Got an Az premium a few months ago, absolutely worth it imo. Very versatile and comfortable guitar. I can get my hendrix on, switch to polyphia, then switch to john mayer, then switch to metallica and it all sounds convincing
Love Lee's playing. We all know he can shred like a demon but he has so much more to his playing. Andertons can you please kidnap him from Ibanez and keep him as a presenter. Him & Pete on more videos would be highly popular I think.
Getting hooked on Tele's.... I'm 64 and had avoided Tele's my whole life. To me they were as Brad Paisley described "a cutting board with Electronics". They were boring and simple in design and execution, basic colors with plain white or black pickguards. Then one day... I found a Tele that wasn't quite so boring. It was a 60's Baja Classic in a traditional Sunburst and while it still wasn't an eye catching beautiful guitar, it looked like more than a cutting board, so I bought it. Well, I quickly discovered the "Tele" Tone. From there, I bought an Art Style Boutique Tele and now... I have 5 Tele's in different iterations such as a Semi Hollow with P90's, a Semi Hollow with Mini Humbucker in the Bridge position and even a cherry burst, double bound Tele that I customized by installing Gretsch Blacktop Filtertrons. I've discovered that it's a very versatile guitar and Tele's are now my favorite. Go figure lol
I bought a tele after playing a whole bunch of guitars in a shop and deliberately ignoring the Telecasters because I never thought I like the look or sound. I thought 'may as well try one' and when I did I instantly loved it. Had it now for about 23 years.
It's amazing that 4 guitars, T, S, LP, 335, that were invented 60+ years ago, are still the basis/and or reference for all guitars still made today!! Well done Leo and Ted!! 8) JMHO --gary
I really dig the hardtailed version. I think it is because of the ash body. Sounds fantastic. Wasn't really a fan of the az line but this tele is very cool.
Great to see Lee Wrathe, and you can see how much fun Pete has playing with someone on his level. The Guitar Paradiso episodes he did with Ariel Posen are my favorites.
@@matthewchunk3689 I own 5 ranging from $300-$1750. I would happily spend $2400 if it was a guitar I was obsessed with. These are simply not my ally so with a limited budget, Id rather spend it on something I really liked, not something I'm "eh" about
I don’t know. I’m sure the quality of these guitars is great. But to me they look like the Tele’s ugly brothers or sisters. I mean, call me old-fashioned, but the shape of the control plate, the pick guard and the head stock and even the body shape, they just look funny and not nearly as good as the ones on a Tele. I know Ibanez are trying to do their own thing and stuff, but still. And the price; I mean, wow, they are expensive! No, I think I’ll just stick with my MIA Tele. I enjoyed the video, though! : )
Simply fantastic playing gentlemen! After an extended illness, I lost my beloved "Fender American Telecaster HS" with 5-way switching in gorgeous chrome red. Fender apparently no longer makes that design anymore and this new Ibanez is the closest thing that I have seen to it (at twice the price! 😮) I really love the versatility of having the traditional single coil pup in the bridge for the traditional "Tele-twang" and the hummer in the neck for more mellow, jazzy tones. I am enrolling in music school to study"Jazz Guitar" and I plan on this being my "at home" axe. For lugging back and forth to class, I'm getting an Ibanez semi chilli word Fender Jazzmaster. Take it E-Z! 😎
What a great performance Thanks to Lee and Pete 👍🏻 Wonderful looking, wonderful Sounding guitars😍 I am going for one 🙏🏻 Now I gratefully forget about Z
I was sooooo excited when Ibanez announced these guitars, but was heart broken when the neck pickup tones was just set for humbuckers. I really love the sound of a tele single coil neck pickup and how it clashes with the bridge's sting. Hopefully, when the premiums come out, they will have a single neck pup tone option. If they do that, it's an instant buy for me. Love the AZ Strat they released and I know I'd love their AZ Tele, for sure!
Why would anyone choose to put a humbucker in the neck position of a guitar that traditionally has as single coil? Its like saying you want you food with all the best parts taken out and replaced with raw chicken.
And to think that earlier today I was daydreaming about a T style guitar with a mini humbucker at the neck and a stacked single coil at the bridge. It seems like Ibanez has gone most of the way towards that but way out of my price range.
Popular guitar style referred to as T-type: exists Popular guitar style referred to as S-type exists Ibanez: makes S-type Calls it AZ Ibanez: makes T-type Calls it AZS
this is the video where i can clearly hear my antipathy to steel frets. Sounds very unpleasently zingytshingy to my ears. Not even for 300 Euros i would get one.
That Ibanez T style guitar is awesome and wow how has no one else curved that knob plate until now , I like the one Pete starts off jamming on. I’ve never had that traditional T style bridge though but I’m sure I could get use to it and it has been around forever so it has to atleast work pretty good lol
I'll insert my pointless comment here. For me, the lady is that Sunset Burst with the trem. OH! She sounds as good as she looks from where I'm sat. My pockets are a bit light, but there's no harm in looking. ;-)
It's funny how different we all are. To me a really good tele neck pickup is maybe my favorite pickup of all time. Good on Ibanez coming up with a truly unique guitar for their range
I had the THBB10 for about 2 + years or so, but I just traded it for an FSR midnight telecaster earlier this week. And as much as I thought I loved the AZ, as soon as I finally felt and played “the right” telecaster, nothing I’ve ever had holds a candle
Not a year later I stopped by the Sweetwater site this am. The cheapest AZS was $1,999.00. They have plenty of them - unusual nowadays when most interesting guitars are out of stock. Taken what's happening in the World right now I doubt they are going to fly off the shelves... Best, Pete.
I agree. It took me a long time to get past the looks of the headstock before I bought my Tele. But I absolutely love it and it’s my favorite guitar despite that headstock.
Holy Smokes! That blue one is just gorgeous. Wish I could get the Prussian Blue on with a trem; would be different from what I have access to and I'm not a huge fan of the flamed and quilted or plain black. Hmmm.....
Capt Pete You gents ok?👍 Haven’t had the time to watch y’all lately but I’ve never seen you go 3 days without a video Hope everyone is well. Y’all stay cool 😎 🎸🎸🎸👀😀🙃🎸
Nice playing! Man.. I've always wanted Ibanez guitar and I ordered myself Q54QM! I can't wait for it in 2022! Can you review the headless guitar from Ibanez or did I miss the review?
Is the mini humbucker actually a Firebird PU? A Firebird PU has a 2 blade style magnets. One in each coil where as true humbucker is one large magnet lying flat under both coils. Firebird PU's pickup the sound in a similar way as a Fender with 6 separate magnets.
I’ve been trying to get hold of Rabea I’d like to talk to him about an album 💿 He can find me at Linked In Andrew Meredith late afternoon till dawn right on the Mexican border in Del Rio and the newsman tells lies 👍🎸😎
Hand down the best guitar brand in 2021! Never been a big fan of fender strata cuz I played Tele’s for the last 26 years until I purchased that blue AZ from a demo that Pete and Rabea did a few months ago! I was able to get the best strat sound I’ve been looking for in a years using a Marshall plexi! I’m willing to pay $1990 for a Japanese guitar cuz they are built with a lot of care..
Nice guitars but then everything in the $1500 and up range is nice. These are more than double that so they should be nice! Thanks for an awesome demo as usual gents!
It's good when Ibanez bring out more traditional styles instead of the usual metal look, that's why I bought the Talman when it came out. These look ok but if you're spending a grand you might as well get a Fender Tele?
Got an Az premium a few months ago, absolutely worth it imo. Very versatile and comfortable guitar. I can get my hendrix on, switch to polyphia, then switch to john mayer, then switch to metallica and it all sounds convincing
I was literally wondering "yea but can it do polyphia" so glad thats sorted :)
If there’s an Ibanez video from Andertons, I’m clicking.
If there’s an Ibanez video from Andertons and Lee Wrathe is there, I’m clicking faster!
Love Lee's playing. We all know he can shred like a demon but he has so much more to his playing. Andertons can you please kidnap him from Ibanez and keep him as a presenter. Him & Pete on more videos would be highly popular I think.
Other lee
Getting hooked on Tele's.... I'm 64 and had avoided Tele's my whole life. To me they were as Brad Paisley described "a cutting board with Electronics". They were boring and simple in design and execution, basic colors with plain white or black pickguards. Then one day... I found a Tele that wasn't quite so boring. It was a 60's Baja Classic in a traditional Sunburst and while it still wasn't an eye catching beautiful guitar, it looked like more than a cutting board, so I bought it. Well, I quickly discovered the "Tele" Tone. From there, I bought an Art Style Boutique Tele and now... I have 5 Tele's in different iterations such as a Semi Hollow with P90's, a Semi Hollow with Mini Humbucker in the Bridge position and even a cherry burst, double bound Tele that I customized by installing Gretsch Blacktop Filtertrons. I've discovered that it's a very versatile guitar and Tele's are now my favorite. Go figure lol
I also discovered tele's late in life. That and P90s.
I bought a tele after playing a whole bunch of guitars in a shop and deliberately ignoring the Telecasters because I never thought I like the look or sound. I thought 'may as well try one' and when I did I instantly loved it. Had it now for about 23 years.
Same here bro…. I hated teles, I only played Gibson LP and other Gibson stuff, but now a telecaster is usually my go to….
Teles got soul.
It's amazing that 4 guitars, T, S, LP, 335, that were invented 60+ years ago, are still the basis/and or reference for all guitars still made today!! Well done Leo and Ted!! 8) JMHO --gary
And the SG
@@pablo9364 I thought about that, still a double cut (S type) just with HB's?? Good thought though! I was born between the T and S. LOL 8) --gary
@@gtr1952 I see your thinking
I really dig the hardtailed version. I think it is because of the ash body. Sounds fantastic. Wasn't really a fan of the az line but this tele is very cool.
Great to see Lee Wrathe, and you can see how much fun Pete has playing with someone on his level. The Guitar Paradiso episodes he did with Ariel Posen are my favorites.
He’s flogging that big time, fair play
I loved those Ariel videos too. He's Fantabulous! However, it must be said the Lee's playing has improved significantly!
" alright pretty cool guitars"
Checks the price (2400 pounds)
That's gona be a no for me dog.
Yep, too rich for my blood.
Charvel Dk series is much cheaper and fairly similar
Question for the "$2400 is too much for a guitar" people: How many guitars do you own?
@@matthewchunk3689 I own 5 ranging from $300-$1750. I would happily spend $2400 if it was a guitar I was obsessed with. These are simply not my ally so with a limited budget, Id rather spend it on something I really liked, not something I'm "eh" about
@@jmabs5096 That's fair. But as you say, $2k in guitar collection of $20,000 is a drop in the bucket.
Love the jam! What artists play music like that, I want to hear more.
I don’t know. I’m sure the quality of these guitars is great. But to me they look like the Tele’s ugly brothers or sisters. I mean, call me old-fashioned, but the shape of the control plate, the pick guard and the head stock and even the body shape, they just look funny and not nearly as good as the ones on a Tele. I know Ibanez are trying to do their own thing and stuff, but still. And the price; I mean, wow, they are expensive! No, I think I’ll just stick with my MIA Tele. I enjoyed the video, though! : )
Agree
You're just old fashioned.
Fugly and way too much.My Noventa red tele said hold my beer bro👍🏿
That opening jam was smooooooooooth! I am not a fan of T style guitars BUT this has made me want one of these beauties.
Best play out/ jam towards the end of the video! best of the year! hybrid pickin' and cool licks!
Way too expensive & will never hold their value, plus they're kinda ugly.
Hi guys, have this crazy idea, wouldn't it be nice to have a limited run japanese squiers a la '80s? Them would sell well
Simply fantastic playing gentlemen!
After an extended illness, I lost my beloved "Fender American Telecaster HS" with 5-way switching in gorgeous chrome red. Fender apparently no longer makes that design anymore and this new Ibanez is the closest thing that I have seen to it (at twice the price! 😮)
I really love the versatility of having the traditional single coil pup in the bridge for the traditional "Tele-twang" and the hummer in the neck for more mellow, jazzy tones. I am enrolling in music school to study"Jazz Guitar" and I plan on this being my "at home" axe. For lugging back and forth to class, I'm getting an Ibanez semi chilli word Fender Jazzmaster.
Take it E-Z! 😎
Anyone else think these guitars look kinda ugly?
and then I saw the price....
What a great performance
Thanks to Lee and Pete 👍🏻
Wonderful looking, wonderful Sounding guitars😍
I am going for one 🙏🏻
Now I gratefully forget about Z
2 grand for an Ibanez, that's a lot?
In terms of what you get in craftsmanship, no.
I was sooooo excited when Ibanez announced these guitars, but was heart broken when the neck pickup tones was just set for humbuckers. I really love the sound of a tele single coil neck pickup and how it clashes with the bridge's sting. Hopefully, when the premiums come out, they will have a single neck pup tone option. If they do that, it's an instant buy for me. Love the AZ Strat they released and I know I'd love their AZ Tele, for sure!
Why would anyone choose to put a humbucker in the neck position of a guitar that traditionally has as single coil? Its like saying you want you food with all the best parts taken out and replaced with raw chicken.
@@sacredgeometry well i mean 70s teles always have humbuckers in the neck and deluxes do too. I would prefer to have the single coil too tbh
They already have the Josh Smith sig. with classic tele configuration.
@@sacredgeometry Why don't you ask keith richards are the thousand other players who hot rodded their teles?
What I don't understand is why no-one has made five string tele yet. They could call it the KR or the Keef.
Said it before, would love to hear Pete jamming with Larry Carlton or Robben Ford!
it's about time; finally the music-man/suhr collaboration no one asked for. LOL!
And to think that earlier today I was daydreaming about a T style guitar with a mini humbucker at the neck and a stacked single coil at the bridge. It seems like Ibanez has gone most of the way towards that but way out of my price range.
I believe I've seen that exact set-up on fender vintera telecaster customs, for about half the price of these ones.
Popular guitar style referred to as T-type: exists
Popular guitar style referred to as S-type exists
Ibanez: makes S-type
Calls it AZ
Ibanez: makes T-type
Calls it AZS
The "Music Man" control plate is more than off-putting.
Right?!
@@noAPlease I have 0 problem with the control plate. Some y'all have sausage on the brain.
@@matthewchunk3689 I think you're mistaking the word sausage for opinion...
this is the video where i can clearly hear my antipathy to steel frets. Sounds very unpleasently zingytshingy to my ears. Not even for 300 Euros i would get one.
Y’all, that ending jam was something else! Fun to watch Lee and Pete play
Just bought that AZ 242 in seafoam in the back, used locally!! its a sick guitar!!!
Damn that's some crazy good guitar playing guys WoW 👏🏼😳
Love the JAM, 2 GREAT MUSICIANS!
There the Lexus of T types! A Toyota in fancy dress with extra bits!?
but a lot of us love the tele single coil neck pickups 😭
sorry, but not allowed any longer.
Yep. There's just something eargasmic about a tele neck pup.
That’s why I bought the red Noventa
Another perfect guitar design from Ibanez.
Something is different with the Captain today, new shoes?
Well half the "Jeff vibes" is with upwards trem movement soo...
That Ibanez T style guitar is awesome and wow how has no one else curved that knob plate until now , I like the one Pete starts off jamming on. I’ve never had that traditional T style bridge though but I’m sure I could get use to it and it has been around forever so it has to atleast work pretty good lol
Amazing..... I love this!
Good vibes, love Ibanez, I just can't afford them.
Love to see Lee Wrathe at Andertons:)
These videos have become much more enjoyable without having that crooked character R. C. on the show.
could listen to you two jam all day!
Absolutly stunning intro, loved it
Most people think the tele 'twang' comes from the bridge design and assembly, so Ibanez cut it in half.................righto................
It's a good thing Pete was holding two guitars when Lee said the tele neck pickup was weak!!😠
Ooooohhhhh....! And another guitar I want that's way out of my price range... 🙄 A couple of those riffs gave me chills! 😁👍
I'll insert my pointless comment here. For me, the lady is that Sunset Burst with the trem. OH! She sounds as good as she looks from where I'm sat. My pockets are a bit light, but there's no harm in looking. ;-)
What an incredible Jam, my favourite in some time !
It's funny how different we all are. To me a really good tele neck pickup is maybe my favorite pickup of all time. Good on Ibanez coming up with a truly unique guitar for their range
Maybe you could get similar with mini humbucker split.philip McKnight have a video about it.
Agreed
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I had the THBB10 for about 2 + years or so, but I just traded it for an FSR midnight telecaster earlier this week. And as much as I thought I loved the AZ, as soon as I finally felt and played “the right” telecaster, nothing I’ve ever had holds a candle
I had to listen to the outro jam several times, pure magic.
Small sized guitars. More for women I would say
Try a Charvel dinky
''Bacon Space'', legend!! I'm using that from now on :D
Lee can do some serious damage if need be but can see he's holding back. Haha.
Am I the only one perturbed by the location of the controls, especially that switch.
Hot damn, I love Tele’s and T-style guitars; I want an Ibanez now; the one Pete player is so damn sexy looking, and sounds Rad
Whoa it's Leesus 😯 Sweet stuff!
How many Lee do you need at Andertons.
have been looking forward to this video since these released! look so good honestly, now just waiting for the budget version
A Larry Charltonesque opening jam!!
man that headstock , jeezz , goddamn ugly !
So besides the fancy neck wood, why is the price what it is
WOW !!!
A guitarist with some jazzy-fusion chops on Andertons!
A welcome bit of variation to the "bluesrock or metal" template.
Uhm, in the 2000 euro range???
That was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Cool mellow Jam!!!!!!!!!!
Lee came back from his vacation with a lion’s mane
It kills me that Pete uses the words “hum” and “bugger” when referring to the humbucker. 😂
Great demos, gents.
Makes sense too - in Danish, a 'ck'/'kk' sound resembles a 'gg'.
Not a year later I stopped by the Sweetwater site this am. The cheapest AZS was $1,999.00. They have plenty of them - unusual nowadays when most interesting guitars are out of stock. Taken what's happening in the World right now I doubt they are going to fly off the shelves... Best, Pete.
I'm nobody, just want to speak my mind, the only bad things on fender tele is the headstock. No offence to tele lovers, just my opinion.
I agree. It took me a long time to get past the looks of the headstock before I bought my Tele. But I absolutely love it and it’s my favorite guitar despite that headstock.
Holy Smokes! That blue one is just gorgeous. Wish I could get the Prussian Blue on with a trem; would be different from what I have access to and I'm not a huge fan of the flamed and quilted or plain black. Hmmm.....
Cool guitars. I really like semi-vintage looking guitars that manage to sneak in near little innovations.
RG580 - ballback and the turbo in 1987/88.. that was the first modern tele style from Ibanez IMO.
these are pretty though...
Capt Pete
You gents ok?👍 Haven’t had the time to watch y’all lately but I’ve never seen you go 3 days without a video Hope everyone is well. Y’all stay cool 😎 🎸🎸🎸👀😀🙃🎸
i like this guy, have him and Pete more!
Nice playing! Man.. I've always wanted Ibanez guitar and I ordered myself Q54QM! I can't wait for it in 2022! Can you review the headless guitar from Ibanez or did I miss the review?
Is the mini humbucker actually a Firebird PU? A Firebird PU has a 2 blade style magnets. One in each coil where as true humbucker is one large magnet lying flat under both coils. Firebird PU's pickup the sound in a similar way as a Fender with 6 separate magnets.
I’ve been trying to get hold of Rabea
I’d like to talk to him about an album 💿
He can find me at Linked In Andrew Meredith late afternoon till dawn right on the Mexican border in Del Rio and the newsman tells lies 👍🎸😎
Nut width? Neck, fat or thin? Nitrogen infused roasting process... is that a thing? I'm all for an improved Tele.
Rockin Video Guys 👍👍🎶🎶🎸You Definitely Never have too Many Toys.
Cool Jams ... awesome guys
hey guys ya'll thinking of releasing the new Fender Player plus series video soon? excited about the new finishes.
Have you reviewed the Ibanez AZ242SFM ?? Where can I watch?
Nice Guitars if you have about $2,000.00 to throw around.
haha they both have the same humor, really enjoyable, playing was amazing too I love those chromatic jazzy blues stuff
The bridge design is better because you can replace the pickup without having to remove the whole bridge.
If someone had told me 10 years ago that I would have watch an Ibanez guitar video with interest, I would have laugh 😂 !!!! But here we are today 🤭
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Hand down the best guitar brand in 2021! Never been a big fan of fender strata cuz I played Tele’s for the last 26 years until I purchased that blue AZ from a demo that Pete and Rabea did a few months ago! I was able to get the best strat sound I’ve been looking for in a years using a Marshall plexi! I’m willing to pay $1990 for a Japanese guitar cuz they are built with a lot of care..
Nice guitars but then everything in the $1500 and up range is nice. These are more than double that so they should be nice! Thanks for an awesome demo as usual gents!
These guitars are super super cool!
Zedd!
£2,500 for an Ibanez Tele just doesn't seem right.
Yup
It's good when Ibanez bring out more traditional styles instead of the usual metal look, that's why I bought the Talman when it came out. These look ok but if you're spending a grand you might as well get a Fender Tele?
These play way better than fenders. The necks are so good on these.
Great for sure, but horrible shape ...
Thought these might be $400. Lol.
The titanium bridge is 400. LOL how old are you that you think Ibanez guitars are 400?
All I want is a premium model! A T type AZ is my dream but forking out almost 2 grand isn't 😭
Not sure what to think about a ibenez tele being a traditional fender telecaster guy. But dang these things are so good I'm starting to want one
Is this guitar suitable for post rock and ambient rock?
First time I'm impressed by an Ibanez that's not lawsuit era.
These things are sweet
$4,100 in australi