Ibanez AKJ95 Artcore Expressionist 2018, Vintage Yellow Sunburst

Full Description

Spruce Topped Maple Body

The AKJV95 Artcore Expressionist features a hollow body crafted from solid spruce and maple, offering superb tones and an excellent projection. Its spruce top provides this Guitar with a broad dynamic range, accommodating a wide variety of playing styles. Combined with maple, players can achieve a clear, defined upper midsection and a high-end sparkle, with a balanced low-end response ideal for chiming chords and super bright lead patterns. For added acoustic projection, a duo of classic 'F' sound holes are also featured on the maple soundboard, providing a classic look that many guitarists associate with the 1950s era.

Smooth 3-Piece Neck & Ebony Fingerboard

As well as providing a resonant body with comfortable contours, a three-piece mahogany/maple neck is also incorporated for added comfort and an enhanced tone. This three-piece neck is mounted with a bound ebony fingerboard with acrylic block inlays. Ebony is a great choice for fingerboards, as its natural smoothness reduces finger fatigue, ideal for fast playing styles, and provides the perfect platform for percussive styles such as tapping or hammer-ons. It’s bound edges allow for a smooth play and fluid hand flexibility across the whole neck.

Super 58 Pickups

The Ibanez Artcore delivers beautiful tones perfect for jazz fans, with its choice of incredible Super 58 pickups which have been used by artists like George Benson, Pat Metheny, and John Scofield. This vintage choice of pickup delivers warm, balanced articulation, an excellent response, and a perfect tone for jazz guitarists. These pickups are capable of delivering a 'jazz clean' tone, as well as 'blues-dirty' for a versatile performance.

ART-1 Bridge & Vintage VT06 Tailpiece

The Artcore Expressionist Vintage Guitar features the ART-1 bridge and VT06 tailpiece combination in a stunning antique gold finish, creating a beautifully vintage appearance to compliment the guitar’s tones. The bridge and tailpiece work together to improve string stability and sustain.

About Ibanez Guitars

Over the past 30 years, Ibanez Guitars have always been at the forefront of developing the right tools for electric guitar players pushing the boundaries of music. For decades, Ibanez designers and luthiers have been the embodiment of this ideology, pushing their skills to the edge of imagination, consistently creating some of the most versatile and unique instruments ever. Although Ibanez guitars have been made since 1908, it wasn't until the late 1980s that they began to form an identity for themselves when artists such as Steve Vai and Frank Zappa began using their instruments. Now with a huge artist clientele across the globe, Ibanez are a leading manufacturer of electric guitars and basses and a first choice for many dedicated musicians.

Specifications

Body & Bridge

• Top: Spruce
• Body: Flamed Maple
• Bridge: ART-1
• Tailpiece: VT06
• Construction: Set-Neck
• Finish: Dark Amber Low Gloss

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck: 3-Piece Mahogany/Maple
• Profile: Expressionist AKJV
• Scale Length: 24.7’’
• Fingerboard: Bound Ebony
• Radius: 305mm
• Frets: 22 Medium
• Inlays: Aged Acrylic Blocks
• Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 43mm

Electronics & Hardware

• Bridge Pickup: Super 58 (Passive/Alnico)
• Neck Pickup: Super 58 (Passive/Alnico)
• Controls: 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3-Way Pickup Selector
• Tuners: Die-Cast w/Half Moon Buttons
• Control Knobs: Sure Grip III
• Hardware: Antique Gold
• Strings: Flatwound
• Case Included: No