Product: Ibanez V72E-NT
Price Paid: USD 220
Submitted
11/21/2007
at
09:57am
by
Klint
Features
:
7
* Finish - Natural Laquer
* Body style - Dreadnought
* Tuners - Not a clue, Ibanez i guess. Works smooth and nice.
* Neck/Scale - Looks like mahogany but probably not. Nice thickness.
* What year was it made? Where was is made? - It says 27-01 inside but I think it??s newer. Made in China.
* How many frets? - 20
* Solid or laminated top? - Laminated.
* Built-in electronics? What type of pickup system? non
* Onboard tuner? - Yes, not very fast reaction and not very accurate but ok.
* Body and neck woods? - Mahogany?
Sound
:
7
I mostly play fingerstyle, Simon and Garfunkle, Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, Dylan, Neil Young.
The sound is moderate but nice and when hitting the strings a bit up on the freatboard it's pretty warm and good for the playing father in the basement who doesn't want to wake the kids at night.
I like this guitar and I like she for what she is. Cheap but a friend at night. It works at the campfire too.
I'd choose a Martin D16 if I had some more cash but it's ten times the money. Can't really say my Ibanez has a soul compared with the D16 I tried yesterday but I have no regrets for buying it. It's nice.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
6
The action is fine, fast and nice with the capo on too, a litte less volume though.
It looks like a brite spruce top coloured guitar. Ok, but not beatiful.
Reliability/Durability
:
8
Strap buttons are chromed or steel.
Seems durable.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Overall Rating
:
8
ve been playing for 20 years but advanced about 10 years ago.
If I lost it I'd buy another goodsounding guitar for 200 bucks or save some money and get that Martin D16 I tried yesterday. More soul to it than the D28 right next to it in the store!
Still is's better than the Ephiphone that was double the price, used.
I wish it had more soul, crisp and bass punch for the Young songs. But this way the kids don't wake up, and it's just a matter of money.
I like it and it serves its purpose.
