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2020 AS93QMC AQM 5B 01
AS93QMC Aqua Marine Red copyright sprite

The AS93QMC is an Artcore Expressionist series hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2020. It was made in Indonesia and is a spot model offered for sale only in Japan.

The AS93QMC features a semi-hollow, double cutaway body design with a quilted maple top with ƒ holes and ivory multi-binding on quilted maple back and sides mated to a set-in nyatoh and maple neck with a 22-fret ebony fingerboard with ivory 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 Gibraltar Performer bridge with a Quik Change tailpiece, a plastic nut, a tortoise shell pickguard, Sure Grip III knobs, and Ibanez tuning machines.

The AS93FM is a similar model with flamed maple top, back and sides and gold hardware. The AM93QMC is a related model with a smaller AM body.

The AS93QMC was discontinued after 2021.

Specifications[]

Specifications for AS93QMC
Model name: AS93QMC
Year(s) offered: 2020–2021
Sold in: Japan
Made in: Indonesia
Finish(es): Aqua Marine (AQM)
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 489mm / 19¼"
  Width: 400mm / 15¾"
  Depth: 67mm / 2⅝"
Top:
  Material: Quilted maple (laminated)
  Binding: Ivory 3-ply
Back/sides:
  Material: Linden
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
Gibraltar Performer (10.4mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
Quik Change III
Pickguard:
Tortoise shell on bakelite
Knob style:
Sure Grip III (black)
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
AS Expressionist
Neck material:
3-piece nyatoh/ maple
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Ebony w/ ivory binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Acrylic block
Frets:
22 / medium
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.)

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Additional details
HH 3-way toggle
Pickup switching
Controls 2V2T3
Control layout

Sources[]

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