Ibanez AF55L-TF

I'd been looking for a left handed jazz hollowbody for a while and the one I was originally going to buy wasn't available anywhere! So I had a re-think and took a look at the reviews for the Ibanez AF55 and they all seemed positive so I decided to go with one. I am so glad I did, the guitar is very well made, seemed well set up straight out of the box and plays beautifully. I did have to remove the foam from under the bridge but I marked the position with a pencil and got the intonation spot on when I replaced it. The sound is clear and the pickups are excellent. The controls are straightforward, one volume and one tone and a three way switch. The neck is silky smooth and really comfortable to play. You can get great jazzy tones from this guitar if you roll off the treble but that's not all, I took it to an open mic to try it out in a live situation and got some great clean and overdriven tones from it. Blues, rockabilly, it does it all. The other guitar I was looking at was more than twice the price of the Ibanez and I'm glad I didn't hang on for it. This is a great guitar for the money.

It's beautifully built and the satin finish does wonders for the wood grain and the tactile qualities of this excellent guitar.
It suits my hands perfectly and it plays wonderfully. I have found no quality issues with the build. The pick-ups have extremely impressive sensitivity and power, so much so that it is one of the few guitars I have that I needs to shape the tone at the guitar level before getting it to the amp.
It's loud when unamplified, and many hours will be spent with different strings and mics to explore the range of sounds. Can't fault it.
In my view, it's great value for money, and in a market where left-handers are the poor relation, it's inspiring to be offered a quality arch-top like this. Well recommended.