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The AS93ZW is an Artcore Expressionist series hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2019. It is made in Indonesia.

The AS93ZW features a full-sized, double-cutaway, semi-hollow body design constructed of a laminated zebrawood top with ƒ holes and cream multi-binding on laminated zebrawood sides and back. The set-in nyatoh 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 2020 the bridge was replaced with the new Gibraltar Performer. For 2021 the fretboard material was changed to Macassar ebony.

The AS93FM is a similar model constructed of flamed maple. The AS93QMC is a similar spot model with a quilted maple top and chrome hardware. The AF95FM and AG95QA are related full-hollow body models.

From 2022 the AS93ZW was offered only in Japan.

Specifications[]

Specifications for AS93ZW
Model name: AS93ZW
Year(s) offered: 2019–2024
Sold in: Americas & Oceania 2019–2021 / Asia & Africa 2019–2021 / China 2019–2021 / Europe 2019–2021 / Japan / USA 2019–2024
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: US$895.54 (2019)[1] / JP¥ 110,000 (2022)[2] / JP¥ 130,000 (2024)[3] • SMAP: US$649.99 (2019)[1]
Finish(es): Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 489mm / 19¼"
  Width: 400mm / 15¾"
  Depth: 67mm / 2⅝"
Top:
  Material: Zebrawood (laminated)
  Binding: Ivory multi-ply
Back/sides:
  Material: Zebrawood (laminated)
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
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:
3-piece nyatoh/ maple
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
2019–2020: Ebony w/ ivory binding
2021–2024: Macassar 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.)

Images[]

Additional details
2021 AS93ZW NT 5B 03 front
Front of body
2021 AS93ZW NT 5B 03 back
Rear of body
HH 3-way toggle
Pickup switching
Controls 2V2T3
Controls layout

Video[]

AS93ZW review


Sources[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 2019 USA winter new product catalog (p. 14)
  2. AS93ZW product page, Ibanez Japan, archived June 2022
  3. AS93ZW product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2024
  • 2019 Europe catalog (p. 51)
  • AS93ZW product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived August 2019
  • AS93ZW product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
  • AS93ZW product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2021
  • AS93ZW product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2023
  • AS93ZW product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2024
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