AR150

AR150 Black (more images)

The AR150 is an Artist series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1983. It was made in Japan by FujiGen.

The AR150 features an arched flame maple top on a double-cutaway mahogany body mated to a set-in three-piece rock maple neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with binding and pearloid dot position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Super 58 humbucking pickups mounted in black pickup rings with gold covers and individual volume and tone controls and a push-push Duo Sound coil-split switch on each tone, a Hard Rocker Pro two-point tremolo bridge, rubberized Sure Grip II control knobs, and VelveTune machine heads.

The AR100 is a similar model with a fixed bridge.

The AR150 was produced only in 1983.

Specifications

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Specifications for AR150

Model name: AR150 Year(s) offered: 1983 Sold in: Worldwide Made in: Japan Finish(es): Black (BK) / Cherry Sunburst (CS) / Marine Sunburst (MS)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Mahogany w/ flame maple top Neck joint: Set-in w/ smooth heel Bridge: Hard Rocker Pro tremolo Knob style: Sure Grip II Hardware color: Gold	Neck Neck type: AR Neck material: 3-piece rock maple Scale length: 628mm/ 24¾" Fingerboard material: Rosewood w/ binding Fingerboard inlays: Pearloid dot Frets: 22 / medium nickel silver Nut: Bone Machine heads: Ibanez VelveTune II	Electronics/ Strings Pickup configuration: HH Bridge pickup: Ibanez Super 58 (H) gold cover Neck pickup: Ibanez Super 58 (H) gold cover Controls: Two volumes / two tones / 3-way toggle pickup selector / individual push-push Duo Sound switches on tone pots String gauge (factory): .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042 Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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Images

Other available finishes

File:1983 AR150 CS.jpg

Cherry Sunburst

Marine Sunburst

Additional details

Marine Sunburst (front)

Pickup switching

Controls layout

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Sources

• Ibanez Ar-150-MS; Ibanez Collectors World (enthusiast forum); October 22, 2005; archived March 2008
• HASENOBU1983AR150BK; Hasenobu (admin) on AR World (enthusiast site); December 24, 2010; archived June 2024