Included: Original Ibanez hardshell case, guitar strap, extra set of new strings.

Up for sale is a stunning RARE Ibanez Artstar AFC151-TBC in the rare Tobacco Brown finish — a Japan-exclusive limited color released in late 2021 for Shimamura Music. This finish was never offered in the US market, and the AFC151 itself was discontinued from US distribution after 2020, making this a hard one to come by stateside.

The AFC151 is Ibanez's contemporary take on the classic full-hollow archtop: a thick, single-cutaway 16" body with a laminated spruce top, flamed maple back and sides with matching flamed maple binding, and a 3-piece Nyatoh/Maple set-in neck capped with a bound ebony fretboard and mother-of-pearl offset block inlays. The floating Magic Touch-Mini humbucker delivers warm, articulate jazz tones without dampening the body's natural acoustic resonance — and yes, this guitar sounds great unplugged, too. The Artstar fret-edge treatment makes the neck feel broken-in from the first chord. Gold hardware throughout, ebony bridge with compensated saddle, VT14 trapeze tailpiece with the signature AFC wood cover.

Body: Laminated spruce top, flamed maple back & sides

  • Neck: AFC 3pc Nyatoh/Maple, set-in, 20 frets
  • Fretboard: Bound ebony, MOP off-set block inlays
  • Pickup: Single floating Magic Touch-Mini humbucker (neck)
  • Bridge: Ebony with compensated ebony saddle
  • Tailpiece: VT14 with AFC wood cover
  • Hardware: Gold
  • Scale: 628 mm / 24.7"
  • Nut width: 43 mm
  • Radius: 305 mm (12")
  • body depth: 3 5/8 inches
  • Body Length: 19 1/2 inches (495 mm)
  • Body Width: 15 3/4 inches (400 mm)

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Listed2 months ago
ConditionExcellent (Used)
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Brand
Model
  • AFC151-SRR Contemporary Archtop
Finish
  • Tobacco Brown
Categories
Year
  • 2022
Pickup Configuration
  • H
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Body Type
  • Hollow Body
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Model Sub-Family
  • Ibanez AFC
Series
  • Ibanez Contemporary Archtop
Model Family
  • Ibanez AF
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Body Shape
  • Single Cutaway
Color Family
  • Red
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Stop-Bar
Fretboard Material
  • Ebony
Number of Frets
  • 20

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