Ibanez AS73L Artcore Left-Handed Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar

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With a left-handed semi-acoustic body and ACH pickups, this Artcore guitar is perfect for any style of music from jazz to punk.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Semi-hollow body Enhances sustain, more open tone and feel
Maple body Long sustain, good projection, bright tone
Mahogany neck Great sustain, strength, and warm tone
Ibanez ACH pickups Powerful and articulate tone

Fill your mix with the lush semi-hollowbody tones of the Ibanez AS73. This Artcore series guitar features a dual set of powerful humbuckers, a maple body and three-piece mahogany neck, offering all the smooth playability and versatile tonal options that have attracted players to semi-hollowbody electrics for decades. All available at an incredible low price, the AS73 makes it easier than ever to add a genuine semi-hollowbody tone-machine to your collection.

Classic Semi-hollowbody Tone

Building on a combination of two Ibanez ACH humbuckers, the AS73 gushes with the juicy tones of a golden age semi-hollowbody electric. Flick the three-way pickup selector and fiddle with the dual tone knobs to dial in a massive array of engrossing tones and textures. While semi-hollowbodies hold a close association with jazz and blues guitar, there's no limit to the styles this beauty can handle. Try some slick rockabilly leads or Beatles-esque rock progressions and see where this Artcore takes you. Or follow the path of countless punk rock heroes and churn chunky power chords through your favorite overdriven amp. The AS73 does it all with supreme style and spectacular sound at a price that won't leave you singing the blues.

Hear it in action with this video from Gearwire.com:


Reliable Ibanez Hardware

Perhaps most exciting about the AS73 (and the rest of the popular Artcore series) is the astounding build-quality Ibanez brings to every guitar. The combination of an ART-1 bridge with read more an Ibanez Quick Change III tailpiece affords excellent stability as do the sturdy, vintage-style tuning machines. With an AS73 in hand, it's easy to understand the advantages of a genuine set-in neck joint. Especially when paired with a semi-hollowbody, maple body, the entire guitar swells with the long-lasting sustain that jazz cats love.

Features:

- Classic Semi-hollowbody construction and style
- Dual ACH humbuckers for a versatile array of tones
- ART-1 bridge and Quick Change III tailpiece
- Set three-piece mahogany neck
- Dual volume and tone knobs with three-way pickup selector
- Semi-hollow maple body provides rich tone and excellent sustain
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Specifications
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Type: AS Artcore set-in
Body: Maple top/back/sides
Frets: Large frets
Fingerboard: Bound Rosewood
Inlay: Pearl dot inlay
Bridge: ART1 bridge
NeckPU: ACH1-S
BridgePU: ACH2-S
HW Color: CH

Neck Dimensions
Scale/Length: 628mm/24.75 in.
a: Width at Nut 43mm
b: Width Last Fret 58.5mm
c: Thickness 1st Fret 20mm
d: Thickness 12th Fret 22.5mm

Radius: 305mm

Pickups
Bridge Pickup
Name: ARTCORE 2-S
Model No: ACH2-S
Construction: Humbucking
Magnet: Ceramic
Description: Tight tone with added treble. Bridge version of ACH1-S.

Neck Pickup
Name: ARTCORE 1-S
Model No: ACH1-S
Construction: Humbucking
Magnet: Ceramic
Description: Tight and trebly tone.

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

Ibanez AS73L Artcore Left-Handed

Some guitars can transform themselves into whatever is needed for the music to sparkle. The AS Series has that quality. The semi-acoustic AS is one of the most versatile electric guitars made and can be found in every genre of popular music from jazz to rock and pop to punk.

The AS73L features a Transparent Cherry finish, Mahogany AS Artcore set-in neck, Maple top/back/sides, Bound Rosewood fretboard, ART1 bridge and ACH pickups.

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (7 ratings)
Submitted May 12, 2011 by a customer from yahoo.com

"Ibanez shows Love for the Lefty!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Keeping it forever.
Sound
Smooth, warm, responsive. Great Jazz tone.
Ease of Use
Very nice action
Quality
Beautiful Guitar. I bought a "Blemished" one and am hard-pressed to find the blemish. Keep in mind that that may not be "typical" results.
Value
Great deal! No Tax,Free Shipping, 4 Payments. How easy is that?!
The Wow Factor
Gorgeous!! I added a crushed velvet strap and it looks HOT!

Musical Background:

novice

Musical Style:

R&B, Jazz, Blues, Rock
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