Guitar-View.com Ibanez PM 35 vs. Epiphone Broadway

[Hawkeye62158]

i prefer the ibanez

[shutdownthefed]

I hate the look of all ibanez stuff

[joelg125]

Is it possible to get the player's opinion on which guitar he preferred?

[joelg125]

Is a compressor being used to get such sustain at the beginning on the PM35?

[elevenAD]

epi sounds great!

[3rdwaverider]

Both great guitars - the PM35 is optimized for jazz and like most straight ahead jazz boxes - no need for a bridge pick-up. The Broadway does have greater range and more flexibility with the second pick-up. The trade off is more electronics, more hardware, less sound output when unplugged.

Thanks so much for this comparison - rare opportunity to see these two great jazz guitars head to head.

[Randyolsson]

PM35 WHY YOU NO 2 PICKUPS?!

[GuitarPlayerGeo]

Both exhibit jazz tones, but very different, the PM sounds very muted, but the Epi is brighter to my ears whilest still having plenty of warmth as well. I have to say though, I've played these two and the neck/fretboard on the PM is just to die for! Smooth as silk! Either of these instruments would do the job though.

[zeppy13131]

Is it my imagination, or is that the piece of foam plastic between the bridge and top that the manufacturer inserts for shipping? You've left that in there? How can you give an accurate demonstration with the bridge insulated from the top?

[69torus]

@zeppy13131 yeah....that's embarassing.

[TheChinovnik]

why is that the tone is always rolled back on the Ibanez? it makes the guitar sound like it was under a blanket, which is fine in some arrangements, but not a comparison. no wonder btw that the Epi is more versatile with the two pups.

I guess the the Ibanez is for the people that found their own tones in it, the Epi gives you more chance to experiment.

[strwy2hvn94]

@TheChinovnik he's trying to mimic pat's tone, in which the tone control is all the way back. He's doing this to demo the sound to those trying to emulate Pat.

[TheChinovnik]

@strwy2hvn94 that's OK and I like he sound, but either he does this on both guitars or rather show all tones on both, otherwise it's not a fair comparison. Nonetheless, I always liked Ibanez guitars, and I own two at the moment...

[TheChinovnik]

why is that the tone is always rolled back on the Ibanez? it makes the guitar sound like it was under a blanket, which is fine in some arrangements, but not a comparison. no wonder btw that the Epi is more versatile with the two pups.

I guess the the Ibanez is for the people that found their own tones in it, the Epi gives you more chance to experiment.

[GeoffHoare]

My PM-35 just doesn't give me that same 'smokey' tone. May I ask what strings you were using, amplifier and settings and, pick? Sounds really geekish but I really want that tone that you achieve.

[tomsprl]

I found the epi to have more character and the ibanez to be a little muddy and plasticky,,,

[innerdeth]

The PM sounds better, the Epiphone sounds a bit brighter though. IMO

[peskypesky]

Fantastic comparison!!!!! Thank you.

[menofsticks]

Why do you have a piece of cloth (?) under the bridge of both guitars? Was the sound too bright?  And what strings are you using?

[strwy2hvn94]

@menofsticks they're like that out of the factory

[marofero1]

Hi! nice playing & very usefull comparison...have you maybe tried Godin kingpin 5th avenue? If so, could you please tell me your opinion/comparison with two mentioned guitars? thanks in advance! marijan from croatia