Members dimibetan Posted May 16, 2009 Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 Thinking about an addition to my gear. Anyone here tried one of these? Ibanez FR1620 http://ibanez.com/ElectricGuitars/model-FR1620 or Fender Custom Telecaster FMT HH http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0262000520 What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRANKOR Posted May 16, 2009 Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 Do you need a skinny neck and 24 frets? If not go for the Fender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimibetan Posted May 16, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 Do you need a skinny neck and 24 frets? If not go for the Fender Both necks are ok to me. I'm really torn between two guitars... Might want to hear your comments first, before deciding which guitar should I buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted May 16, 2009 Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 ibanez. never liked those teles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ferdinandstrat Posted May 16, 2009 Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 It's a really tough choice actually. Both are great guitars. How are the Alnico 8 pickups though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted May 16, 2009 Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 Both are great guitars. no they aren't. the Ibanez is ugly, but plays well. the Fender looks great if you're Liberace, and feels and plays like a $200 guitar. the Fender neck joint is atrocious. so really, its ok guitar and horrible pile of crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ferdinandstrat Posted May 16, 2009 Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 It's a really tough choice actually. Both are great guitars. How are the Alnico 8 pickups though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ferdinandstrat Posted May 16, 2009 Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 no they aren't. the Ibanez is ugly, but plays well. the Fender looks great if you're Liberace, and feels and plays like a $200 guitar. the Fender neck joint is atrocious. so really, its ok guitar and horrible pile of crap. All is relative. Hey, people like Les Pauls and Telecasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zum Posted May 16, 2009 Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 I've owned the Fender Tele HH and the quality on it is superb.... One of the best I've seen from Korea and looks and plays better than the price would assume... The neck is really skinny...more so than any traditional tele... but it's nice and light and plays more like an SG than a Tele. Very comfortable to play. If you get them used, they can be a real bargain. THe black cherryburst is awesome looking.... and the only reason i sold it was because I just didn' like the skinny neck and the jumbo frets.... otherwise, it's well worth the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimibetan Posted May 16, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 [YOUTUBE]9EB9c-uoDIc[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]0EuBFO6IpdA[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members matt rhoades Posted May 16, 2009 Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 if i was going to get a tele i would get a used one back a year or so ago they changed from seymour duncan pickups to fender pickups and kept the price the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bizze Posted May 16, 2009 Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 Do you need a skinny neck and 24 frets? If not go for the Fender I believe that ibanez has a pretty wide neck actually.. I read a review of it in some magazine.. Try them both if possible, then decide.. Based on my experience I'd go with the Fender because I prefer their sound.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metalrulez Posted May 16, 2009 Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 The correct answer is neither!!! /run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Caleb B Posted May 16, 2009 Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 That really is tough. I'd have to play both extensively because I love my Ibby, but Teles are also really good guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted May 16, 2009 Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 I have no experience with the Ibanez, but I have an HH Tele and it's an awesome guitar. It came stock with dual DiMarzio's: Air Norton/neck and Tone Zone/bridge, both with coil splits. I've got a number of other guitars including Strat, Les Paul, Tele Thinline, and others, and I have to say that this is the most versatile guitar I've ever owned. Unlike some other humbuckers with coil split, this actually sounds great in single coil mode, as well as in humbucker. It covers all the bases and if I could only keep one of my guitars, this would probably be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Furtive Posted May 16, 2009 Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 That guitar brings the om-nom-noms. I bought a metallic blue Squier HH Tele from dcindc a few months back, and was just playing it a few min ago. My understanding is that the first HH Teles were Korean made Squiers - basically Korea's proving ground before getting the "Fender" logo on the headstock. I'm guessing that the Fender logo'd HHs are from the same factory, but with better pickups and more fancy tops. The Squier is a fine guitar for $200. I'm not huge on particulars, but it looks, feels and sounds nice to me. Build quality is typical of Korean Fenders - on par with good MIM Fenders. Personally, I'd go with the Fender. Look for a used Squier one if you want to experiment first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimibetan Posted May 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 17, 2009 GOLD TOP :love: :love: GASSSSSS!!! Unfortunately, I think they're not making that anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chadd Posted May 17, 2009 Members Share Posted May 17, 2009 Even if quality and playability were identical, I don't like the position of the volume knob on the Ibanez and I prefer the toggle switch on the Fender to the blade on the ibanez. The toggles seem to break down less often for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimibetan Posted May 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 17, 2009 Morning Bump!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members reverend1 Posted May 17, 2009 Members Share Posted May 17, 2009 I'd go with the tele, but I don't like Ibanez so take it for what it's worth. The real answer is to go play them and let your ears and your fingers decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted May 18, 2009 Members Share Posted May 18, 2009 GOLD TOP :love: :love: GASSSSSS!!! Unfortunately, I think they're not making that anymore... Unfortunately, you are right - they aren't making that model anymore. It was a limited edition available through Musician's Friend a couple years ago. It's quite unusual in that it is solid mahogany with a set neck, carved top, contoured back, and bound body and neck. I don't know why Fender doesn't make more guitars in this color - Aztec Gold - it looks awesome on any guitar. All they offer now is Shoreline Gold, which is closer to beige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted May 18, 2009 Members Share Posted May 18, 2009 LOVE that dark burst Tele, and with the S1 switching system, is a GREAT instrument ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DimaNewBorn Posted August 28, 2009 Members Share Posted August 28, 2009 Fender Korean made Ibanez teamj Japan made decide for yorurself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members savoldi Posted August 28, 2009 Members Share Posted August 28, 2009 the Fender looks great if you're Liberace, and feels and plays like a $200 guitar. the Fender neck joint is atrocious. WAY wrong on this. The Fender feels like a custom shop guitar you were able to score for an obscenely low price. With the coil tap it can cover a wide range of sounds, and the stock Fender pickups rock just as hard in their own way as the Seymours. I've seen guys admitting they put the Fender pickups back in after a pickup swap because they couldn't do better, and that doesn't seem to happen often on this forum. And I do believe there's an Eagles DVD with Joe Walsh playing one of these, so you've got to figure it can't be too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peavey_impact Posted August 28, 2009 Members Share Posted August 28, 2009 Even though HCEG is completely biased towards anything Fender, the Ibanez FR is a far superior guitar. Ibanez Prestige Japan > Korean made Fender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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