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AS153 is the only double-cut model in the newly established series named Artstar. It is a part of the hollow-body section of Ibanez catalog. AS153 is a semi-hollow-bodied guitar made with vintage styling and extremely versatile tone. Main ingredients of this omnipotent tone are Super '58 Custom humbuckers installed into the center block of the body. They feature rich and warm tone with enormous sustain. Just right amount of volume and power can be dialed at any given moment through the split volume and tone knobs. Three-way toggle pickup switch completes the controls unit. Bridge section behind them sports a regular tight-tune bridge with stoptail bar in the back. Body of this model is made of flamed maple back, sides and top. Top panel is decorated with creme binding, bound "f" holes and flame maple pickguard. Neck is the standard Artstar series feature with set in joint and Artstar contour in the back. It`s made of three pieces of mahogany and maple and it`s topped with a 22-fret ebony fingerboard.
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Body Shape
Les Paul Double Cut
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Body Type
Semi-Hollowbody
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Body Construction
Double cutaway
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Body Construction
Semi acoustic
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Body Wood
Maple (Flame)
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Body Top Wood
Maple (Flame)
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Binding
Creme
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Carved Top
Yes
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Bridge
ART-1
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Bridge
Stoptail
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Number of Pickups
2
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Bridge Pickup Type
Active Humbucker
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Neck Pickup Type
Active Humbucker
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Controls
Volume
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Controls
Tone
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Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
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Neck Wood
Mahogany
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Neck Wood
Maple
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Neck Shape
ART
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Neck Joint
Set neck
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Fingerboard Material
Ebony (Bound)
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Number of Frets
22
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Fret Size
Medium
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Fingerboard Inlays
Split Block
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Hardware
Gold
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Number of Strings
6
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Pickguard
Yes
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Scale Length
24-7/10"
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Nut Width
1.69''
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Fingerboard Radius
12.00"
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Finish
Gloss
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Body Shape
Les Paul Double Cut
L5S
Body Type
Semi-Hollowbody
Hollowbody
Body Construction
Double cutaway/Semi acoustic
Single cutaway
Body Wood
Maple (Flame)
Maple (Flame)
Body Top Wood
Maple (Flame)
Maple (Flame)
Binding
Creme
Creme
Carved Top
Yes
No
Bridge
ART-1/Stoptail
Trapezoid Tailpiece
Number of Pickups
2
2
Bridge Pickup Type
Active Humbucker
Active Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type
Active Humbucker
Active Humbucker
Controls
Tone/Volume
Tone
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
3-way Pickup Selector
Neck Wood
Mahogany/Maple
Mahogany
Neck Shape
ART
ART
Neck Joint
Set neck
Set neck
Fingerboard Material
Ebony (Bound)
Ebony (Bound)
Number of Frets
22
22
Fret Size
Medium
Medium
Fingerboard Inlays
Split Block
Split Block
Hardware
Gold
Gold
Number of Strings
6
6
Pickguard
Yes
No
Scale Length
24-7/10"
24-7/10"
Nut Width
1.69''
1.69''
Fingerboard Radius
12.00"
12.00"
Finish
Gloss
Gloss
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3 User Reviews
runeo on 2013-06-30 16:28:41
Top notch guitar. Owned an ES 355 40 years ago, and this one is better. Have an AK85 and a Telecaster to compete with. The only thing to fix is lowering the strings on/in the nut 0.2 - 0.3 mm. Wonderful mixture of tones.
ben ben
on 2015-02-19 10:25:04
This one is an excellent piece of jazz guitar. Absolutely good for smooth jazz or main stream, however it has surprisingly good rock/blues tone what I did not expect but really like. The second pickup selector has huge impact on sound like body and shine or thickness. Overall quality is amazing. I owned lots of guitars in the last 25 years up to 5000$/piece and the AS153 one of the best I have ever picked up. I really love it. Highly recommended.
j beecham on 2015-07-28 18:07:56
As many have said, it is a beautifully made guitar. I cannot find one defect to comment about. I have owned mine for 1 1/2 years. However, I do believe the pickups in the newly made guitars are different from the ones in mine. I should say, the ones that used to be in mine. While those pickups were OK, they weren't quite what I was looking for. I really wanted to get an Ibanez AS200 but I do not like having the output jack on the front of the guitar. So, I bought the AS153 (output jack on the side). I was not fully satisfied with the sound and I eventually replaced the original pickups with the same ones used in the AS200. I am VERY happy now. It is a gorgeous guitar. I have a gibson semi-hollow body guitar and I can tell you the build quality of the Ibanez is better.
Ibanez AS153 5.00 out of 5 based on 3 ratings
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