This make it really easy to get good jazz tones by rolling the tone down. Most AS models will be a bit more wooly but mid-scoopy, and have a bit more output in the neck pickup. With this being said, most AS models will sound totally different than most ES (either Epiphone or Gibson). The tuning stability is also something else, unlike both Epi and Gibson models that can’t keep a G string in tune for more than 20-30 minutes. Ibanez has much better headstock designs, from a structural standpoint - a smaller angle and a volute make for a very stable design. If I’m not mistaken, even lower cost Ibanez models have long neck tenons, which enhances the guitar’s structural stability. I personally really like the heel joint on AS series guitars, rather than that of even comparable Gibson models. The pickups are usually built better (some Epiphone humbuckers have decorative screws that cannot actually be adjusted and will just spout waxy residue onto your pickups if you try). I prefer Ibanez hardware (compare the Ibanez slotted tailpiece to traditional tunomatic ones). In my experience, Ibanez’s will have vastly superior fretwork (properly polished frets, properly levels, properly crowned and shaped, no fret sprout) even on entry level semi hollow models, have much more intricate binding (triple ply instead of single ply, bound f-holes, bound headstock, bound heel joint), and will have substantially fewer minor finish flaws. In my opinion Ibanez will provide substantially better bang for the buck, in terms of build quality.

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