AS53L

For other models with the same name, see AS53L (disambiguation).

AS53L Tobacco Flat

The AS53L is a left-handed Artcore series hollow body electric guitar model reintroduced by Ibanez for 2021. It is produced in Indonesia.

The AS53L features a double-cutaway, semi-hollow body design with an arched laminated sapele top with ƒ holes and ivory binding on sapele back and sides mated to a set-in nyatoh neck with a 22-fret walnut fingerboard with ivory binding and acrylic dot position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Infinity R humbucking pickups, a Tune-o-matic style Gibraltar Performer bridge with Quik Change III tailpiece, a plastic nut, speed knobs, and Ibanez tuning machines.

The AS53 is a right-handed version.

Specifications

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Specifications for AS53L

Model name: AS53L Year(s) offered: 2021 Sold in: Asia & Africa / Europe / North & South America and Oceania Made in: Indonesia Finish(es): Tobacco Flat (TF)
Body Body type: Hollow body Dimensions:   Length: 489mm / 19¼"   Width: 400mm / 15¾"   Depth: 67mm / 2⅝" Top:   Material: Sapele (laminated)   Binding: Ivory plastic Back/sides:   Material: Sapele (laminated) Neck joint: Set-in Bridge: Gibraltar Performer (10.5mm string spacing) Tailpiece: Quik Change III Knob style: Speed (black) Hardware color: Chrome	Neck Neck type: AS Artcore Neck material: 1-piece nyatoh Scale length: 628mm/ 24¾" Fingerboard material: Walnut w/ ivory binding Fingerboard inlays: White dot Frets: 22 / medium Nut: Ivory plastic (43mm) Machine heads: Ibanez die-cast	Electronics/ Strings Pickup configuration: HH Bridge pickup: Ibanez Infinity R bridge (H) passive/ ceramic Neck pickup: Ibanez Infinity R neck (H) passive/ ceramic Controls: Master volume / master tone / 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.)

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Front of body

Rear of body

Pickup switching diagram

Controls layout

Sources

• AS53L product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived February 2021
• 2021 Europe catalog (p. 71)