The AS is a semi-acoustic guitar built to tackle just about any genre of music you throw at it. The pickups are mounted directly to the center block for increased sustain and feedback elimination.

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 Ibanez's 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. Specifications CategoryArtstar SeriesAS Number of strings6 ColorBrown Sunburst Body topSpruce Body sidesFlamed Maple Body backFlamed Maple Body finishGloss Polyurethane Neck3pc Nyatoh/Maple Scale (mm)628 Neck typeAS Artstar Neck thickness (1st fret, mm)21 Neck thickness (12th fret, mm)24 (at 9F) Neck finishGloss Polyurethane Neck jointSet-in NutBone Nut width (mm)43 End width (mm)57 FretboardBound Macassar Ebony Fretboard radius (mm)305 InlayAcrylic & Abalone block Number of frets22 Fret TypeMedium Fret edge treatmentArtstar fret edge treatment Neck pickupSuper 58 (H) Bridge pickupSuper 58 (H) Controls, pickup selector2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-way toggle switch Other switchesTri-sound switch (for neck pickup) BridgeGibraltar Artist String spacing (mm)10,5 TailpieceQuik Change III Machine headsIbanez machine heads Hardware colorGold String gauges (from top to bottom).010/.013/.017/.030/.042/.052 Made inIndonesia Case or bag includedMS100C Recommended bagISHB724-BK Other item(s) includedHex wrench Active or PassivePassive Solid HollowHollow Total length (mm)1065 Body length (mm)490 Body Width (mm)405 Body thickness (mm)69