The AS103 is an Artcore Custom series hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2006. It was made in China.

The AS103 features a full-sized, double-cutaway, semi-hollow body design with a laminated flamed maple top with ƒ holes and ivory multi-binding on flamed maple back and sides mated to a set-in maple and walnut neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with ivory binding and abalone custom block position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Super 58 Custom humbucking pickups with gold covers and individual volume and tone controls, a Tune-o-matic style bridge with a Quik Change Ultra tailpiece with integrated fine tuners, a plastic nut, a flamed maple pickguard finished to match the body, rosewood knobs, and Ibanez tuning machines with white buttons.

For 2009 the Quik Change Ultra tailpiece was replaced with the Quik Change III which doesn't have fine tuners.

The AS103L is a left-handed version. Several similar models with different body materials were produced — the AS103BM (burl mahogany), the AS103HK (Hawaiian koa), and the AS103SM (spalted maple). The AF105 is a related full-hollow model.

This AS103 was discontinued after 2012. The somewhat similar AS153 was introduced for 2013.

Specifications for AS103

Year(s) offered: 2006–2012

Sold in: Worldwide

Made in: China

Finish(es): Amber Burst (AMB) 2007–2008 / Natural (NT) / Vintage Burst (VB) 2009–2012

Body

Body type:

Semi-hollow body

Body dimensions:

Length: 489mm / 19¼"

Width: 400mm / 15¾"

Depth: 67mm / 2⅝"

Top:

Material: Flamed maple (laminated)

Binding: Ivory multi-ply

Back/sides:

Material: Flamed maple (laminated)

Neck joint:

Set-in

Bridge:

ART-1 (10.5mm string spacing)

Tailpiece:

2006–2008: Quik Change Ultra

2009–2012: Quik Change III

Pickguard:

Flamed maple

Knob style:

Rosewood bell

Hardware color:

Gold

Neck

Neck profile:

Artcore Custom AS

Neck material:

5-piece maple/ walnut

Scale length:

628mm/ 24¾"

Fingerboard material:

Rosewood w/ ivory binding

Fingerboard inlays:

Abalone custom block

Frets:

22 / medium nickel silver

Nut:

Ivory plastic (43mm)

Machine heads:

Ibanez die-cast w/ white acrylic half-moon buttons

String gauge (factory):

.010/.013/.017/.030/.042/.052

Factory tuning:

1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Electronics

Pickup configuration:

HH

Bridge pickup:

Ibanez Super 58 Custom (H) passive/ceramic

Neck pickup:

Ibanez Super 58 Custom (H) passive/ceramic

Controls:

Two individual volumes / two individual tones / 3-way toggle pickup selector

Output jack:

¼" mono (side mounted)