That intro is probably the best on the channel.

Ben is such a monster on acoustic! And obviously he kills it on electric too, but other players narrow down when they play acoustic. It seems like Ben is in the minority that is more fluent in acoustic style, and he unlocks his full potential when picking up an acoustic guitar. Great player. The guitars are cool too 😂

Came here to check out this guitar model and got a concert...Awesome!

We want to see this guy more often on Andertons TV.

Wow, I love Ben's playing! That opening was simply awesome! 😎

As an Ibanez fan and an owner of a Fender Malibu, this is the only dreadnaught guitar that appeals to me :) Really love their Ibanezy take on the Fender California series!

One of my fave opening jams by Ben! The Sapele one sounds distinct and is my pick of the two, even though I love the Doom Burst.

Wow..ibanez acoustic with that headstock. Fresh and interesting. Awesome as always, Ben 👍

Ben, you have the best laugh! Your speed and control are unparalleled...

Jeez that intro is immense. Great work Ben!

It is not about the guitar,it is about who plays it ❤❤️‍🔥👑😎

We need a stinger similar to Digital John but an orchestral version for Acoustic Ben or Analogue Ben

Opening was full on Monte Montgomery. Excellent.

the open pore Sapele sounds best IMO, but they both sound great

For those of us who actually want an acoustic that plays like our electric - these will be a godsend! Also - the 'compact dreadnought' body should reduce a bit of the 'boominess' of a full sized dreadnought and give a slightly better balanced sound! And now I'm really spoilt for choce because, having switched back and forth between the sound demos, It's very hard to hear any difference - so do I go with the doom burst finish because it matches my Walden - or do I go with the open-pore model because I also like natural finishes...? Where I am - the price difference is about $200... which isn't irrelevant - but damn, that burst looks good!

Ben could make a wood plank with strings on it sound amazing

I’ve been intrigued by these since they were released, mostly to be a stage guitar.

The old-timey logo on the RG headstock is hilarious

I didn’t realize Ibanez made such nice sounding acoustics

Personally I think I prefer the tone from the Sapele one.

Hey now, it's an Altstar, get a gig on, get paid 🎶 Finish ain't glittery gold, but Ibanez guitars break the mould 🎶 Thank you goodnight

Great demo.Thank you

If any 80s hair metal bands are touring the UK, Ben is available to sit in on the ballads 😁

Sound much better than the fender equivalent

geez man, that playing will sell any guitar

Easily up there with the best of the best is Ben. Love those acoustics also

That outro had some honk!

Awesome ❤

Carried away....But I say Ibenez is a constant as my late cousin Jerry... something you can count on...

More vids with this guy for shure

The great Ben Smith working his magic. 😎

Why do guitar makers even bother with piezo pickups. They all sound buzzy and nothing like an acoustic guitar. Mic-based pickups sound so much better.

holy shit that intro though !!!!!

Oooo...me wanty!

The tone just seems to lack a resonance and oopmh on all of them. Ibanez headstock on an acoustic looks a little odd; drunken soundhole looks more than a little odd. Quite liked the look of the doom burst though.

Great playing but God how I hate piezoelectric pickups and that tinny sound

WOW

I've been wondering what that ticking meter is keeping count of...awesomness meter maybe??

Really amazing or just good value? Made this mistake before, no £300 guitar is going to sound like a taylor or Martin. Don't waste your money folks, save and buy one good guitar and you won't need another.

Even Ben’s incredible playing cannot remedy that horrible piezo pick up. Semper Fi

Nombre de la canción del comienzo?

Are the top back and sides laminated?

43 mm

Wow😅

Great playing skills, but I don't like the sound of that guitar, really cheap nasty piezo sound. Making an acoustic guitar sound 'a bit like' an electric guitar just doesn't make sense. The whole point of an acoustic is the sound, and the fact it is completely different to an electric. Something like a Tanglewood super-folk acoustic is perfect, as it has a narrow neck (like an electric), a good cutaway to get right up the fretboard, but they have a really nice acoustic sound. AND they are very cheap ! This Ibanez sounds awful to me.

Don't like the sound.

This guy sounds a lot like Ricky Gervais

Though I seriously like the looks of the burst guitars, (like plain wood as well, but Ibanez really missed the hit with that ugly pickguard), the sound did not convince me. I find them to sound a little ... cheap

I couldn’t stand Fender Strat headstocks on Fender acoustics, and now Ibanez doing the same thing 🤷‍♂️

Great player playing a bad sounding guitar. Piezo is so bad. I wonder why they waste trees building these things.

Ctrl + altstar + delete

In my opinion Ibanez are like Honda’s. Great guitars and definitely reliable and worth it but utterly boring and just like the millions of other Hondas on the road.