The AS100 is a hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1979. It was made in Japan by FujiGen and replaced the similar 2629.
The AS100 features a semi-hollow, double cutaway body with a laminated maple or birch top with ƒ holes and ivory binding on maple or birch back and sides with a hard rock maple center block mated to a set-in mahogany neck with a 22-fret ebony fingerboard with ivory binding and pearl dot position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Super 58 or Super 70 humbucking pickups with chrome covers and individual volume and tone controls, black pickup rings, a Tune-o-matic style ST bridge, a Quik Change II tailpiece, a bone nut, a black pickguard, Sure Grip II knobs, and Smooth Tuner machine heads.
Several changes were introduced for 1982 including a mahogany neck, Ibanez Super 58 pickups and Sure Grip knobs
The AS50 is a related model with a slightly smaller body, rosewood fretboard and different pickups. The AS200 is a related model with a flamed maple body and different fretboard inlays.
The AS100 was discontinued after 1982. The similar AS80 was introduced for 1983.
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