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Ibanez AXD81 Artcore Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitar

Bound rosewood fingerboard, 22 large frets, an Ibanez ART1 bridge, ACH1/2 humbucking pickups, and chrome hardware. 31 People rated this product:

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Artcore AXD guitars successfully deliver heavy tones without the heavy weight. These amazingly affordable instruments feature a set-neck design with a semi-hollow body. They are truly built to rock. The AXD81 features an all maple body and a flamed maple top for outstanding look and tone. The AXD81's neck is 3-piece, composed of maple and mahogany. This model has the following features: a bound rosewood fingerboard, 22 large frets, an Ibanez ART1 bridge, ACH1/2 humbucking pickups, and chrome hardware.

When Artcore guitars debuted in summer 2002, they turned the music industry upside down. No longer were full and semi-acoustic guitars just big expensive jazz boxes for jazz players' even some of their competitors bought them (you just can't make this stuff up). With Artcore guitars you get an amazingly affordable price plus the quality and tone you expect from Ibanez, the guitar company with over four decades of experience making full and semi-acoustic guitars. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Ibanez products.

Specifications

3-piece Artcore neck

Mahogany/Maple neck

Flamed Maple top/back/sides

Maple back/sides

22 large frets

ART1 bridge

Quickchange III tailpiece

ACH1 neck pickup

ACH2 bridge pickup

Ibanez Warranty Ibanez Non-New Product Warranty Information If you have additional warranty questions, please call the manufacturer at 800-669-4226

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"A Sweet Little Player"

Sound: The stock humbuckers are fine for most applications. Reasonably good separation between the tone of the bridge and neck. Can do blues and rock pretty well. I wanted a bit more unique sound so I put Seymour Duncan Jazz in the neck and JB in the bridge and WOW... now it's a real crowd-pleaser. More Strat-like...very clear and rich. Feature: It's a very basic 2-pickup guitar with 1 tone / 1 vol and 1 3-way toggle. Having a second set of Vol / Tone controls would help with the range. When I swapped the PUPs I added a coil tap. Ease of Use: Plays GREAT!! That's why I bought it. Feels very comfortable. The neck is great. Frets are well-finished so they never snag your fingers. Controls are well-placed too. It's very light so you can play for hours standing, with no neck or shoulder fatigue. Quality: Was VERY pleasantly surprised by the overall quality of the workmanship. The binding in the f-hole is perfect. Everything was very precise and well-finished. Value: HUGE value for the dollar. At $400 it was a steal. Well worth it. Manufacturer Support: Never needed it. The Wow Factor: I like the color and finish. It's a handsome axe with nice touches like the inlaid neck and headstock shape / logo. Really a classy look. Overall: This is a GREAT guitar for the money. Crosses over for many styles of music. Could easily use this as my main guitar.

Style of Music: Blues / Country / Folk-rock

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"A Hidden Treasure"

Sound: Nice tone for smoother stuff and blues. The bass can be a bit muddy. The difference between the pups is very clean and distinct. Feature: It's a very basic 1 tone, 1 vol, 1 3-way setup, but it's very functional. Ease of Use: It's so light, yet solid. It's a pleasure to play for long periods. Quality: I was totally amazed at how well this was made, for such an inexpensive guitar. The fit and finish was outstanding. Manufacturer Support: NA The Wow Factor: It's a great little axe that plays great and looks clean. Overall: I own it and would get it again.

Style of Music: Blues / Folk-rock / Rock

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