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The AS93FML is a left-handed Artcore Expressionist series hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2018. It is made in Indonesia.

The AS93FML features a full-sized, double-cutaway, semi-hollow body design constructed of a laminated flamed maple top with ƒ holes and cream multi-binding on laminated flamed maple sides and back. The set-in mahogany and maple neck has a 22-fret ebony fingerboard with cream binding and acrylic block position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Super 58 humbucking pickups with gold covers and individual volume and tone controls, a Tune-o-matic style bridge with a Quik Change tailpiece, a plastic nut, a tortoise shell pickguard, Sure Grip III knobs, and Ibanez tuning machines.

For 2019 the mahogany and maple neck was replaced with nyatoh and maple. For 2020 the bridge was swapped to the new Gibraltar Performer. For 2021 the fretboard material was changed to Macassar ebony.

The AS93FM is a right-handed version. The AG95QAL is a related full-hollow body model.

Specifications[]

Specifications for AS93FML
Model name: AS93FML
Year(s) offered: 2018–2024
Sold in: Americas & Oceania 2019–2024 / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: US$964.43 (2018)[1] / JP¥ 110,000 (2021)[2] / JP¥ 120,000 (2023)[3] / JP¥ 140,000 (2024)[4]
Finish(es): Violin Sunburst (VLS)
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: Flamed maple (laminated)
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
2018–2019: ART-1
2020–2024: Gibraltar Performer (10.5mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
Quik Change III
Pickguard:
Tortoise shell on bakelite w/ ivory binding
Knob style:
Sure Grip III
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
Expressionist AS
Neck material:
2018: 3-piece mahogany/ maple
2019–2024: 3-piece nyatoh/ maple
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
2018–2020: Ebony w/ ivory binding
2021–2024: Macassar ebony w/ ivory binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Acrylic block
Frets:
22 / medium nickel silver
Nut:
Ivory plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez w/ half-moon buttons
Electronics/ Strings
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
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.)

Images[]

Additional details
2021 AS93FML VLS 5B 03 front
Front of body
2021 AS93FML VLS 5B 03 back
Rear of body
HH 3-way toggle
Pickup switching
Controls 2V2T3
Controls layout

Sources[]

  1. 2018 USA winter new product catalog (p. 16)
  2. AS93FML product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2021
  3. AS93FML product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2023
  4. AS93FML product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2024
  • 2019 Europe catalog (p. 52)
  • AS93FML product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived August 2019
  • AS93FML product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
  • AS93FML product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2021
  • AS93FML product page, Ibanez USA, archived June 2022
  • AS93FML product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2024
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