What's your favorite AZ? Let me know which guitar should be reviewed next!!

All going well I will be picking one of these up tomorrow. Can't bloody wait

A charvel dk24 and an az242 comparison would be good, there's barely any comparison videos about. 🤘👍

Just bought myself a 242 premium in seafoam green. Should arrive with me next week. I can't wait!

Mine comes in tomorrow. Really looking forward to it. The tops are insanely gorgeous on these.

That Ibanez sounds really good and looks amazing to boot!

Man I really want this guitar (again). I'm looking at the current Ibanez catalog and the new burl top premium that they have just doesn't work well with the black headstock and silver hardware. Wish this was still in production; it looks way better.

I love dimarzio pickups.. but also love the different flavor those seymour duncan and that one the reason why I choose the 242 besides the the obvious beautiful look of the that guitar.👍🏼

Nice review, you got a really dark fretboard :) Got myself an AZ 226 bkf today. I would've preferred this gloss finish, but I have few HH 24 fretters already. Matte black is kinda gorgeous, but I know already it won't age well. Btw, I'm very impressed with the fretwork too.. surprised even. Can't find anything to complain really. Very nice rounding and steady quality. AZ Premiums have gone better? I tried two different premiums, and frets were really nice in both.

The XSeries i have, the tremolo arms also are the same. Just push em in. I recently came up on a 7/10 Ibanez Musician at a yard sale a few months ago. Getting her fixed right now. Keep it bro. See Ya with BBB again soon. 🤘

Great review!

Your AZ has such a dark fretboard! It almost looks like rosewood 😅 Good video regardless, I’m happy you found the dark roast to be your preference though.

That might be the first demo of all 10 pickups positions I've seen. I guess not many official demos do them cause they don't wanna show just how similar they really are... maybe? Or can't quite figure out quite WHAT they're for. Like "ok great that we have so many... but why?" Thanks for taking the time. Like my Herman Li EGEN18 has 9 and there are a couple I almost never touch since they're similar and I have my preference and being an HSH I feel like even those might be more varied than some of the ones here. But you made them all sound great.

Nice vid!

Nice!!!! Looking axe!

Little killer instinct melody at the beginning, great

Nice review! Can you make a comparison video between the az series and the genesis series?

You can improve the tuning instability with some silicone based grease on the nut and saddles where the strings rest. A tiny amount applied with a toothpick goes a long way. Use sparingly. You don’t need much.

Very comprehensive review! I see exact differences you mentioned between my HSS prestige VS. Premium. -Fret work specially fret beveling is much nicer in Premium. Fret ends are also nice in prestige model but there is almost no beveling... -Neck; feel thinner on premium and it has a kinda satin finish on it. Prestige is chunkier and feel similar to an unfinished neck which I prefer. Thanks for the nice review

Great review! Would you say the Wilkinson locking saddles improve(d) the tuning stability significantly?

This was an awsome review but can you lease review the hsh model with dimarzios.🙏

Hey which pedal(s) did you have plugged in? Sounded freaking amazing btw. I'm definitely getting one in the next two weeks. Thanks for the review, it was inspiring.

Agree, I think the pickups are a little thin sounding. ( lifeless is a better word )

Thanks man, very comprehensive. Stupid question perhaps, but mind sharing how painful it is to restring and set up this guitar. Esp with the tremolo bar. Is it necessary to know how to do it oneself.

Thanks to you, I'm inclining to this guitar(that the AZ2404), just wondering what it would sound with Dimarzios??? Can you to a video about that?? Cheers from Croatia!

is the bridge floating or can it be decked out to the body for sustain sacrificing upwards tremelo?

Kiko Loureiro has one of those, check out his youtube channel he uploads some cool videos.

Do the Wilkinson saddles fit perfectly on the stock Gotoh bridge? Did you add them to the Prestige too?

Hi, thanks for the detailed review. Which Dimarzios do u prefer? HH guitar.

Which alter switch position is which which setting? Mine has the switch turned 90* to what it normally is. How can I tell which position its in?

Woah that green one on the stand to your side, is that a custom shop AZ? 😍😍

How does compare this AZ premium with the Charvel dk24 SSS you reviewed recently?

When you look pull the whammy bar why is it going out of tune... If its like this everytime then how we gonna play during gigs ??? Pls advice...

How thick is Poplar Burl Top? Is it just Veneer or actual Thick Wood?Thank You

What are you using to hang those guitars above your PC?

How's the gold plated on the tremolo? Will it fade??

Bought this guitar based on your view, its awesome but needs breaking in and having tuning issues.

Beautiful guitar. How do you afford all this gear? Most of the guitars you have are super expensive

i just got the same guitar, it look so beatiful and i really dont know what to think about sounds i got , i played it whole day long, cant argue with distortion or crunchy sounds also good clean tones like tele or strat style spanky slaps.. , but when i go for some clean arpeggios suddenly gets too bright that i dont wanna hear it , i m between returning or keeping it..

Can you show us your 770DX? I have the 3770DX reissue

you remind me of Remy!

wow that's SO DARK! The headstock looks like it's a different color and the board is a totally other wood

Ugh I wish this was a Prestige

Is it me or 242 sounds less rounded and pointy than 2042?

Howzit from Hawaii" don't know if it's the setup or guitar but it sounds hollow more than woody, maybe my ear ? Aloha ...

w i d e v i e w

"people were saying it's not a review if you change the pickups right away" well it wouldn't be a DEMO, yeah... and it wouldn't be a good review if he was trying to tell us whether the guitar sounded good or not. But he wasn't; he didn't talk about that at all. He talked about the specs and their significance.

annoying cartoons in the back ground, nobody knows how the guitar as an instrument resonate, how the wood sound because the only sound was with distortion