Ibanez AZ tremolo test

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Ibanez AZ tremolo test

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Peta Lukács

Күн бұрын

Testing Ibanez AZ224F's Gotoh T1502 tremolo, with "heavy use".

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@Tom-nt2bs 5 жыл бұрын

I haven’t heard this Steve Vai song before...

@lukacspeta 5 жыл бұрын

😃😃😃

@YesuAiNimen 3 жыл бұрын

I just sprayed iced tea out of my nose reading this......hahaha

@thorggernaut3081 6 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for posting this video, this is the FIRST demo of the ibanez az range that actually puts the trem to the test and I'm so relieved it stayed in tune! i have been following the az series very closely and have been very impressed by the tone, the design, the specs, the finishes. however, the non locking trem was the final ''box to tick'' and thanx to YOUR VIDEO, I'm gonna buy one(prestige az2404tff)

@Dante-xf1mu 2 жыл бұрын

Did you buy it? I am thinking about buying the vintage az prestige.

@thorggernaut3081 2 жыл бұрын

@@Dante-xf1mu whats up bro, hey unfortunately I ended up buying an Ibanez j custom(Jcrg8570mwnt model) instead. I don't regret it as it does everything I need(heavy staccatto riffs, shreds, and those beautiful "in between" strat'ish tones. obviously it doesnt do the straty stuff like the AZ tho. Make no mistake, an AZ prestige hss z nxt on my list.

@Dante-xf1mu 2 жыл бұрын

@@thorggernaut3081 I am thinking about buying the AZ2402N (new vintage models), I want that strat kind of guitar so bad. How is your new guitar holding up? Mainly how is the playability??

@Dante-xf1mu 2 жыл бұрын

@@thorggernaut3081 Bro, your guitar is sick af, man. It's just I so want to buy this vintage type guitar.

@thorggernaut3081 2 жыл бұрын

@@Dante-xf1mu Its absolutely amazing. It has h-s-h configuration, dimarzio tone zone, true velv, air norton pups. Its a no nonsense shred machine! that being said, what really caught me by suprise was how well it cleans up in pos. 2 and 4(split tones) Its a completely different animal to the AZ. If my j custom is a "shredders axe" then the AZ is a "swiss army knife" Both incredible instruments for different applications.

@bruunm1975 2 жыл бұрын

Both my prestige and premium stay in tune rock solid. Never an issue!

@oscaralejandro5990 11 ай бұрын

Great demo, finally someone demonstrating the true potential of these bridges

@bobmccune 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's quite impressive. My non-locking trems stay in tune reasonably well, but not with that level of pounding.

@danray919 4 жыл бұрын

Dude thank you so much. There's one other guy on here with 2 Prestige versions that will NOT stay in tune. Glad to know the premiums are fine. Thanks again 👍

@valebliz 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like the problem of the prestige ones is the bone nut.

@danray919 4 жыл бұрын

@@valebliz "impregnated with oil" they say. Well, something ain't workin. Thanks again

@valebliz 4 жыл бұрын

@@danray919 the other bit of the equation could be the saddles, but those should give problems on both the prestige and premium models because they're identical apart from the formers being titanium. I think there are compatible locking saddles from Wilkinson at a non super expensive price, but my AZ premium is fine, at least the way I use the lever.

@1570Mike 6 жыл бұрын

Dude! I'm sold!!! Amazing!

@boltondowney1949 6 жыл бұрын

Some light vibrato for accentuation

@tastjohn1889 6 жыл бұрын

Now i feel confident to buy this guitar after watching your video, thanks for uploaded this video bro..

@tastjohn1889 6 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate this video that you made bro..

@brianjenkins5973 5 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂 I can’t believe it’s still in tune! 😂

@Icisex 3 жыл бұрын

It’s whos not tuned after u can hear lol

@brianjenkins5973 6 жыл бұрын

Now That’s how you test a trem ;) hahahaha

@mathias6423 6 ай бұрын

Does locking tuners help the guitar to stay in tune while you are using a non locking tremolo/whammybar ? I want my next guitar to have a non locking tremolo, I do not use the trem that much but when I play stuff like Iron Maiden I want to be able to use it sometimes without it going out of tune to much. I have tried a PRS SE Standard and that guitar held its tuning after moderate amount of non locking trem action, however a Squier Classic Vibe 70s I tried did not hold it's tuning at all after even light amount of trem. Both guitars did not have locking tuners on them so does that make any difference ?

@Chonism 3 жыл бұрын

how you set up the bridge? can you do some tutorial, please

@francescocagnacci 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I would like it too

@stefanpalicki3538 5 жыл бұрын

Damn this man can play.

@robby188 5 жыл бұрын

Stay in tune. Very good tremolo. I like it

@MrJuan2828 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, good video would be great and you would do us a favor to many people if you recorded a video of how you made the adjustments with that gotoh bridge ... I have the same guitar and I get the G and B strings out of tune a lot. The guitar comes with 0.10 of factory ... What did you do? Did you change the strings to another thickness? Did you remove some springs from the back? Is the setting the same as for a guitar with floyd rose?

@solothesolos 2 жыл бұрын

I have the same problem!

@cobravinci 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, I own an Ibanez AZ 2204 ICM. Mine doesn't handle heavy use at all. How did you get that stability? Is it in relation with the gage strings (I use 9 to 42) and the number of springs? My guitar has been set up by a pro luthier but I'm not satisfied with my floating bridge, it doesn't keep in tune at all...

@arminsenpai6755 3 жыл бұрын

Check ur nut bro. The critical point on this guitar is at the nut. Maybe the slots are not big enough and the strings couldn’t glide. The other thing is that the trem should be parallel with the body. Tuning stability needs a perfect balance of tension between springs and strings.

@cobravinci 3 жыл бұрын

@@arminsenpai6755 Thanks bro. My guitar has already been set up by a luthier but I will definitly check that again !

@pg6820 Жыл бұрын

I would like to know if the tremolo bar is loose when it is inserted? Mine are loose, especially when rocked up and down

@Herarocker 3 жыл бұрын

I’m struggling here... I got a mm1 with the t1802 bridge and I’m not successful getting these kind of results so far... even with light tremolo action it stays out of tune very easily... did you do something different set up wise? It’s been almost 15 years since the last time I played with a floating bridge so I have no clue what to do... thanks!

@pachecopaulo 2 жыл бұрын

Same here. I think that's the bone nut. The premium version comes with the Graphitec nut.

@solothesolos 2 жыл бұрын

I'm having exactly the same problem!

@Herarocker 2 жыл бұрын

@@solothesolos I even installed the tremmory looking forward to finally have this problem solved… it solves the tuning issue when bending in double stops and increases a lot the tuning stability, but it keeps going out of tune if you use the tremolo bar… and when you manage to make everything string in tune, when you bend a note everything goes out of tune… I stopped trying to use this feature

@B3ST1NY 6 жыл бұрын

Omg that tremolo is floating! Is Ibanez AZ series the next John Petrucci guitar?

@eleazarfederio1718 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, Amazing

@oziris1244 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Have you had issues with the spring arm holder and a clicking noise?

@Sadowsky46 4 жыл бұрын

What is the black plastic thingy you added on the headstock?

@smen407 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video.. great guitar !!

@JM-pw9cu 5 жыл бұрын

Hi...could you please share how do you set the bridge? Is the plate must be parallel with the body? How high is it from the body? Mine is like 1mm.

@matiascardo 4 жыл бұрын

I need this guitaaaaar!!!

@IfazAbrarReza 5 жыл бұрын

Does the guitar need to be realigned if i wanna change tunings from say E to D#?

@already_dreamed 4 жыл бұрын

Of course every guitar needs it after detuning.

@valebliz 4 жыл бұрын

Yep floating trem

@djwave28 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome composition ;-) Can you put it in TAB please... How's bends? .. Is that messing with the tuning of other strings?

@lawleo2973 5 жыл бұрын

My prestige az2404tff can't stay in tune very well, I see some guys on youtube have the same problems.......

@irmaztamal21 6 жыл бұрын

IMO Ibanez AZ series are the best guitar for variable style of playing... period.

@chrisx742 4 жыл бұрын

Half way into the video it was put out of tune, until he kept playing and yanked it so that it was in position at the end. Also with mild distortion that's hiding the tuning, put it in high gain and it will be more obvious out. Still really good for non locking.

@user-ov5nd1fb7s 2 жыл бұрын

Is this tremolo floating? Meaning, it can go up and down or is it only down?

@lukacspeta 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@dougrettberg7986 6 жыл бұрын

I've seriously been considering the AZ series . I currently have a Fender commemorative 60th anniversary strat and love the tones, but the trem does not allow that type of abuse and stay in tune. I even put locking tuners on the guitar. What is your take on the guitar ?

@MarkFromTaiwan 6 жыл бұрын

I have a Fender commemorative 60th anniversary strat too , I even put locking tuners on the guitar, too but I do one more thing I use WD 40 on strings that closer to nut kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j9qZgbGUzJnYg4E.html

@MarkFromTaiwan 6 жыл бұрын

Doug Rettberg but if I had enough money I will buy that guitar too

@ginar7187 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark !

@MarkFromTaiwan 6 жыл бұрын

it's ok

@glennsteen4249 6 жыл бұрын

What is that black thing on the strings at the headstock?

@lukacspeta 6 жыл бұрын

Glenn Steen Originally it's a rubber pick holder, but i use it to damping the strings on the head.

@glennsteen4249 6 жыл бұрын

Peta Lukács ok, cool!

@qwikfist8 6 жыл бұрын

Glenn Steen Aey I just checked this out n I wanna kno what that black thing is 2! Prob sumthin he found a Home Depot n made it work👍 kool though 2stop string noise.

@av6290 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely

@mariotorres9940 2 жыл бұрын

Did you change it??

@MsPedro444 6 жыл бұрын

hi , sorry what is that thing that you put on the strings in the headstock and what is it for ?

@lukacspeta 6 жыл бұрын

It is a string dampener rubber, cuts overtones and open string vibrations and noise.

@xBergade 6 жыл бұрын

I've never seen this type, where did you get it from?

@lukacspeta 6 жыл бұрын

@@xBergade I've bought it in a guitar shop in Hungary. Originally it's a pick holder, but i found it very useful for dampening too. :-)

@gabrielfrison 6 жыл бұрын

Mine doesn't stay in tune and I own the prestige model. I know how to setup guitars but it seems there is something I'm missing. I don't know if it has to do maybe with the height of the tuning posts

@riplead 6 жыл бұрын

It's almost always the nut binding in my experience. I carefully file the slots ensuring not to make them too low and angle them towards the tuners, and add a little Nut Sauce lube for good measure. I've done this for a lot of guitars and you can beat the heck out of the whammy and they stay in tune relatively well.

@hypafury6837 7 ай бұрын

Can u stretch the strings as well?

@lukacspeta 7 ай бұрын

Ofcourse.

@awsomecp173 3 жыл бұрын

What is that grey thing near the headstock?

@zachescarcega 3 жыл бұрын

A pick holder

@fastguitars4380 5 жыл бұрын

I hate Floyd's, and i find that anything else is a tuning nightmare if you use it....so, to see you yank this one to the edge of destruction and back and it stays in tune is a revelation. Thx..

@matthiasmcz9955 3 ай бұрын

1:08 need tabs !

@D-NastyNoise 5 жыл бұрын

Quick review? I'm worried about this being made in Indonesia. None issue?

@lukacspeta 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing. Absolutely high quality.

@TrentonF505 3 жыл бұрын

That was cool and all, but I wish you demonstrated the tremolo system more

@dougrettberg7986 6 жыл бұрын

What type of strings are you using?

@lukacspeta 6 жыл бұрын

Doug Rettberg These are the original D'Addarios, but I use Ernie Ball Cobalt.

@GabiLotcu 5 жыл бұрын

It has the same type of pop in tremolo arm like the prestige series?

@rg2027x 6 жыл бұрын

did u do anything to the nut

@lukacspeta 6 жыл бұрын

rg2027x No.

@rg2027x 6 жыл бұрын

cool

@stefanpalicki3538 6 жыл бұрын

how far does the tremolo go sharp?

@boltondowney1949 6 жыл бұрын

GamerGeek TV You can set it up yourself. Also the strings pitch change a differen amount. On the higher stribgs it will be around a halfstep. Juat the question of how do you angle the sping holder

@stefanpalicki3538 5 жыл бұрын

@@boltondowney1949 Ok.