Ibanez AF75TDG Artcore Electric Guitar
The Ibanez AF75TDG Artcore has classic twang with modern refinements. The AF75TDG features 20 frets and a Vintage Vibrato for note bending.
Overall User Ratings (based on 14 ratings)
Submitted May 16, 2009 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Don't wait, Don't think about it!! Buy it and play it like you stole it!"
this is the finest guitar i own! I have Fender,Gibson, even and old Silvertone I hope to have this axe for many years to come!!
Sound
What a great sound this guitar has
Features
what can you say, workmanship fit and finish is great!
Ease of Use
plays like it has power steering and abs brakes!
Quality
mine sure wasn't a friday or monday guitar, the only thing was the strap knob was loose after i played it, so I put a little white glue in the hole tighten it down and zowie fixed!!!
Value
for what I paid for this AF75DG I felt that I robbed the joint! I still have the feeling that somebody is gonna call and tell me that there has been a mistake!
Manufacturer Support
so far I don't need 'em! and I hope I never will!
The Wow Factor
The day after I bought her I woke up early, went out and got some roses for her! you don't play this guitar,you fondle it!!
Musical Background:
hobby
Musical Style:
blues and rockabilly
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Submitted August 31, 2008 by a customer from verizon.net
"Absolutely Marvelous !"
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If I lost this guitar for any reason, I would replace it as soon as possible. I don't expect to ever need another guitar, this has all that I could want or need.
Sound
Wonderful tone, very warm complex sound. The PU's are nice, not high output, but this kind of instrument shouldn't have high output. Unamplified it sounds very good, smooth with lots of character.
Features
Full binding on body, head and neck. Nice tuners, but a little loose. The finish is flawless. The switch and controls are in a well thought out position. This bothers some people but the switch placement is really no problem at all.
Ease of Use
I give it a 9 because it wasn't setup well. Not bad but not good either. It was no trouble to adjust the neck and bridge and file the slots in the nut for proper action at the first fret. The bridge tends to move to a position that misaligns the strings with the PU's. I tried doublesided tape under the bridge, but after a day or so it moves anyway. I am going to glue a couple of pieces of fine sandpaper(320) to the bottom of the bridge, I know this will work, I've done it before.
Quality
This guitar came out of the box in better shape than my Fender Jazmaster (1964), My Gretch Country Gentleman(1966) and my Gibson LP Deluxe Goldface (1973)! The people that are manufacturing these in China are top notch !
Value
$4.50 dollars US for this instrument is a steal. I even found a store online that offered a free case and free shipping !
Manufacturer Support
Havn't needed support, and I don't expect to.
The Wow Factor
It's beautiful, Ivory White with Gold Hardware is a wonderful treat for the eyes. I bought this guitar just to try to increase my interest in playing again, and I think it will do just what I expected!
Musical Background:
65 yr old Ex- Active Musician, 45 yrs of experience.
Musical Style:
Everything except Bluegrass, Punk, and Rap.
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Submitted March 12, 2008 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Amazing"
my favorite guitar. i play it all the time everyday.
Sound
i love the sound. it can handle from clean tones to slash metal distortion.
Features
Good humbuckers
Ease of Use
Just plug it in and play it feels great.
Value
this guitar is awsome for the price
The Wow Factor
It is beautiful everyone loves it.
Musical Background:
Active Musician
Musical Style:
Slash Metal, Rock, Blues,
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Submitted December 26, 2009 by a customer from YAHOO.COM
"NICE"
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GREAT SOUND, GREAT LOOKS, GREAT GUITAR!
Sound
GREAT SOUND. TWO PICKUPS THAT SOUND REALLY GOOD FOR THE PRICE RANGE. I LIKE TO USE THE MIDDLE FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING (UNLESS I DO SOME SOLOS WHICH I WOULD SWITCH TO THE BRIDGE). THE DISTORION SOUNDS REALLY CREAMY WHEN I RAISE THE VOLUME.
Features
FOR THE FEATURES ID GIVE IT A 8. ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BRIDGE. IT IS SUCH A PAIN TO CHANGE STRINGS (YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE STRINGS ONE BY ONE (I LEARNED THAT THE FIRST TIME I DID IT WRONG) IF NOT YOU CAN LOSE YOUR BRIDGE POSITION AND THEN THE GUITAR ISNT GOING SOUND IN TUNE. BUT THE BRIDGE DOES HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY NICE.. THATS THE ROLLERS ON IT. SO WHEN YOU USE THE TREMLO IT WONT GO OUTA TUNE
Ease of Use
TO GET THE SOUND YOU WANT DEPENDS ON THE EQUIPMENT YOU HAVE. BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS GUITAR IS A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY GUITAR PLAYERS COLLETCTION. NOT ONLY DOES IT LOOK BEAUTIFUL, BUT IS SOUNDS GOOD TOO. I LOVE THE COLOR BECAUSE IT KINDA (KINDA!) LOOKS LIKE THE WHITE FALCON.
Quality
VERY GOOD QUALITY. IBANEZ REALLY OUT DID THEMSELVE HERE
Value
ITS THE BEST VALUE FOR YOUR $$$
Manufacturer Support
I PUT A 5 BECAUSE I REALLY DONT KNOW.. IVE NEVER CALLED CS. SO ILL JUST LEAVE IT AT 5
The Wow Factor
LOVE THE COLOR WITH THE GOLD HARDWARE... AWSOME
Musical Background:
ACTIVE MUSICIAN, RECORDING ENGINEER
Musical Style:
JAZZ, ALTERNATIVE
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Submitted March 2, 2008 by a customer from hotmail.com
"Elvis with strings"
It'll be my first electric forever. I love it, I drool over it and play it everysingle day.
Sound
wow....got it last saturday and have not put it down.it'll do what you want when you want it to, going from a deep and muted growl to an airy twang at, literally the flip of a switch. Acoustically, it's, well, alright. i mean, if you want acoustic it's not the guitar to go for. But, it you want the sound of electtric and the mobility of an acoustic, thus us the guitar to go for.
Features
megh...well, 4 knobs, 2 pickups, it does it's job without anything special.
Ease of Use
It's a hollow body/archtop, and it's big, so playing it in tight quarters is a little difficult. But, no batteries needed, just plug and play. For an instrument, it's easy to mold and shape the sound as you please, but, again, it's an arch top so it's a little rough to play. It definetly a guitar for medium-skill or begginner players.
Quality
LOOKA AT IT!! truly gorgueous, somewhat tacky but hey, it's a looker. No loose parts,really sturdy, as long as you dont beat it in the ground (please don't) it'll last and it'll become a collector's item.
Value
SPRING SALE BABY!! yeahuh!! down from $4,000 Hong Kong Dollars to 1,200. Definetly a great buy.
Manufacturer Support
got it at a store.... no support
The Wow Factor
Look at it. It's Elvis-esque beauty rolled into great setup. It's a caddy Coupe De-Ville with strings. Big, Beautiful, Simple and Timeless. And Damn does it sound good.
Musical Background:
Hobbyist
Musical Style:
Rock, Jazz
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Submitted April 8, 2011 by a customer from msn.com
"Too good to be true. But it is."
The total package makes it, If it dies I would go the same road.
Sound
I have an older AFT75 in black a 2005. This is the perfect guitar! I play it thur a Vox tube amp. The Humbucker pick up are the best. Add this and you get the cleanest sound possible. I record jazz and some killer blues, this guitar can realy cry. For rock a gain booster pedal will make it take off like a rocket. This Ibanez holds up and all the hard ware and finish look like new even with a lot of music miles on it. Move over Gibson, BIG DOG comming.
Features
Great pick ups and control knobs. Neck fits my hand like it was custom made for me. The pick up switch could be in a better place. The tunners are exact and stays in tuner even with very heavy os ultra lite strings.
Ease of Use
This Ibanez was born to do what ever sound you need. I use a Fulltone 2 pedal, aVox JANVOX and a Delta effects box / pedal. From wild crazy sounds to easy soft stuff you got it.
Quality
I have owned this guitar from 2005 and it is just like new. I have changed nothing. I have only replaced strings. Fixed nothing. I play it about every day for two hours.
Value
This is a steal, check out other guitars like it, they cost two or three times as much.
Manufacturer Support
Never needed them
The Wow Factor
1The black with silver hardware is the coolest
Musical Background:
Good, I have been playing for 43 years
Musical Style:
Rock and blues
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Submitted February 2, 2018 by David J in Northville, MI
"Love it but..."
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Floating bridges are great sometimes and others not so much. Combine it with a very willing to bend trem and you are just asking for potential trips back to your "guy" for adjustments. A couple things - either peg the bridge or put a couple very tiny marks where you want it to sit when you've got the intonation balls on and keep sliding it back. Otherwise their is tendency for pitch creep as you ascend the fret board after playing a couple of gigs. Most of the people I know say to pin it - others are opposed to the whole idea. Love the guitar - truly - and if you aren't hammering on it and really slamming the Ibanez "clone" of the Bigsby (which is totally not the point of it) you will be fine. Just be aware. If you are really frequently bomb diving live this is not the right guitar for you.
Musical Background:
Semi-professionally
Musical Style:
Rock and the harder the better, punk/post punk, singer songwriter BS
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Submitted November 14, 2017 by colin nadeau in dayville, CT
"buy it"
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this guitar is flat out fantastic for the money and gorgeous if your into the style. The sound is incredible and even on my cheap practice amp it will play funk to metal without any feedback. I had the Gretsch Electromatic, sold it, and bought this and couldn't be happier with the decision.
Musical Background:
intermediate/ average home player 12 yrs
Musical Style:
blues, metal
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