away from my torso. It snugs up just right. Another feature is the light weight mahogany body. It has a nice tone but doesn't weight that much. Comfortable to wear all night. It sort of reminds me of an SG. I also dig the fat 50s type neck. The action is soft and low and I had virtually no hand fatigue all night. This was the first time I've played a chunky neck all night and I really loved it. It really makes playing a lot less effort especially compared to a Strat.

These are currently listed at $399 and I'd say even that is a fair price. If you are patient and look around you might find one for considerably less and you'd probably think you got one heck of a deal once you turn it up and play it. The finish ROCKS under lights. The angles from the figured maple top are magic with lights.

Sweet little guitar definitely worth checking in to.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Hmm, good report! Glad it met or exceeded your expectations!

 

[Spudman]

$329 brand new in Caiman brown with free shipping.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140272099439&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNARL:US:1123

 

[Brian Krashpad]

$329 brand new in Caiman brown with free shipping.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140272099439&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNARL:US:1123

Caiman! That's a gator!

 

[Spudman]

Sound clips

Ibanez has a new feature on their web site and you can listen to clips of their guitars. You'll have to select the ART series at the bottom of the page.
http://ibanez.com:80/features/tonaldemo

 

[sunvalleylaw]

I just have to say that I was very impressed with this guitar when I was at Spud's last weekend. Other than my Viking, it is THE one of all the ones he had out (Well, OK, the Luke rocks me too), that really spoke to me. Many different tones come out of those pickups. From almost acoustic to really good ol' raunchy rock. Nice to hold and play too. I also think it looks way better in person than in the stock shot posted in this thread.

I think I would try to get black though if I did. I think I would feel like Barney Rubble holding a guitar made out of a giant tortoise if I got the Caiman color.

Oh, and I just have to say, it is almost not fair how many nice guitars Spudley has over there. I think it is a good move you are thinning out the herd and focusing on nicer ones. Let's see, the Luke, the Swede/VikingDeluxe, the Art300, this new CV '50s strat you have coming, at least a couple of those Ibanez strats, that (S, RG?)470 really grabs me, along with one other dual humbucker one . . . Dude, you have a lot of nice guitars.

 

[Spudman]

. . . Dude, you have a lot of nice guitars.

Thanks. Life is just to short not to have them when it's what I'm in to. Know what I mean? I love to crank it and spank it.