GARTS80

GARTS80 Cherry Sunburst

The GARTS80 is an ART series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2012. It was made in China as part of the affordable GIO line.

The GARTS80 features an arched flamed maple top on a basswood body mated to a set-in maple neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez humbucking pickups with metal covers mounted in ivory pickup rings and a Full Tune III Tune-o-matic style bridge with tailpiece.

The GART80EX is a similar model with a bolt-on neck and EMG pickups.

The GARTS80 was discontinued after 2013.

Specifications

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Specifications for GARTS80

Year(s) offered: 2012–2013 Sold in: Asia (excluding Japan) Made in: China Finish(es): Cherry Sunburst (CS) / Transparent Black Sunburst (TKS)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Basswood w/ flamed maple top Neck joint: Set-in Bridge: Full Tune III fixed Tailpiece: Standard Knob style: Plastic dome Hardware color: Cosmo black	Neck Neck type: GART Neck material: 1-piece maple Scale length: 628mm/ 24¾" Fingerboard material: Rosewood Fingerboard inlays: Pearloid dot Frets: 22 / medium Nut: Black plastic (42mm) Machine heads: Ibanez die-cast	Electronics Pickup configuration: HH Bridge pickup: Ibanez STD-C4 (H) passive Neck pickup: Ibanez STD-C3 (H) passive Controls: Two volumes / master tone / 3-way toggle pickup selector

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Additional finishes/ details

Transparent Black Sunburst

Pickup switching diagram

Control layout

Sources

• 2012 Asia catalog (page 8)
• GARTS80 product page, Ibanez Asia, archived October 2012.