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Perfect first jazz guitar
By: Phil,, Richmond, KY
Submitted: 11/24/2022
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I’ve just gotten into jazz guitar and asked around, including my instructor who probably has 30 guitars. He showed this one to me and I loved it, it practically fell into my hands (which are on the small side). The neck is perfect, sound is super clean. I can’t say anything negative about it. I do build guitars and fit and finish on this one is FAR beyond what I’d expect from a $1200 guitar. The pick guard finish matches the body finish perfectly. Even came with flat wounds (ok, not great but no need to change them yet) AND an excellent padded hardshell case. Grab one while you can!
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The build and construction quality is very important to me as a working musician and teacher
By: H. Clinton
Submitted: 6/7/2022
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As a guitar teacher and working musician sound quality and Reliability is a must!! When playing for an audience I want to impress with my style and tone a great instrument is the start of a great performance !!
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Perfectly Balanced
By: likes2sing
Submitted: 3/6/2022
1 person found this review helpful.
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If you need a guitar and you are interested in this one, get it while you can. I have had a fair amount of guitars and this is the best. It has great sounding pickups and the action is perfect. Also you get a hard case with it.
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The tone is amazing.
By: Aaron
Submitted: 4/5/2021
6 people found this review helpful.
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This is a surprisingly super spec'd out guitar for the price. Has a great sound with my marshall amp and the neck is very comfortable.
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Absolutely gorgeous!
By: Angel
Submitted: 2/6/2021
2 people found this review helpful.
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This guitar is absolutely gorgeous! Quality construction, beautiful sound, feel, looks and hangling and at a truly affordable price. Can't say enough at how pleased I am with this guitar!
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Stelar Guitar!
By: Huizmusic1
Submitted: 1/8/2021
2 people found this review helpful.
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This guitar will surprise you for the price and looks! I took it out of the box and simply plugged it in and got an amazing tone! Both pickups sound amazing and loved the ability to control individual volume with ease! The knobs that come with this guitar are simply quality! The neck and thicker radius is truly jazz style specs that make your playing fun! First week with it and taking it to my first gig and will definitely be one of my go to guitars in my collection! Highly recommend this for a serious guitarist needing to add a jazz tone without hurting the bank account!
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This is a sweet sounding guitar!
By: Bill Williams
Submitted: 11/11/2020
5 people found this review helpful.
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I purchased this guitar to try and prod myself to learn and play more jazz arrangements of classic songs we all know. The tone I can get from the neck pickup does just that. But I play in a country music band and surprisingly enough, I have found that my Ibanez fits right in that genre as well. Playing through a clean channel and using the bridge pickup, or a combination of both pickups, I can get all the twang I need for a good country lead. I've had this guitar about 4 months no and I am loving it more every day. Thank you Ibanez!
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Beautiful Jazz Guitar
By: Bryan Thompson
Submitted: 6/2/2020
8 people found this review helpful.
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This guitar is well made and plays great out of the box. Definitely a keeper.
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Awesome Guitar
By: Antonio
Submitted: 4/8/2019
22 people found this review helpful.
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Right out of the box it was setup to play. The overall look of the axe is superb. For a MIC (Made In China) it is very good guitar and you will be pleased by how fast the neck is and the action is wonderful so you get a nice growl when playing blues licks and you will find playing the R&B licks on this guitar will knock your socks off...Now don't get me wrong i am not going to say you can't get dirty with it but i only play jazz and blues and sometimes R&B when in the mood. In my honest opinion this guitar is gem....Go Get One and you will see its the one you cannot put down.
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Gorgeous Guitar, Great Sound, Perfect Setup
By: JKRichard
Submitted: 10/23/2018
4 people found this review helpful.
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I received one of LGB30 (Nat) models a couple of weeks ago as a ‘blemish’ product — on inspection, I have only noticed minor color inconsistencies on the back of the guitar body - and only when inspected under intense light.
This is a remarkably beautiful guitar, with Ibanez having paid attention to little details from the inlaid saddle to perfectly set and finished frets and smooth binding. It came with a set of flat wound strings — which I had never played before, but may now be a convert to. The setup on this guitar was perfectly low with no fret buzz anywhere as you scale the guitar’s neck.
I’ve owned this guitar now for 2 1/2 weeks, and look forward to picking it up every day.
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Some drawbacks on arrival as I had to dismantle several point on the guitar as directed.
By: Perry Ruspantine
Submitted: 1/11/2018
5 people found this review helpful.
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Plays great, sounds great, looks great. Fingering is very comfortable and resonance is high. Just wish it came "ready to play" with all plastic off and adjustments made.
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"I love this thing"
By: Nathan Davenport
Submitted: 1/18/2017
4 people found this review helpful.
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I purchased this guitar about a year ago and love everything about it. It has great action and feels really smooth when playing. The tone sounds great. I have played it through a Fender Twin Reverb and it sounds really good. I plan on eventually purchasing a Vox AC15. I recently had it setup and swapped the bridge for the wood bridge that it comes with and put on Thomastik-Infeld Vienna JS110 Flats and so far so good! The only complaint that I have is that after only having it a year I already need a little bit of fretwork done around the 10th to 12th fret. However I do play it at gigs and practice daily at a minimum of 2 hours a day sometimes upwards of 4 and live in upstate New York. So this could be just normal wear and tear. Overall though it is a really great guitar and I plan on keeping this as my main electric for the rest of my life. Once again, thanks to American Musical for the great customer service and awesome payment plans!
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Nice JazzBox
By: Kev Powe Sr
Submitted: 10/8/2014
13 people found this review helpful.
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Nice....Everything I thought it would be in a jazz guitar.The price was right.The feel and action is perfect.Ready to do upcoming Jazz Shows.
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Not As Great As I Hoped
By: Randy
Submitted: 11/18/2013
8 people found this review helpful.
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When I received my new LGB-30, I was very excited but quickly became disappointed. I realize it is the "entry level" model to the George Benson line, but I expected a little more for a $1000. I was very hesitant about purchasing a guitar made in China because I have not heard favorable things, but I did succumb to the Ibanez reputation.
Overall quality seems to be decent. I have only owned the guitar for a week, so I really cannot comment at this time.
Once the proper adjustments were made, the guitar plays beautifully.
The most impressive thing about this guitar, is the finish. Looks to be very high quality.
I think the value of this guitar is fair, not great. The ebony fretboard and bone nut are things you do not often see on guitars at this price point.
The action out of the box was not to my liking. After playing it for a few minutes, I noticed considerable fret buzz at the 7th fret and it fretted out at the 15th fret.
Further investigation led me to find that 3 frets were not seated properly and were loose. As with any production guitar, I expected to do a set up, maybe crown the frets.
On this particular guitar, I spent an additional $200 to re-seat all the frets before any crowning could be done. Also, the slope at neck joint needed correcting.
I believe the strings that come on the guitar are D'Addario 10's Flat wound.
After $200 of corrections and a set of Thomastik-Infeld 12's, the guitar is playing beautifully.
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An Absolute Gem!
By: Rodney M.
Submitted: 11/6/2013
7 people found this review helpful.