Members Hand Amputation Posted February 4, 2010 Members Share Posted February 4, 2010 So I started another thread here about a semi/hollow with a Bigsby: http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=2552240 Which sparked my interest in this: http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ibanez-Artcore-Series-AF75TDGIV-SemiHollow-Electric-Guitar?sku=515742 Anyone have one? Any thoughts? Is the Ibanez "Bigsby" as good as a regular? Could I pull this off? (Close enough?? I'm poor!) Thanks for reading this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flatheadpete Posted February 4, 2010 Members Share Posted February 4, 2010 I have one of those. Friggin' awesome guitar. I'm gonna change the pickups soon to GFS Nashville Hot. Give it some more guts. Really cool guitar, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sxyryan Posted February 4, 2010 Members Share Posted February 4, 2010 They are great guits stock, and even better after some upgrades. I say yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hand Amputation Posted February 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 4, 2010 I was really wanting to put some P-90's in it. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sxyryan Posted February 4, 2010 Members Share Posted February 4, 2010 I vote win. Get some high end pups for that and it will rip. I think they are much more usable stock than any of their competitors. I've been mulling over a set of BG H90s myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zemmy Posted February 4, 2010 Members Share Posted February 4, 2010 you can pull it off...upgrade the pups and its pure win:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hand Amputation Posted February 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 4, 2010 Should I go P-90's or some Filtertrons? TV Jones? AHHHHH?!?!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted February 4, 2010 Members Share Posted February 4, 2010 Anyone have one? Any thoughts? Is the Ibanez "Bigsby" as good as a regular? Could I pull this off? (Close enough?? I'm poor!) Thanks for reading this. GREAT GUITARS for the money - F A C T Love my Artcore. And after i replaced the stock pu's it sounds even more like Neil Young's Gretsch ! ...jut add TV Jones ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted February 4, 2010 Members Share Posted February 4, 2010 Should I go P-90's or some Filtertrons? TV Jones?AHHHHH?!?!!? TV Jones is a musical gear investment that you will never ever regret in your life if you want a Gretsch sound ! Take my word for it ! Nothing else will do . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hand Amputation Posted February 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 4, 2010 TV Jones it is.. Now let me find the best deal on a set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flatheadpete Posted February 4, 2010 Members Share Posted February 4, 2010 I started a thread about the GFS Retrotrons. Kind of the cheap way to get the Filtertron sound. They're about $40 each. I'm gonna do it and see how they sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hand Amputation Posted February 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 4, 2010 Sweet! I am by no means a complete toan snawbe so maybe that's the way to go.. I'll have to look into those. I've never modded a semi/hollow before. Gonna be interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hand Amputation Posted February 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 4, 2010 So many choices! These: http://store.guitarfetish.com/gomeal2ritov.html These: http://store.guitarfetish.com/gfsrehotnaov2.html or These: http://store.guitarfetish.com/hotlialovhug.html For the record I play noisy psych rock.. So feedback may be an issue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WildWill Posted February 4, 2010 Members Share Posted February 4, 2010 I've played and fallen in love with that AF75TDG-IV. Yes. Buy one. The neck was wonderful on the 3 different ones (at 3 different stores including one GC) I played. The vibrato didn't knock them out of tune in the short time I was able to play them. Probably due in part to the bridge. Everything felt high-quality. The stock pickups sounded a bit more raw than the ones in my AF125, not bad just different. As for feedback, well, yeah you can get it. But it can easily be controlled with judicious palm-muting and stage placement. To be fair, you will experience that no matter what brand of hollowbody you choose. Unless the guitar is completely dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hand Amputation Posted February 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 Thinkin' 'bout orderin' it today.. But in a dream last night I couldnt decide if I wanted the Ivory or Black. I love the Ivory due to my Neil Young love.. But the Black is growin on me now! Ahhh!! Anyone else have this beaut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sxyryan Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 The white is STUNNING in person. Either are great though. :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 The black one is beautiful:love: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hand Amputation Posted February 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 Alright.. One vote for each! I'm leaning towards the Ivory, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PanaDP Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 Go white. Everyone has a black guitar with glitzy hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flatheadpete Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 Mine is white. I dig it. Took the pickguard off. Cleaned it up a bit by doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hand Amputation Posted February 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 flathead... got a pic??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flatheadpete Posted February 6, 2010 Members Share Posted February 6, 2010 Here ya go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted February 6, 2010 Members Share Posted February 6, 2010 ^That is nice:love: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members exclamationmark Posted February 6, 2010 Members Share Posted February 6, 2010 I played a 'custom' version of an Ibanez artcore about 3 years ago and it was absurdly good for its price when I really dug that hollow body tone. I instead bought the AGS83b which had a little less twang and better fret access, but even 3 years later I still use it as a back-up axe, albeit for more shred oriented music... The fretwork was pretty much impeccable on that thing when I got it, but nowadays the frets are as flat as pancakes and I fear there may not be enough material left to recrown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hand Amputation Posted February 6, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2010 Here ya go. ALMOST as hot as the avatar! Looks awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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