Thanks for the suggestions. Went ahead and bought the Ibanez AS73 along with the Spider IV amp and the FB Express pedals.
FYI: The guitar is absolutely BEAUTIFUL with the reddish sunburst finish!!
Being in somewhat of a rush to hear the sounds I set everything up right out of the box. Everything worked technically fine but the sound was really funky so I had to play with the amp settings for quite a while to get a good sound.
With this spider IV you had better be electronically gifted or take a college course on how to set it up properly as it has sooo many add on's and upgrades!! As Martha Stewart would say "That is a Good Thing"
The pedals were a whole other matter as I had no clue on how to set them up properly but that will come with time.
Overall I agree that it was a good investment and look forward to playing it for a long time.
Again, Thanks for your feedback
Jazzn
