Antoria 2675 Professional

This guitar was made in 76 in Japan - the same factory as the equivalent Ibanez models and is a later-more deluxe variant of the '2405 memphis custom 74'. This one is the '2675 Memphis Custom 76'. It has volume and tone controls on both pickups, with the treble having a 'single coil' switch, for those jangly, less mid/bass rich tones. The top is solid contoured maple with pearl inlays (not expertly inset - too large gaps filled with laquer) and the neck is ebony with the same tacky inlays. It has the scroll type headstock (mandolin style) which is aped by the pick guard - suffice to say this was removed to reduce the bad taste appeal. The overall finish is sunburst and a reasonable quality, but some of the work at the neck edges (at the body end) are a tad rough. I assume that hardware is Ibanez - although I can see no clues (even though its 25 years plus old - I still have the paper covers on the plastic backing plates).

I use this guitar with a variety of amps - practice (Fender Champ, Juggs) and an ancient Impact 130 - perhaps one of the most versatile amps I have ever heard/seen. I am able to produce an incredible range of sounds having bass, mid, treble and presence also high and low impedance inputs. Sorry - I know you're not supposed to give OTT reports - but it is excellent.

I've had this guitar since about 78 and its only been adjusted once (Andy Crockett - local to Canterbury, Kent, England). He found that it had reached the full extent of truss adjustment and had to fret file for my preferred setup. It suffers from regular need to clean the pots, as otherwise it crackles horrendously (perhaps I should dust the house more?). The 'gold plate' has suffered over the years and is certainly gone in places, but otherwise its in good condition.

Hey! its old, its still in eminently playable and in reliable condition - it's one of the heaviest guitars I've ever picked up, but apart from sciatica - nothing could prevent me from using this in a gig situation (apart that is from a lack of talent!!)

Antoria are dead - long live Antoria!!

Although it wa`s for sale for #300 - I swapped it for a Shergold Masquerador and a Marshall 50W master volume head. I've never regretted getting rid of the Shergold, but perhaps the Marshall..... I love this guitar to pieces, but suffer from a bad back - so would probably go for something lighter - if I was disposessed for whatever reason. I like it because it feels right - its part of me now and I would feel naked without it!

This is made in the 70's, and made in Japan. It was a squirly top thing for a head stock. It is a sort of a woodeny yellow top, with a black fret board. It looks like a cross between a Gibson Les Paul and a Gibson SG.

This sounds sort of like a Gibson SG, which everyone should know is used by AC/DC, Black Sabbath and Soulfly. It has this disorted/clean switch, makin' it deep or clear. Real cool.

The peice of metal behind the stocks keeps fallen out, but maybe becuase it's pretty old, second hand and banged about the place. Its pretty strong all together. Pickups pretty loose though

This is dead cool. looks neat, strong, good sound, looks and sounds like a gibson SG. Good for all metal, I use it to play metallica, black sabbath, nirvana, iron maiden, marilyn manson... pretty much anythin' really. Keep a look out for this one! its a cheaper Gibson.

This is a very ornate les paul-type guitar with a mandolin-scroll
headstock and fancy pearl inlays on the neck and body. It was made by
Ibanez in the mid-70's. The use of the Antoria marque is a wee bit of a mystery to me, as all of the hardware is Ibanez labelled, and it is to all intents and purposes identical to Ibanez model 2675. One could
surmise that this is a 'cheap/copy' version, a la Squier, but do you
really want to use ebony/mother of pearl/real tortoiseshell on a cheap
copy? I think not. Either way it's a beautiful guitar. I used it with James Taylor a few years back and he certainly didn't complain!

It sounds like a Gibson SG. Your les paul standard is just that wee bit 'bigger' sounding when you hear them side by side. There's a coil tap on the bridge pickup which is ok, but hardly makes it sound like a
tele! The pickups a bit more 'squealy' than most humbuckers, but do have a pleasant 'transparency to their sound. In a high gain amp situation, when you wind back the volume, there is no 'treble loss',
which is very nice and totally useable.

I bought this guitar 4 years ago in a second hand guitar shop. It lacked (and still does) the original scratchplate and has a few 'dings' on it, as one might expect from a 25 year old guitar! As
far as setup is concerned, it plays like a dream.

This is a guitar which is built to last. I have loads of other guitars
but still use this one a lot. It used to break strings every so often, but since I've fitted Graphtech stringsavers to this and all my
other guitars, I've yet to break a single string. (In 2 years!). I'll
now happily take this, or any of my other guitars to a gig or session
without a second electric. I have to carry mandolins, dobros, banjos acoustics, steels etc anyway, so there's not much room in my boot!

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I'm a session player in Edinburgh, Scotland. I've played the guitar now for nearly 30 years. I own several electrics, most of them Fenders. When I bought this guitar, I was on the lookout for a second hand Gibson. This guitar's a real head-turner, and the Antoria name on
the headstock was in no way offputting. In fact, you States-siders need to understand that there's a kind of inverse snobbery goes on over here. Americans tend to talk about items in terms of monetary value, for instance a $1000 watch, a million dollar lawsuit etc, as if
high value in itself conferred some kind of merit. Value for money is
more important to your average Scotsman than marque snobbery. I have a
Tokai strat which is every bit as good as any of my Fenders, and I'd
put this Antoria up against your Gibson any day of the week!