I have been trying out a bunch of Semi-Hollows and found the Ibanez series from the 90s might be the most underrated guitar I have ever come across. After playing this guitar and a few others no need to own a Gibson.
Trying to decide which one to keep has been a chore as I could easily keep...
Unfortunately the ASV100 is about the worst relic job I have ever seen... but for some reason it sounds better than the 3 others.
Scofield Plays the best.
AS93 (red one) probably the the best all around.
1995 AS80 just getting into its prime!
This is true... the 58's kick butt.
I have been looking at this model and to be honest can't justify the price just to have a Bigsby.
I currently have an AS93, ASV100 and a JSM20 and what I have found is that they are essentially the same guitars. They all sound virtually the same at first...
I just may have climbed out of this rabbit hole after playing/owning several semi’s. An IBG Epi (x2 watch the fret work on these I played at least 10 and bought 2 before I found one with out sharp fret edges) and Eastman T486 which was killer but just lacked some tonal character I thought. A...
This is good information!
I am returning the es335 today probably. Ibanez should be here tomorrow but main reason is I also got a Gretsch. The Gretsch is a lot different but it is a different sound I really like and I didn’t buy it as a replacement.
Only bummer part about ES335 is it was the...