The parallel histories of Jazz music and the hollow-body electric guitar are inextricably linked and manifest in the professional-grade Artstar series. The influences of these legendary instruments are immediately apparent with a bone nut, ebony fretboard, and Ibanezs signature Super 58 custom pickups. The critical eye will appreciate the attention to detail poured into these instruments like the smoothness of the fretboard and the skill applied to the fretwork, generally found on instruments costing twice as much. The Artstar embodies the pure jazz-box and the continual evolution the genre represents.
Specs
Type |
Hollow Body; Centre block |
Colour |
Brown Sunburst |
Orientation |
Right Handed |
Number of Strings |
6 |
Body Shape |
Artstar AS |
Body Material |
Figured Anigre |
Body Finish |
Gloss Polyester |
Neck Material |
AS Artstar 3pc African Mahogany/S-TECH WOOD Roasted Maple Set-in Neck |
Fretboard Material |
Ebony |
Number of Frets |
22 |
Fretboard Inlays |
Acrylic & Abalone Block |
Fret Size |
Medium |
Fretboard Radius |
12″ |
Nut Material |
Bone |
Nut Width |
1.692″ |
Neck Pickups |
Super 58 Humbucker (Passive/Alnico) |
Bridge Pickups |
Super 58 Humbucker (Passive/Alnico) |
Controls |
2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, Tri-sound Switch (Neck Pickup), 3-Way Toggle Switch |
Pickguard |
Tortoiseshell |
Bridge |
Gotoh 510BN Bridge with Stopbar Tailpiece |
Tuners |
Gotoh |
Strings |
.013/.016/.022/.032/.042/.052 |
Case/ Bag |
Hardshell Case |