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Ibanez AS83 Artcore Expressionist Steel Blue semi-acoustic

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Ibanez AS83 Artcore Expressionist Steel Blue semi-acoustic
Product no: 9000-0043-8792 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Ibanez' Artcore Expressionist series pushes the boundaries of semi-acoustic guitar design even further. The AS83 has a hollow-body made of maple with a stunning Steel Blue finish and chic gold hardware. It has a set-in 3-piece mahogany and maple neck with an Expressionist AS profile and a bound ebony fretboard with 22 medium frets and a 12-inch radius. The AS83 produces a rich, clear sound with bright mids.

AS83: jazz, funk and rock

This semi-acoustic guitar is equipped with two Super 58 humbucker pickups which are the same as those used on George Benson's, Pat Metheny's and John Scofield's own Signature guitar models. Naturally, they're great for jazz, but guitarists have been using this model for styles like funk and rock with great success too. Each pickup has its own volume and tone controls with Sure Grip III knobs and the pickups, together with the 3-way pickup switch, give you a wide variety of tones. Excellent tuning stability, great sustain and quick string changes are all made possible by the Quik Change III tailpiece and the ART-1 bridge.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets	22
Number of strings	6
Body depth	thinline
Bridge type	tune-o-matic + tailpiece
Centre block	yes
Pickup configuration	HH
Pickup type	humbucker (passive)
Neck connection	set neck
Wood type (back)	maple
Fretboard wood	ebony
Wood type (soundboard)	maple
Wood type (sides)	maple
Includes cover	no
Includes case	no
Colour	blue
Country of origin	South Korea / Indonesia / China / Vietnam
Left-handed	no
Scale length	24.72 inches (628mm)
Set	no

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	5,5 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	116,0 x 53,0 x 13,5 cm

Product specifications

finish: high gloss
top: maple
neck: 3-piece mahogany/maple, set-in
neck profile: Expressionist AS
fretboard radius: 12 in
fret type: medium
string nut material: synthetic
string nut width: 1.69 in
truss rod: yes
bridge: ART-1
tailpiece: Quik Change III
hardware finish: gold
machine heads: sealed, self-lubricating
pickguard: tortoise-style, white binding
pickups: 2x Super 58 humbuckers, alnico
controls: 2x volume, 2x tone, 3-way pickup switch

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