Ibanez AFC151 Artstar Archtop Electric Guitar (with Case)

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Ibanez's AFC151 packs a secret weapon: its Magic Touch-Mini pickup delivers silky smooth clarity on the top end, and robust, never muddy tone on the low end.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Spruce top Articulate tone, projects well, resists scratches
Flamed maple back and sides Beautiful grain, crisp and responsive tone
Ebony fretboard Dark color, tight grain; premium fretboard wood
Ebony bridge Enhanced mass and beauty

For many decades, Ibanez has been re-energizing the hollow body world with a wide variety of original designs, unrivaled playability and polished tones. By closely working with many legendary artists Ibanez is constantly striving to experiment, innovate and deliver. This enthusiasm for exploration has led to the Contemporary Archtop series, customized specifically to meet the demands of today's cutting edge players.

The AFC151 features larger headstock design, 3-piece Mahogany/ Maple set-in neck and bound Ebony fretboard with hand rolled fret edge treatment provide maximum playing comfort and smooth articulation. Built with a selected Spruce top, Flamed Maple back and sides with Flamed Maple bound hollow body, all dressed in beautiful high gloss transparent finish. As well as providing its stylish appearance these elements provide a balanced tone, and with the addition of plywood top, help to avoid unnecessary feedback. The Rock solid Ebony compensated bridge provides better intonation, longer sustain and acoustic resonance.

The AFC151 comes with the Ibanez custom made "Magic Touch-Mini" humbucker pickup, providing a balance of classic tones, alongside clear articulation on both the top and bottom of the sound spectrum. Players can enjoy the clean response on the top end, presenting fast melodies or complex chord progressions with clarity and precision. The bottom end also has a deep warm and rich classic sound, but with a clarity specially adjusted to help avoid muddy low read more end tones. This tonal balance is complimented by the pickup's extra sensitivity that clearly captures and accentuates the players pick attack and plucking style opening the possibilities of a wide range of playing techniques. Thanks to floating mount, the "Magic Touch-Mini" pickup does not dampen the guitars natural body vibration, thus allowing a bigger richer acoustic tone. These are all complimented by the newly designed pickguard, tailpiece cover and wooden control knobs. The AFC151 comes with hardshell case.

Features:

- AFC 3pc Mahogany/Maple set-in neck
- Magic Touch-Mini humbucker pickup
- Bound Ebony fretboard
- VT14 tailpiece w/AFC wood cover
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- Neck: AFC 3pc Mahogany/Maple set-in neck
- Top: Spruce
- Back and sides: Flamed Maple
- Fretboard: Bound Ebony
- Inlay: Mother of Pearl off-set block inlay
- Frets: Medium frets w/Artstar fret edge treatment
- Neck pickup: Magic Touch-Mini (H) neck pickup
- Bridge: Ebony bridge w/Compensated Ebony saddle
- Tailpiece: VT14 w/AFC wood cover
- Hardware: Gold
- Case: Hardshell case included

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-669-8262
Web: https://www.ibanez.com/usa/support/

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (1 ratings)
Submitted September 30, 2018 by Derek W in Greenville, SC

"Amazing contemporary jazz box"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I’ve had this guitar for about 8 months now and absolutely love it. The neck is fast and smooth and I love the ebony fingerboard. I’ve had several other hollow bodies and this is by far my favorite. I could not be happier with this purchase and had a great experience with the folks at zZounds. Highly recommended!
Sound
The guitar played great right out of the box. Love the sound of the pickup and acoustic tone. Plays great like the other Ibanez guitars that I’ve owned. I love the neck and the ebony fretboard. Truly one of my favorite guitars. I’ve had it for about 8 months and I’d buy it again.
Quality
It’s well built and the finish and setup were perfect out of the box.
Value
This is one of the best jazz boxes that I’ve ever played in any price range.
The Wow Factor
The finish looks even better in person. The ebony fingerboard really adds to the smoothness of the neck.

Musical Background:

Life long musician

Musical Style:

Jazz, rock, fusion, pop, etc
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