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The AK100 is a hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2008. It was made in China as part of the Artcore series.

The AK100 features a thick, full-hollow body design with a laminated maple top with ƒ holes and cream multi-binding on maple back and sides with a single pointed Florentine cutaway mated to a set-in maple and walnut neck with a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with cream binding and abalone split block position markers. Components include dual Ibanez Super 58 Custom humbucking pickups with gold covers and individual volume and tone controls, ivory pickup rings, an ART-W bridge with wooden saddle and base, a VT60 trapeze tailpiece, a plastic nut, a maple pickguard with matching finish, rosewood bell knobs, and Ibanez tuning machines.

The AK105SM is a similar model with a spalted maple body. The AK95 is a related model with a spruce top on flamed maple back and sides and different pickups and tailpiece.

The AK100 was discontinued after 2010.

Specifications[]

Related content: Artcore series | Models-icon
Specifications for AK100
Year(s) offered: 2008–2010
Sold in: Europe
Made in: China
Finish(es): Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 495mm / 19½"
  Width: 400mm / 15¾"
  Depth: 92mm / 3⅝" (70mm at tail)
Top:
  Material: Maple (laminated)
  Binding: Cream multi-ply
Back/sides:
  Material: Maple
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
ART-W w/ wooden saddle & base (10.4mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
VT60 trapeze
Pickguard:
Maple veneer on bakelite
Knob style:
Rosewood bell
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
Artcore AK
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood w/ cream binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone split block
Frets:
20 / medium
Nut:
Ivory plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast w/ half-moon buttons
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez Super 58 Custom (H)
Neck pickup:
Ibanez Super 58 Custom (H)
Controls:
Two volumes / two tones / 3-way toggle pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" mono (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.011/.015/.022w/.030/.040/.050 flatwound
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
HH 3-way toggle
Pickup switching
Controls 2V2T3 hollow
Control layout

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