Paoletti Loft vs Suhr Classic S Antique vs Ibanez AZ2204N | HSS Side-By-Side-By-Side |
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0:01 Blah Blah Blah unplanned talking stuff
12:45 Paoletti Clean Neck Pickup
13:15 Suhr Clean Neck Pickup
13:41 Ibanez Clean Neck Pickup
14:15 Suhr Clean Neck Pickup
14:28 Paoletti Clean Neck Pickup
15:18 Paoletti Humbucker w/ Drive
15:31 Suhr Humbucker w/ Drive
15:43 Ibanez Humbucker w/ Drive
15:55 Paoletti Humbucker w/ Drive
16:02 Suhr Humbucker w/ Drive
16:10 Ibanez Humbucker w/ Drive
16:17 Cycling Humbuckers w/ Drive
16:40 Cycling Neck Pickups with Drive
17:40 All comparable pickups in order. Extra switching options at end.
(D-A-G and sometimes even a Cadd9. Lol)
Playing is simple, but there are some interesting differences. The most obvious differences, however, are the FEEL of each of these instruments, so it is vital to get your own hands on any model you are considering and find what speaks to you.
Every guitar has a purpose. That purpose might not be for you, or it could catch you by surprise.
Recorded at The Village Guitarist through a Strymon Iridium in to a UA Apollo Twin.
Strymon Blue Sky for reverb, El Capistan for a touch of delay, and Riverside used for drive. Settings were never changed and I did no editing or processing on the recorded tracks.
--Paoletti Specifications--
BODY MATERIAL Reclaimed Chestnut Wood
BODY COLOR Relic Blue
NECK MATERIAL Canadian Roasted Maple
NECK SHAPE Medium "C" Profile
FRETBOARD MATERIAL Pau Ferro Fingerboard
FRETS Dunlop6110
FRETS NUMBER 22
FINGERBOARD RADIUS 12"
SCALE LENGTH 648 mm
NUT Bone
ELECTRONIC Volume/Tone/Tone CTS Pots 250K / CRL 5Way Switch
TUNING MACHINES Kluson Deluxe
NECK PICKUP Paoletti 60's - 7.5K Alnico 5
MIDDLE PICKUP Paoletti 60's - 7.5K Alnico 5
BRIDGE PICKUP Paoletti Humbucker Rock II - 7.8K Alnico 5
BRIDGE Paoletti OEM® Tremolo
PICKGUARD Paoletti Brass (Nickel finish)
CASE Hard Case
--Suhr Specifications--
Body Type: Alder, 2-Piece
Body Color: Lake Placid Blue
Body Finish: Lacquer, Light Aging
Relic/Aging Level: Antique
Neck Material: Roasted Maple
Neck Finish: Oil
Neck Shape: 60's C Vintage Standard .810 - .930
Neck Thickness: .810 - .930
Neck Joint: Bolt-On
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlay: Face Dots, Aged Clay
Fingerboard Radius: Compound 9-12"
Compound Radius: Compound 9-12"
Side Marker Inlay: Aged Clay
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Wire: Nickel, Medium
Nut Width: 1.65"
Nut Material: Tusq, White
Headstock Inlay/Decal: Decal, Gold Fill Black Outline
Factory Tuning: E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Kluson, Chrome
Hardware Color: Chrome
Bridge: Gotoh 510 - 2-Post, Bent Saddles, Steel Block, Chrome
Saddle Material: Metal
Pickguard: Aged Green, Classic
Knobs: Aged Green
Switch Cap: Aged Green
Neck Pickup: V63 Plus, Neck, Aged Green
Middle Pickup: V63 Plus, Middle, Aged Green
Bridge Pickup: SSV, Bridge, Black
Controls and Switching: 5-Way Blade, Volume, Tone, Tone, Push-Push, Split Bridge Pickup
Case: Gig Bag
--Ibanez Specifications--
Neck type AZ Oval CS-TECH WOOD Roasted Maple neck
top/back/body Alder body
fretboard Rosewood fretboardMother of Pearl dot inlay
fret Jumbo Stainless Steel fretsPrestige fret edge treatment
number of frets 22
bridge Gotoh® T1702B bridge
string space 10.5mm
neck pickup Seymour Duncan® Fortuna™ (S) neck pickupPassive/Alnico
middle pickup Seymour Duncan® Fortuna™ (S) middle pickupPassive/Alnico
bridge pickup Seymour Duncan® Fortuna™ (H) bridge pickupPassive/Alnico
factory tuning 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
strings D'Addario® EXL110
string gauge .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
nut Bone nut
hardware color Chrome - Hudba
Nice demo thank you how fun!
Glad you enjoyed it!
great demo, very refreshing to watch compared to the usual drivel on yt :O)
Thanks! I have the benefit of having no M.O. as well as not having any clue as to what I’m doing. 😂
Great Review , but when you started the Rush Tune , My day was complete !! Thank You
The holy triumvirate! I was in the middle of reading Geddy Lees book when I recorded this so I couldn’t help it
Great demo and really nice to hear "Finding My Way"! From the demo, here's what I heard: The neck pickup in the Paoletti is so smooth, and then the tones got slightly brighter in the Suhr and slightly brighter still in the Ibanez. The bridge comparison was interesting: the Paoletti was very balanced, the Suhr had great low-mids, and the Ibanez was thin and underpowered. Now, I have an AZ2204 with the Fortuna pickups and a Partscaster Strat spec'd pretty close to the Suhr Classic (Gotoh 510 bridge, Suhr Thornbucker+, Suhr V60LPs). Running into various patches in my Fractal FM3, I get very similar results as you. In my rig, the Ibanez is really bright and the bridge humbucker is equally disappointing. My Partscaster with the Suhr pickups is really balanced and smooth, real similar to the Paoletti in your video.
The result? I think the Ibanez is a great guitar for the money but I think it's weakest link is the pickups (mostly the bridge humbucker). If you can get creative with EQ, it would work great out of the box for most people and you wouldn't miss a Suhr, Paoletti, Anderson, Grosh, etc. The ergonomics and aesthetics of the Ibanez are as good as it gets. However, once you get a taste of the "booteek" domain and start really focusing on tone, I think many AZ2204 owners will sell them to help finance a Suhr (or whatever floats your boat). Personally, I don't miss the expensive brands because I can build my own Partscasters to my specs and use whatever pickups I want. As for my AZ, I'll try a new set of pickups and see if I can get better results.
your playing chords progression reminds me mac miller's song "so it goes". nice tone and playing!
Gosh, they're all wonderful sounding instruments. But I think I have to say that the upper bottom and is just so unique on all of them. It's just whatever flavor you want on the day they're all great.
Very interesting comparison! I’ve been going between the Suhr, Ibanez, and Tyler. Honestly eyes closed the Suhr is the “thinnest” sounding but not in a bad way. For the price, I feel like an Ibanez and then modding it with Suhr pickups will get you the exact tone but still save you over $1k give or take. Only thing I didn’t like was the darkness of the humbucker on the Ibanez. Great video!
Thanks!
I think the big elephant in the room is that the tones online only tell half of the story. All of these guitars feel remarkably different and resonate in totally different ways. I could absolute see a tom of people taking that same mod-route in this case, though!
What a bunch of great guitars, they all seemed to have their magic attributes. But I'll tell you what that paoletti has its own weird thing. And when it gets destrorted wow.
Weird, and useful! Not one of those weird for the sake of being weird things. Love it!
After purchasing a Mateus Suhr I never looked back. Flawless quality, comfortable neck, amazing resonance, perfect setup - not too light or too firm. Worth the price if your looking for a tour/studio work horse.
That’s awesome! I REALLY want to hear those pickups
suhr is top of the game. the ibanez sounded like it could use some new pickups. Great review.
Thanks for watching!
Lovem just big tone uniquely ringing Bite mmm mmm
To my ears the Suhr Classic sounded the best, the Ibby and the Paoletti were close but i think i prefer the Ibanez.
I have a thing for Suhr as a company. I liked both of the other two but to my ears, and DEFINITELY my hands, they do extremely different things.