Up for sale, a 1990 Ibanez Artstar AM200 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. This early Ibanez Artstar features a highly-figured burl mahogany body with a gloss Antique Violin finish and a pair of Super 58 humbuckers. The AM200 was the thinnest and smallest offering in the Artstar line, introduced in 88, marrying the comfort and size of a solid body with the rich, open sound of a semi-hollow.
Tonewoods include burl mahogany top, back, and sides with a maple centerblock, three-piece maple/mahogany neck, and a bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard. Acoustically, this guitar offers both glassy immediacy and warmth, qualities faithfully captured by the Super 58 humbuckers. The PAF-style Super 58s are bright and bold, with a harmonically-rich midrange and sparkling highs; the bridge has a focused upper-midrange punch, with smooth, sweet sounds when toggling to the neck. This AM200 is featherweight at 6lbs 13oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mikes Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany/maple (three-piece)
-Shape: Artstar AM (slender C), measuring .790 1st fret, .895 12th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, 22-fret, abalone/pearloid split-block inlay
-Frets: Medium jumbo, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-7
-Scale Length: 24 3/4
-Nut: 1 11/16, bone
-Tuners: Gotoh, pearloid buttons
-Serialization: H90-prefix (August, 1990 production)
Body Specs:
-Wood: Burl mahogany (maple centerblock)
-Pickups: Super 58 humbucker x2
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Gibraltar II bridge, Quik Change II tailpiece, bound burl mahogany guard
-Plastics: Sure Grip II knobs
-Label: Serialized, bass-side F hole
The gloss Antique Violin finish highlights the dimensional figuring in the burl mahogany, framed by multi-ply binding. Cosmetic wear is limited to mild buckle rash and a singular finish chip central to the back, some minor dings on the body as a whole and light wear on the top headstock edge. The gloss on the neck profile is clean and smooth, with a few shallow marks that dont distract the palm.
A gigbag is included.
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