The AS73 is a rock/blues/fusion/rockabilly guitar made of traditional wood with a thinner body in 335 wood with a through middle stock. A visually discreet guitar that suits almost any style of playing.
The pickups are the Ibanez Classic Elite, a dynamic pickup with a fat bottom, which is well suited for all kinds of sounds up to a reasonably overdriven level. The whole construction, the body and the pickups, means that the guitar thrives best on clean to semi-distorted sounds. But also works further up to more difficult levels without getting circular spat. You can easily achieve a standard around jazz lead sound without it becoming fuzzy and unfocused or a warm accompaniment sound without losing tonal separation. The pickups have a ceramic magnet.
The mics are connected to a 3-position toggle switch and have separate volume and tone for each mic.
• Artcore Mahogany set-in (glued) neck.
• Maple top/back/sides.
• Bound Laurel fingerboard with Acrylic block inlay.
• Medium band rods.
• ART-1 stable.
• Quick Change III tailpiece.
• Classic Elite neck mic.
• Classic Elite stable mic.
• Sure Grip III steering wheels.
• Gold hardware.
The neck:
• Scale: 628mm/24.75".
• Width at saddle: 43mm.
• Width at last band: 57mm.
• Thickness at first strap: 21mm.
• Thickness at 9 bands: 24mm.
• Radius: 305mmR.
Body Dimensions:
• Length: 19 1/4" - 489mm.
• Width: 15 3/4" - 400mm.