Ibanez Arc100 and Arx100 guitars

[blingdogg]

I'm interested in the Ibanez Arc100 and Arx100 guitars for some classic rock, but haven't got the chance to play one. Are they good LP copies? And how do they compare to Epiphone LP standards?

 

Also, is there much difference between these models and the Ibanez Arx300 and Arc300? Or is it just cosmetic differences?

 

thanks

[sylvesterlowery]

I really like the black ART100 I tried out a while back. Neck felt great, excellent workmanship, overall a solid guitar IMO. Unfortunately, I didn't have a chance to plug in, so I can't comment on the amplified sound. It did sound nice and full unplugged, plenty of sustain.

[liivainimene]

I can't really say anything about the AR*100 models but I've got the ARX300 (not mine) and the ARC300 hanging on my wall right next to each other as I type.

Both are fine guitars and soundwise are pertty much the same.

They hardware and construction are almost identical to the 100 models, only with an added maple top but that shouldn't make too much of a difference.

 

Compared to each other the ARX is a lot lighter for some reason, but not significantly smaller. Must be some different density mahogany in there. The necks are identical and very comfortable in my opinion. The ARC feels a bit bulkier and a bit more solid but that may be because of the weight.

 

I changed the pickup selector switch on my ARC because the Ibanez one is kind of crap, it's really easy to flip it over to the other edge when trying to select both pickups. This was fixed by a $5 open toggle switch from ebay

 

The pickups are the same as on Ibanez' hollowbodies: from jazz to rock but not too metal.

The fine tuners on the ARC are sometimes very handy.

Only thing is that I've no idea where you'd find one as they all seem to be discontinued.

[blingdogg]

Thanks for the advice.

 

I'm going to get the ARX100 in the summer. Sounds like it's a good guitar from the reviews I've seen.