Ibanez AS103 Artcore Custom Electric Guitar (with Case)

Set neck. Flamed Maple top. Ibanez Custom 58 pickups.

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Ibanez AS103 Artcore Custom Electric Guitar (with Case) reviews

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"The poor mans ES 335"

Feature:
I will only deduct 1 point in this area.I could have given a 10 if it had come with a set of Gotoh 510 tuners.Fit and finish are perfect and the frets are finished as good as any that I have ever seen.

Quality:
As I said before absolutely perfect fit and finish

Value:
I can honestly say that I would have paid twice the sale price and still would have considered it a bargain

Desirability:
I guess all guitar players consider beautiful guitars sexy and this baby is extremely beautiful.

Sound:
I love the sound of the custom 58 pups..very versitile from warm and mellow jazz to screaming rock and anything in between.

Support:
Have had no need yet,so cannot comment.

Overall:
If lost or stolen I would most certainly run not walk to buy another one

Submitted: 1/13/2008

Style of Music: Blues, Rock, Country

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"You won't be unhappy."

Feature:
This is the real bonus for the buck. I expected, like other asian made models I've had/played to be unimpressed with the fit and finish. I returned an ESP LTD for just that reason in the past. I was thrilled to receive a guitar at this price that looked so good down to the smallest detail and felt so solid. Frets, inlays, binding all just as should be. No last minute fixes. Finish a heavy gloss over vineer, but I've seen this screwed up before. Nice and even. Controls solid and smooth. I fully expected the pickguard to be plastic with decal wood grain slapped on. Nope, wood to it's core. Tuners look cool with the mother of pearl design, but will have to see how they hold up.

Quality:
This is a 10 when considering the price and what can be spent on much inferior products. I'd love a John Scofield model and have played a couple gibsons that I would rate higher, but when you realize that they cost 2-3 times as much, this can't be beat.

Value:
See above.

Desirability:
I wanted a decent sounding, decent looking semi-hollowbody for a fair price. I got a great sounding elegant looking guitar for 100-200 less than I had to spend.

Sound:
Out of the box this guitar impressed. First, after shipping it was in near perfect tune. Nice acoustic sound. I won't say that it's better than more expensive models, but it could give many a fair competition. Amped the sound is clear thru the 58s. Nice range of sounds. Fantastic thru a muff dist. Surprisingly holds up with full metal dist. Sweet and singing thru flanger. I put on 13s for a deeper sound and it did not disapoint.

Ease of Use:
Again sound wise a winner. Playing is smooth even with the 13s. Not a shredder, but it's not meant to be. The body shape is comfortable to sit with and it hangs well from a strap.

Support:
No idea.

Overall:
I have some break-in time to go thru and will truly road test fully, but I foresee this guitar staying prety much stock. I will do the straplock thing. If at some point it seems needed I would go with locking tuners. I may upgrade the pick-ups, but right now that seems unlikely.

Submitted: 7/15/2008

Style of Music: Met-alt-blu-rock

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The Ibanez Artcore Custom AS103 is a semi-acoustic electric guitar that features an all-flame Maple body, 2 Ibanez Custom 58 humbucking pickups, and the new fine-tuner equipped Quik Change Ultra tailpiece, which offers easier string changes. Ibanez stunned the music industry when the first Artcores were unveiled and the appearance of the Artcore Customs in 2005 seems to have had the same effect. No one would have blinked an eye if Ibanez had placed a price tag of over 2 grand on these beautiful boxes. But the Artcore Customs are less than half that. Now with a semi-acoustic model for players who want more sustain and feedback resistance to play at higher volumes, Ibanez presents a fully comprehensive series. Artcore Custom received 2 nominations by music industry retailers for the 2006 Music and Sound Awards, Electric Guitar of the Year and Product of Year.

Features:
Artcore Custom Set-In neck

5-piece Maple and Bubinga Neck

Flamed Maple Top, Back and Sides

22 Large Frets

Bound Rosewood Finger Board

ART1 Bridge

IBZ Custom 58 (H) Neck PU

IBZ Custom 58 (H) Bridge PU

Beautiful Artcore Custom Inlays

Gold Hardware
Decked-out semi-hollowbody! Flamed maple top, back, and sides. Set 5-piece maple-bubinga neck with bound rosewood fretboard and Artcore custom inlays. Ibanez Custom 58 humbuckers with individual volume and tone controls. Quick Change Ultra tailpiece allows fast string changes and features fine tuners. Gold hardware. Includes case.

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