ETMUSIC wrote:
Thanks Barry. Matsumokus are also amazing builds obviously. I'm always looking to try something new from that era of Japan, especially hollow-bodies. Lately Ive been checking out Vantage, Westone, Grecos, Epis, Ibanez and Yamaha SAs. If you have any recommendations let me know. Its like a fever that gets a hold of you, in a good way!
When you look at Ibanez AS models, try to find the ones with the Gibson style bridge. Most Ibanez AS (and AM) models have a bulky piece of metal as bridge that (at least in my opinion) kills the tone. I learned that the hard way, when I tried to get a backup for my old AS-50 (still have it fortunately
), and still have the result standing around completely unused.