just got one of these myself and i love it, something about the doublecut les paul shape with the sg size and contours makes it really comfortable to play
I personally (Leo)haven't tried it. Dan found the neck a bit chunky for his taste (Dan has fingers as long as E.T.) but the only thing that matters is that "you" like it and enjoy playing it. Thanks for watching and for your kind comments. 😉👍!
I'd been thinking about buying this guitar, but this relatively unenthusiastic review almost changed my mind. I'd also seen another review suggesting the Gretsch G5222 over this one. I played the Gretsch in store and thought the tuners were just awful and didn't see why I should pay so much more for it. Ended up getting this same "baltic blue" Ibanez after all and have no regrets. I love the neck and fretboard, which in my opinion are every bit as good as the much more expensive Gretsch, and the tuners feel better too. The only thing I'm not crazy about is where it sits on my leg. The upper bout is a little too far back, leaving a lot of lower bout hanging off my leg. And when played standing up, the neck wants to fall to 3 o'clock. Overall though, I'm really happy with this guitar. Final note: the fretboard on mine is a good bit darker than the one in the video.
We've done the Gretsch G2622T Streamliner, I personally don't care for it. I don't know how Dan liked it. Thanks for watching and for your kind comments 😉 👍!
I bought a GAX70 years ago at Guitar Center for $70.00, and it’s actually my favorite guitar to play. I also have a Fender player strat, Firefly LP, and a Gibson 335.
i have one too!!! the neck is so sweet and tone when i put the evo pickups on it, perfect for my hands and love to play on it out of mine 6 other guitars including a prs and jacksons pro
Great to see how Chip n Dale have fared since the Disney days! That's a beauty! I have never cared for the look of an SG, but this has some nice flare. Amazing job as always!
I didn't use to like SG's much either, but I have had a couple of copies and I have an Epiphone SG. They are not bad at all. Thanks for watching as always Russ, and the chipmunks thank you as well. 😉👍!
Beautiful guitar, the neck clean sound really good for jazz!, I don't know if they use Super 58 pickups for this guitar or not. Thanks for another great review, the Alvin & Chipmunk sound so hilarious!. Cheers.
Nice playing! I am thinking about one of these Ibanez AX120's as I am an SG kinda guy but now 70 soon to be 71 and not playing out at all I am looking to keep the money down. I think this guitar should be fine for me. Keep On Rockin' !
Thanks very much for watching and for your kind comments, we're not too far behind you. Dan is 69, I'm 64 going on Methuzala. We're glad you enjoyed our humble video. 😀 👍!
I HAVE THE OLDER BROTHER TO THAT GUITAR , which is the lbanez gio Gax70 i got in 2005 and still have it and still look new on the paint job love the neck of the one i have and i put evo pickups on it, its a very sweet playing guitar and tone for only $119 in guitar center!! the one you have the neck is diff but wow it sound great!!!!! ibanez is kicking ass and taken names on their low end guitars!
Thanks very much Jon for watching and for your kind question. We always use our Fender Mustang GT 100, and if it's a clean song or just testing pickup sounds we use the "basic clean " patch, and for dirty songs we use the "Boosted Brit " patch. We don't modify the factory settings for the patches at all. The only thing that changes is the master volume so we can get a good balance between the amp and our "Ion Party Boom" bluetooth speaker we use to play the tracks on. We hope this helps you achieve your goal. 😉👍!
Another great vid. Excellent job by our favorite executive producer, Mr Leo Ryan, & of course, & as always, some snazzy axe-work by the Man himself - Mr Dan Ryan. I absolutely love this guitar. Been wanting this one for a couple months, & I dig the Baltic Blue - or the Copper Metallic - like 2BikeMike said. I'm down to those 2 choices.... I don't have anything like this model. Hate SGs... but I dig this ish version.
Thanks for watching Jimmy and for the recognition. I'll pass your kind comments along to Dan as well. They kinda grow on you if you play one whilst listening to acdc....I'm just sayin 🤷...
@@leodanryan966 I hear you loud and clear, Leo! Ole' Angus sure does know what to do with one. But the thing is.... That Ibanez AX is just different enough shaped... that I dig it. I don't know what it is about SGs. Just super ugly ducklings to me. But yeah - I know they rock.
just found this film...glad i did! sweet guitar...really love the shape! looks like the gibson model just before the sg model... great riffin as always!
Amazon or wherever lists all sorts of goofy and incorrect specs on those. They used to be Poplar (Agathis at one point?), now are Basswood, nothing else, no Oak or different tops. Maple neck and Rosewood substitute of the day fretboard. I do want one though! I like them.
I know that this is an old video, but I watched it because I found one of these, the same color, today on Facebook for half the price of a new one 😀 So I wanted to see what yall thought about it! I heard Dan say that the neck was "chunky", so when I got the guitar in my hand it was the first thing I checked out! Lol. I think his chunky means a wide fretboard, because it's still pretty thin like most Ibanez guitars. But it has that Gibson style wide fretboard, which I actually like. Lol. Dan STILL made his sing! I bought the guitar, and because of Dan, I've been listening to B. B. King all day! Lol. I think that the EART comparison... I don't know... apples to oranges? I mean the stainless steel frets put EART in a whole other league to me, and I haven't really seen but one of their guitars go for a Gibson style, that was LP, the rest are more Fender style... BUT, even without the stainless steel frets, both this guitar and the Oscar Schmidt SG guitar (did I mention that I got one of those last week 😅) play so smoothly to me, and I think it's the wide fretboard, that I forget they aren't stainless!!! Anyway, love your videos as usual!!!
I just got some Amazon cards for Christmas and I think I'm going to buy this guitar. It's really nice sounding for the very cheap price. At least the one you're playing is. I'm not expecting greatness. I currently am borrowing an American strat and I own some midranged- maybe slightly expensive guitars. But I've been looking for something SG-like to play with. Just for fun. maybe I'll play it in my school's Jazz Ensemble when we rehearse, for fun. Thanks for the review. Great playing by the way. Sounds fantastic.
Thanks very much Casey for watching and for your kind comments. We wish you great success. I don't know if you have seen them, but we did a couple of Eart Strat Style guitars. They are very similar in price, and they are impeccable pro quality instruments for under $200. This Ibanez is a good guitar as well.
@@leodanryan966 yea I actually just watched your Eart review after watching this one, and at this point I think I might have decided to get an Eart instead. I don't love the headstock shape, but if they're trying to make a name for themselves by building higher quality instruments for a lower price, I feel like I should jump on the opportunity.
The neck is chunkier than my Epiphone SG, I have never seen a Squier SG, but it is chunkier than the Harley Benton DC-CUSTOM SG copy. It is pretty, but for the money I'd go with the Harley Benton if I was after a copy. Thanks very much for watching and for your kind question. 😉 👍!
Ibanez guitars typically do have really flat fretboards, close to a 16” radius. I find I tend to do better with “chunky” necks, probably because I have big hands. Therefore, the neck on this guitar probably wouldn’t bother me, but on the other hand, those squealing microphonic pickups WOULD probably bother me to no end!
Nice review. What is the weight? I no think it’s called faux tortoise. Ibanez has interesting history, worth looking up.very nice sounding guitar. Of course Dan has a lot to do with that!
I'm not sure about the weight, but it isn't really light or really heavy. Yes it is faux tortoise. Otherwise it would cost waaaaaaaay more. Thanks for watching and for your kind comments as always Harry. 😀 👍!
Liked ! Thanks for tje straight-on honesty: a chuncky neck turns me off, hence my small hands. As a 65 y/o I teally need something easy playable. However the sound of the pickups was imho good for this easy accessible high fret instrument. Love your playing, and some feedback from a wise man. . Greeting from Holland 🇳🇱
It could easily have been a broomstick with six strings and the Maestro would have made it sing like a high-end guitar. For someone like me who is just starting out in the guitar world, I think this Ibanez is fine for me. Excellent performance and very useful video 🤩👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks very much for watching and for your kind comments, I'll have to be honest with you I'm just not seeing that, but if you are that's all that matters 😉👍!
That is the model I tried to get in copper metalic but none available and now out of production. That's why I bought the white Ibanez. This could be a collector item in 70 yrs, mabe 50. IBANEZ is a Japanese brand manufactured in China. They paint the woods that are not good looking enough to be seen. I hope the Korean and Chinese folks don't take offense
I'm aware of that Mike, you tried to order one right after I showed you this one. Lol ☺, I hope all of the far east can take a joke. Thanks for watching 😉 👍!
Mike - FYI.... Sweetwater has this guitar in Copper Metallic - in stock & ready to ship. And actually, so does American Musical Supply. I know this, b'c I have also had my eye on that exact same guitar. You might get mine, if you act quick! LOL I assume you can get them delivered up in Canada. Not sure tho. Anyway - FYI.
Kind of a boxy sound but it could be the amp. Definitely NOT the player. I have this. What I don't like about it that they should have painted the neck to match. That raw wood makes it look homemade or even unfinished.
@kaivrock Thanks very much for dropping by, Dan actually likes guitars with very light finishes on the necks. He says they tend not to be sticky, but I don't suppose everyone will agree. 😎👍!
Okay pardner, sorry you didn't enjoy the video. Dan and I do this to spend time with each other as brothers. We don't get paid for this in any way. We try and make good videos but we can't please everyone. Sorry you're not pleased.
If you don't like the guitar why did, you by it. I got one l like it. You need to bring down the pickups. Keep from feed back. It's not perfect guitar. I've had expensive one I've had issues. If look hard enough, I can find fault with any, guitar's. I had Les Paul. I didn't like. I found fault with it.
Uh, Maybe you are unaware of this channel's mission statement. We review guitars and it's all about "can you play it right out of the box. " Dan plays the guitars, and afterwards gives his honest opinion about the guitar. His honest opinion may differ from your honest opinion. Your guitar definitely wasn't "this exact guitar ". This is nothing personal in any way. There are a lot of other channels that do modifications. We don't. Thanks for watching, and for your kind comments 👍.
Another nice one for the price...and Dan's playing was awesome, as always! Thanks for the review, guys!👍😎🎸🎶
Thanks as always Dartman for watching and for your kind comments 😉 👍! I'm still waiting for you to send me a drunken video!
One of the best vibratos I've heard on UA-cam... excellent playing.
Thanks very much Steve for watching and for your kind comments 😉 👍! I'll pass them along to Dan.
if you can play it that nicely it will do just fine for my beginner daughter. thanks for the example/review
Thanks very much for watching and for your kind comments 😉 👍!
just got one of these myself and i love it, something about the doublecut les paul shape with the sg size and contours makes it really comfortable to play
I personally (Leo)haven't tried it. Dan found the neck a bit chunky for his taste (Dan has fingers as long as E.T.) but the only thing that matters is that "you" like it and enjoy playing it. Thanks for watching and for your kind comments. 😉👍!
I'd been thinking about buying this guitar, but this relatively unenthusiastic review almost changed my mind. I'd also seen another review suggesting the Gretsch G5222 over this one. I played the Gretsch in store and thought the tuners were just awful and didn't see why I should pay so much more for it. Ended up getting this same "baltic blue" Ibanez after all and have no regrets. I love the neck and fretboard, which in my opinion are every bit as good as the much more expensive Gretsch, and the tuners feel better too. The only thing I'm not crazy about is where it sits on my leg. The upper bout is a little too far back, leaving a lot of lower bout hanging off my leg. And when played standing up, the neck wants to fall to 3 o'clock. Overall though, I'm really happy with this guitar. Final note: the fretboard on mine is a good bit darker than the one in the video.
We've done the Gretsch G2622T Streamliner, I personally don't care for it. I don't know how Dan liked it. Thanks for watching and for your kind comments 😉 👍!
I bought a GAX70 years ago at Guitar Center for $70.00, and it’s actually my favorite guitar to play. I also have a Fender player strat, Firefly LP, and a Gibson 335.
Thanks very much for watching and for sharing your collection with us 😉👍!
i have one too!!! the neck is so sweet and tone when i put the evo pickups on it, perfect for my hands and love to play on it out of mine 6 other guitars including a prs and jacksons pro
70 bucks? What a steal!
As always, I enjoyed your commentary and banter... and your playing. Wow. All the best.
Thanks very much for watching and for your kindness and support 😎👍!
Kind souls and great musicians. Younger generations could learn a lot from you.
Thanks very much, Nathan, for watching and for your kind words 😉 👍!
Great to see how Chip n Dale have fared since the Disney days! That's a beauty! I have never cared for the look of an SG, but this has some nice flare. Amazing job as always!
I didn't use to like SG's much either, but I have had a couple of copies and I have an Epiphone SG. They are not bad at all. Thanks for watching as always Russ, and the chipmunks thank you as well. 😉👍!
Beautiful guitar, the neck clean sound really good for jazz!, I don't know if they use Super 58 pickups for this guitar or not. Thanks for another great review, the Alvin & Chipmunk sound so hilarious!. Cheers.
Glad you enjoyed it pardner! Thanks for watching and for your kind comments 😉 👍!
Nice playing! I am thinking about one of these Ibanez AX120's as I am an SG kinda guy but now 70 soon to be 71 and not playing out at all I am looking to keep the money down. I think this guitar should be fine for me. Keep On Rockin' !
Thanks very much for watching and for your kind comments, we're not too far behind you. Dan is 69, I'm 64 going on Methuzala. We're glad you enjoyed our humble video. 😀 👍!
I HAVE THE OLDER BROTHER TO THAT GUITAR , which is the lbanez gio Gax70 i got in 2005 and still have it and still look new on the paint job love the neck of the one i have and i put evo pickups on it, its a very sweet playing guitar and tone for only $119 in guitar center!! the one you have the neck is diff but wow it sound great!!!!! ibanez is kicking ass and taken names on their low end guitars!
Thanks very much for watching and for your kind comments. I finally had to part with this one. I just have too many guitars 😉👍!
Well, B.B.'s up there smiling ....
Thanks very much for watching and for your comments, we certainly hope so 😀 👍!
What amp & effects are you using while you are soloing over the backing track? Sounds great!
Thanks very much Jon for watching and for your kind question. We always use our Fender Mustang GT 100, and if it's a clean song or just testing pickup sounds we use the "basic clean " patch, and for dirty songs we use the "Boosted Brit " patch. We don't modify the factory settings for the patches at all. The only thing that changes is the master volume so we can get a good balance between the amp and our "Ion Party Boom" bluetooth speaker we use to play the tracks on. We hope this helps you achieve your goal. 😉👍!
Another great vid. Excellent job by our favorite executive producer, Mr Leo Ryan, & of course, & as always, some snazzy axe-work by the Man himself - Mr Dan Ryan. I absolutely love this guitar. Been wanting this one for a couple months, & I dig the Baltic Blue - or the Copper Metallic - like 2BikeMike said. I'm down to those 2 choices.... I don't have anything like this model. Hate SGs... but I dig this ish version.
Thanks for watching Jimmy and for the recognition. I'll pass your kind comments along to Dan as well. They kinda grow on you if you play one whilst listening to acdc....I'm just sayin 🤷...
@@leodanryan966 I hear you loud and clear, Leo! Ole' Angus sure does know what to do with one. But the thing is.... That Ibanez AX is just different enough shaped... that I dig it. I don't know what it is about SGs. Just super ugly ducklings to me. But yeah - I know they rock.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Wow Dan! Love your guitar music as always! Like #22. Thank you Leo for filming and sharing the video! Happy weekend to you both! 💐💝
Thanks very much for watching and commenting Vivian 😀 👍!
just found this film...glad i did!
sweet guitar...really love the shape! looks like the gibson model just before the sg model...
great riffin as always!
Thanks very much as always Birdman316 for watching. We're glad we were able to give you some enjoyment 😉👍!
@@leodanryan966 id love to see you guys review the IYV ILS-300 les paul clone...
i have 4 of these...you wont regret getting one...its a keeper!
Thanks very much Birdman316, but that green color just doesn't agree with me 😉👍!
@@leodanryan966 hahaha i hear ya brother!
you guys still have that ibanez in the film? or has it been sold/traded?
It depends, you talking about the SG style Ibanez or the one from a couple of weeks ago?
Amazon or wherever lists all sorts of goofy and incorrect specs on those. They used to be Poplar (Agathis at one point?), now are Basswood, nothing else, no Oak or different tops. Maple neck and Rosewood substitute of the day fretboard. I do want one though! I like them.
Noted, thanks for watching and for your kind comments 👍 😊!
Awesome review. My main guitar for live performances is a 2008 Ibanez AXS32. Looks a bit like that but it's maroon and has a mirror pick guard.
Great to hear from you my friend. Thanks for watching as always 😉 👍!
I know that this is an old video, but I watched it because I found one of these, the same color, today on Facebook for half the price of a new one 😀 So I wanted to see what yall thought about it! I heard Dan say that the neck was "chunky", so when I got the guitar in my hand it was the first thing I checked out! Lol. I think his chunky means a wide fretboard, because it's still pretty thin like most Ibanez guitars. But it has that Gibson style wide fretboard, which I actually like. Lol. Dan STILL made his sing! I bought the guitar, and because of Dan, I've been listening to B. B. King all day! Lol.
I think that the EART comparison... I don't know... apples to oranges? I mean the stainless steel frets put EART in a whole other league to me, and I haven't really seen but one of their guitars go for a Gibson style, that was LP, the rest are more Fender style... BUT, even without the stainless steel frets, both this guitar and the Oscar Schmidt SG guitar (did I mention that I got one of those last week 😅) play so smoothly to me, and I think it's the wide fretboard, that I forget they aren't stainless!!!
Anyway, love your videos as usual!!!
Thanks very much as always for watching Dan, I'll bet you're right about Dan's chunky. Enjoy your new guitar, B.B. King, and everthang 😉👍!
I just got some Amazon cards for Christmas and I think I'm going to buy this guitar. It's really nice sounding for the very cheap price. At least the one you're playing is. I'm not expecting greatness. I currently am borrowing an American strat and I own some midranged- maybe slightly expensive guitars. But I've been looking for something SG-like to play with. Just for fun. maybe I'll play it in my school's Jazz Ensemble when we rehearse, for fun. Thanks for the review. Great playing by the way. Sounds fantastic.
Thanks very much Casey for watching and for your kind comments. We wish you great success. I don't know if you have seen them, but we did a couple of Eart Strat Style guitars. They are very similar in price, and they are impeccable pro quality instruments for under $200. This Ibanez is a good guitar as well.
@@leodanryan966 yea I actually just watched your Eart review after watching this one, and at this point I think I might have decided to get an Eart instead. I don't love the headstock shape, but if they're trying to make a name for themselves by building higher quality instruments for a lower price, I feel like I should jump on the opportunity.
Was at House of the Blues, in Chicago. You play a lot better than the fellow there. Thanks for the review and great licks.
Thanks very much John for watching and for your kind words, I'll pass them along to Dan 😉 👍!
How’s the neck compared to a squire? Or a Epiphone SG
The neck is chunkier than my Epiphone SG, I have never seen a Squier SG, but it is chunkier than the Harley Benton DC-CUSTOM SG copy. It is pretty, but for the money I'd go with the Harley Benton if I was after a copy. Thanks very much for watching and for your kind question. 😉 👍!
Ibanez guitars typically do have really flat fretboards, close to a 16” radius. I find I tend to do better with “chunky” necks, probably because I have big hands. Therefore, the neck on this guitar probably wouldn’t bother me, but on the other hand, those squealing microphonic pickups WOULD probably bother me to no end!
Thanks for watching and for your kind comments 😉 👍!
I can’t imagine how well you would play a prs shur etc. damn nice 👍
Thanks for watching, and check out our latest video. It's Dan playing my PRS Custom 24SE. Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄!
Thx for another entertaining honest review. Stay safe 🖖
Thanks Guenther for watching and for your kind words. 😉 👍!
Nice review. What is the weight? I no think it’s called faux tortoise. Ibanez has interesting history, worth looking up.very nice sounding guitar. Of course Dan has a lot to do with that!
I'm not sure about the weight, but it isn't really light or really heavy. Yes it is faux tortoise. Otherwise it would cost waaaaaaaay more. Thanks for watching and for your kind comments as always Harry. 😀 👍!
bonjour ! quel est le morceau que tu joues à la fin ? un lien pour le playback ? merci !!!
Le frisson est parti par BB king accéléré
Le frisson est parti par BB king accéléré. merci beaucoup d'avoir regardé et pour votre aimable question 😉👍!
@@leodanryan966 merci !!!
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Liked !
Thanks for tje straight-on honesty: a chuncky neck turns me off, hence my small hands.
As a 65 y/o I teally need something easy playable.
However the sound of the pickups was imho good for this easy accessible high fret instrument.
Love your playing, and some feedback from a wise man.
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Greeting from Holland 🇳🇱
@fp3359 Thanks very much for watching and for your kind comments and opinions. Hello back from Texas 😎👍!
It could easily have been a broomstick with six strings and the Maestro would have made it sing like a high-end guitar. For someone like me who is just starting out in the guitar world, I think this Ibanez is fine for me. Excellent performance and very useful video 🤩👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks very much for watching George and for your very kind words. We hope you enjoy watching our humble videos 🎃👍!
Hope Leo is better! Hang in there old school! That guitar is nice looking! Sounds good too! Good job guys!
Thanks very much Robert for your kindness. I am feeling pretty good today for a change. 😉👍!
I think this model was made as a solid body version of ES335-typed guitar rather than a SG copy. Its double cutaway is symmetrical different from SG.
Thanks very much for watching and for your kind comments, I'll have to be honest with you I'm just not seeing that, but if you are that's all that matters 😉👍!
Gibson Melody Maker. That is what this most resembles. Nice guitar.
Great vibrato, nice guitar for the price
Thanks very much for watching and for your kind comments 😉 👍!
Great sound
Thanks very much Luis for watching and for your kind words 😉 👍!
You ain’t getting old brother you have arrived
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I arrived too good playing old guy
That is the model I tried to get in copper metalic but none available and now out of production. That's why I bought the white Ibanez. This could be a collector item in 70 yrs, mabe 50.
IBANEZ is a Japanese brand manufactured in China. They paint the woods that are not good looking enough to be seen. I hope the Korean and Chinese folks don't take offense
I'm aware of that Mike, you tried to order one right after I showed you this one. Lol ☺, I hope all of the far east can take a joke. Thanks for watching 😉 👍!
Mike - FYI.... Sweetwater has this guitar in Copper Metallic - in stock & ready to ship. And actually, so does American Musical Supply. I know this, b'c I have also had my eye on that exact same guitar. You might get mine, if you act quick! LOL I assume you can get them delivered up in Canada. Not sure tho. Anyway - FYI.
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Thanks Jimmy. They will deliver here, but with covid, exchange rates on $$$ and excessive delivery costs and customs, it is not worth it.
Kind of a boxy sound but it could be the amp. Definitely NOT the player. I have this. What I don't like about it that they should have painted the neck to match. That raw wood makes it look homemade or even unfinished.
@kaivrock Thanks very much for dropping by, Dan actually likes guitars with very light finishes on the necks. He says they tend not to be sticky, but I don't suppose everyone will agree. 😎👍!
u rock wow
Thanks very much Michael for watching and for your kind comments 😉 👍!
Ibanez is Japanese I ba nez a Japan company that farms out work.
Oh? We stand corrected. Thanks for watching and for letting us know.
The video could have been edited to remove most of the first half. I did not learn much by watching the gentleman fumble around with the packaging.
Okay pardner, sorry you didn't enjoy the video. Dan and I do this to spend time with each other as brothers. We don't get paid for this in any way. We try and make good videos but we can't please everyone. Sorry you're not pleased.
Do you uh.. know what a copy is? This is like calling a Teisco ET-220 a Telecaster copy.
If you don't like the guitar why did, you by it. I got one l like it. You need to bring down the pickups. Keep from feed back. It's not perfect guitar. I've had expensive one I've had issues. If look hard enough, I can find fault with any, guitar's. I had Les Paul. I didn't like. I found fault with it.
Uh, Maybe you are unaware of this channel's mission statement. We review guitars and it's all about "can you play it right out of the box. " Dan plays the guitars, and afterwards gives his honest opinion about the guitar. His honest opinion may differ from your honest opinion. Your guitar definitely wasn't "this exact guitar ". This is nothing personal in any way. There are a lot of other channels that do modifications. We don't. Thanks for watching, and for your kind comments 👍.
Sounds great to me!