I have the solid body neck through version of this and I love it. But I do like my semi hollows. My solid body is so beautiful and easy to play that I am tempted to get this semi hollow. It is 214.00 on April 24, 2024. They just recently raise the price from 193.00. I wasn't crazy about the tree of life on the neck until I saw mine in person. Now I like it. Also, almost every review of this guitar it sounds good. I think I am sold.

I bout one of these expecting to level and crown the frets, adjust the truss rod, shut the nuts, revise the intonation, etc. BUT it was perfect out of the box. No finish flaws that I could find. Even the frets did not need polishing. All I did was change the strings and condition the fretboard. I was going to change the tuners but I can’t think of a reason yet. Review I think they took all of your comments to heart. This guitar far exceeds my expectations.

I got mine back in June when I moved to an apartment building and paired it with a nice little Marshall MG10... Amazing.. And not just because of the price... Just an amazingly good guitar! I'm pushing 67... Didn't need much set up out of the box... Changed the strings (who doesn't regardless?)... I think when the Rolling Stones wrote Happy it was because Keith and Ron just got new IYV IPF-300 TSB's....

Very thorough - let me know everything I wanted to know about this guitar. Thank you!

Happy to find your channel. Your demonstration of the tones was great. So many tubers just roll out the hive of bees and single notes. I'm glad you didn't start with that. I got this guitar for the second time this week. The first time it came with a cracked neck. That happened in shipping because the string was broken at the nut. It was replaced. I really agree with your compliments on this guitar, I really like the neck, the sound and the light weight. I took it to band practice Saturday and found the pickups are microphonic. Feedback on very high gain sounds and the pickup select switch, when toggled, was blasting though my amp speaker. Not sure which way to go with it. I don't know if I should contact IVY, wax the pickups or replace all electronics.

These guitars sound good on every review I see.

Great looking guitar.

Bought a prs 549, Korean made, that I HATED when I got it, but it has grown on me. Sometimes first impressions change.

The humbuckers did have a P90 -ish growl. I could tell you were really enjoying it. Great review, great playing too. Happy I found you 😊

And... Just got my IPF-300 today, no problem with the neck, and I love it to death! size is great, sound is great, and I havent put it down. Waiting for an FFLS to compare it to. Might have to try the IP-300, so far have had very good experiences with the IYV's!

After having this guitar for a week, I’ve got to say it’s one of my favorite guitars I’ve bought in a while. It’s only 5 1/2 lbs and plays great and sounds really good when played clean, or dirty. Best bang for the buck I’ve found. Thx again Jimmy 👍

I had the same problem with a fancy neck Firefly semi-hollow, my other 5 Firefly’s were great out of the box

Hi Jimmy it's jimmy,I bought that prs 300 I love it,I put some different pickup mounts on it,there chrome I didn't like the black plastic on it,these chrome skull mounts make it mine more,sets it apart from my buddys,he bought one and he love it,light,lol he has back problems like me from playing les Paul's for 40 years or so,I'm still buying them though,I don't want to give up playing so I'm buying lighter guitars but they do the same just sound alittle different that's all,everytime my buddy see my guitar he says I want covers on my guitar like that,every time,lol,so I ordered them they will be here around the weekend and I'll put them on for him that will make him happy,friends are hard to find so keep them happy right,if there happy I'm happy,only 28$ for them they have skulls on them,just make the from all chrome much better look,have a good Jimmy ttyl buddy,Jimmy from maine

Great job, as always, Jimmy. And thanks for sharing this one with us. That guitar sounds good on you. You rocked that ZZ-Top vibe, and the bluesy intro. Excellent. Thanks for letting us know the work needed, and I'm sure you didn't have much problem with that. But someone new to this.... could. Rock on!

I bought this very same guitar about a month ago and I concur with your initial evaluation of the “out of the box” experience. Mine required nearly an identical once over like yours did. I have 4 other IYV’s that were respectable out of the box, but this one definitely needed way more work than the average joe should be expecting when buying the guitar. As you demonstrated, the guitar is pretty great after all is said and done. I hope this does not become the status quo for IYV because they do make some very nice budget guitars. Thanks for the honest review Jimmy.

Hello sir, I just pulled the trigger for one on amazon, told the wife it was your fault. Lol. Will go nice next to firefly , thanks for the reviews

I just got that one 5 days ago,all set up and perfect,I'm shocked,flawless,so impressive I love this guitar it's my favorite and I have 4 PRS and this one is my favorite,I also have atleast 10 Gibsons or more,I love this guitar,I've Ben doing music for 40 years professionally in a metal band so I CAN say this guitar I gotta say it again I love this guitar jimmy,Jimmy from maine

Hey Jimmy sometimes it's a Friday!

That's identical to my Harley benton! Thanks!

Hey pardner, we did this guitar I think it was pre-covid when we did it and I also have a Harley Benton CST-24 HB that is very much like this one. I was rather disappointed in it myself, mainly because it was a little more expensive than the Harley Benton, I don't personally like the TOL inlays and the Harley Benton doesn't have that (although they make a version of the guitar that does) and the pickups although pretty good, weren't as good sounding to my ear as the Roswell pickups of the Harley Benton CST-24 HB. I ended up giving it to Jean Phillipe Rominger to be given to one of his students. Great job by you on the review. Thanks for your great work 👍!

HA!!!! It looks like my guess was spot-on! 😉 Welcome to the IPF-300 club! I absolutely LOVE mine-it’s become one of my absolute favorite guitars, along with the Telecaster! I love the looks of it, and how incredibly lightweight it is-it is the lightest guitar I have ever found so far. It’s interesting how much variation there seems to be with IYV-my unit needed some tweaking of the truss rod too, although it wasn’t nearly as badly set up as yours seemed to be. Yours also looks like it is more heavily flamed on the front than mine, and the back on mine is nearly black, not dark cherry as yours appears to be.

I had one of these and reluctantly I traded it for a Classic Vibe Jaguar.. but I'm happy about my trade .. ✌🍄👍

Great review, appreciate the honest critique. Just ordered one from Amazon for only $167! Can’t wait to play it. Thanks for providing such helpful information, especially regarding the tone and volume pot roll off.

Thanks for another fine video. I value your appraisals on the budget guitars and I enjoy hearing what they sound like when you play them.

Any suggestions for fair priced replacement tuners found on Azamon for the IYV IPF 300? Sadly mine arrived damaged but otherwise it doesn't seem to suffer some issues you pointed out as it plays very well out the box as far as I can tell. It will be getting a little fret polish and oiling and new strings shortly and a check on the neck and frets. It sounds richer and sings more than my epiphone sheraton II pro which i was hoping this IVY would be a replacement for.I am quite pleased with these style guitars, I was always told i need a slim neck etc because my hands are quite small but i found it was hard on my carpal tunnel and arthritis.When I got the ip350 i was suprised how much more comfortable the thicker neck was to play. I was pleased to find a good priced ipf 300 and picked it up right away. Its also very comfortable guitar to play on the couch. Thanks for sharing your brains and talent, it certainly added to my knowledge and my guitar collection. Happy Christmas

love your stuff, Jimmy...I'm done buying but still fun watching the new stuff

Great Review Jim! I always want to hear these guitars set up clean not full of distortion or effects first of all so you hear the guitar and the warmth and fullness of the pickups! Also nice playing we're of a similar style guitarist!

I been looking at this one for over ayear,waiting for the price to come down.its now on Amazon for 165 bucks if anyone is wanting one,now is the time.wont get any cheaper I don't think.i just don't care for the finish and color.i have heard the neck is thick,I like thin necks.Being so light,does it neck dive?I did find a ivy semi hollow natural all mahogany.Open box from ebay.The website pictured it as dark brown,but I got an all most black guitar.I really wanted the one in pic,because the wood grain really popped.You can hardly see the grain on the one I recieved.Other than that,the finish was close to flawless,It did have few issues,the frets were rusty,few high frets,and a bad solder connection.Fretboard was dryer than a popcorn fart,had to oil 4 times.Even that said,less issues than any of my budget guitars.im pleased with it so I'm going to keep it for now.I only paid 105 bucks for it all in.I believe I scored another great ivy guitar,for cheap.Keep it up iyv.

Another great, fully objective review! Thanks and keep ‘em comin’!

I'm looking at that gold top w/ p90's. Was that Gary Mooresque at the beginning?

Awwww nice to see it from the front! Still a beauty!! Great video Jimmy! Sorry that you had to put in the extra work, and it's good to know about those issues that you had because I surely would send it back...maybe not. LOL Nothing wrong with trying to figure the problem out or pay a couple of bucks to keep local luthiers working! LOL This guitar sounds great and can't wait to see more IYV videos!

I can't justify a PRS. This will be able to pass the wife budget oversight committee

Hey Jimmy, you finally got this one. It took me several hours on my set up as well. Lot's of little issues. Mine did have some fretsprout. Now that it's been done it's a beautiful player and sounds great. The pickups measure around 10k and have a nice balance in tone with good response from the tone pots. Gotta love that ivy fretboard, but mine was really dry. The wraparound bridge was a bear to set up but fortunately my intonation was okay but the bridge was missing one of the setup screws, love mine now. The weight is amazing and overall a great player and looker. The sound has a nice influence brought on by the acoustic body.

Excellent review!

This is great! I see you like the Beatles! Black Bird! I see you are a fan of P90s. I got a Gibson SG Special Ebony with P90s in them. The guitar is killer man!! I am looking for another P90 guitar. From one of your videos, you like the Grote with P90s in them correct?

Great review I'm getting mine tomorrow from Amazon Black Friday special $160.00. Can you tell me the fretboard material and if I can use Dunlop fretboard 65 lemon oil on the fretboard. Thanks & Happy Holidays Forgot to ask you what gauge strings strings does it come with I'm planning on using .09's on mine , thanks again and keep up the good work

I just snapped up the solid body neck thru flame top version. $220 shipped... Insane. Figure if I replace EVERYTHING on it for proper high quality known parts Ghostwinder/ Dragonfire/ Tonerider Pups/ Grip shot locking tuners, maybe some used SD's I can do a completely custom hi-end parts upgrade for under $500 all in.

Hey Jimmy, I have not watched the full video yet but when I saw the picture of the guitar I was like he got one. I had mentioned for you to try this out in a previous comment, but I didn't think you were interested at that time. I see you got one! I think I had gotten a steal of a deal when I got mine. I think it sounds great!👍

It looks like it is simply their take on Steve Vai's Vine Enlay on his Jem Guitars. Great video!!

Would you know the neck thickness and radius width?

Jimmy, when you were unboxing the IYV I saw a Monoprice box underneath it. Is that the 66SB? If not, you are out of control. All kidding aside, I like the looks of the body and it sounds great to me. The pickups do sound amazing. The tree of life on the neck is too much for me though. The 66SB is still on the top of my wish list for now. Thank you for the demo and as always love your videos. You are always entertaining and always bring a smile to my face. Have a great weekend!

Would you recommend this for beginners?

Really have enjoyed your videos. Your evaluations and recommendations are priceless. I have this IYV, at the time if this writing is $218.21 and the solid body model for $265, both in my Amazon cart .

Got mine last Tuesday almost perfect. Everything is great all I had to do was adjust the truss rod and set the action. Body was perfect. But the big problem I'm having is with the tuners. The low E is stiff as a board and some of the other ones spin like they had oil on them and they're getting worse. Yes I installed new strings and used graphite lube on the nut. I ordered new tuners Guyker Guitar Locking Tuners 1:18. Hope I made a good choice. Can you please tell me the diameter of the tuner peg holes, the ones I ordered are 10mm with a 45 degree fixing tag. Thank You

there is something about that upper horn that is vaguely . . . Rickenbacker-esque (Rickenbacker-like?) maybe it's just me. sounded good. I appreciate the honest review.

C'mon Jimmy... You're complaining about things that every guitarist tackles... My finish was spotless unless I was looking for something to complain about... My frets and finishes were 100%... all things considered... My only concern is the wrap-around bridge... Complicated for a rookie to restring.

Does it have the fret marker dots on the neck?

Every time I'm ready to order one of the IYV guitars I get distracted by another piece of gear or some other non-music expense. One of these days I'll pull the trigger but I'm enjoying your reviews just the same.

The neck-thru version is superior.

Another honest and fine review. I knew a certain set of humbuckers might sway you a little! Glad IYV does a budget guitar you have to adjust a little to get it to be your guitar. Players must lose that fear of adjusting affordable guitars. Makes them so worth it in the end! So, is that the Beanstalk of Life inlay or what?

I have one. The bridge wouldn't adjust. Adjusting screw chromed to bridge? I put on a Wilkinson, direct replacement ,and great. I too,don't like humbuckers but love these

Nice guitar and Review Jimmy! This one slipped through. My IYV's are very good out of the box. I don't care for the compensated bridge. I've worked on far too many. the post holes must be close to perfect, otherwise there may be precious little room, or none for adjusting intonation. CNC is off calibration. There are other issues, but maybe another time. I'm not a usual fan of humbuckers for my playing, but I have 'em in 20 or more guitars for gigging and recording. BTW, I find the old First Act guitars humbuckers to be super good. Bright, resonant, and sound strong. They cause break up slightly later than most others. If you find some used guitars for sale grab 'em. I have five of their 'high' end guitars (222 models) and have gigged and recorded with them repeatedly. The "222" models have rosewood, basswood and good attention to detail. Oh yes, I wish they would make a full hollow body in this exact style. I have a 68 Greco from Japan that is the best guitar I've ever owned since 1956. Full hollow body, trapeze tailpiece, 24.75" scale. I've refretted it too many times. Who knows how many hours I've played it. Huge sound! Single coils. This model would be very close with hot SS , or P-90's. Slim, easy play. Just needs a few years for wood aging maybe. Thanks for reading my babble....

Is it that Vietnamese brand?

Jimmy, you got style. A relaxed and great sound! Very informative about the guitar. Enjoy listening. Waiting to see your an old flop eared puppy crashed out on the floor chillin' out. Happy 4th of July!!!

Damned pretty guitar.

Looks and sounds great! I've got the neck through that looks a lot like it. The action on mine is a little high and it's got a little fret sprout by the body. I haven't really tried adjusting it yet. I've always had the guitar shop set up my guitars but I'm going to try this one myself eventually. It's playable the way it is but it could be a lot better. And yes it's a really heavy guitar for its size. It's actually a lot heavier than my mahogany body LP copy which is kinda weird since its a smaller guitar. I bought mine with the intention of gutting it and replacing everything. But the pickups sound a lot better than I imagined they would. Way better than most inexpensive pickups ever do so I may leave it alone. The LP copy I got from them sounds really good too so I'll probably wait to trick out another guitar until I get something that actually needs it. I am going to replace the tuning machines on both of them. They hold tune but aren't smooth at all. Great video Jimmy!😊

How versatile is this guitar? Really caught my eye, and here it sounds fantastic

Here’s an idea for you: You could compare this guitar with the IYV IJZ-300, the Firefly FFTH/FFPTH, or any of your other favorite semi-hollow gutiars!

I really like mine. I like the neck pickup but was a little disappointed with the bridge pickup so put in an overwound A2.

Well mine arrived today and unfortunately its going back. The bridge is leaning forward and the holes for the bridge screws were drilled out to big. Like almost a space of 1/8th inch to big. So alot of slop. I think the QC sticker is a add on.

Is the neck similar to the solid body guitar? Just ordered it was on sale

Hey Jimmy question regarding this guitar. Do you know if the humbucker pickups are all the same in the IYV guitars? Example are these same pickups as in the IYV ILS - 300 LP ?

You should do a video now of your best semi-hollow/semi- acoustic, maybe by ranking.

Can you tell me what effects your using at what the settings are love your sound!

I would love to know your impression of this one compared with the Jazz box. The Jazz guitar seems to have a really muddy bassy sound, at least thats how it sounded on the reviews i saw, nonw of which had great sound. good clean tone but sounded bad with distortion, this sounds great, but idk whats from video sound quality as opposed to the gtr

Sounds good luv your playing. That ax is. UGLY to me! I don't like excessive unnecessary horns, don't care for the inlay either. Tele style is what I like, LP is ok. No excessive exaggerated stupid unnecessary horns for me!

Hey Jimmy iv'e seen this PRS style guitar on another channel , but it was a solid body. Same color though , really an impressive looking clone of PRS. I don't know how they're making these at such affordable prices and still making money. But i have a feeling a lot of these budget guitars are going to start dominating the market , especially with the economy being so bad right now. That IPF-300 sounds pretty damn good IMO!👍✌ P.s. your new guitar days are becoming more frequent i see...🤣🎸🎸

That intro.

Lol if been looking at this ax for a month or so damn that sounded great

I have a couple of IYV guitars really like them if it wasn't for that ugly tree of life fretboard they would sell all they could make ruins whole guitar.