Ibanez Artwood Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar-Open Pore Natural

Quality workmanship and materials Great tone/sound

I`m doing it. My first ever review. I`m a deadhead and that means sound quality is very important to me. ( If I have to explain you wouldn`t understand ) I sing and play acoustic guitar that`s what I do and I have played a few. oops, sorry about that but it`s true. oops again, my bad. intonation is very important when singing with an acoustic guitar. Anyway, Yes this guitar is all these reviews say. I just pulled it out of the box . I live at 8,000 feet it came from sea level all is fine. Strings where tuned one octave low, perfect for the shipping travel. It tuned right up. ((( More importantly it stayed in tune ))) All frets in key. No buzz`s. Great action. Straight as an arrow. I`m taking a quick break to leave this review while I put on the $60 padded leather strap with quick lock system I treated myself to because if the reviews where true at $200 why not? if the guitar sucked I could return it and still have the strap I have always wanted. I love it a $60 strap on a $200 guitar that play`s perfect and sound`s Great! I have always wanted an Ibanez because every time I run into one being played It sounds and look`s beautiful. I have played my buddies Martin D-15M Natural a lot. and if you don`t know. This guitar is a copy of that guitar. Something Ibanez is well know for doing and doing well. Thanks Ibanez. I just saved $1,000. and my finish look`s better. Ha! I love it when I win! ..... Buy it and brag about it and the strap. I`m going to. At my next bluegrass festival i`m going to go find someone playing the D-15 and do just that. I`ll prolly get kicked out of the circle butt I`m more folk rock blues anyway... Enjoy.

I bought this instrument so that I could travel with a guitar and not risk having an airline destroy my Martin D16GT. It is absolutely perfect for that purpose. It is attractive, and the sound is much better than I expected: not as clear as the D16, but very pretty. It is just a tiny bit hard to fret, but I probably think that because I am spoiled by my other guitar. Unlike many inexpensive guitars, this instrument plays in tune; the frets are correctly spaced, so a fourth is truly a fourth, an octave truly an octave, etc. My only real complaint about this guitar is that it falls out of tune fast; if I play for an hour, I have to tune all 6 strings a couple of times, and the B and high E more often. Also, if I'm not careful during restringing, some of the bridge pins want to go all the way through, so I have to reach in through the sound hole to push them back out. That second issue is an inconvenience, not an obstacle to playing. For the money, this is a great guitar. If you don't mind tuning often, there is no reason to get a more expensive guitar. If you're not a whiz at tuning on the fly, get an electronic tuner or a tuning app for your smart phone to go along with this.

This is a great guitar and one I can see myself playing publicly, after I'm more fluent of course. I'm a classically trained musician and composer, but my instrument is the double bass. I've always plucked around with a guitar but I was never more than a novice. Recently, I decided I was going to learn to play guitar and I went lookng for an instrument that, on top of everything else, had a deep and rich tone. I wasn't just looking for any guitar. I needed one that I could also perform with. Once I knew what I was looking for, plugged in my requirements, I saw guitars ranging from $200-$300 all the way to over $1,000. I chose Ibanez because of their reputation and attention to sound quality - a decision I'm very happy with. This is a great guitar and has a very good sound.

This is a super guitar regardles of the price. This neck is smooth and has a nice c shape that fits my long fingers. The wood is beautiful. The sound is warm, full and clean across all the strings. The whole guitar resonates on open chords more than any other guitar I have. Very satisfying with the Mahogany. For finger picking the sustain is long. Stays in tune. It is a light guitar which I prefer. Just easy to pick up and play. I did lower the action. It came with an extra saddle in case I goofed. Out of the box it is very playable. This guitar plays and sounds better than the more expensive guitars I have costing twice as much. You can save yourself a lot of time and money by getting it right the first time with this one.

I am a beginner, this is such a beautiful guitar. The sound is warm. My husband has a different guitar and it os nice but has a more crisp sound. I love the warmth. Perfect for a beginner. It is solid mahogany and a rosewood fret board. I have an app that is teaching me how to play . I am very excited! This was a good buy!

Great quality and sound. Our son loves it!

The setup was perfect The tone, and volume is very good My only complaint was that the label inside states that it is made in China, and that was NOT mentioned either by Ibanez, Amazon, or any of the reviews that I watched. I do like the guitar, and plan to keep it, but the misrepresentation about where it was made is still a VERY sore spot with me. I will not buy another Ibanez, and will be smart enough to ask before I buy in the future. That aside the solid top (mahogany) produces a nice mellow sound, and since I don't like stiff strings I put a set of silbver wound ernie ball slinky 10's on it, and it still sounds just as good.