Ibanez AZES vs Yamaha Pacifica - New Budget Strat Shootout.

Ibanez brings the AZES and Yamaha brings the Pacifica 112. Both budget Strats but are either any good? @LeighFugeGuitar and I see what's happening at 42 Gear Street Three

𝗨𝗣 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦
Ibanez AZES 40

Yamaha Pacifica 112 VM

𝗜𝗭𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗣𝗘 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗢 𝗦𝗢𝗙𝗧𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗘 (𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗠𝗬 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢𝗦)

𝗠𝗬 𝗔𝗠𝗣 𝗦𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥

𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗟

𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗔 𝗚𝗘𝗔𝗥
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𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦
00:00 Hello and welcome
00:42 Introduction of the guitars
02.56 Let's judge the looks
07:23 Tech Specs
10:33 Build Quality
13:20 Sound Samples - Ibanez AZES 40 PRB
14:20 Sound Samples - Yamaha Pacifica 112 VM
16:10 Our Verdict

𝗠𝗬 𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦

𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦
𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚, 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙤 𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪!
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨.

#IBANEZAZES #42GSTHREE #YAMAHAPACIFICA

[TVguy]

I own a Yamaha Pacifica 112VM and it's fantastic and stays in tune extremely well. The coil split always works and adds to the tonal options.

[backandfour]

A comparison vs the squire classic vibe is already overdue!!

[whaguitars]

I really dig the Yamaha the look, the sound, everything. Yamaha really do make some good
guitars. I love the Yamaha RGX's. And the person behind the camera was Grandma.

[onefatstratcat]

I own a few axes and my go to home player is a Pacifica.. always in tune.. neck holds solid.. plays easy... sounds good... just a great little guitar for the price

[stevesmith]

This is exactly the two guitars I have been looking at, thanks for the demos but I want both!

[simplevideo]

Missed out on one important feature/spec- Scale length on Ibanez is 25" and Yamaha is 25.5"...As you mentioned it is not entry level guitar, so whoever looking to buy one of these guitar is a must know feature/spec. beginners wouldn't worry about scale length.

[thecaveofthedead]

If you started playing in the '90s, both of these sound superb for beginner's guitars. Pacifica 112s were always built well but the pickups were a weakness. Now I'd give it a slight edge over the Ibanez soundwise. The Pacifica has a vintage strat tone that was fairly rare even on pro guitars 20 years ago without changing the pickups. Either of these guitars would be playable at any level with a setup and a few inexpensive parts upgrades which would largely be improvements in feel.

[LeighFugeGuitar]

Ahhh man, this was so much fun! Thank you so much for having me in the video once again! I always enjoy making videos with you. I loved these guitars, but those AZES are KILLER!! I need one in my life.

Next time we should shoot out a full price AZ vs. a full price Pacifica! haha

[PurpleHazer]

I am getting the Mint Green one because my Mum likes the colour.

[tomdameek]

I’d love the Yamaha body with the Ibanez sound. They are both excellent value though. 😀👍👍👍

[phylodude]

Dang... I'm shopping for a left-handed intro for my son... you guys really did this well. Bravo.

[michaeldavies]

Yamaha 8 Ibanez 6 for me. Tx for great video

[trade]

I don't care which one sounds better. I've got both a Yamaha 112V .... and an Ibanez AZES31. 2 great guitars that are affordable, from 2 makers with very good reputations, especially for lower-priced (don't say "budget", or "beginner") guitars.

[maekong]

I am impressed with the Ibanez. I haven't owned one since the 80's. If I live long enough, I might go for a repeat. It sounded quite refined and seemed to play nicely. The Yamaha was great, but I'm not particularly fond of "chimey" guitars. However, it had an explosive depth to its chimey-ness, which could be a nice weapon to have in the arsenal, under the right circumstances. As usual, I'm torn. But the Ibanez gets the nod.

[GaveMeGrace]

Thank you—I’m liking the sound of the Yamaha more, and yet I haven’t watched the other video for the extra trine options.

[frankiec]

Hey Andy cheers from NY! Henning would say "The wood feels harder, that's what she said". lol
Thanks for the review gentlemen! :-)

[gypsylee]

I have a Pacifica, . Made in Indonesia, I don't have to lift weights, I just play guitar, it weighs, 9 and a half pounds,

[bellywitchproductions]

Really want to try this ibanez. Pretty cool that it's PRS scale length

[jacksmith]

Nice comparison, I also picked the Ibanez, one they are my favorite guitars but mainly the looks and tones of it for me sounded better

[anothernewworld]

I would choose the Ibanez because, being an Alter Bridge fan, I need that Alter Switch to get those tasty Tremonti and Kennedy tones.