Ibanez Artcore AFS75T or Peavey JF-2 EXP?

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Which of these two should I add to my collection, for some rockabilly and surfabilly guitar playing? I'm already familiar with the Ibanez Artcore sound, for already owning an AG75TBS, and I tried out the Peavey at a local music store, today, playing through a 30W Vox ValveTronix similar to my Peavey TransTube 258 EFX. Now, I do love the sound of the Peavey guitar, but it's also about $100 more than the Ibanez.

So far, I haven't found an Ibanez Artcore AFS75T to try, but I'm guessing it should sound about the same as my AG75TBS, except having a vibrato. The two even have the same pickups. If the sound is the same, as I'm guessing, I could always order one from Musician's Friend. The Ibanez does have a deeper body than the Peavey, but from my trying the Peavey, the only real difference I noticed was the Peavey has a bit brighter tone to it.

When it comes down to it (actually having the greenbacks available), should I just flip a coin? Heads = Ibanez; tails = Peavey?

Matt
 
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