Ibanez AS 153 review
In depth HD review – Rock blues @8:42 – Jazz @12:14 – P’up test (D’addario 10’s) @4:20 – P’up test (Thomastik – infeld flats)@6:48 – Acoustic sound (both sets of strings)@1:17 – What does the ‘S’ mean? @13:48 – Spec sheet @https://productz.com/en/ibanez-artstar-as153-hb/p/aRZ3Z
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Originally posted by UCve23fXUJTqh3P2ZKVEgMnA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tGhkS6FFuA
Hey! I have decided to split my you tube video uploads into 3 separate channels (because people are very specific about what to hate 🙂 ha ha
Songs @https://www.youtube.com/@PlayGuitarSing1/videos
Rock n Blues @https://www.youtube.com/@thatguitarguy-youtube/videos
Jazz @https://www.youtube.com/@thatguitarguyBillyPezzack/videos
Is that band in a box?
i ordered the ibanez as113..what do you think???
test Tri Sound all in UP position is a non sens, tjhe parallel is working only with two pickup in opisite polarity !
Sco style phrasing, nice
was your AS153 made in China or Indonesia ? thanks
Hו , Great Review and excellent play Actually I bought mine following your review One Question though I plane to play Jazz most of the time : It seems you went back and forth between .11 and .10 What does it involve beside set up? did you modified the nut or any thing else?
Nice demo and review! I've got the AS153B (black) myself. Love it!!
The black pickguard looks crap. Brillant playing though.
man, your playing is enjoyable!!!!!
I got one used a few weeks ago and absolutely love it!
I've notice a lot of people didn't like the pickguard, but for a reason I really like it. Maybe it's just a matter of personal taste
Nice review
Sco is that you! You look different. Nice playing. I have one of these guitars with quite a few mods, nut it was still a good guitar even without them.
On an Ibanez the stamped "S" stands for Second, meaning some flaw (usually in the finish), or joining, or worse. It is a warning to dealers and wholesalers that the warranty will not be honored by the company.
However, as in most things there will be a percentage that have flaws so small as to be undetectable. I own an Ibanez acoustic that has a very detectable flaw in the finish that was oversprayed, but it makes no difference to the sound or playability and not even so much to the look because it is a Koa wood guitar.
I also have 2 other Ibanez, AG95 and an AS93, that are beautiful players and are immaculate in their finishing. When I compare those to any "second", I understand why Ibanez does it. They don't want shoddy work to be out there representing the company, when overall they have a sterling reputation for well made instruments.
BTW, this was a great video and I loved your riffs. After I fell in love with Bossa Nova some years ago, Jazz and it's many iterations naturally followed and especially the fusion sound.
Great video! How much does this guitar weigh? I can't seem to find this information anywhere.
Thanks
I agree about that American kitsch pickguard. No, just no. Although there was limited extant stock in stores, the AS153 in AYS was superseded in 2021 by the Spruce top AS113 in a BS colour scheme very similar to Ibanez's MIJ AS2000 with minor cosmetic differences (black vs cream pickup surrounds, switch cap, mounting position of output jack). 153 & 113 are essentially the same guitars but for the different wood material tops and AYS vs BS colour schemes.
Fortunately the AS113 comes OOTB with the ubiquitous tasteful faux Tortoise Shell printed pickguard. Concurrently Ibanez released FM AYS as a third colour scheme for their AS93. Although itself a nice guitar, having owned and played both, there's no comparison with the AS113 or AS153 in terms of build quality and finish which are on another level altogether to te AS93 besides their additional features and upgrades. If one factors out the price of the included ABS case, the modest premium for the AS153 as was or AS113 as is is absolutely worth it. But of course you can't buy the 1×3 series NEW without their included case, so if the budget doesn't extend to it, a NEW AS93 is a still a solid choice.
Great playing, nice one, thanks.
Was hoping you would talk/show about the "extra" toggle switch and what exactly it does/how it works. But Thanks!
Beautiful guitar, great diverse playing, and award-winning guitar faces.
Ebony timber (trees) have a mixture of black and brown colouring. The global ebony tree population has been decimated, because when a tree was chopped down and sawn and they saw the brown blemishes the trees were left to rot because market wanted black… things have become more sensible now and brown colouring is now acceptable… just think of how many trees were left to rot because of the colour of wood… there is an excellent video about this posted by Paul Reed Smith (of PRS fame).
I have the same guitar, use the same strings but have an other amp (Roland jc120) so there’s a different sound. You are using a Boss amp with a very nice sound… ???? what version of Boss amp did you use?
The S mark could also mean that the guitar has been used as a showcase at a trade show, and therefore could not be sold as New anymore.
Can you tell me where you got your pickguard I’m having a hard time finding a black one to fit my as153
nice
Been eyeing one of these. Really like your jazz playing, brother.
I love your playing. You are good.
Because of your endorsement I am going to get one of these guitars in a matter of days, I don't know if I can afford it but do you give lessons? I am an old blues guitarist but I dabble in jazz but I don't know what I'm doing I'm just dabbling
Wow I love your playing it reminds me of John Schofield with some added flavor
Thorough! And great playing.
Excellent
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Sorry should have read the comments 1st. Thanks for the help with the pickguard from a new subscriber!
Nice review. I have one and am trying to get a new pick guard, hate the original! Where did you find yours, thx in advance!
I played one last month, nice stable neck too, fantastic fretwork. I will buy the one I tested some time this week.
Nice playing. Thanks for the video.
May I ask what specific pickguard is that? I have been trying to find that one on eBay but I haven't been able to find it 🙁 if you could provide a link that would be great. Cheers
Nice guitar, want one too, where did you buy the pickguard?
Love your phrasing. Great video!