Ibanez AS200 vs Yamaha SA2200

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  • Опубликовано: 30 янв 2025
  • Both sound good IMHO. Sorry for the excessive hum, something's very wrong with the electricity in my rehearsal room (just sometimes, I really don't get it :-))

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  • @bend1499
    @bend1499 4 месяца назад +4

    God that yammy is SICK!!!! You are an incredible player btw, props friend.

  • @WolfieStone
    @WolfieStone 10 лет назад +10

    Great playing! Good to be able to hear A/B testing like this. Now I´ve decided to go for the Yamaha sa2200. Thanks for making it so clear :-)

  • @komjong
    @komjong 10 лет назад +1

    Oh and great playing. I've checked out your other vids. You are an amazing musician. I like your style..... nice touch.

  • @ThePoppinJawn
    @ThePoppinJawn 5 лет назад +3

    That was a fantastic comparison!!! They sounded great...

  • @klein6117
    @klein6117 5 лет назад +1

    Wow !
    In the Gibby 335 V Yammy SA2200 video I felt the Gibso certainly had a more “classic semi hollow tone”.
    These two are a more even match and when gained up, if I wasn’t watching the video I’d find it hard to believe you were playing a pair of semi’s. I have the Yamaha myself and it’s one of my favourite guitars. I think these two are too close to call for me. Great playing.
    Thanks for the videos Nicolay.
    Calven
    🤘😎🎸 🇦🇺

  • @SkonrokkenTV
    @SkonrokkenTV 3 года назад +1

    I love the adidas! Just need a lada with stripes and you got the Russian Bear happening! But thanks for that. Well done getting your hands on an original as200. See the pat metheny guitar in the background as well...

  • @FandangoBG
    @FandangoBG 11 лет назад

    Another killer playing/video comparison from N K. Thanks for sharing!

  • @omwilsonow
    @omwilsonow 6 месяцев назад

    Really enjoyed your playing, two very close guitars in comparison. I'm planning on getting the Yamaha.

  • @stevechanning497
    @stevechanning497 10 лет назад +2

    Fabulous player...you make it look so easy Nik when we know it really isn't!

  • @nicholaspetergagg7769
    @nicholaspetergagg7769 10 лет назад

    I was so wrapped up in guitar comparison I forgot to mention your astonishing playing ability.

  • @bobwilkinson7647
    @bobwilkinson7647 3 года назад +1

    When you access the clean tones, you've got the pickup settings set up differently between the 2 guitars.

  • @HorridFroth
    @HorridFroth 8 лет назад +6

    fucking awesome chops, man!

  • @glooboo
    @glooboo Год назад

    I wonder if it is the pickups?
    If both guitars had a set of lollar imperials, for instance,
    would the difference be so great then?

  • @stairwaytoheaven413
    @stairwaytoheaven413 2 года назад +4

    Great comparison.Both guitars are wonderful and in their own.Generally Ibanez is better in my opinion - Tighter, more mids and high freqs, more high end crisp, especially when overdriven it has more sweeter sound, as i expected.Yamaha isngenerally wonderful guitar,it has archtop like low end and punch.Great playing,too.

  • @Lovethyguitar
    @Lovethyguitar 8 лет назад +7

    awesome playing! In my ears, the yamaha feels like it has more depth in tone and the Ibanez tone are a little bit more brighter, more attack. The AS200 is an awesome guitar, never played the Yamaha but I like the sound just a little bit more than the Ibanez.

    • @sixstring1950
      @sixstring1950 2 месяца назад

      The sa2200 has a much better neck and better sound

  • @mikebjammin93
    @mikebjammin93 11 лет назад

    Great playing and tone! Love your videos.

  • @caradogas
    @caradogas 7 лет назад +3

    Can I have both guitars?
    Your amazing playing made them shine. Thanks for this!
    BTW, LOL at the thrash metal at the end of the video.

  • @vannierkerk
    @vannierkerk 10 лет назад

    Wonderful playing, tone, and choice of music to really give us a comparison worth watching, I would love either guitar, I have a Ibanez AS 200 (2014 model)

  • @craigbmm4675
    @craigbmm4675 Год назад

    they both sound really awsome .. slight different texture

  • @robertritchie2860
    @robertritchie2860 Год назад

    It's a pity no one talks about the neck profiles. Which one has the fuller neck? I am unable to test either guitar. Have seen a couple 335s and those necks felt quite weedy.

    • @NikolayKarageorgiev
      @NikolayKarageorgiev  Год назад +1

      Hi, I would say the Ibanez has a fuller neck, but just a tad! I also have a 335 , but the neck feels different than both! Cheers

  • @pablomanuelmarcardenoso7935
    @pablomanuelmarcardenoso7935 6 лет назад +1

    thank you man , good reviuw!

  • @Althernativex
    @Althernativex 11 лет назад +1

    Maaaan youre awesome :)! Gr8 vid :) ...

  • @TremorBear
    @TremorBear 9 лет назад +1

    Hello...what height do you recommend setting the pickups on the Yamaha? Like I've said before...you're crazy good da....master jazzer!

  • @RyanMcQuen
    @RyanMcQuen 10 месяцев назад

    Do you still have both of these? I am drawn to the Yamaha but I am not sure why.

  • @kunwujiang3319
    @kunwujiang3319 6 лет назад +4

    Hi Nikolay, you are playing awesome! could you tell me what kind of skill or style you use at 1:56 that is cool. Thanks man!

    • @NikolayKarageorgiev
      @NikolayKarageorgiev  6 лет назад +1

      kunwu jiang thanks, I am just jamming really, nothing paticularl

  • @VukMirasevic
    @VukMirasevic 11 лет назад

    Great playing man!

  • @nylonsteel
    @nylonsteel 11 лет назад

    Yamaha pickups are hotter,or closer to the strings? I like the Ibanez a tiny bit more, seems warmer.

  • @Happy-Me.
    @Happy-Me. 10 лет назад +6

    I've got the Yamaha SA2200. Great guitar. The Ibanez is very expensive!!

  • @stoofbuis
    @stoofbuis 4 года назад +2

    the ibanez is the smoothest sounding

  • @alexstrat
    @alexstrat 10 лет назад +1

    A great video! Great playing on these wonderful guitars! What kind of guitar pick do you use? Keep on rockin' man

  • @user-qe8uq1co3b
    @user-qe8uq1co3b 9 лет назад +1

    Phrase at the beginning of the Who song?

  • @basildog007
    @basildog007 4 года назад

    Let's be honest, they both shine, but the true star is sitting against the wall, discreetly dominating all guitars, the Ibanez PM120!

  • @bruhdamartinasty3636
    @bruhdamartinasty3636 3 года назад +3

    Clean
    Iba 0:02
    Yam 0:38
    Iba 1:14
    Yam 1:51
    Iba 2:23
    Yam 3:00
    Dirty lead
    Iba 3:44
    Yam 4:35
    (I prefer the rounder, less aggressive Ibanez. HOWEVER, the Yamaha really shined when you added overdrive, which makes total sense. It's obviously set up to cut better at standard EQ settings.)

  • @phallystorm
    @phallystorm 6 лет назад +2

    Nikolay is Kicking all sorts of Ass. THis Guy can Play!!!

  • @dani26018
    @dani26018 10 лет назад

    how old is this Ibanez model? cause i thinks the new ones has a different headstock

  • @sherzar
    @sherzar 10 месяцев назад

    Which one you kept ?

  • @thepickerhat6996
    @thepickerhat6996 5 лет назад +1

    Bought the SA2200 two Days ago. Very happy with the Guitar. I mean the SA2200 and the AS200 are very similar. In the end the deciding factor was the Price. Ibanez was 2179€, the Yamaha 1749€. So clear thing that i got the Yamaha but as i said... both are very similar, even the Modelnumbers. And btw: excellent playing here. Gladly liked and subbed! :)

  • @jfsbellini
    @jfsbellini 6 лет назад

    Nice playing and thanks for the video. Please, which neck is thinner?

  • @shaft9000
    @shaft9000 5 лет назад +1

    great video!
    i have an sa2200. it's magical on the edge of clipping the preamp in middle position w/ bridge tapped to single. The girth and warmth of the neck now can play with as much jangle and/or faster-attack from the bridge as you like.

  • @obicross
    @obicross 11 лет назад +1

    what string gauge you're using? sounds really good! you have a very nice hand-tone!

  • @jst601
    @jst601 5 лет назад

    Prefer the AS200 dirt & clean; Yamaha is by no means a 2nd in quality. Just different tastes. Thanks for the video.

  • @TheHumbuckerboy
    @TheHumbuckerboy 3 года назад

    Is this guy any relation of the great guitarist/ composer Philip Catherine ?

  • @komjong
    @komjong 10 лет назад

    Hey Nik, I'm caught at a crossroads. Trying to decide between the Yamaha sa2200 and the Vox Hdc77. What do You think? What is yhe significant differences in sound between the 2 if any benefit one over the other.

  • @jeronimoromero175
    @jeronimoromero175 11 лет назад +8

    no comparison. the Yamaha blows Ibanez away. nice playing

  • @Jkaterchannel
    @Jkaterchannel 9 лет назад +4

    Is it just me or you enjoy playing the Yamaha more than the Ibanez? In any case, to my ears, the Yamaha has better clarity and definition that the Ibanez. It would be interesting to know which guitar YOU preferred. :)

  • @walterfagen4694
    @walterfagen4694 6 лет назад +1

    Thinks for sound test ! Both guitar are great !!!

  • @martinskanal
    @martinskanal 7 месяцев назад

    Those super58s are the best HBs ever made IMO. GOT nothing against Yammies whatsoever, the SA top models might even have slightly better build quality, at least bindings seem to hold up better than the Ibanez from that era.. but neck profile on the AS fits my hand perfectly. Both are excellent, PUs makes the difference for me personally

  • @petemcdonough6292
    @petemcdonough6292 4 года назад +2

    Sweet .. picking up my used mint Yamaha SA2200 tomorrow for £1k ..

  • @donmilland7606
    @donmilland7606 9 месяцев назад +1

    dude gots “chops!"

  • @emilianodelacruz3504
    @emilianodelacruz3504 5 лет назад +1

    You are fucking good,awesome doing your bussiness show.

  • @HorridFroth
    @HorridFroth 8 лет назад

    Which was better?

  • @nxgenjp
    @nxgenjp 11 лет назад

    I Love both of Hollow tone..My opinion Ibanez little smoothly tone than Yamaha
    Great Playing,,,,, :)

  • @jackrumen
    @jackrumen 9 лет назад

    Прекрасно представяне!А коя от двата модела ти харесва повече?

  • @AE-hx7wy
    @AE-hx7wy 9 лет назад

    that lick your playing at 8minutes, is that down up down up strokes or some legato/picking combination? it sounds so damn fluid and cool, i love those type of licks you seem to bust out and play them a lot :)

    • @sumyunguy4150
      @sumyunguy4150 4 года назад

      He plays that scale like 10 times in the whole vid, it's exactly the same every time. It's hardly a "lick". Very well executed, to be sure. But lacking in any real soul IMO. Alternate picking all the way, BTW

  • @paulylah
    @paulylah 9 лет назад

    Nice man schredder.
    For around $200 bucks you can get a reasonable power conditioner to run behind your amps and itll get rid of the hum!

  • @sunshinek4508
    @sunshinek4508 6 лет назад +1

    The Yamaha guitar is my favorite.

  • @taikoking1
    @taikoking1 7 лет назад +4

    I like more of a direct sound coming from the Yamaha, it may be a little closer to the 335 sound than the Ibanez? Obviously they both sound great in the hands of a great player.

    • @ludwigsandstrom8147
      @ludwigsandstrom8147 5 лет назад +2

      Yes, the Yamaha sounds close to a 345. The ibanez is to me more woodier, warmer and its core and punch is in a lower register than the yamahas.

  • @antoniomarine1567
    @antoniomarine1567 3 месяца назад

    8:52 impressing himself!

  • @gazorbo
    @gazorbo 6 лет назад +1

    what you should do is let people hear what the guitars sound like acoustically, that will give people an idea of how much wood tone they have and what kind of sustain as well... And then just hit a single note on the guitar in different locations when it's plugged in. .. put the amp on a clean setting to see how much sustain it has... And then do that with a few chords... You're a great player, my name is Gary I live in Philadelphia PA I am gazorbo on RUclips and that's me playing Santana Black Magic Woman on gazorbo Channel....!

    • @NikolayKarageorgiev
      @NikolayKarageorgiev  6 лет назад

      Thanks a lot for your comment, I will try to do what you suggest, next time I am comparing similar guitars! Regards! Nikolay

  • @JawedKarim763
    @JawedKarim763 5 лет назад

    You certainly make both of them sound good... what's the difference feel-wise to you?

    • @NikolayKarageorgiev
      @NikolayKarageorgiev  5 лет назад +2

      Thanks, they are quite similar, the Yamaha sounds a bit more acoustic, and the Ibanez has more initial attack to the sound. Cheers

    • @JawedKarim763
      @JawedKarim763 5 лет назад

      @@NikolayKarageorgiev Cool. I have an AS... the flatter radius of the SA makes a difference to me, but I think I like the sound of the SA more... both great guitars :)

  • @BorysPomianek
    @BorysPomianek 10 лет назад +1

    Is that a black PM120 in the background there? I almost got one of those - it just seemed to be neither thinline enough nor full on hollow earlier. What's your thoughts?

    • @NikolayKarageorgiev
      @NikolayKarageorgiev  10 лет назад

      Yes it is, I like it quite a bit for clean jazzy tone. Cheers!

    • @BorysPomianek
      @BorysPomianek 10 лет назад

      Coolio, I have a HR (Howard Roberts - he has some excellent books btw. out there) myself from the late 70's, want to get a GB of some sorts but not too keen on name inlays they have. Benson is great and all but it just feels a bit weird to perform with someones name on there.
      That is what makes the AS200 so cool, those who know will think of Sco but those who don't will not automatically try to connect you with the name on the inlay.
      Anyway good playing man - If I din't go almost bankrupt buying up polytones I would definitely grab a similar mesa to the one you have - it has such a pleasant immediacy for lag of a better word.
      Take care;

    • @NikolayKarageorgiev
      @NikolayKarageorgiev  10 лет назад

      Thanks for the comment, I know what you mean :-)! BTW, here, for the demo, I am playing with Engl Thunder 50, not with the Mesa, but I really like both amps a lot!
      Cheers!

    • @NikolayKarageorgiev
      @NikolayKarageorgiev  8 лет назад

      Borys Pomianek great guitar in my opinion. cheers

  • @Leo_prado
    @Leo_prado 7 лет назад +2

    the Yamaha has much higher output pups. the Super 58s on the Ibby are total vintage output... otherwise great comparison!

  • @tangchiprathomo819
    @tangchiprathomo819 2 года назад

    Ibanez sounds warmer (suits with jazz) and yes I'm a Yamaha guy.

  • @christocaster
    @christocaster 11 лет назад

    excellent video! both are great but more definition on the yamaha!

  • @tiborrisko7349
    @tiborrisko7349 10 лет назад

    Hey Nikolay, which one of the 2 guitars do you like better?

    • @NikolayKarageorgiev
      @NikolayKarageorgiev  10 лет назад +1

      Hi, I like them both, the Yamaha is a bit more jazzy, the Ibanez has great bite. Hard to choose really!
      Cheers!!

    • @tiborrisko7349
      @tiborrisko7349 10 лет назад

      Thanks man. I actually have the same 2 guitars as you, but the solid body versions:
      Yamaha SG 1000 and Ibanez Artist :)
      Keep up the great playing!

    • @MrFidelcaster
      @MrFidelcaster 9 лет назад +1

      +Nikolay Karageorgiev Hi! Did you try changing the inclination of the pickups on the Yamaha by using the two screws that are on the "upper" side of the pickup rings? I think you can get more biting, PAF-like tones by doing so, and you can also make splitted humbuckers sound much fuller.

    • @NikolayKarageorgiev
      @NikolayKarageorgiev  9 лет назад

      Hey, no because I have different pickups (gibson). Cheers!

  • @noelpaz4517
    @noelpaz4517 7 лет назад +1

    Nikolay can make the cheapest Chinese guitar sound nice. Killer chops. But splitting hairs the Yammie is more balanced

  • @brandonlewisguitar
    @brandonlewisguitar 2 года назад +1

    At some stage in the late 80s Ibanez changed the windings of they’re super58s giving them less bottom end and not as sparkly in the top end. Absolute mistake imho. So the models after 1988 would be better for rock. The models b4 that date better for jazz and blues and warmer bridge pup tone.

  • @stoofbuis
    @stoofbuis 4 года назад

    try an eastman 486,an absolute 335 killer

  • @marktommasini8212
    @marktommasini8212 5 лет назад +1

    Dude that was mint 👌🏻 Ibanez had me until it got real dirty !

  • @falsenotefest
    @falsenotefest 2 года назад

    I have just bought the IBANEZ JSM10, made in Indonesia, good sounding guitar.......... BUT the frets are not all at the same height so the strings G and B rub, Lame, I am not very happy to have to go to the luthier !!! And what about that dirty black dye on the fretboard that I had to remove !!!!

  • @oysteinhaugen7055
    @oysteinhaugen7055 11 лет назад +4

    to me it sounds like the yamaha is more "hollow-sounding" than the ibanez... which also slows down the attack. they both have a very cool appearance and great sound.
    so how are these guitars comparable value wise?
    and one last question: do you ever play your mesa combo?

    • @NikolayKarageorgiev
      @NikolayKarageorgiev  11 лет назад +1

      Thanks, I have no idea how much cost the Ibanez, the Yamaha is around 1600 Euro. I play the the Mesa very often, if you want, check some of my other videos.Cheers!!,

    • @NikolayKarageorgiev
      @NikolayKarageorgiev  11 лет назад

      Nikolay Karageorgiev (bow)

  • @danielevocals
    @danielevocals 11 лет назад

    very cool

  • @jamesdailey7332
    @jamesdailey7332 3 года назад

    Pickup in the Yamaha is a little hotter but overall sounds like the Ibanez

  • @eliotmiranda
    @eliotmiranda 4 года назад

    The Ibanez has more tone but the Yamaha gets you to play cleaner/faster on the fast runs. Interesting.

  • @415eperez
    @415eperez 7 лет назад +1

    Yamaha all the way

  • @cesuruluocak2828
    @cesuruluocak2828 11 лет назад +1

    Blackened ! :)

  • @robertappleby4891
    @robertappleby4891 10 лет назад

    Fuck yeah!!!!

  • @basenjiguitar
    @basenjiguitar 7 лет назад

    yamaha best
    why? If you check well, the ibañez makes more noise and at the end began to be slightly out of tune by the use and bends. The yamaha in the end feels slightly out of tune but that was due to the guitarist being excited and imposed too much force to the attack. When the metal part begins, the ibanez gets out of control and starts to do feedback, but as a good guitarist he is, he immediately controls it

  • @cjyanush
    @cjyanush 2 года назад

    Great playing! Are this the original pickups on the Yamaha ?

  • @NoelPalacpac
    @NoelPalacpac 3 месяца назад +1

    yamaha SA2200

  • @mrcouch1
    @mrcouch1 11 лет назад

    Some great playing and tones! Which do you find you end up using most? I'm on the fence between the two. Yamaha is significantly cheaper than the Ibanez and both seem to be at about the same quality. I'm also jealous of your PM120 ;) If I could find one of those I'd scoop it up!

  • @Zapperz9
    @Zapperz9 8 лет назад

    I like the AS 200 better.. warm fuller tone

  • @soroushadl9996
    @soroushadl9996 6 лет назад +1

    I like yamaha sa2200 better

  • @davekana8388
    @davekana8388 11 лет назад +2

    Yamaha sound is twangy on the attack & sounds cheap on the bends. Could be the strings!

  • @komjong
    @komjong 10 лет назад

    Ibanez sounds crisper. .. but I'm on a budget now soo..... yamaha will get my green blood for now.

  • @Guitarman3348
    @Guitarman3348 11 лет назад +1

    Yamaha has more clarity cleaner sound ! Ibanez is mudder sound!

  • @briguy1960
    @briguy1960 4 года назад +1

    I find the Yamaha too bright. Both nice guitars though

  • @nicholaspetergagg7769
    @nicholaspetergagg7769 10 лет назад +2

    Yamaha wins has clearer fuller woodier tone

  • @kainyu
    @kainyu 11 лет назад +3

    Try another hollow guitar brand from Japan, SeventySeven Guitars.

  • @drumdigger
    @drumdigger 11 лет назад +4

    The Ibanez a tad smoother...

    • @topografer
      @topografer 4 года назад

      Probably because of the RW board as opposed to Yamaha's ebony?

  • @robertotaviani2154
    @robertotaviani2154 2 года назад

    La Yamaha ha un suono più corposo.

  • @rukizaokera
    @rukizaokera 11 лет назад +1

    Hi my friend
    You make soloing appear so effortless..... I am a recording artist and would like to improve my playing. Any advice? Google Rukiza Okera. The composer / Me and my guitar. Great playing without saying anything you reviewed 2 guitars... wow!

  • @jimara1977
    @jimara1977 11 лет назад

    много топли тая Ямаха бее )))))))))) пълно густо

  • @Shred_The_Weapon
    @Shred_The_Weapon 4 года назад

    Somehow, the Ibanez seems more derivative than the Yamaha, as if its soul purpose is to cash in on an established market. The Yamaha seems to have more “soul”. However, that could just be my subjective aversion to the Ibanez brand talking, having only owned a few of their stomp effects and no guitars, basses or amps.

  • @chobokon
    @chobokon 7 лет назад

    Ibanez AS 200 is better