Ibanez Artcore AG75 Electric Guitar  

What a pleasure to play.  A guitar does not have to be thousands of dollars to sound great. In fact this AG75 from Ibanez is about a tenth of price of an ES175 from Gibson or it's sibling the GB10 from Ibanez and plays and sounds 9/10ths as good.  Most people don't drive a Ferrari or a Benley, they drive Hondas, Nissans, or Chevys and the lke.  I believe Chinese Ibanez guitars are as good as anything, after all they are made by human beings using God's naturlal materials.  The Chinese have been artisans for thousands of years and are very good with their hands. They also are grateful to have a job and craftsmanship is second nature to them.  The Japanese are extremely hands on management wise and believe me they are overridng the process of manufacturing with unrelenting diligence. The attention to detail regarding this instrument is second to none and the neck and fretboard are incredibly comforable and easy on the hands. 

High quality through and through.

No other company offers a better value in fact most are trying to catch up.  What a great concept giving us a truly great guitar at a price we can afford.

The best in it's class in fact superior in it's class!

I picked up my AG75 about 5 years ago.  I felt guilty for getting such a good deal.

  The neck is great and easy to play. I have had no problems with buzz or intonation and the pickups sound amazing.

I have had mine for 5 years now and have had no problems with the quality and workmanship of the guitar.

I actually paid less for mine 5 years ago but this guitar is a killer price for what you get.

First of I want to address some of the bad reviews this guitar has been given. If you are getting feed back stop treating this guitar like a Les Paul. It is not. This guitar is a Jazz guitar, yes you can use it for some styles of rock and blues but the hollow body will give feed back when played at high levels with lots of distortion. This guitar is not designed for that kind of playing. Second is the bridge, there are some comments on here about the bridge moving. That is the point to this guitar, it is an arch top hollow body  guitar with a floating bridge. I wish people would learn more about instruments before they start bashing them.

  This guitar is made in China and as such carries a price a fraction of the cost of a Gibson. If you are like me and want wonderful playing guitars but can't spend 10's of  thousands obtaining different styles of guitars made by the two big American makers then buy Ibanez. This is a quality guitar. I own 2 vintage Ibanez guitars both made in Japan and 3 modern ones made in other plants in Asia I love these guitars. When some other player rolls his eyes because I don't have a Gibson or Fender I just laugh and ask him how much debt he has because I own a lot of guitar and don't ow any debt on them.

  On last comment, if you don't know a guitar tech on first name bases you should. Most guitars need a little work right out of the box and if they don't they will eventually. Many amatures pick up a guitar and if it buzzes or has too high of an action they think it is a piece of junk. Guitars change with temprature and humidity and it is very common to have a guitar adjusted from time to time. If you buy a guitar on line from mf and it doesn't play well don't blame the guitar, or manufactor. Take it to your guitar tech and have it set up properly.