But, as I said - the onliest one ever.īut guitars are highly personal things there is one way, and one way only, to get the real answer to your question: Get out there & play all of them - a lot. The only Ibanez I have come across that was not a fine instrument was an $89 dread my D-I-L bought for #2 son when he briefly decided he wanted to play I was shocked they put their name on that fecal thing! Tried to set it up for him, and could not make it playable.
RR-Rambler's suggestion of a Riviera is a good one, as well - as long as it's a real Riviera, with mini-'buckers & Frequensator. I have yet to find one I didn't love! (My '92 & a '64 my local shop had - very briefly sold about 3 seconds after they took it in - are tied as my favs)įrom my observation over 50+ years of guitar geekdom, the Epi-specific models are a higher-level instrument than the Epi versions of Gibson models I would have to play an amazing Epi 335 to consider it. As you may discern from my avatar, the Sheraton would be my first choice I have played Sheris from the '60s & from the '80s through the '10s.
