The AS55 is a hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1981. It was made in Japan by FujiGen and was a spot model which never appeared in a catalog. It is also referred to as the AS-55.
The AS55 features a semi-hollow, double cutaway body which is 15% smaller than the other AS models. It's more similar in size to the AM models which were introduced in 1982.
The AS55 has a laminated maple top with ƒ holes and ivory binding on maple back and sides with a hard rock maple center block mated to a set-in birch neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with ivory binding and pearl dot position markers. Electronics consist of a pair of Ibanez humbucking pickups with an uncovered V2 at the bridge and a Super 58 with chrome cover at the neck, the pickups have individual volume and tone controls and are mounted in black pickup rings. Other components include a Tune-o-matic style ST bridge, a Quik Change tailpiece, a bone nut, a black pickguard, speed knobs, and VelveTune II machine heads.
The AS50 shares the same body as the AS55 but has a pair of V2 pickups and lacks the decorative inlay on the headstock. The AS100 is a related model with a larger body, ebony fretboard and different pickups.
