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The ASV103 is an Artstar series hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2019. It was made in Indonesia and sold exclusively in Japan.

The ASV103 features a semi-hollow, double-cutaway body design with a laminated spruce top with ƒ holes and ivory multi-binding on flamed 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 bridge with a Quik Change tailpiece, a bone nut, a spruce pickguard which matches the body, Sure Grip III knobs, and Ibanez tuning machines.

For 2021 the fretboard material was changed to Macassar ebony and the bridge was swapped for the new Gibraltar Artist.

The ASV113 is a similar model with a flamed maple top. The AFV105 is a related full-hollow guitar.

The ASV103 was discontinued after 2021.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for ASV103
Model name: ASV103
Year(s) offered: 2019–2021
Sold in: Japan
Made in: Indonesia
Finish(es): Resonant Cherry Red (RCR)
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 464mm / 18¼"
  Width: 400mm / 15¾"
  Depth: 67mm / 2⅝"
Top:
  Material: Spruce (laminated)
  Binding: Ivory multi-ply
Back/sides:
  Material: Flamed maple (laminated)
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
2019–2020: ART-1 (10.4mm string spacing)
2021: Gibraltar Artist (10.5mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
Quik Change III
Pickguard:
Spruce w/ ivory binding
Knob style:
Sure Grip III (Black)
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
Artstar
Neck material:
3-piece nyatoh/ maple
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
2019–2020: Ebony w/ ivory binding
2021: Macassar ebony w/ ivory binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Acrylic block
Frets:
22 / medium (Artstar edge treatment)
Nut:
Bone (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

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