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First of all, this guitar looks incredible in person. The pictures online just don't do it justice at all. Stunning finish! I got this guitar after months of researching and looking for the right fit. I tested a couple of the D'Angelico Premier Mini DCs, but those did not come near this one in quality. I got the 2021 model with the smaller "castle" headstock, which in my opinion looks better than the big "Round-Top" from the last couple of years' models. The build quality is amazing. There are zero flaws. There was no fret buzz out of the box, and the neck is smooth. It's got a much fatter neck than I'm used to on my Strat, Tele and ESP LP, but it is pretty comfortable and I'm getting used to it fast. This has become my favorite guitar to play, and record with. It stays in tune very nicely, so no complains on the tuners. This is a semi-hollow, unlike the new 2021 AMH90 which is a full hollow body.As far as the sound, I did find the neck pickups to be bland and a bit muddy, especially when playing the open 6th string with other strings. The one thing I wish this had was coil-splitting like the AMH90, since this is a much prettier guitar. The pickups on this were 2 conductor, so I ended-up replacing them with some Seymour Duncans (Seth Lover on the Neck & Pearly Gates on the Bridge) and replacing the tone knobs for push/pull switches for coil splitting, and that opened up a whole world of possibilities.Overall, this is a really nice guitar. Certainly nicer than most guitars in the same price range and even more. So I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking to get into the Semi-Hollow game.

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I've played a number of guitars over the past 40 plus years. I have a G&L S-500 and a Schecter PT Pro. I wanted to try a semi-hollow and this one really caught my eye. This guitar looks amazing. the blue QM top finish is so gorgeous, and it plays really great. I read that Ibanez fitted the AM93 with two Super 58 humbucking pickups that serve up everything from creamy, nuanced jazz tones to a biting growl, and boy were they right! The guitar arrived perfectly set up, and as always the customer service was superb.

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The finish and workmanship is amazing. I have two problems with it. The fiat is the 14 fret buzzes, the fret is higher that the rest I have to have it fixed. The second are the fret ends are not smooth and a little sharp. Other than that it’s a beautiful instrument

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First, condition on arrival. Not well packed, but no damage. Covered with what looked like sawdust, but wiped off easily. It required a truss rod adjustment, and had oxidation on all frets. Strings were not fresh. Came with Allen wrench and booklet. Corrective action. The guitar truss rod cover slides open so you don’t have to remove it. I had take out relief. I took it from 2.7 mm to 2 mm, and the action was then nice with no buzz. That’s a sign it was constructed properly. Removing the strings was easy with the tailpiece, and I now think all brands should do it that way. Cleaned guitar, polished frets lightly with 0000 steel wool, moisturized the fretboard. When I got it tuned up, it then played great. I debated about a semi hollow, I looked at all the models available on zZounds, and in this price range, I don’t think you can go wrong if it is not defective. So if it is built well, and just needs a quick tweak, doesn’t require professional help, it will be good. This model is light but solid. Features. The electronics all work smoothly and are tight, nice taper to the pots, and it is dead silent. The body is a great size, not as big as the 335 style. Has a lot of open ring and sustain. The neck reminds me of my D-28, but is not quite that size, it feels great. Substantial but quick enough. The frets polished up with little effort, and the fret ends are right, so I don’t feel them. The tuners seemed cheap at first, but they actually are functioning correctly. Solid and it is staying in tune. The intonation is really so close that I can’t hear anything needing adjustment. It’s staying in tune and playing in tune. Sounds. I honestly don’t know where they should be as far as height, so I played, and I just raised them 1 turn. Perfect, and it plays with different pickup selections with consistent volume. The pickups are warm, but articulate and respond to dynamics well. They are not the same as PAFs. But I didn’t want those, I wanted to have them start with mellower tones, and they do, but then I can brighten things up with the bridge, or more with the eq on my amp and pedals. I love the sound of them. I have a Mustang GT 40, and a Princeton RRI. The 65 twin model, and several tones through the tube amp have been a lot better than I expected. The highest gain so far was a Dirty Little Secret into the Princeton, medium, and it’s great. I can tell that I can go up to say, Duane Allman cooking slide tones easily, but slip back to B.B. and then George Benson and that is the range I was hoping for. Whether quiet and warm clean up to a maximum of ABB, with a semi hollow tone character, this attractive comfortable guitar is just great and I think it’s a good value. I think you would be better off than with say an Epiphone 335, but it’s not exactly the same sound, but this seems like the quality is a bit above to. The depth of the body is a touch thinner but it really rings when strummed. I am really pleased that I could adjust it easily, that it is staying in tune properly, and that it has a nice nice voice with a little versatility. I am very happy with the feel and sound, and I can’t think of one thing I wish was better.

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THE FIT AND FINISH ON THIS WERE AWESOME. JET BLUE BURST. I PUT ON A SET OF 10S AND DID A SETUP. JUST A WONDERFUL INSTRUMENT . THE SUPER 58 PICKUPS SERVE WELL. I PLAY MANY DIFFERENT STYLES AND THIS COVERS THEM ALL. SO GLAD I MADE THIS PURCHASE.

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