The AM was released by Ibanez for the first time in the early ”80s. Though smaller in size than other semi-hollow bodies, this guitar provides warm, punchy tone and abundant sustain. It offers the added benefit being compact enough that players more accustomed to a solid body electric will feel right at home on this popular Artcore model.
For more than a decade, Ibanez has continued to energize the hollow-body market with wide range of designs including everything from rockin' semi-hollow hybrids to straight-up traditional jazz-boxes. The Artcore Expressionist line established yet another chapter in the Artcore story. The Expressionist difference? Jazz fans will recognize the Ibanez original Super 58, the preferred pickup of George Benson, Pat Metheny and John Scofield on their own Signature models. A favorite among jazz players, but as funk guitarist Eric Krasno has been proving, the Super 58s perform well in a variety of situations. Warmth, balanced articulation, and excellent response are defining characteristic the Super 58 pickups.
Series: AMH
Number of Strings: 6
Neck Type: AM Expressionist
Neck Joint: Set-in
Neck Material: 3pc Nyatoh/Maple
Neck finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Neck thickness (1st fret, mm): 21
Nut width (mm): 43
Number of frets: 22
Fretboard: Bound Macassar Ebony
Fretboard Radius (mm): 305
Fret Type: Medium
Inlay: Abalone dot
Body Top material (For Solid): Linden
Body Sides Material (For Acoustic/Hollow): Linden
Body Back material (For Acoustic/Hollow): Linden
Body finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Bridge: Gibraltar Performer
String spacing (mm): 10.5
Tailpiece: VT06
Nut: Plastic
Machine Head: Ibanez machine heads
Hardware color: Gold
Neck Pickup: Super 58 (H)
Bridge Pickup: Super 58 (H)
Pickup Configuration: HH
Controls, Pickup selector: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-way toggle switch
Other Swtiches: Tri-sound switch (for neck pickup)