I feel like this guitar brought out a lot of nuance in your playing, those pickups are phenomenally clear

@sqidvishus

2 жыл бұрын

I really hope he keeps it. It was clearly inspiring new ways of approaching the instrument in a good way,

@leviathan_is_me

2 жыл бұрын

Austin WANTS to be an LP guy, but every time he has an AMAZING demo, it's usually a single coil guitar. Probably because it is out of his comfort zone.

@thelespauldude3283

Жыл бұрын

It also comes down to the amp a lot

@michaelpacinus242

Жыл бұрын

@@thelespauldude3283 he’s been using the same amp recently

@JohnFaulkner56

6 ай бұрын

Sadly it doesn't have a humbucker😢

Bought one like 4 day’s ago! Really impressed with the instrument, it’s weight nothing, really confortable, the pickups sound really good and the neck feels pretty close to my AZ’s.

@mysterymeat1216

2 жыл бұрын

I hope he does Toru Kitajimas of Ling Tosite Sigures guitar at some point

@sethgross3904

2 жыл бұрын

Az for the win!

@soheil9610

7 күн бұрын

Hey man, How does this guitar compare to the AZ? Is the neck thinner? I have an AZ prestige and thinking of getting this one. Please share your thoughts

Man, Ichika’s guitar is one of the best looking headless guitars

@casscasscasscassss

2 жыл бұрын

and ichika is one of the best looking guitarists

@ooferrell

2 жыл бұрын

His is cool but I personally like Allan holdsworths headless better

@julianhickey1064

2 жыл бұрын

@@ooferrell yeah, Allan’s guitar is cool too.

Austin, definitely your best playing skills demonstrated in this video! Makes me think you are deep down an Ibanez soulmate, not a Gibson fanboy!

@tomasminder6962

Жыл бұрын

No

Cool guitar. The fragile pickup connections is something they should address. The single coil pickups are surprisingly quite, and it looks like the Pole pieces can be individually adjusted to the correct height - Nice.

@alexmikhael5061

2 жыл бұрын

it wouldn't take toooo much to actually MOUNT the jack instead of just the PINS ''barely soldered onto the pads'' holding it all together.... actually that connection would ccause ya to have to upgrade the shocks in the BAND VAN wouldn't it? LOL I kinda thought that bottom pickup with the space around it makes it look a little JANKY .... ;) only my opinion prolly!!! lol

@Bbbbad724

2 жыл бұрын

I think it would be so easy to use a quick connect style guard the would have enough play to allow disconnecting with more robust pin connections. I had to do that on my old race car ignition to allow robust use. Trogly, this guitar really brings out your skill!!!

I bought this guitar 8 months ago. My band plays about 4 nights a week, and I've been doing it for 15 years. This guitar is easily the best gigging guitar I've ever had. Strat, Les Paul, Midtown, Reverend Slingshot, SG, Hagstrom Futurama, etc...I've used them all. This is lightweight so my back and neck don't hurt after a 4hr gig. It has 8 tone options, so I can get all the tones I need for funk, pop, rock, country, you name it. It has endured countless outdoor Florida shows in the heat and humidity. The shorter length means I no longer hit my sax player with the headstock. It's an A+ road guitar 100%

@piemmetubo

8 ай бұрын

As a happy owner of a Q54 I feel totally in resonance with what you wrote.

@SixPieceSuits

8 ай бұрын

@@piemmetubo I had a Q54 previously. If you can, trust me, get the ICHI instead of or in addition to the Q54

I'm still here, doing well, and still a fan Austin! You as well as my other favorite customers can expect an email from me in the next week or so. About time that one shipped out!!! :)

Im suprised this guitar actually sounds like ichika on your setup too. Alot of signatures dont capture a sound perfectly, but this one totally does

I got one of these in HSS about a year and it has converted me to headless guitars, like actually selling off most of my normal guitars. GAS is easier to manage when you only want headless. Great guitar, mine doesn't have that issue you mentioned about being uncomfortable at the lower frets. Glad you had fun with it Trog Dog

bought my first Ichika EP in February 2017. Absolutely incredible guitarist.

I love getting your take on an instrument I definitely did not expect to see on this show (but that absolutely pulled me in to watch it - I couldn't save this one for later).

It's defiantly got that super glassy Ichika sound. Pretty cool guitar!!! I love the fact that it has a tiny headstock, makes it look and probably feel way more natural, sure it's a bit stronger too!

What a nice change to see a fretboard that hasn't be chewed up by the factory.

@farkenfigjam8732

2 жыл бұрын

Turns out it's not that hard to avoid when you have competent guitar builders.

@averyplaysguitar

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's not that uncommon when you like guitars other than Gibsons...

I've had mine for about three weeks now. Most comfortable guitar I've ever owned. Just a pleasure to hold. And easily the best neck I've ever played. And it sounds great (even better when you play it). I'm a huge fan of headless guitars, they just make so much more sense than old-fashioned guitars. Waiting for Ibanez to put out a version with a trem system!

The "extra" strap button is really so the guitar sits "upright" when leaned against something with the body on the floor.

Finally! I love those pickups so much I put an extra set on my Talman.

Usually I hate headless guitars, but man, that's a beauty.

That guy might be the current guitarist I'm most jealous of.

@mysterymeat1216

2 жыл бұрын

If you like Ichika, then you should check out Toru Kitajima if you haven't already. I suggest the song Tatsumaite Sennou. The music video for it is really cool

It's a wizard yes, but a wizard c to be exact. That's why it don't seem as shredder as you might think. Very similar to the strandberg

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

Greetings SBF, Happy Friday Sir

@sgt.grinch3299

2 жыл бұрын

A Silver Medal for Friday.

@scottbogfoot

2 жыл бұрын

@@sgt.grinch3299 I kinda feel like I let us down 😐 gold tomorrow! Cheers

@scottbogfoot

2 жыл бұрын

@@hkguitar1984 Cheers!

I like it. Good addition to the chronicles of Trogly's guitars

Love to see some new modern stuff on this channel now and then! I’ll always watch the Gibson content but I’d love to see a modern or non American guitar once a month! Also if you can get your hands on a strandberg for your own personal comparison you should, I think you’d find the neck interesting.

Ichika is phenomenal. Love his style

@xamislimelight8965

2 жыл бұрын

@@RByrne skepticism rule 1: extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. His play style ain't my thing, I personally think its just shred guitar with no gain. But he is a damn good player. How about this, you do it. Go on, show us all your amazing speed and accuracy, we're on the edge of our seats..

@xamislimelight8965

2 жыл бұрын

@@RByrne You made the claim. You have to provide the evidence. That's how this works lol

@xamislimelight8965

2 жыл бұрын

@@RByrne first. It's actually typed *you're. Second, no, I'm not 16. That's how this works; if you're going to defile someone's name, you need to provide evidence. Simply saying "there's 5 channels" isn't enough. Again, you're the one trying to tarnish his name, so you're the one that needs to provide evidence. Going straight to "you're claiming he's good, why don't you prove it" is ironically, the most 6 year old thing I've heard someone say. Especially since you yourself have said "I'm not saying he isn't a good guitarist." Until you actually show the evidence, I'm assuming your comment is laced with envy and you wish to be him and have his life. Put up or shut up. I don't need to provide evidence for a subjective statement; statement being "he's a good guitar player." That's a subjective statement, as others will think differently. You, on the other hand, claims he is a fraud. Show us.

@xamislimelight8965

2 жыл бұрын

@@RByrne funny, I just clicked on your page. You have 0 videos of your mindblowing skills. I think the real fraud is the fucker who hangs around guitar channels claiming to be a guitar player, when they don't have any evidence (your favorite word) of them playing anything. Have fun with those bass lessons, Ryan!

@MichaelSolly97

Жыл бұрын

@@xamislimelight8965 you’re pseudo-intelligent, buddy is right, he’s never replicated anything live that any decent player couldn’t do. His live shit sucks. Because he doctors his videos. Or at least, has in the past. He is a good player, but some of his best shit is either 2 guitars at once, or pieced together section by section in post. He’s more of a creative mind that uses the instrument of guitar to make music. Some things that are impressive, he can really play. Other things, he can’t replicate. Do yourself a favor and pursue truth instead of blind gravitation. Go look up ichika live. There’s not much. And what is out there, leaves many questions.

Generally, I’m not a fan of headless guitars but this one sounds great. I also noticed a different side to your playing. Very nice! Thanks for the review.

Great playing on this Austin. Sounds wonderful

I'd check the action at the nut - press down at the third fret, the string should be touching the second fret, and juuuuust barely clearing the first. Common issue with cheap guitars, can be fixed by a luthier in 20 minutes or so.

I always hated headless guitars, thinking "whats the point". But I played some of this series in a shop last week and man, I can imagine myself sitting on the couch just noodling away....it is so small and light but still feels like a proper guitar. Gotta have one. Shop owner told me they sell pretty good.

Damn. Watching Trogly improve his skills means I need to practice more 🤣

Yeah, those pickup leads should have had a dab of Silicone RTV or maybe Epoxy. The look about as robust as a potato chip!

I love KZread because it has encouraging channels like Austin’s, which inspired me to start my own channel, and discouraging channels like Ichika’s, who makes me want to put down my guitar forever. Great video man!

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

👍

@juniorg296

2 жыл бұрын

If phenomenal guitarists make you feel that way I'd probably keep practicing. Good playing is far more entertaining then seeing 1000 guitars in the same incapable hands.

@TylerJohnstonGuitar

2 жыл бұрын

@@juniorg296 I appreciate the advice man, your comment motivated me to pick up my guitar.

Ichika is awesome. I found him shortly after I found Yvette Young. Also Trogly, it’s like you pick videos for guitars out of my browser history sometimes 😝. Have been curious about the Quest series lately

Man i can't believe im late for this one!!! Seriously though Ichika doesn't mess around...that guy, tim henson, amd Yvette Young have all changed the game and they're all with ibanez as well... I love the usual gibson video, but id love more modern guitars like this too! Thanks either way!

Man I've been a Stratocaster player my whole life and I am absolutely in love with this guitar! Sounds freaking amazing

You're blowing me away with those chords! Well done, my friend. Your practice is not in vain.

I bought one through Sweetwater. It almost feels like a toy guitar due to the size and weight, but it's pretty amazing. He's an amazing player.

Its nice to see you try other types of guitars and also trying to play it differently. Loved this!

Ibanez needs to add models with trems, and I'll get one...or the Kiesel Holdsworth I've wanted for awhile.

Surprised no whammy..would be cool to see kill switch’s become as normal as a tone selector..Guitar world seems stuck in LP Strat Tele mode with themes and painting being the only tweaks..Thanks for shaking it up Trogly💯

It sounds that the alter switch puts two pickups in series (as it looks from the readings on the multimeter, too), probably B+M and N+M, to work like a humbucker. Nice guitar and nice sounds, too!

Just got my NGD a couple of days ago a beautifully flamed tobacco burst Gibson Les Paul Standard 50’s old guy guitar.

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the new Guitar, excellent Larry.

@larrynoe6162

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

@@larrynoe6162 I love the Tobacco Burst. For years I'd told myself that my next Les Paul would be a Tobacco. Then out of nowhere a crazy deal dropped into my lap for a Goldtop! I've never owned a Goldtop, let alone an R4 wraptail! So, Tobacco Burst is still at the top of my list. +1 for the "Old Guy" Guitar, I Like.

@SquirtHoliday

Ай бұрын

​@@larrynoe6162who do you think you are

I enjoy the different reviews, like the ernie ball majesty, this, and the Schecter

Of course Gibsons are my favorite, but I really appreciate it when you review guitars that are a little different or unusual. Thanks man. Great review

My local shop had the regular Quest 6 string and when I picked it up I was so shocked at how light it was. I really miss having a headless. I had a Kiesel Osiris and a Legator Ghost and they were both fantastic guitars. Headless is the future!

I dont like headless guitar but this one is one of the best looking I've seen. Well done by Ibanez ! And that was some juicy playing there Trogly ;)

Pretty cool guitar! Love the offset fret markers, the pickup covers are sweet, the whole vibe is spot on and at 4 lbs , perfect for an old back!

I have 2 les Paul's and 2 ibanez rgs . My personal favorite guitars.

Had the Q54 for about 6 months and was not very impressed. But not bad that I made the purchase. Was a cool experience

At 4 lbs it must feel like a toy almost. I may have to add one to my collection. Thanks for the review Austin.

The A string doesn't sit in the nut at 20:18.

@TheE23slack

2 жыл бұрын

It's that way through a lot of the playing demo.

Nice vid! Very well thought out and thoroughly enjoy the run through

What's with the a string not being in the slot of the nut?

Don't put an Allen key on your drill, there's very little slack to take up on headless guitar strings

I "visually" fell in love with the Ibanez "Q" Series the moment I saw pictures and read specs in July 2021. When I had the chance of playing one of them at an exhibit I started the quest for a Q54. It took me nearly four months to find a dealer who had one of the first samples imported to Italy. After more than one year and a half I'm still deeply in love with this axe. And my G.A.S. is still in hibernation. 😃

The little switch when turned on totally warms those single coils up! They aren’t as bright and sounds awesome

This guitar absolutely blows my mind I think it is beautiful and I would love to own one and I might possibly look into getting one. Honestly that guitar puts any kind of Kiesel to shame when it comes to looking like a modern and traditional mix..... and I know he still has similar Machinery but that tuning setup is awesome

Ichika is such an incredible musician!

12:15, I am almost shocked Austin didn't mention how the back of the headstock looks like a happy robot! OK, maybe its just me......................................

This is why I know you love GUITAR with a Gibson preference, nice vid.

Your playing is improving! Keep shredding the Ibanez stuff!

I'm not a big fan of headless guitars, but damn, this one looks really nice. I'd like to play on one of these.

His A string is out of the nut slot in the playing demo. Might be why he didn't like it in 1st position.

Love this Austin! Hope you end up doing more guitars that aren’t Gibson or fender!

Happy Friday Troglodytes

@derpi6250

2 жыл бұрын

Hello there

@sgt.grinch3299

2 жыл бұрын

A great day. Chris Buck played a Les Paul and it was incredible.

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

@@derpi6250 Derpi, Greetings to You 😃

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

@@sgt.grinch3299 Chris Buck could play a potato and it would sound great! His style is so unique, you'd never know the first most influential Artist he listened to was Slash!

@derpi6250

2 жыл бұрын

Who is Chris Buck?

Missed opportunity to play Alter Bridge on the bridge (alter)

Excellent review of this guitar. I really like the way your presentation is setup. Very detailed but very efficient. Will continue to watch your video’s for sure. Thanks a lot.

Troglys guitar playing has really been advancing!

6:18 I don’t think that was the middle position

Nice breakdown 🔥

Sorry it had to happen, but glad for Trogly finding out about this short lead and fragile solders. Even luthiers are going to get nailed by this. I'm not surprised that guitar manufacturers are getting more and more proprietary with their electronics. There aren't a lot of YT channels that open up guitars to check, so I'll be avoiding those manufacturers if I can't be sure ahead of purchase that I can mod easily. Now I'm suspicious about other Ibanez models.

IDK Trogmeister, it seems like this guitar really suited your style of playing better than just about anything else I've seen you play. Maybe it inspired you to take more chances? Anyhow, definitely a different guitar for those who aren't looking for the typical Les Paul/Strat style guitars.

Love the fretboard

I love it when trogly reviews something more modern! We definetely need some more of this haha

I'm not really a fan of most of the headless guitars out there. With one exception being the Steinberger Spirit/Hohner G3T Headless'. Or as I like to call them, "Boat Paddles". They are the only Headless guitar shapes I've ever really liked. Maybe because I have one. Speaking of which, would you be able to do a review of one of those 2? Preferably the Hohner version? I think the Hohner is the coolest of the 2 and you can pick them up fairly cheap.

You should build a kiesel! They have alot of options i think youd love!

@hughjarrse

2 жыл бұрын

Trogly could do a live show with a chat sidebar with a poll for each option on the Kiesel site, meaning the guitar would be designed by Trogladites

@Andrew_182

2 жыл бұрын

He would never make his money back on the resell, so I don't see him doing it.

@hughjarrse

2 жыл бұрын

@@Andrew_182 I'm sure Kiesel are aware of Trogly, maybe they would sponsor an episode?

@Andrew_182

2 жыл бұрын

@@hughjarrse they might, but I also know from watching their live streams they are so busy they don't really need the advertising atm, and I honestly don't see that changing in the foreseeable future. Would be cool, no doubt, but I don't see it happening tbh.Would love to be wrong.

@hughjarrse

2 жыл бұрын

@@Andrew_182 I've got some Carvins, and they're really good, and by all accounts they're even better since they went back to the Kiesel branding

Man, not super huge on the looks of headless guitars, but that is a lovely sounding guitar. If I had the spare money I'd be really tempted to buy one just for that.

Ibanez gang

I've never been in the same room as a headless and I was never sure what the deal was but man that seems nifty. I'm curious as to how it compares to other more conventional bridge setups in regards to sound, but as someone spends most of their time on a classical style guitar and all my electric time on Les Paul's and strats I find the prospect of re-stringing this guitar over those to be VERY appealing, maybe enough that I may actually change my strings before I wear nicks in them if I had a guitar like this.

Ibanez are like the Honda of guitars. All kinds of new technology and weird shapes.

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

Good Analogy 👍

Maybe the lack of a string retainer made the strings on the first few frets feel different? I'd definitely give one of these a try, those pickups sound amazing.

4pounds wow! I was going to skip this video glad I didn't pickup s Clean sounded great, yr playing is getting really good Trog, on yr way to being a jazzer! Delicate connection on pickup s unfortunate. An interesting guitar. 4 pounds! I get excited when I see an 8 pound Les Paul 😆

Nice the Q series is one of the only headless guitars I have been actually interested in seeing.

@gorlagOv

2 жыл бұрын

And after seeing the quick connect system no thanks. Yikes.

Well toggle you out did yourself 9n this on, I'm impressed not my style but the creativity put into this design is kind of special I've seen lots of newer designed guitars some are cool this falls into very cool to me.. thanks for covering this, it's a should keep for the museum in the future just to have unique alternative guitar designs in a section of its own, now how about the European aluminum that you can change our the pickups easily just a thought for your museum unique area..

It's pretty neat. A little to "avant garde" for my taste but looks and sounds good.

Has Troggy lost his head? Nope just his guitars head....😆🚧

I am glad you reviewed this even though in the end I did not care for this guitar. With and without earbuds, this sounded too thin and even tiney to me. I have played two headless guitars (Eart and Steinberger) and even an headless bass Steinberger) so being headless is not an issue for me. Like you, I also had to wonder what was up with those first three frets.

14:36 What a nice riff. Great video dude!

This with a A-Z neck would be sweet

Finally someone really reviewed it!

Shijie any day, thank you.

The Alter Switch on this model wires the middle pickup with the outer pickup in series, so it gives that faux humbucker sound you’re hearing. Super useful, and gets you in the ball park of any tone one might need.

Dam trog.. i think u may be a natural finger picker :) watched a lot of ur vids first time i see you do it. Well done

I have been into headless lately. I got a harley benton and now want something nicer. I like the looks of this but like a humbucker. Probably get a keisel if ever have the extra funds. That probably needs the nut cut down. I'm surprised you didn't recognize that was the problem

@voidtremors5814

Жыл бұрын

The ibanez q series has a hss config, hh and sss I think.

That strip of wood behind the neck reminds me of jungle wood from minecraft. :p

Steinberger originally put two strap buttons on the bottom so you could stand the guitar against a wall without it falling over. then theres the flip up hanger feature at the top of some headless necks so you can hang on a nail

So were you trying to play the Halo theme when you put on distortion?

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

Sounded like it, I had visions of Master Chief flashing in my head.

@jackengels5077

2 жыл бұрын

@@hkguitar1984 I don't blame him, Truth and Reconciliation is such an iconic piece of music

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackengels5077 Iconic is an apt description to describe that work by Martin O'Donnell. Even to this day just hearing a couple bars from that song stirs emotions in me. While his music in not very mainstream or popular, that may be a good thing. I can imagine myself driving and hearing that on the radio, I would immediately switch to piloting the Warthog! Just saying, that is very emotional music for me.

I can tell most PCB QC issues from a mile away after 30 years of being on the bench as an engineering technician in technology development. Those are full on HEAT DESTROYED PADS that pulled off. If you were able to pull those pads off just by disassembling the instrument, then the PCB was fabbed poorly or they were ruined during assembly. You are lucky that pickup was even connected (if it was even functional); yell hard at your Ibanez rep because QC should have caught that. They didn't even clean the flux off, so I don't think that pickup was even tested after it was made - it went straight into a guitar. YOU NEED TO TELL IBANEZ TO REPLACE IT - THAT'S A WARRANTY FAILURE. AGAIN: THOSE PADS WERE LIFTED DURING MANUFACTURING BECAUSE OF THERMAL STRESS. Which is weird because some of that solder appears to be COLD JOINTS, which means not that they weren't heated enough necessarily but since we do see that there was enough heat to lift the (arguably) weak pads that they were likely moved while the solder was cooling, introducing air/cold into the joint and making it mechanically and conductively sketchy/weak, especially after high temp thermal cycling. So, bad manufacturing and QC on this product overall is what this indicates to me. Pretty sure I'd want to know if this type of work was leaving my factory... In hindsight, the employee probably knew they had ruined a pickup so they gave it to the assemblers instead of letting it go through pickup QC. That's my best guess, again, from years of finding issues on outgoing product (they always blame engineering first, so we have to go find everyone else's problems to prove it wasn't us - I think that's why they do it, they know we can find the problems) it seems to me that someone just tossed this into the "already QC'd" bucket, intentionally or accidentally. IBANEZ HAS A CHANCE TO DEMONSTRATE CUSTOMER SERVICE - LET THEM. Make an episode! 🙂 (actually customer service episodes are my favorites as well as most useful to viewers!)

I like when you do something different. Well done!

Beautiful guitar and an excellent demo.Thank you

Pretty neat looking. I've never been a fan of headless guitars, mostly because I find that I use the headstock as a no-look reference point. Maybe the volute will solve that problem? Thanks for the great show!

Trouble with the action at the end of the neck sounds like the nut slots are not properly cut. Being headless would have zero affect.

Headless Strat with a Voyager cut