IBANEZ AM153QA: The BEST Guitar I’ve Played?

Could this be the best Ibanez I've played? Drop a comment if you have questions!

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:12 About the Ibanez AM153QA
02:06 Live in 2010 with my AS-50
03:02 AM153QA Tech Specs
03:28 Soloing with Neck, Middle & Bridge (Drive)
05:03 Neck Pickup (Clean)
05:38 Middle Setting (Clean)
06:04 Bridge Pickup (Clean)
06:29 Tri-Sound Switch

[jazzguitarneophyte-christo]

I'm 63 and I've been a Steely Dan fan all my life having listened to them when I was a teen in the mid-70s and that is why I love your channel/ After watching this, I fina;;y ordered a AM153QA for a good deal at Reverb just moments ago after re-watching this post over and over again for months! Finally pulled the trigger and waiting for it to arrive and continue taling your courses which hopefully will teach me to get that Steely Dan sound you emmit so well!

[dennyclosser]

I can definitely hear the Metheny Influence in your playing. Beautiful. That is a gorgeous guitar also sounds so rich, creamy. Full and articulate. Well done

[amziadi]

Ben is just the chill-est guitar god out there

[milnikolic]

Beautiful instrument. After this review and Mr Eunson amazing playing buyed Am 153
Really motivied me to learn.
Thank you.

[mirkocaserta]

I got a used JSM20 which also has the additional neck pickup switch, although I tend to leave it on the "normal" humbucker position all the time. It was nice hearing the different sounds from someone who can actually play. This guitar sounds amazing in your hands. If I hadn't got the JSM20 I might have fetched one as it's relatively cheap and it's amazing for what it costs. The thing that strikes me the most with these Ibanez is the dynamic range. I have no idea what they do with the acoustics and the pickups but one can make it play from barely audible to booming huge.

[gitarmats]

Sounds and looks wonderful! Also, those old clips of you playing are still terrifying haha!

[stanleyjungleib]

The AS73 proved so nice it pushed me into their Scofield JSM-10, which (with the 100) can be found rather reasonably. IMHO most Ibanez semis compete above their price.

[simonmurray]

Can’t believe my Ibanez As series collection is now in its 40s. As200 is still one of my favs

[thormusique]

Wonderful video, thank you! I've been wanting a semi-hollow guitar for a long time now but couldn't find one with the sounds I was looking for. This one more than fits that bill! I've always loved the feel of Ibanez guitars anyway, but the sounds from this model are so beautiful. And your demonstration of its capabilities are spot on, cheers!

[marcrummusic]

My main guitar is an Ibanez AFJ85 and was looking for a number two so bought a telecaster and put a Lollar CC into the neck but the feel just wasn't there for me. A few months back I bought an Ibanez AS93 and absolutely love it. Was thinking of playing it on tomorrow's gig but don't have a case for it yet so the AFJ85 will have to do. 😁

[yannick]

Dude, your knowledge and playing-skill with arpeggios is some absolutely next-level stuff. Great! These sound very „angular“, somehow …

[syruptishuss]

An ‘83 AM-205 StageMaster (all-mahogany, no Tri-Sound; otherwise identical specs) has been my #1 since I found it on Reverb 10 years ago. Gets ‘80s AS-200 tone without the weight.

[voodoochild]

You are a phenomenal player, sir! Enjoyed this immensely.

[smnageli]

This is awesome. Ben's playing and tone are second to none. I could have watched an hour of this! I had Super 58's in my '82 Ibanez artist but it sure didn't sound like that.

[carlosclaptrix]

The fluidity of your playing is only surpassed by water! 👏🏻

[JustAGuitarPlayer]

What overdrive pedal are you using on this video? And what delay pedal or is that a plug in on your DAW? I’m curious about the whole signal chain really. Are you using an amp or a direct recording setup like a kemper/axe effects/strymon iridium etc? Would love to hear how you’re achieving these tones and yes I agree, fantastic sounding guitar but certainly sounds much better because of your great playing. I love the wide intervallic lines your playing. Very tasteful and musical. Thanks for sharing any info on your signal chain.

[danielsteduto]

Amazing playing Ben.. as always !! I'd love to get one of these down the line.. beautiful tones

[justsomeguy]

Nice sounding and looking guitar. Maybe I'll get one too.

[jasonkeaton]

This is an amazing guitar. I have been looking at it for a minute but I know that it's for me now

[agtrst]

Great playing. Loved the different tones (clean and with drive) shown. I have a 10 yr old AM93. The Super 58s are awesome. Thanks for your video.