Ibanez AS-2000

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On the bench, a clients Ibanez AS-2000 - spanking new in the case. Needed very little in the setup, just lowered the bridge a bit. Nut action was perfect. It plays very well, despite the heavy strings (factory gauge - .013 to .052 - pretty heavy). Sounds great, too. This guy is a Nashville studio ace and will retire his vintage Les Pauls and Teles to use this sweet beauty. He has high hopes for it, and I think it will please him for years to come.

AS2000 | AS | HOLLOW BODIES | PRODUCTS | Ibanez guitars
 
Great looks and the tone to back them up!

A while back, did you have a client looking for a specific model Gibson ES? If so, I am curious if the same client and if not I will plead "to late at night when I saw that topic."
 
A while back, did you have a client looking for a specific model Gibson ES? If so, I am curious if the same client and if not I will plead "to late at night when I saw that topic."
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Nope, different cat.
 
Ibanez semi-hollows are great guitars. Rhythm player in one of my first bands had an Artist model with the two extra switches. Sounded every bit like an ES-335, but for entry-level money.
 
Schofield still plays his originals live, think he has a black and a burst one. Afaik his sig is pretty much the same as that Prestige, maybe some differences in neck shape and other details.
 
Mincer said:
Interesting. Now I have to try it. I am not someone who minds alternative materials in guitars, but some might not dig it.
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I thought it was alternative material, but is not! Just a very meticulous treatment of wood, under pressure, in nitrogen atmosphere and very high temperature - at least thats how I understood it
 
Ibanez semi-hollows are great instruments. Amazing value. Your client will love playing that for a long time.
 
nexion218 said:
I thought it was alternative material, but is not! Just a very meticulous treatment of wood, under pressure, in nitrogen atmosphere and very high temperature - at least thats how I understood it
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Most guitarists are dead set on very specific materials for each part of the guitar. The new fingerboard material is probably a wonderful thing to play on- but some people get really weird about new stuff. One of my guitars uses a fingerboard made up of paper layered in superglue and cut in sheets....it looks like ebony, and it is a joy to play on.
 
I imagine everyone who does the roasting/baking/torrefaction thing uses similar principles – I guess the idea is to reduce the moisture content of the wood and also break down the hemicellulose structures, which cause it to expand/contract with temp/humidity.

Another example is Yamaha's ARE treatment, which they've been using on their LL acoustics for quite some time, before it became trendy, and violins before that.

Mincer said:
Most guitarists are dead set on very specific materials for each part of the guitar. The new fingerboard material is probably a wonderful thing to play on- but some people get really weird about new stuff. One of my guitars uses a fingerboard made up of paper layered in superglue and cut in sheets....it looks like ebony, and it is a joy to play on.
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Martin's HPL is similar, I think. They use it on their X series for back/sides. Richlite also in the ballpark?

Anyway, yeah, often too much voodoo and hocus pocus with guitar materials :). Some great makers (and amateurs) turned scraps into proverbial Excaliburs.
 
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