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The AM103BM is an Artcore Custom series hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in mid-2008. It was a spot model which never appeared in a catalog and was made in China.

The AM103BM features a smaller, double-cutaway, semi-hollow body design with a laminated burl maple top with ƒ holes and flame maple binding on burl maple back and sides mated to a set-in maple and walnut neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with flame maple binding and abalone custom block position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Super 58 Custom humbucking pickups with gold covers and individual volume and tone controls, a Tune-o-matic style bridge with a Quik Change tailpiece, a plastic nut, rosewood knobs, and Ibanez tuning machines with white buttons.

The AS103BM is a related model with a slightly larger body and a pickguard.

This AM103BM was discontinued after 2009.

Specifications[]

Specifications for AM103BM
Year(s) offered: 2008–2009
Made in: China
Finish(es): Antique Brown (ABR)
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 448mm / 17⅝"
  Width: 368mm / 14½"
  Depth: 67mm / 2⅝"
Top:
  Material: Burl maple (laminated)
  Binding: Flame maple
Back/sides:
  Material: Burl maple (laminated)
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
ART-1 (10.5mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
Quik Change III
Knob style:
Rosewood bell
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
Artcore Custom AM
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood w/ flame maple binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone custom block
Frets:
22 / medium
Nut:
Ivory plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast w/ white acrylic half-moon buttons
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez Super 58 Custom (H) passive/ceramic
Neck pickup:
Ibanez Super 58 Custom (H) passive/ceramic
Controls:
Two volumes / two tones / 3-way toggle pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" mono (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.010/.013/.017/.030/.042/.052
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

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

Sources[]

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