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Originally Posted by hb
Any thought as to how an Ibanez ARC100 would sound? Or an Ibanez ARC300?
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Not sure what Ibanez ARC 100 & 300 are? I am guessing and could be wrong? That they are Gibson ES335 type Hollow or Semi Hollowbody guitars. I had an Iceman when I was a kid that I "Frankensteined" "Customized" and ruined...I really miss that guitar. Today it would be pristine and vintage! What a bad decision...Unless you know what you are doing I do not suggest that!
Usually the lower number will have lesser feature's or appointments...like binding, lesser pickups, a little more plain. The 300 may have more bells and whistles. If it is the guitar I am thinking it is they are hot! Guitar Player reviewed them and gave them high reviews. Ibanez is an excellent guitar Manufactuerer. Sometimes linked to shredders such as Satriani & Vai...well if those guys play 'em they are quality axes.
If you like Eric Johnson (G3 Live), Early Alex Lifeson (Rush) Early Eric Clapton (Cream) some of the blues players, Larry Carlton (Check out Lukather and Larry Live in Japan...Tone Gods at their best! Luke plays a signature model music man...immediately recognizable! Larry plays the smoother more mellow Gibson ES335...it still can snarl, bite and grab) you will hear shades of the semi-hollow tones there that may be inherrent in the ARC 100 & 300. These guitars I believe are in the $350 to $499 range. They are hot. They lean towards fatter, rounder jazzier tones, warmth is usually associated with air. You can still overdrive these guitars and get some nice rock tones out of them. I believe Johnson, Clapton (Maybe old Fender amps) and Carlton play these semi's through vintage Marshall Cabs, Johnson I believe a 1958 4 x 12 cab paired run in stereo...check out "Live in Austin" DVD or CD he runs his vintage Strat through his most visible and famous tone rig! Amazing! The beauty of his umistakeble violin like tone, also the physicality in which Mr. Johnson attacks his guitar...an amazing set, don't be discouraged you can do what he does in time!
AR100 300, Semi-Hollow:The drawback at certain loud volumes live you may get feedback. Some folks desire that. I don't. One other point on these guitars if you are just starting out; the bridge floats on some of these models meaning when you change strings be careful too make sure it stays in the proper place or you will run into intonation issues. They may have the tune o matic bridge which means it is fixed and you wouldn't have to worry I know the ES has a fixed bridge. Thanks for reading! Hope it helps.
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