Testing Ibanez AZ224F's Gotoh T1502 tremolo, with "heavy use".
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@Tom-nt2bs5 жыл бұрын
I haven’t heard this Steve Vai song before...
@lukacspeta5 жыл бұрын
😃😃😃
@YesuAiNimen3 жыл бұрын
I just sprayed iced tea out of my nose reading this......hahaha
@thorggernaut30816 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-xf1mu2 жыл бұрын
Did you buy it? I am thinking about buying the vintage az prestige.
@thorggernaut30812 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-xf1mu2 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-xf1mu2 жыл бұрын
@@thorggernaut3081 Bro, your guitar is sick af, man. It's just I so want to buy this vintage type guitar.
@thorggernaut30812 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.
@bruunm19752 жыл бұрын
Both my prestige and premium stay in tune rock solid. Never an issue!
@oscaralejandro599011 ай бұрын
Great demo, finally someone demonstrating the true potential of these bridges
@bobmccune6 жыл бұрын
Wow! That's quite impressive. My non-locking trems stay in tune reasonably well, but not with that level of pounding.
@danray9194 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 👍
@valebliz4 жыл бұрын
Looks like the problem of the prestige ones is the bone nut.
@danray9194 жыл бұрын
@@valebliz "impregnated with oil" they say. Well, something ain't workin. Thanks again
@valebliz4 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.
@1570Mike6 жыл бұрын
Dude! I'm sold!!! Amazing!
@boltondowney19496 жыл бұрын
Some light vibrato for accentuation
@tastjohn18896 жыл бұрын
Now i feel confident to buy this guitar after watching your video, thanks for uploaded this video bro..
@tastjohn18896 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate this video that you made bro..
@brianjenkins59735 жыл бұрын
Lol 😂 I can’t believe it’s still in tune! 😂
@Icisex3 жыл бұрын
It’s whos not tuned after u can hear lol
@brianjenkins59736 жыл бұрын
Now That’s how you test a trem ;) hahahaha
@mathias64236 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 ?
@Chonism3 жыл бұрын
how you set up the bridge? can you do some tutorial, please
@francescocagnacci3 жыл бұрын
Yes I would like it too
@stefanpalicki35385 жыл бұрын
Damn this man can play.
@robby1885 жыл бұрын
Stay in tune. Very good tremolo. I like it
@MrJuan28283 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?
@solothesolos2 жыл бұрын
I have the same problem!
@cobravinci4 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...
@arminsenpai67553 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.
@cobravinci3 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
@Herarocker3 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!
@pachecopaulo2 жыл бұрын
Same here. I think that's the bone nut. The premium version comes with the Graphitec nut.
@solothesolos2 жыл бұрын
I'm having exactly the same problem!
@Herarocker2 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
@B3ST1NY6 жыл бұрын
Omg that tremolo is floating! Is Ibanez AZ series the next John Petrucci guitar?
@eleazarfederio17182 жыл бұрын
Wow, Amazing
@oziris12445 жыл бұрын
Nice video! Have you had issues with the spring arm holder and a clicking noise?
@Sadowsky464 жыл бұрын
What is the black plastic thingy you added on the headstock?
@smen4076 жыл бұрын
Nice video.. great guitar !!
@JM-pw9cu5 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.
@matiascardo4 жыл бұрын
I need this guitaaaaar!!!
@IfazAbrarReza5 жыл бұрын
Does the guitar need to be realigned if i wanna change tunings from say E to D#?
@already_dreamed4 жыл бұрын
Of course every guitar needs it after detuning.
@valebliz4 жыл бұрын
Yep floating trem
@djwave285 жыл бұрын
Awesome composition ;-) Can you put it in TAB please... How's bends? .. Is that messing with the tuning of other strings?
@lawleo29735 жыл бұрын
My prestige az2404tff can't stay in tune very well, I see some guys on youtube have the same problems.......
@irmaztamal216 жыл бұрын
IMO Ibanez AZ series are the best guitar for variable style of playing... period.
@chrisx7424 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-ov5nd1fb7s2 жыл бұрын
Is this tremolo floating? Meaning, it can go up and down or is it only down?
@lukacspeta2 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@dougrettberg79866 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 ?
@MarkFromTaiwan6 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
@MarkFromTaiwan6 жыл бұрын
Doug Rettberg but if I had enough money I will buy that guitar too
@ginar71876 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark !
@MarkFromTaiwan6 жыл бұрын
it's ok
@glennsteen42496 жыл бұрын
What is that black thing on the strings at the headstock?
@lukacspeta6 жыл бұрын
Glenn Steen Originally it's a rubber pick holder, but i use it to damping the strings on the head.
@glennsteen42496 жыл бұрын
Peta Lukács ok, cool!
@qwikfist86 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.
@av62903 жыл бұрын
Lovely
@mariotorres99402 жыл бұрын
Did you change it??
@MsPedro4446 жыл бұрын
hi , sorry what is that thing that you put on the strings in the headstock and what is it for ?
@lukacspeta6 жыл бұрын
It is a string dampener rubber, cuts overtones and open string vibrations and noise.
@xBergade6 жыл бұрын
I've never seen this type, where did you get it from?
@lukacspeta6 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. :-)
@gabrielfrison6 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
@riplead6 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.
@hypafury68377 ай бұрын
Can u stretch the strings as well?
@lukacspeta7 ай бұрын
Ofcourse.
@awsomecp1733 жыл бұрын
What is that grey thing near the headstock?
@zachescarcega3 жыл бұрын
A pick holder
@fastguitars43805 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..
@matthiasmcz99553 ай бұрын
1:08 need tabs !
@D-NastyNoise5 жыл бұрын
Quick review? I'm worried about this being made in Indonesia. None issue?
@lukacspeta5 жыл бұрын
Nothing. Absolutely high quality.
@TrentonF5053 жыл бұрын
That was cool and all, but I wish you demonstrated the tremolo system more
@dougrettberg79866 жыл бұрын
What type of strings are you using?
@lukacspeta6 жыл бұрын
Doug Rettberg These are the original D'Addarios, but I use Ernie Ball Cobalt.
@GabiLotcu5 жыл бұрын
It has the same type of pop in tremolo arm like the prestige series?
@rg2027x6 жыл бұрын
did u do anything to the nut
@lukacspeta6 жыл бұрын
rg2027x No.
@rg2027x6 жыл бұрын
cool
@stefanpalicki35386 жыл бұрын
how far does the tremolo go sharp?
@boltondowney19496 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
@stefanpalicki35385 жыл бұрын
@@boltondowney1949 Ok.
@alcyppa4 жыл бұрын
Do you know which graphtech nut is that?
@robertgreene8886 жыл бұрын
Damn.
@francograneros49435 жыл бұрын
How much it Cost?
@jakeguitarguy5 жыл бұрын
This particular model is $1299 USD (www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/AZ224FBIG--ibanez-premium-az224f-blue-iceberg-gradation)