Pros & Cons
Pros
It's everything i wanted a semi-solid to be. The finish on the fretboard is excellent. It is 42 long because of where the 22nd fret hits the body. It's a bit smaller than a dot 335 and i think the size is perfect.
Highlights
Quality
I wasn't initially a fan of the tobacco flat finish, but as i continued to play, i became more and more impressed with the qual... Read More
Every time i pick this guitar up, i am more impressed with the beautiful sound.
If you were making any changes to the guitar, i would start with the stock die cast tuners, whichis typical of the first (and m... Read More
It was this way with the original black pickups and the replacements, so it might be a characteristic of the guitar body.
Packaging/appearance
Right out of the box the action and intonation were perfect.
Competitiveness
The guitar now sounds and plays nearly as good as my friend's gibson 335 for a tenth of the cost!
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I expected id have to pay 2k or more to get something decent
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However after trying several epiphone gibson gretsch and ibanez models i found this used ibanez am73 semihollow body for a whole lot less
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Although the stock pickups were okay i couldnt quite the tone i wanted regardless of my set up pickup height amp settings etc
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I think they might be a little too hot for what i was looking for
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
They would probably be fine for other genres though
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I installed a pair of gibson classic 57s from my friends busted les paul and they made all the difference
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
First of all i bought this thinking it was a 335 copy
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Turns out its smaller than the as73 the ibanez 335ish guitar and lighter