IVY IYV 6 String IP-350 TBK PRS Solid-Body Electric Guitar, Trans Black

I Had been watching the guitar for about a year or so now. I said to myself if it went on sale again and dropped below a $150 I was going to buy it. It showed up 1 day at a $135 or so. Again I browse through the reviews. Again I tossed and turned. I said ok, it's $135. In 1979 my dad spent $175 on a used Cort Les Paul Jr with about 6" action at the 12th Fret and had razor blades for Fret ends. According to Google that's $600+ today. I bought this for $135 today. This is my 2nd IYV guitar and according to general consensus I got very lucky the 1st time. I got lucky this time also. They package these things in bathroom tissue and then send them off with the Samsonite gorilla for delivery. This 1 arrived in a nearly flawless box. After unpacking and inspecting closely from head to tail, I decided she had arrived free of shipping damage. Woohoo!! After much closer examination this was the findings. If you think you are getting a 2k+ PRS or something, you will probably be sorely disappointed. I'm in my late 50s and grew up in a time when men were men and American men were not afraid to dive into what they had or could afford and make it as close to what they were looking for and dreaming of. If I wanted to beat it up I could put pictures in this review (and I did) of a dent on the top, or the place that wasn't shiny on the joint of the neck, or the place on the bottom "ear" with the weird run, or the Sahara desert dry neck, or the spot of black on the binding in the upper ear....What I saw was this...after I put some super slinkys on it, straightened the neck, polished the frets, put 3 coats of D'dario Hydrate on the fretboard, cleaned and polished the whole thing with carnuba wax, played in the strings and intonated it (isn't this stuff you do to every guitar you buy new or used?) Lastly applying some Silglide Hydra glide to the nut and bridge this thing plays and sounds like a dream. The 1 I got has fully functional hardware and everything feels good and quality, knobba and switches. Volume knob will change tone as Volume increases. Pick ups are clear, yet sound really good with pedals and different amps etc. Pictures do not do the beauty of this instrument justice. It does everything it is supposed to up to and including making my mind up on buying the real thing. Also p.s. this guitar is very addictive. I think about it when I am at work and stay up and play it after my wife goes to bed....p.p.s. I had credit card points, rewards and a gift card, so with tax I ended up with $9.37 in this axe....Best $10 I ever spent!! R.I.P. Dad. He also bought me a 1979 Fender Player 1 which I still have to this day

la verdad es que me enamore completamente, una guitarra de 4200 pesos 210 dolares aprox. Que tiene una muy buena madera bastante buen sonido y una excelente estetica debido a la tapa que tiene, aparte del increíble sustain que posee, tan bueno que casi le llega a los modelos de fernandes. Ya hice unas buenas comparaciónes y termine vendiendo una ibanez de la serie rg porque al parecer no le daba batalla a esta. Claro que tiene sus defectos en mi caso principalmente 3 una pequeña linea sin pintar menos de .5mm en la parte del traste 24, una gotita de pintura extra al lado de la segunda pastilla alrededor de 1 mm de diámetro (acrílico solamente asi que es transparente) y una parte con pintura de mas de algunos 2 mm casi en el puente. Todos estos defectos son invisibles a menos de que los veas a contraluz y con mucho detalle. Pense que los afinadores iban a ser igual de malos que la mayoría de guitarra baratas pero en realidad mantienen bastante bien la afinación. Para mi el color del sonido es bastante vintage pero a la vez moderno, perfecto para rock y quiza algo de old school metal, inclusive NU metal. El diseño es calcado de una prs de la gama s2 y la verdad esque ya me la han chuleado bastante. Compra 100% recomendada de una vez les digo que no es perfecta pero es lo mejor por el precio incluso creo que no hay nada mejor por 400 dolares 8000pesos. Lo que mas te encontraras con estas guitarras chinas son defectos esteticos pero debido a el control de calidad seran mínimos. Recomendada, voy ahorrando para unas Wilkinson PAF por cierto, me gusta mas el sonido de las wilkinson que el de las Seymour Duncan (estas ultimas son muy chillonas).

This IYV IP-350 is an incredible value for under $240. The finish looks great and uncommon. Although, you can tell it’s not an expensive guitar finish, there are no particular flaws or defects. If you know how to do final polish, you can make this guitar really shine. I like the scale length, right in the middle of Fender & Gibson. The neck is probably my favorite part other than the overall look of the guitar. It’s pretty thick, not vintage Gibson baseball bat thick, but certainly not a slim taper that is the bane of my guitar shopping as I have fairly large hands. It was very much playable as is. The neck width is pretty much in line with Gibson/Epiphone measuring 43.63mm at the nut, which is only 0.02mm narrower than my Gibson Les Paul. The strings were even worse than most inexpensive guitars. If there is a place to cheap out on a guitar it’s strings, pickups, and tuning gears since that is what most guitar players are likely to change at some point whether it’s needed or not lol. The hardware is pretty good, the pickups actually sound great for clean or light overdrive, but are quite microphonic at high gain overdrive/distortion. As I mentioned before, no big deal, they do the job and are easy to replace later. Overall great guitar for the price, good for beginners (though this may vary depending which one you get), but especially good for experienced players that can do basic work on guitars and just want another style, color, scale length, pickup configuration, etc…like we really need an excuse to get a new guitar right!

The playability at this price point is just superb. Yes, the electronic hardware, tuners and action can be improved but these are easily tweaked/replaced. Very happy that they put most of the effort into the neck and alignment giving us a superb playing guitar (also the hardest to fix). In summary, this is an excellent playing and sounding guitar which i'd happily go live with. Those that demand cosmetic perfection for the price point are dreaming and misplaced.

I've been playing for a quite a while professionally in live and studio environments but took some time off and sold everything about 2 years ago. I recently decided to pick things back up and do some home recording to build my chops back up. I have a main guitar but wanted to a hardtail HH guitar and found the IYV. After reading the reviews, I pulled the trigger and received the guitar a few days later. The box was a little damaged upon arrival but no damage to the guitar. Out of the box, it needed minor work... Frets needed light filing/sanding, fretboard needed some lemon juice, strings needed to be changed and the intonation needed minor adjustments. (Side note - I think all guitarist should learn how to set up their guitar as it will save you thousands, you'll be able to set up the guitar exactly the way you like it for your particular style and approach and you'll have a better understanding of your instrument.) I'm very impressed with this guitar, regardless of the price. Sounds great and plays very well, smooth and well balanced across the neck and pick up configuration. It's a fraction of the cost of a real PRS and you could easily get an IYV Strat, LP, and Tele for the price of one name brand axe. From the other reviews I've read on those guitars, I think that's the route I'm going to go. Once you reach a certain point in your playing, you can make any decent guitar sound great and if you have the luthier skills to set up your guitar, you can make it just as easy to play as a Suhr or any custom shop Fender or Gibson. It's easy to get caught up with G.A.S. but honestly, save your money and put more time into learning how to set up your guitar, upgrade parts and practice more and you'll be a better well rounded guitarist. Play because you love music, not because you want the latest and greatest gear to appear like you're a pro. Nothing worse than when a guy shows up to a jam or gig with great gear but sounds like their fingers are broken.