dngrsdave wrote: I just wanted to take a momment and post how much I enjoy my AS-73 2 Tone Sunburst Guitar. I've played quite a few differant guitar's as I was shopping to purchase a Semi Hollow and though they all play good, this one topped the list.
I'm happy for you Dave. My experience was the same. Ibanez was just plain a better guitar for the money. My only problem was the guitars I was interested in were not available in stores to try out...AM73 and AS93. I took a leap of faith and just ordered them at my local Ibanez dealer. I am delighted with both. And since I also have two of the other guy's to compare them too...and...well they don't compare. Well I guess that is not's fair. My 1999 Epi Sheraton II is a pretty nice guitar but it ain't an AS93.
dngrsdave wrote:I actually enjoy it more each time I play it and I swear the tone keep's getting better. After tightening all the screws and nuts around the guitar and changing the string's, I havent done another thing to it but Jam.
They do grow on you. I have taken both of mine a little farther than you. I installed a Goto 510 bridge on my AM73 and put setscrews in the bridge and tailpiece on my AS93. Anything else was just setup to suit my personal taste.
dngrsdave wrote:I also feel sorry for some of the people who have experienced some problem's with their guitar's. Not everyone is fortunate to have several good guitar stores in the area as I do.
Yeah I do too, but I don't understand it. Jay, Tom and Matthew will confirm this: every guitar is thoroughly inspected before being shipped from Hoshino USA...well I'm taking Jay's word for it as both of my guitars were near perfect.
dngrsdave wrote:Once again, Thank you to all the People at Ibanez for making Extremely High Quality Guitars for a Reasonable and Affordable price.
Ditto
I'm a two AM'er with an AS93
