Author Topic: Ibanez ART Series plus Pedal questions (Read 1623 times)

Jonny · « **on:** February 28, 2008, 04:21:24 PM »

Well, I was in school today and thought to go to the guitar shop convienently located across the street from me, to look @ Les Paul guitars.

Epiphone Les Paul Studio/Standard (and Custom but only looked at it)
- These were nice, the neck is a good ift for my hands and I fiddled around. Nice colors too, etc. Studio felt better though.

Ibanez ART120
- I didn't think I would have picked this up to try but I went ahead with it anyway and the neck was like having a weird sensation go through you when something good happens.. ... ..or just that it felt better than the Epiphone I had tried five minutes ago. Anyways..

Anyone have any experience with Ibanez ART Series guitars? The one I tried was the lowest model for the series, but if it was that good. And the reviews are good (after you guys say so) then I might order a higher up model.

As well, anyone have a ESP LTD EC series? That's another alternative.

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"..plus questions"

Right, I play Metal, and lots of it. And some of them have your usual distortion, etc. and then comes a clean part and back to distortion. I've never owned any pedals and I use a Toneport (I do have a AD30VT as well) and I don't want to stop the song/playing and change it to a clean tone, etc. etc.

So I'm asking how I could achieve having a good distortion for Metal then with a tap of the foot I'd be as clean sounding as a violin in a concert hall. Then back to Metal - of course.

Sorry for long post. Cookies for those who help.
Thanks in advance.

DT_003

jt · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2008, 04:47:34 PM »

:D Try out a selection of stomp box`s. The Crunch Box is very popular on this forum and its capable of getting a wide variety of Metal sounds, from low gain R`n`R type sounds all the way up to punishing Metal. Put a volume boost in front as well for solo`s and setup a nice clean sound. Then all you do is play clean when you need it Stomp the box when you wanna Rock and when the solo kicks in stomp on the volume boost. If not the only other way is to get a twin channel amp.

:D 8)

opprobrium_9 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2008, 04:54:00 PM »

these are the Artcore series? I couldn't find any ART100 on their site.

Jonny · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2008, 05:12:00 PM »

Quote from: opprobrium_9

these are the Artcore series? I couldn't find any ART100 on their site.

It's either ART100 or ART120 which is on the site, most likely the ART120 and my blind eyes.

Sifu Ben · « **Reply #4 on:** February 29, 2008, 12:49:15 AM »

The new 24 fret, fast necked Epiphone LP customs with quilt tops and either Gibson or EMG p'ups look seriously tasty
http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_les_paul_custom_gxbc.htm
http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_les_paul_custom_ex_me.htm
The Ibanez ART models have caught my eye. The other models of this type (ARC and SZ) have all been well reviewed, and it seems a hell of a lot of guitar for the money. Gotta love this one
http://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_art320_tgb.htm
The LTD EC 1000 is a great guitar, but the ones at the Epiphone end of the scale look pretty cheap.

Jonny · « **Reply #5 on:** February 29, 2008, 07:40:30 AM »

Aye, but the 24fret Epiphone just have 24 frets more, nothing is done to the body shape so you can hardly even play them, lol

They had a string-thru Ibanez (can't think right now) at the shop, didn't get to try it out, was around £389 though.