Ibanez Artcore Spa Treatment: Final Comments & Tone Samples

The Ibanez Artcore spa treatment is officially complete! In this final installment, I’m sharing my final comments on the playability, the fret work, and the "adventure" of working through those F-holes for the first time. After a deep electronics clean, a level, crown, and polish, and some much-needed nut lube, this guitar is ready to head back home. Stick around for the tone samples starting at 2:15, where I cycle through the pickups (8.2k Neck / 15.72k Bridge) so you can hear exactly how this beauty sounds through the air. In this video: Final Remarks on the Artcore project. Tone Samples: Clean and grit samples in all pickup positions. The "Quick Connect" Fix: Correcting the diagonal string alignment. Electronics Recap: DeoxIT treatment and diagnostic results. Missed the earlier parts of the Spa Treatment? Watch the playlist: [Insert Link to Playlist] Timestamps 0:45 The F-hole adventure: A first time for everything 1:22 The "loosey-goosey" knob discovery 1:42 Electronics check and DeoxIT cleaning 2:15 Tone Samples: Hearing the Artcore in action 18:35 Final Comments: What did you hear in the room? 19:00 Playability, player preference, and the 12" radius 19:45 Tuning stability, the nut, and Ernie Ball 9s 20:18 Fret work recap: Level, crown, and polish 20:33 Pickup Specs: 8.2k Neck & 15.72k Bridge 21:50 The Quick Connect Tailpiece: Getting the strings straight 24:34 Final Fellowship & Shoutout to the Jacks Ibanez Artcore Full Restoration: Deep Clean, Fret Leveling & Electronics Troubleshooting https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMhTW3lOIKQ2d_2Cu4sYvcZjUNYEPCDeU Epiphone Special II - James Hetfield EMG Conversion Project https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMhTW3lOIKQ0fOAb7CnFxNdsSTSccemjJ ____ Checkout our playlist page for more series and journeys https://www.youtube.com/@TedTalksGuitars/playlists Special Thanks to our channel members "The Jacks" Want to support the channel? Feel free to explore Channel membership options: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBr6kaWeOvldTHvntB3tnMg/join Ted Talks Guitars & Life Merch Store: https://tedtalksguitars-shop.fourthwall.com/ Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3W3PZox *If you click on this link to shop at Amazon the channel will receive a modest financial commission from your purchases. Guyker Referral Link: https://www.guyker.com/?ref=tedtalksguitars If you use the link you will save 15% at Guyker Use the coupon code: TEDSMITH #IbanezArtcore #SpaTreatment #FinalComments #GuitarTone #GuitarProject #Ibanez #HollowBody #Part3 #GuitarRepair