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 to simpler models. Whatever you're looking for, you'll find it here.
The AS93 is one of the models in the Ibanez Artcore Expressionist series. A guitar with a traditional 355th piece 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 a 3-piece Expressionist Nyatoh/maple set-in (glued into the body) neck, a medium thick neck with a round, C shaped, profile. Perfect for both solo and chord playing. The fretboard is bound ebony with traditional Pearl block inlays and binding.
The pickups are the Ibanez Super 58, which combines 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.
• AS Expressionist 3pc Nyatoh/Maple set-in neck.
• Linden top, Bocote back and sides.
• Bound Macassar Ebony fretboard with Acrylic block inlay.
• 22 medium frets.
• Bone nut.
• Gibraltar Performer bridge.
• Quik Change III tailpiece.
• Super 58 neck pickup (Alnico).
• Super 58 bridge pickup (Alnico).
• Gold hardware.
• Matching case: MS100C.
• Matching bag: IHB541BK.
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: 19 1/4"
• Width: 15 3/4"
• Max Depth: 2 5/8"