For those who like the feel and tone of a hollow body, but need more volume and sustain than a hollow box allows, the Ibanez AS253BM is just your ticket. As part of the Artstar Series, the AS253BM is a high quality instrument for the working pro playing jazz, blues, rock, country, or any hybrid genre you can imagine. The Burled Maple body is done in a rich Transparent Cherry finish. The 3-piece Mahogany/ Maple set-in neck has a bound Ebony fingerboard with Acrylic/ Abalone block inlay, Medium frets and the Artstar Fret Edge Treatment, for a fast, smooth feel. For extended tone options the AS253BM comes with two Super 58 pickups and a Tri-Sound switch for the neck pickup that allows you to select Humbucker in series (traditional), parallel (brighter, single coil type tone w/ lower output and hum cancellation) or coil-tapping for a single coil sound. ART-1 bridge provides improved sustain and tuning stability. Features gold hardware and includes a hard shell case.

Features:

- 3pc Mahogany/ Maple "Artstar" set-in neck
- Burl Maple top/ back/ sides semi-hollow body
- Bound Ebony fingerboard
- Bone nut
- Acrylic/ Abalone block inlay
- Medium frets w/ Artstar fret edge treatment
- Super 58 pickups
- Tri-sound switch for neck pickup
- ART-1 bridge
- Gold Hardware
- Hard shell case included