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The AS103T is an Artstar series hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2022. It is made in Indonesia as a spot model available exclusively from Japanese retailer Shimamura Gakki.

The AS103T features a semi-hollow, double cutaway body design with a maple top with ƒ holes and cream multi-binding on maple back and sides mated to a set-in nyatoh and maple neck with a 22-fret Macassar ebony fingerboard with binding and acrylic and abalone split block position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Super 58 humbucking pickups with gold covers and individual volume and tone controls and a Tri-sound switch for the neck, a roller bridge and Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, a bone nut, a black pickguard, Sure Grip III knobs, and Ibanez tuning machines.

The AS113 is a related model with a spruce top on flamed maple back and sides and a standard stop tailpiece.

The AS103T was produced only in 2022.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for AS103T
Model name: AS103T
Year(s) offered: 2022
Sold in: Japan
Made in: Indonesia
Finish(es): Black (BK)
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 489mm / 19¼"
  Width: 400mm / 15¾"
  Depth: 67mm / 2⅝"
Top:
  Material: Maple (laminated)
  Binding: 3-ply cream
Back/sides:
  Material: Maple (laminated)
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
Ibanez ART-2 roller (10.5mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
Bigsby B70 vibrato
Pickguard:
Red tortoise
Knob style:
Sure Grip III
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
AS Artstar
Neck material:
3-piece nyatoh/ maple
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Macassar ebony w/ cream binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Acrylic/ abalone split block
Frets:
22 / medium (Artstar edge treatment)
Nut:
Bone (43mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast w/ half moon buttons
String gauge (factory):
.010/.013/.017/.030/.042/.052
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)
Electronics
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez Super 58 bridge (H) passive/alnico
Neck pickup:
Ibanez Super 58 neck (H) passive/alnico
Controls:
Two volumes / two tones / 3-way toggle pickup selector / Tri-sound switch for neck pickup
Output jack:
¼" mono (side mounted)

Images[]

Additional details
AS113 nut
Bone nut
AS113 NECK
3pc Nyatoh/Maple neck
HH-3-way single-tri-sound
Pickup switching
Controls JSM10
Controls layout

Sources[]