@@kangsk8er Why would someone even want that?

Seriously... What's with the middle pickup? Could it be a joke?

Can I ask - as you own a AZ2204 - is position 2 with the alter switch off (i.e. middle + one coil of the humbucker) hum-cancelling? Thanks.

I can if you just have your own opinion or preference in feel… we are not all robots who have to play the same or what is subjectively the “best” guitar. If that were the case then I would say why doesn’t everyone own a headless strandberg because it has all the most modern features and the tones and playability are better than any other guitars out there plus the tuning for headless guitars is even more stable than a guitar with a headstock.

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so he said it didnt sound like a classic strat is that true?

Yes and non recessed bridge, bringing it a little closer to a vintage style guitar.combine that with roasted maple neck and stainless steel frets and the Ibanez checks a lot of boxes for me

Hi mate, Just wondering what you think of the white on that Ultra you have? I love Olympic white Fenders but haven't seen the Arctic Pearl. Is it overly white/metallic? I'm not a fan of the tortoise shell so would look to get a mint pickguard if I got one but not sure if it would go. Cheers

If only Ibanez had a cool looking headstock. I will never buy an Ibanez only because of the headstock

@@horstspreu6946 j custom and pia rg got nice headstocks more nice than the strato showel lol

Wise choice

Just curious, which color Ultra did buy?

Wise choice to just play them both yourself. So far I still leaning towards the AZ, simply because of tone, the "better" features are secondary to me.

It amazes me that they still won't use SS frets when guitars half the price do. And even on their American made models they use standard tuners.

@turamvar if you dig the Mark Knopfler sound from the eighties, check out Schecter, caus that’s what he played on lots of occasions 👌

I though it was illegal to use mother of turtle shell. Perhaps it is just plastic

@@robinfreeman3223 they melt the mothers down into plastic.

@@gutenbird Jesus Christ..

Exactly! That deep rounded tone has a fat ass

Thx Jorge! Good to know! Cheers!

The Ibanez sounds to me almost like a strat with higher output pickups... Like with the kind of higher output that you see associated with "Texas" a lot

hey dude pls help me , how is the sound dif between premium and prestige , its too expensive prestige in my country i dont wanna wait one more year to get a guitar i really want to buy premium one..???

@@thelastcat8406 you can find videos on it. Most can't find any difference in the sound. The Premiums are excellent.

@@Vestu i bought one bro, its awesome

@@thelastcat8406 Yep! Just recorded some stuff with it. I found out how setting the Vol and Tone a bit lower I found new levels of clarity and took the harshness off when I need a clear, clean sound.

@@Vestu yeah i do the same , still it didnt satisfy me like this is the only bad thing about this guitar you can get slappy spanky strat or tele sounds but it suddenly gets too bright for the clean arpeggio , so i use some pedals and get smooth lead or acoustic metal tones when i wanna clear it, kind of ok for me after all the ability this guitar have i mean i can get numberless lead sound and guitar respond like a monster , i m not pro ,i dont have money, i dont have any other guitar but after 4 weeks with this guitar i m glad i bought it, i record some fingerstyle songs , some great solos gonna start my youtube channel 😁..

Do you hate them because of that “too snappy to to sound good without a tube screamer” tone? I also think they are mid scooped and treble in a weird way, I’m not sure though haha.

@@sasmitha8446 Hi. I hate stainless frets because I am too old, jurasic. X D

It’s a damn shame the necks don’t get good until the performer/ professional line. Performers is nice, but honestly ultra makes both the pro and performer seem almost bad by comparison. Wish Fender would make them the standard on the american line

I have an MIM Deluxe with a cut down neck joint that really works well. The Ibanez though when you play it, you will be pleased you got it over another fender short of options

Their old American deluxe models had it. They’re just bringing back old designs

Either that or gear setup. Amp/pedals etc.

Same here

I don't think that works

nobody compares them because everyone knows who wins :) look at my profile pic to see

Why doesn’t Fender use SS frets? A travesty since this is supposed to be a modern high end fender. This is why I like Suhr..

Watch Aficionado Can’t speak for them, but to be fair- when I play my ultra- I’m not ignoring the beauty of the sound and it’s smooth playability and asking myself about SS frets 🤷‍♂️

@@The_GenXennial it’s not about ignoring how good or bad it sounds. Is knowing that after two or three years of heavy playing you’ll have to pay an extra $400 to have it re fretted not to count the fact that I don’t know what resale value you are talking about fenders have a horrible resale value compared to the prestige line of Ibanez

But a Strat then replace the neck with something to your exact specs.

I suggest you look for a Suhr standard or modern

Ill take an American made plain jane maple if it means better tone than a Japanese made. The ibanez is visually superior by far, but the Strat has better tone and in the end that is what matters as people listen to you play more than stare at your guitar. Especially if theyre listening to an album of course.

Definitely true, just different designs but dudes like Jeff Beck have been floating Fender style bridges for a long time.

Premium models sound exactly the same and are around $1200 - $1300

My 60s Norma has one.

I think no answer= just marketing affiliation :) gift for the demos