Ibanez AS73GMSF Artcore Dbl Cut, HH, Elite PU, Moonstone Silver Flat

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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.

• CASE/GIG BAG: Not Included.

Features

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.

Rosewood fretboard
Rosewood fretboard provides a well-balanced solid tone with a focused mid range.

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.

Switching System
When the pickup selector switch is in the neck position, the neck pickup is active. When the switch is in the center position, both the neck and bridge pickups are selected. When the switch is in the bridge position, the bridge pickup is selected.

Controls
With the guitar held in the playing position, there are two knobs located along the lower edge of the body. The knob closest to the neck is the bridge volume knob, and the knob closest to the end of the body is the bridge tone. Above these, there are two more knobs closer to the bridge. The knob closest to the end of the body is the neck tone knob, and the knob closest to the neck is the neck volume knob. There is also a three-way pickup selector switch neat the neck volume knob.

Specs

• Neck type: AS Artcore Nyatoh set-in neck
• Top/Back/Side: Linden
• Fretboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard / Acrylic 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 pickup Passive/Ceramic
• Bridge pickup: Classic Elite (H) bridge pickup Passive/Ceramic
• Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
• Strings: D’Addario® EXL140
• String gauge: .010/.013/.017/.030/.042/.052
• Hardware color: Gold
• Scale: 628mm
• Radius: 305mmR