Changes: AS73FM

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AS73FM Green Valley Gradation (more images)

The AS73FM is an Artcore series hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2019. It is produced in Indonesia.

The AS73FM features a double-cutaway, semi-hollow body design with an arched laminated flamed maple top with ƒ holes and ivory multi-binding on linden back and sides mated to a set-in nyatoh neck with a 22-fret laurel fingerboard with ivory binding and acrylic block position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Classic Elite humbucking pickups with chrome covers and individual volume and tone controls, a Tune-o-matic style bridge, a Quik Change tailpiece, a plastic nut, a black pickguard, Sure Grip III knobs, and Ibanez tuning machines.

For 2020 the fretboard was changed to walnut and the bridge was replaced with the new Gibraltar Performer.

The AS73 is a similar model without the flamed maple top.

Specifications

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Specifications for AS73FM

Model name: AS73FM

Year(s) offered: 2019–2022

Sold in: Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / North & South America and Oceania / USA

Made in: Indonesia

Finish(es): Azure Blue Gradation (AZG) / Green Valley Gradation (GVG) / Transparent Autumn Fade (TAF) 2020–2021 / Transparent Indigo Fade (TIF) 2020–2022

Body

Body type:
Hollow body

Dimensions:
  Length: 489mm / 19¼"
  Width: 400mm / 15¾"
  Depth: 67mm / 2⅝"

Top:
Material: Flamed maple (laminated)
Binding: Ivory multi-ply

Back/sides:
Material: Linden (laminated)

Neck joint:
Set-in

Bridge:
2019: ART-1
2020–2022: Gibraltar Performer (10.5mm string spacing)

Tailpiece:
Quik Change III

Pickguard:
3-layer: black/white/black

Knob style:
Sure Grip III (black)

Hardware color:
Chrome

Neck

Neck type:
AS Artcore

Neck material:
1-piece nyatoh

Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"

Fingerboard material:
2019: Laurel w/ ivory binding
2020–2022: Walnut w/ ivory binding

Fingerboard inlays:
Acrylic block

Frets:
22 / medium

Nut:
Ivory plastic (43mm)

Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast w/ half-moon buttons

Electronics/ Strings

Pickup configuration:
HH

Bridge pickup:
Ibanez Classic Elite bridge (H)

Neck pickup:
Ibanez Classic Elite neck (H)

Controls:
Two volumes / two tones / 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.)

About this table

Images

Additional finishes/ details

Azure Blue Gradation

Transparent Autumn Fade

Transparent Indigo Fade

Pickup switching

Controls layout

Front of body (TIF finish)

Rear of body (TIF finish)

Video

2019 Ibanez AS73FM ( Review )

Sources

2019 USA winter new product catalog (page 16)
2019 Europe catalog (page 54)
AS73FM product page, Ibanez USA, archived August 2019
AS73FM product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
AS73FM product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021

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  | file    = 2019 AS73FM GVG 5B 01.png
- | caption = AS73FM Green Valley Gradation
+ | caption = '''AS73FM''' Green Valley Gradation
  | more    = yes
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 == Specifications ==
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+ | name        = AS73FM
  | type        = Guitar
- | name        =
  | series      = Artcore series
  | subseries   =
- | year        = 2019–2020
+ | year        = 2019–2022
  | area        = Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / North & South America and Oceania / USA
  | made        = Indonesia
+ | colors      = Azure Blue Gradation (AZG) / Green Valley Gradation (GVG) / Transparent Autumn Fade (TAF) ''2020–2021'' / Transparent Indigo Fade (TIF) ''2020–2022''
- | made2yrs    = 2019
- | colors      = Azure Blue Gradation (AZG) / Green Valley Gradation (GVG) / Transparent Autumn Fade (TAF) ''2020'' / Transparent Indigo Fade (TIF) ''2020''
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  | bodybinding = Ivory multi-ply
  | matneck     = {{1pn}}
- | matfb       = ''2019'': Laurel w/ ivory binding<br/>''2020'': Walnut w/ ivory binding
+ | matfb       = ''2019'': Laurel w/ ivory binding<br/>''2020–2022'': Walnut w/ ivory binding
  | nj          = [[Set-in]]
  | neck        = [[AS Artcore (neck type)|AS Artcore]]
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  | fretsize    = medium
  | fretedge    =
- | bridge      = ''2019'': [[ART-1]]<br/>''2020'': [[Gibraltar Performer]]
+ | bridge      = ''2019'': [[ART-1]]<br/>''2020–2022'': [[Gibraltar Performer]]
  | stringspace = 10.5mm
  | tailpiece   = [[Quik Change III]]
  | hw          = Chrome
  | pucon       = HH
- | puneck      = Ibanez [[Classic Elite]] {{H}}
+ | puneck      = Ibanez [[Classic Elite]] neck {{H}}
- | pubridge    = Ibanez [[Classic Elite]] {{H}}
+ | pubridge    = Ibanez [[Classic Elite]] bridge {{H}}
  | control     = {{2V2T3}}
  | output      = {{Mono}} (side mounted)
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  | models
  | title = Additional finishes/ details
- | 2019 AS73FM AZG 5B 01.png | Azure Blue Gradation
+ | 2019 AS73FM AZG 5B 01.png       | Azure Blue Gradation
- | 2020 AS73FM TAF 5B 02.png | Transparent Autumn Fade
+ | 2020 AS73FM TAF 5B 02.png       | Transparent Autumn Fade
- | 2020 AS73FM TIF 5B 02.png | Transparent Indigo Fade
+ | 2020 AS73FM TIF 5B 02.png       | Transparent Indigo Fade
- | HH 3-way toggle.png | Pickup switching
+ | HH 3-way toggle.png             | Pickup switching
- | Controls 2V2T3.png | Control layout
+ | Controls 2V2T3.png              | Controls layout
+ | 2021 AS73FM TIF 5B 02 front.jpg | Front of body (TIF finish)
+ | 2021 AS73FM TIF 5B 02 back.jpg  | Rear of body (TIF finish)
+}}
+== Video ==
+{{Video
+ | name     = Ibanez 2019 Artcore AS73FM Review
+ | alt-text =
+ | caption  = ''2019 Ibanez '''AS73FM''' ( Review )''
 }}
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 * [http://web.archive.org/web/20190810163259/https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/detail/as73fm_5b_01.html AS73FM product page], Ibanez USA, archived August 2019
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20200115164200/https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/detail/as73fm_5b_02.html AS73FM product page], Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20210115223503/http://www.ibanez.com/cn/products/detail/as73fm_5b_02.html AS73FM product page], Ibanez China, archived January 2021
 [[Category:Artcore models]]
+[[Category:AS models]]
 [[Category:HH pickup configuration]]
 [[Category:New in 2019]]
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 [[Category:Updated in 2020]]
 [[Category:2020 models]]
+[[Category:2021 models]]
+[[Category:2022 models]]
+[[Category:2022 catalogs]]