Any Artcore AFS75T users ?

[crgl]

I recently bought an Ibanez Artcore AFS75T Hollow guitar:

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I bought it mainly because I like the looks of Gretsch guitars and this Artcore closely resembles the Gretschs ( IMO ).
I find it doesn't have a brilliant sound ( not to bright ) and would like to know if this is a characteristic of hollow guitars.

Also how do you achieve your most favorite sound on this guitar ?

 

[guitarist_44]

I do not have one, but the other guitarist/singer in my band does. It is a different model because you have the whammy bar, and different fret inlays, plus his is "midnight blue." But the 2 guitars are almost alike an when I play his, i agree it doesn't have the brightest sound to it, but that is like a lot of hollow body guitars. It has quite the unique sound to it though when it is not plugged in, which i like alot. Plus those kinda guitars look really slick.

To achivive his "favorite" sound on the guitar, he uses thick strings, .12's or so. But thats his personal opinion.

 

[Zaphod B]

I am a former owner of a Gibson ES-335 and a Gretsch White Falcon, both of which are hollow-bodies.

Hollow-bodies characteristically have a fuller, mellower tone and do not sound as bright as solid-bodied guitars, particularly those made with very dense woods.

If having a bright tone is important to you, pickup replacement might be in order. But you can't change the nature of the beast.

 

[EdWonbass]

I have this guitar and I agree it doesn't have a very bright sound. I like it that way but sometimes I need a little brighter sound. My son has a Parker P44 that can get pretty bright so I if I need to I can grab that. You could maybe throw some different pickups in it but I wouldn't know specific ones that will get a bright sound.
The guitar player in my band plays a Les Paul and I don't think it is all that bright compared to his Strat.
I do love this guitar though. It plays like butter and sounds nice. I want to mic it unplugged to see how it sounds.

 

[crgl]

I do not have one, but the other guitarist/singer in my band does. It is a different model because you have the whammy bar, and different fret inlays, plus his is "midnight blue." But the 2 guitars are almost .

I think this is the guitar you are talking about:

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This guitar is almost the same as my guitar except this one is more than double the thickness. Mine is very thin and as you said it has a tremolo. Both are full hollow guitars.

i agree it doesn't have the brightest sound to it, but that is like a lot of hollow body guitars. It has quite the unique sound to it though when it is not plugged in, which i like alot. Plus those kinda guitars look really slick.

To achivive his "favorite" sound on the guitar, he uses thick strings, .12's or so. But thats his personal opinion.

thanks for the suggestions. I also like the look of the guitar but I didn't know how it sounded when I ordered it.

 

[crgl]

I am a former owner of a Gibson ES-335 and a Gretsch White Falcon, both of which are hollow-bodies.

Hollow-bodies characteristically have a fuller, mellower tone and do not sound as bright as solid-bodied guitars, particularly those made with very dense woods.

If having a bright tone is important to you, pickup replacement might be in order. But you can't change the nature of the beast.

I thought ES-335s were semi hollow...?

I see one ES-335 in New Order's "Regret" video and it sounds bright enough for me.

What pickups do you recommend considering that it is a full hollow guitar and may tend to feedback ?

 

[crgl]

I do love this guitar though. It plays like butter and sounds nice. I want to mic it unplugged to see how it sounds.

I was thinking doing the same thing with mine.

 

[Zaphod B]

I thought ES-335s were semi hollow...?

I see one ES-335 in New Order's "Regret" video and it sounds bright enough for me.

What pickups do you recommend considering that it is a full hollow guitar and may tend to feedback ?

The ES-335 has a solid block in the middle of the body, as I recall (been a long time since I owned it) but most of the body is hollow. Hollow enough that you have to contend with acoustic feedback from the body under high-volume amplification circumstances.

I don't know what to recommend for pickups. I would suggest that you take a look at the Seymour Duncan or DiMarzio websites. They have good technical descriptions of their pickups. The Duncan website also has a user forum, and you might get some good informed opinions there.

 

[Zaphod B]

By the way, crgl, how do you like the Artcore in terms of playablity, etc.?

 

[crgl]

By the way, crgl, how do you like the Artcore in terms of playablity, etc.?

The action is a little high for me so I would have to take it to a guitar tech.
Apart from that it feels right.

I have another artcore guitar a TM-71 and the neck feels great.

The AFS75T is very light and the body is just 2 inches thick.

 

[Zaphod B]

You don't need to take it to a tech just to lower the action a bit. Lower the bridge a small amount at a time, and if it buzzes bring it back up a notch.

Severe changes in string height will noticeably affect your intonation, but you can fix that, too.

 

[crgl]

You don't need to take it to a tech just to lower the action a bit. Lower the bridge a small amount at a time, and if it buzzes bring it back up a notch.

Severe changes in string height will noticeably affect your intonation, but you can fix that, too.

Thanks, I will try that.