Description
he AS is a semi-acoustic guitar built to tackle just about any genre of music you throw at it. The pickups are mounted directly to the center block for increased sustain and feedback elimination.
Ibanez first introduced Artcore back in 2002 and it has remained a workhorse hollow-body guitar for musicians all over the world ever since. The Artcore’s combination of quality workmanship and affordability has created legions of devoted fans from diverse genres as blues, country, rock and jazz. Artcore offers musicians the purity of an old school jazz-box or a hybrid semi-hollow rocker. The line is highly respected for its tone, sustain and, expressive playability.
- Stock #123
- 7 lbs 8 oz
- SPECS
- neck type AS ArtcoreNyatohSet-in neck
- top/back/side Flamed Maple top Linden backLinden sides
- fretboard Bound Walnut fretboardAcrylic block inlay
- fret Medium frets
- number of frets 22
- bridge Gibraltar Performer bridge
- string space 10.5mm
- tailpiece Quik Change III tailpiece
- neck pickup Classic Elite (H) neck pickupPassive/Ceramic
- bridge pickup Classic Elite (H) bridge pickupPassive/Ceramic
- factory tuning 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
- string gauge .010/.013/.017/.030/.042/.052
- hardware color Chrome
- NECK DIMENSIONS
- Scale : 628mm
- a : Width 43mm at NUT
- b : Width 57mm at 22F
- c : Thickness 21mm at 1F
- d : Thickness 24mm at 9F
- Radius : 305mmR
Nyatoh neck
The Nyatoh neck provides a rich mid-low end.
Gibraltar Performer bridge
The Gibraltar Performer bridge provides rich sustain and tuning stability. The low-positioned saddles promise comfortable playability.
Walnut fretboard
A Walnut fretboard features a well-balanced tonal character from low to high end.
Classic Elite pickups
The Classic Elite pickups offer rich, nuanced tone with fat low-end.
Quik Change III Tailpiece
The Quik Change III tailpiece enables faster and easier string changing.