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Rating And Reviews: Ibanez AG95 Artcore

The Ibanez AG95 is a true, full-hollow body guitar with a slightly smaller body width than the AF traditional dimensions but the same depth.

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"Sweet & Mellow..." submitted July 23, 2007

By a customer from spokenwordsoul.com
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Musical Background: Active musician, Engineer
Music Style: "Funk" Jazz (Acid Jazz), Soul, Classic New Wave & Ol'Skool R&B
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Sound: I'll tell you what....This Guitar sounds clear as a bell & the neck has a nice broken-in feel to it...so much quality at 1/3 the price of a comparable Gibson axe & will even give the George Benson series guitars a run for the money in the Tone department! Nothing else compares @ this price.... Value: Very much So.... Manufacturer Support: Never had any problems with Ibanez Guitars....I own 3 Rg's and an Acoustic & I love the sound. The Wow Factor: Well apparently this isn't a new model for Ibanez-the 2006 had different hardware, not the Gold hardware like mine does for 2007 Overall: I would definitely buy another one
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"The best thing that ever happened to my music." submitted February 3, 2009

By a customer from berklee.net
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Musical Background: Active Musician
Music Style: Jazz
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Sound: I would have loved to have a little more definition in the pickup's sound, but overall a very great tone. It has a little bit of a bite at the neck pick-up (undesirable if you're going for an L-5 sound...), and the bridge drives very well. I'm assuming these pickups are slightly overwound, but I haven't run any tests to make sure. I think that as a jazz guitarist, it has a unique tone, but the biting quality can grow tiring. Still, as far as warmth is concerned, it is in a league of its own compared to the Strat I was used to. Feature: Nothing too special, a standard double-humbucker setup. It works well, and I don't expect much more of a guitar like this as far as features are concerned. Ease of Use: The neck is an absolute dream to play. I distinctly remember telling one of my friends that when I put a set of .13 flatwound strings on this guitar, I could almost feel the jazz that was waiting to be played. It glides easily, has a great shape, and feels good to play. Quality: Everything is exceptionally well-made, regardless of the price. My guitar had a couple issues with extra vibration/buzzing, but a setup technician can fix that easily. Even meticulous issues such as the wiring have been carefully planned out and grouped to stay still and eliminate buzz, while being easy to access in the case of a repair. Value: As I'm writing this review, I keep forgetting how cheap this guitar really costs. I think anyone who picks this puppy up is going to be so lucky. Manufacturer Support: I've only contacted Ibanez via e-mail about the buzz problem I mentioned earlier, but they responded quickly and were very knowledgeable with how to help. Their website also has a good deal of help if you know where to look. The Wow Factor: If anyone out there has the power to bring the sex appeal back to jazz, I will not for one minute be surprised if they are wielding this guitar when they do it. Overall: Absolutely an astonishing guitar. My only concern is that the pickups can get a little tiring, but pickups are replaceable. The rest of this guitar is not. It truly is a gem, no matter what the price is... but luckily, it's a budget guitar! I'll be playing this for years to come.
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"Outstanding" submitted September 9, 2012

By a customer from netzero.com
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Overall: Never owned or purchased an Ibanez before but after playing one of these I was amazed at the level of quality at this price point. Could you buy a Gibson Hollow Body that sounds better? Yes, but be prepared to open up your bank account, I don't think that anything else out there touches this guitar at this price. The Good: It's appearance is striking, absolutely beautiful guitar with Bubinga top, back and sides. Hard to say that they skimped on anything. The craftsmanship is well above average. The binding is superb the inlay looks great. The neck is perfect. The rosewood bridge is well fitted to the instrument. Instrument came from the factory well set up, a few minor intonation adjustments but other than that nothing major. The Bad: Not much. Not crazy about the factory pickups, ceramic humbuckers with decent, if very limited tonal range. Not sure why they skimped on the pickups. I demoed an Ibanez AF105, a larger guitar at the upper and lower bouts, and Ibanez put Super '58 Custom's (an alnico pickup), which are significantly better than these, think they would have been a much better choice for the AG95. I could have left the stock pickups in and been perfectly happy with the guitar but it seemed to be shortchanging the guitar a bit. I swapped them out with a set of Duncan Vintage Blues '59 and it opened up many more tonal choices, pretty cheap upgrade with huge payback. Guess if I really wanted to split hairs they could have added split coil options, but that is a pretty easy upgrade anyway. Overall at the price I paid, feels like a huge steal. Played a lot of guitars and it is rare that you see one in this price range that legitimately outperforms guitars selling for more than 3X this price. A true hollow body, solid wood guitar that plays great the day you take it out of the box, pretty rare.
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"Outstanding guitar-Beware of shipping damage" submitted April 26, 2010

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Musical Background: beginner
Music Style: blues,rock,,jazz and country
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Sound: jazzy tone when clean, will get very good rock tones when distorted. You have to be careful of feedback tho after all it is a hollow body. It doesnt project very much unplugged but enough to practice without an amp. I was surprised how heavy it sounds with some gain and distotion you can definitly play hard rock to blues with no problem Feature: Just your basic volume and tone controls, tuners stay in tune well Ease of Use: A dream to play, i have only been playing (learning that is!) for a yr.but I have a epi lp and an epi prophacy and this guitar plays just as smoothly as they do. Maybe smoother Quality: Seemed very well built except for the crack in the body I found while cleaning! I had to return it and that truely sucked because i believe this was done in shipping. Value: Well worth the money if you can get one ups hasnt dragged behind their truck Manufacturer Support: Not the best had to put up with a very rude person before i got to speak to someone with manners The Wow Factor: This guitar will amaze you with its looks. picture does not do it justice Overall: I will get another one and keep it as long as it lasts which seems to be 10 to 15 yr.s
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"Couldn't be MORE Satisfied 10 All the Way" submitted October 28, 2010

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Musical Background: Active Musician
Music Style: Blues Gospel Rock Country
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Sound: Unreal sound of this guitar.It does it all !! Blues ,Rock, Jazz you name it. Feature: The wood used in the production of this guitar is beautiful and the online pictures don't even come close to what you will see the first time you see this guitar.The gold hardware is a real plus too.I love to see the faces of people the 1st time they see this.The reaction is always the same OOOHH ! WOW ! Ease of Use: Plays like a dream. It came set up so close that I didn't have to touch anything straight out of the box.Would'nt have believed it if I hadn't seen it for myself. Quality: Top of the line quality as is with most Ibanez guitars.I think it will run with the best of the top brands made today, with a better price. Value: How they can sell this AG 95 at this price is beyond me ??? I'd have paid 4 times this much and not complained.It will play and sound as good as many guitars costing 5X the price. Manufacturer Support: With quality put into these Ibanez Guitars ,you may never need at warranty! I've own another Ibanez Guitar for over 20 years and have NEVER Had any trouble with it at all. The Wow Factor: As Sexy as it gets Look out Lucille ! Overall: I'll NEVER Sell this one !!
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"Ibanez AG95 Artcore Electric Guitar" submitted June 26, 2012

By Steve H in Omro, WI
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Musical Background: Played piano and keyboards for over 50 years; recently began guitar for the excitement.
Music Style: Country, blues, rock, Contemporary Christian, southern gospel, 60-70's fok songs, etc
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Overall: Outstanding quality and great sound. Excellent quality guitar. Ibanez makes greatelectric guitars. Working with zZounds is also bonus - they ship quick and offer no interest payment plans so you can play today and pay tomorrow. A winning combination!
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"it´s great for everybody.the price is good.and it looks great." submitted May 26, 2008

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Music Style: rock
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Sound: it has a nice jazz-rock sound. Feature: it has many featutes.best is the nice wooden brige.it has no bad things. Ease of Use: its very easy to use.everybody can play it. Quality: it`s made out of good wood.the finish looks great. Value: the price is good. Manufacturer Support: ibanez is one of the most trustet companys that i know. The Wow Factor: it fits to everybody. Overall: i think it lasts for about 15 years.
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