Ibanez AEL Series Guitars

Description: Acoustic-electric guitars

Newest Review: ... is a good wood for a guitars 'top' -though in fairness many (most) manufacturers use it too, so Ibanez aren't doing anything ... more

... ground breaking here. - The Backside; sorry I meant back and sides -lol! - The Neck, Back and Sides are all made from mahogany, which is a good wood for sustain, though it can give a darker sound that not everyone favours. In fairness the darker sound is offset for the most part by the Spruce top, which as I mentioned earlier, has far more influence on the guitar's tone than the back/sides/neck etc. - Pick up; can you hear me at the back? - In order for the AEL to be used on stage and be plugged into an am...more

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Ibanez AEL Series Guitars: Ibanez AEL Guitars; Original Thrill Or Just Run Of The Mill? (868 words)
by - written on 19/12/09 (Very useful, 25 readings)
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-Introduction- Ibanez have been a well known guitar and guitar effects brand for a few decades now. Their Roadstar electric guitar from the 1980's redefined the sort quality people would expect from far eastern guitars, and no mention of Ibanez would be complete without reference to their Tube Screamer guitar pedal - a firm favourite of blues and rock guitarists everywhere. Ibanez also do a comprehensive range of electro-acoustic (an acoustic guitar with a pick up) guitars too. Among that Ibanez's selection range is the AEL range. - The Guitar - The AEL model I've most experience with is the AEL30SE, so I'll use that for ... Read the complete review

You don't see many guitar reviews in these here parts. (973 words)
by - written on 14/03/08 (Very useful, 172 readings)
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Few people know that I am a rock star. Don't feel bad or uninformed about that, my wife doesn't even know it and she's heard me. I say 'I rock' and she says I'm something that rhymes with 'rock'. After 23 years plucking you've got to be good haven't you? My head says yes but my audience votes with their feet. Sadly, since the age of 17, I haven't really got better. For this, I used to blame my instrument. It wasn't very good. Recently though, I have been more blessed and actually have a guitar I'm proud of. And then I play it and it all goes horribly wrong, but that, alas, is down to my ineptitude and I will have to live with it. The guitar was a ... Read the complete review