Artcore is a series of extremely affordable full-hollow and semi-hollow guitars where the quality is astonishingly good. These are guitars that completely changed the view of what you can expect to get for your money when you buy hollow guitars. These are guitars that are just as good as a gateway to the world of jazz tins as they are as a backup to the klenod guitar, or lead instrument, for the professional guitarist. A guitar you dare to take out on the road in terms of price without compromising on the quality of the instrument. They are also perfect guitars for those who primarily play solid electric guitars but want a good, yet affordable, hollow guitar in their arsenal. Easy-to-play, easy-to-handle and well-built instruments.
A guitar series that works just as well for beginners as for full-blooded professionals, and everyone in between. In the series there are several different models with different orientation, execution and appearance, from pure jazz machines to rockabilly cans to blues and rock guitars. There are more lavish and luxurious models to simpler, no-frills models.
Whatever you're looking for, you'll find it here.
A guitar with a slightly smaller body than a traditional 355, with a through middle stock. The guitar is very insensitive to feedback/roundabout even at very high volume. A guitar that works well whether you play it clean or heavily distorted and everything in between. The guitar has an Artcore neck by Nyatoh set-in (glued into the body), a medium thick neck with a round, C shaped, profile. Perfect for both solo and chord playing. The fretboard is walnut with traditional dot inlays. The pickups are Ibanez Infinity R, pickups that combine a soft and nuanced tone with an ability to bite when needed. Works just as well for pure and traditional jazz sounds as for overdriven blues and rock sounds.
spec.
• AM Artcore Nyatoh set-in neck.
• Sapele top, back and sides.
• Bound Walnut fretboard with White dot inlay.
• 22 medium frets.
• Gibraltar Performer bridge.
• Quik Change III tailpiece.
• Infinity R neck pickup (Alnico).
• Infinity R bridge pickup (Alnico).
• Chrome hardware.
Neck.
• Scale: 628mm/24.7".
• Width at nut: 43mm.
• Width at fret 22: 57mm.
• Thickness at 1st fret: 21mm.
• Thickness at 9th fret: 24mm.
• Radius: 305mmR.
Body Dimensions:
• Length: 17 5/8".
• Width: 14 1/2".
• Max Depth: 2 5/8".