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Hollow Body/Semi Hollow Body Electric Guitar from Ibanez belonging to the Artcore series

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  • allinmyguitarallinmyguitar

    Superb guitar

    Ibanez AS103Published on 03/25/14 at 13:32
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    very very nice finish for this price, but certainly not give bcp cheaper than gibson

    UTILIZATION

    super nice handle and easy game

    SOUNDS

    you can hear the sound of this guitar through a POD HD 500 in the 3rd song in this video



    the sound can be a little too "fat" sometimes the guitar has a lot of low and medium but for jazz style / blues is very good.

    the sustain is impressive

    Also the pickups are silent, great when it comes to s studio recording

    OVERALL OPINION

    3 months

    hitherto very satisfied
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    very very nice finish for this price, but certainly not give bcp cheaper than gibson

    UTILIZATION

    super nice handle and easy game

    SOUNDS

    you can hear the sound of this guitar through a POD HD 500 in the 3rd song in this video



    the sound can be a little too "fat" sometimes the guitar has a lot of low and medium but for jazz style / blues is very good.

    the sustain is impressive

    Also the pickups are silent, great when it comes to s studio recording

    OVERALL OPINION

    3 months

    hitherto very satisfied
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  • James...James...

    Awesome value

    Ibanez AS103Published on 10/20/11 at 19:17
    Made in Japan I believe. Basically the prestige line of Ibanez hollow bodies. Set up very much like an old 335. Two volume two tone. Nice apointments. Good flame and nice hardware. Inlays are pretty decent. Overall there aren't a lot of surprises here if you're looking for a good semi-hollow. It's always good to play before you buy but if you are familiar with these types of guitars you will get what you think you are getting.

    UTILIZATION

    Very playable. Access is great, and if you look at the guitar this should be obvious. The design is very traditional and obviously geared towards the old school Gibson crowd. For all intents this is Ibanez' take on the 335.

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    Made in Japan I believe. Basically the prestige line of Ibanez hollow bodies. Set up very much like an old 335. Two volume two tone. Nice apointments. Good flame and nice hardware. Inlays are pretty decent. Overall there aren't a lot of surprises here if you're looking for a good semi-hollow. It's always good to play before you buy but if you are familiar with these types of guitars you will get what you think you are getting.

    UTILIZATION

    Very playable. Access is great, and if you look at the guitar this should be obvious. The design is very traditional and obviously geared towards the old school Gibson crowd. For all intents this is Ibanez' take on the 335.

    SOUNDS

    So let me explain this review. I recently went with a friend of mine to guitar center to get his first "real" guitar. Generally I'm not a guitar center fan but he needed to play a lot of guitars to find out what he liked. So this was the logical solution. He's a jazz guy so he knew he wanted a hollowbody and that was about it. He was prepared to spend $3000 if he needed to. We were looking for "the one" for him. Started with the Gretsches and were not very impressed. They didn't have many but the ones they had were just meh. He seemed to gravitate toward the Gibson semi-hollows which was understandable. He played a 335 for about an hour and it did indeed sound good. Although I played it and thought it was priced a bit high for what it was.

    I actually found the 103 and suggested he play it. I'll be honest, the tone wasn't really any better or worse than the 335. Maybe a little more jazzy while the 335 was more of a rock guitar. But the playability of the 103 was far and away better than the Gibson. In terms of build quality I think they were about the same, but the 103 did seem more polished I think.

    OVERALL OPINION

    Long story short we bought him the AS103 because it was simply the best one in the store. Sorry Gibson. I will say the pickups surprised me. They were quite nice. Sure, some hardcore tone chasers might wanna drop some cash on a hand wound set. But most players will keep these. Neither of us could find anything we hated on the guitar. The bridge is a little different but it does the job. I recommend it highly.
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  • lgdaslgdas

    Ibanez AS103Published on 12/16/06 at 01:47
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    This is the "high end" of the series AS, Artcore Custom, the quarter with cash beam sustain at an affordable price.
    They are built in China by makers of children working 14 hours a day, with no hope of retirement, no social security, one day off per week: progress and sustainable development are underway ... and we can enjoy



    This is a guitar blonde, slightly raised from Rimel: all the guitar is maple and acastillage gold, enhanced by elements brown rosewood head veneer, ebony buttons ...
    The decoration is successful, the finish is of very good quality.



    Plywood body is maple with a flamed maple surface, the most beautiful effect. The table, the gills and back are decorated with…
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    This is the "high end" of the series AS, Artcore Custom, the quarter with cash beam sustain at an affordable price.
    They are built in China by makers of children working 14 hours a day, with no hope of retirement, no social security, one day off per week: progress and sustainable development are underway ... and we can enjoy



    This is a guitar blonde, slightly raised from Rimel: all the guitar is maple and acastillage gold, enhanced by elements brown rosewood head veneer, ebony buttons ...
    The decoration is successful, the finish is of very good quality.



    Plywood body is maple with a flamed maple surface, the most beautiful effect. The table, the gills and back are decorated with a pleated black net / Ivory ... Plastic of course, but quality. The varnish is a bit too much for my taste.
    Internal beam in Maple too (but it seems that there is also a fine instrument as bubinga connection between the beam and rounded the table (as far as I can see through the gills).
    The handle 3 part maple, separated by two nets bubinga (a kind of mahogany), more for aesthetics than sound or strength. The rosewood fingerboard is adorned with rectangular frames in abalone and mother of pearl (false). A net around the neck ivory: very classy.
    The finish of the 22 medium jumbo frets, is impeccable. These frets are quite high, scheduled for tie rods seriously: the 10/48 is a fair bit of 11/50 or higher is preferable.
    Bridge-type Tune o-matic, the tailpiece is equipped with fine-tunings ... and we wonder why: the mechanical work very well!
    The two microphones, grounded on the beam to sustain, are Super 58 custom, not to be confused with the real Super 58 MIJ: their Chinese version, less efficient. Each has a volume and tone effectively.
    The guitar comes with a box, gray ugly black wig inside, low end, but it's still a box, and it is clearly better than nothing poor or nylon cover.



    UTILIZATION

    Half-boxes are generally large guitars, compared with boxes full. Result: she plays very well seated, it is perfectly balanced (allow time to adjust its size if it has a full case).
    The handle is very good, suitable for all types of games, barely wider than a round of Start '(2 mm). The 22 frets are usable, you just dislocate a bit for the last 5.
    Originally, the sound is very balanced, intermediate between a "real" semi-hollow and solid body. In fact, I think this guitar is more similar, relatively speaking, to Lucille as a Sheraton, for example. This is an interesting compromise: you lose some wood in the sound, but it becomes more versatile.
    Sound vacuum is not very powerful, but you can play without the amp for training.



    SOUNDS

    This guitar can take in a lot of genres, from jazz to heavy rock work through the reggea. His favorite is the Funk-Blues-Rock.

    Sounds original configuration.
    Neck pickup: warm sound, a little woody turning down the volume and tone, vibrant good (it also comes from the maple). The saturation is quite dark, but lack of grain. The type of pick used the sound changes a lot.
    Micro Bridge: a more aggressive, a little loud in the clear, much better saturation. Harmonics are present, but not easy (you must pick them up with your fingers).
    Interesting intermediate position: the sound is dug, the less powerful permetttant playing funky or country with a lot of authenticity: it is the highlight of the guitar in original configuration.

    Connected to an old Roland Spirit 30 (transistors), the correct, but very flat. It comes from the amp of course, but it confirms that this guitar needs a good amp to express his qualities.
    Plugged into a Vox AD30 (modeling), the couple works well, the models can use the guitar in any situation.
    Plugged into a Vox AC 15 (lamps) it takes another dimension. The guitar is really more expressive through the exploitation of the dynamics of the amp.
    Plugged into an amp sound ... I have not tried, it would be interesting to do to see if it highlights the side of the woods.

    Here are some samples made initially to remove the evil which I lampooned the AS 103 could do jazz sounds.
    This is a piece of the theme of In a Sentimental Mood.
    Neck pickup: http://media.putfile.com/AF103NeckDug
    Intermediate: http://media.putfile.com/AF103IntDug
    Bridge pickup: http://media.putfile.com/AF103BridDug



    From my point of view, and according to my tastes, the limit of this guitar is the pickups, they are good, usable in all styles ... because very neutral in terms of grain.
    Now I wait a guitar it has a type, color, type, that we should fight a little with his character. So I ask Gibson '57 Classic, and now, great!

    Sounds custom configuration.
    Neck pickup ('57): its very hot, hotter and more wooded than the original, very good dynamic. The microphone captures better the influence of the violin, and reduces the heat a little dominant snapping provided by Maple. The dynamic is reinforced. Saturation is dark, raging, roaring, nothing to do with a Les Paul anyway, but we are not far from a 335 maple, I like! The clean sounds are much more flutes and singing. The nuances of games are faithfully reproduced.
    Micro Bridge ('57 +): more aggressive sound, but still exploitable clear: acute are not garish. Saturated, it is the purpose of this microphone, there is the angry side, but more aggressive harmonics come easily.
    Middle position: it is great. The sound is cut, always a little less powerful, very sensitive to the nuances of the game: great singing and flute playing when you cast when you brush slamming funky, very country in picking the legate to crunchy blues-rock is a wonder, the control is total saturation with a pick

    Anything plugged into it works! Of course the sound is not the same as the amp, but the change is sensitive enough to be noticeable on all system

    Meanwhile other samples, this is a start of work on the theme of Autumn Leaves: Neck pickup, Vox AC 15 amp output resumed Line, wha wha pedal Snarling Dogs. http://media.putfile.com/AutomnLeaves
    And some samples made before, to see his customized compare to the original: Korg PX4D preamp direct into the sound card, modeling JazzChorus.
    Neck pickup, volume-bottom: http://media.putfile.com/Mood-GibV10
    The same, volume 4: http://media.putfile.com/Mood-GibV4



    OVERALL OPINION

    Children Chinese luthiers are working really well: the level of finish is quite imprressionant for this price range, and having in hand a beautiful thing really matters in the pleasure of playing ;-)
    It is perfectly balanced and easy to play, including a sitting position.

    Should I change the pickups?
    Not necessarily: the compromise on the sounds and neutrality of origin seem positive. The guitar is quite usable with a good amp.
    I customized a guitar for less versatile and more typical. In retrospect, the choice of Classic 57 'seems appropriate to this view (it's still € 300 more ...), but it was not a necessity for the guitar sounds.

    Does it cost the maple finish?
    There are indeed other less expensive models in the range. With the original pickups, they blies me slightly back from the NT model 103 ... but barely, and I'm not sure that my decision was not influenced by the fact that I love the look of this guitar. Try, then, for example, AF 73

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  • LaGuiboleLaGuibole

    Ibanez AS103Published on 12/13/06 at 07:55
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    Not much to add from the opinion prcedent (at least tay)

    Trs good handle, easy to play. I have chosen for a reason particulire: from the bass I hate to use a mediator, and this guitar attack Submitted copy fingers. The agreements are straightforward and compact, the firing of the chattering bass strings are prcises ... ect ...

    UTILIZATION

    Ergonomics (balance, weight ...) is beyond reproach. Sitting as standing on one leg or the vitation there is no problem.

    SOUNDS

    The sound is orient blue - Funck - pop / rock (a jazz musician must also find their account but not use as I did)

    It is not necessary to change the microphone, they are good and accepts without hesitati…
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    Not much to add from the opinion prcedent (at least tay)

    Trs good handle, easy to play. I have chosen for a reason particulire: from the bass I hate to use a mediator, and this guitar attack Submitted copy fingers. The agreements are straightforward and compact, the firing of the chattering bass strings are prcises ... ect ...

    UTILIZATION

    Ergonomics (balance, weight ...) is beyond reproach. Sitting as standing on one leg or the vitation there is no problem.

    SOUNDS

    The sound is orient blue - Funck - pop / rock (a jazz musician must also find their account but not use as I did)

    It is not necessary to change the microphone, they are good and accepts without hesitation any amp and effects. Home studio is engaged in a rgal arpge the pan through the chorus and other solos ...

    For my part I use for chords and rhythmic chorus Bleusy but I m'aperois I use it more for everything ...

    OVERALL OPINION

    I bought two months ago Pigalle (720 E). I would do twenty times the purchase: it's a guitar rappport Q / P irrprochable. In the same style I tried Pevey, epiphone, whale ... no photo. There is a Cort in the same price range that seemed OK but I did not branch.

    anyway: nice, enjoyable to play (with fingers for me), enjoyable to hear (and versatile) is a good dj beginners.
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  • heads on fireheads on fire

    Best 335-style for under $1500.

    Ibanez AS103Published on 09/09/11 at 12:14
    Made in China
    Semi-hollow body - maple top, back, sides, and neck
    Rosewood fingerboard
    Rosewood knobs!
    Rosewood peghead veneer
    Gold hardware
    Ibanez Super 58 humbuckers
    Ibanez tuners with pearloid buttons
    Tuneamatic style bridge
    Stop tailpiece with fine tuners
    2 volume, 2 tone pots
    3 way toggle switch
    Floating pickguard
    Nice (but smelly) Ibanez hardshell case

    UTILIZATION

    This guitar is a dream to play, and very versatile! The tones are great right from the get go. It gets great sounds even unplugged, and warm, clear, rich tones while plugged in. The responsiveness in the sound is fantastic.

    The guitar is a touch on the heavy side, and being a semi-hollow, it can be p…
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    Made in China
    Semi-hollow body - maple top, back, sides, and neck
    Rosewood fingerboard
    Rosewood knobs!
    Rosewood peghead veneer
    Gold hardware
    Ibanez Super 58 humbuckers
    Ibanez tuners with pearloid buttons
    Tuneamatic style bridge
    Stop tailpiece with fine tuners
    2 volume, 2 tone pots
    3 way toggle switch
    Floating pickguard
    Nice (but smelly) Ibanez hardshell case

    UTILIZATION

    This guitar is a dream to play, and very versatile! The tones are great right from the get go. It gets great sounds even unplugged, and warm, clear, rich tones while plugged in. The responsiveness in the sound is fantastic.

    The guitar is a touch on the heavy side, and being a semi-hollow, it can be prone to feedback, but I think it's the best 335-style guitar out there for under $1500. It's easy to get up to all the frets, and the fine tuners are a great bonus for tuning stability.

    SOUNDS

    Of course, blues and jazz tones abounded in spades, but the real surprise was playing metal and country on it! It even pulled off chugging down-tuned distortion very well (with a small bit of feedback-wrestling on my part), and it utterly shined on chicken pickin'! I played this through a variety of Fender, Mesa, and Line 6 amps, as well as a bunch of pedals, and I was never disappointed with the results.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I'd love to find another one! I've owned two, and sold both due to finances. If I come into the cash again, I'll buy another one in a heartbeat. Amazing value for the money, and great sounds at any price!

    My one gripe, and this is very minor, is the smell of the case. The glue that Ibanez used in the case smells something awful, so be aware of this. I honestly would have preferred the smell of a smoked-on case, and I can't stand the smell of smoke.
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  • BodiCitaGtr1BodiCitaGtr1

    Ibanez AS103Published on 12/18/09 at 04:18
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    UTILIZATION

    I know that any opinion is always subjective, but here I try to be as objective as possible!

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    For me the neck is super nice, a real quality violin! I…
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    UTILIZATION

    I know that any opinion is always subjective, but here I try to be as objective as possible!

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    For me the neck is super nice, a real quality violin! I find it particularly pleasant between 5 and 12 frets. Of course it&#39;s a guitar "Jazz" which is not intended to Vai shredders and other potentially. It is a little wider than my Start.

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    Access to the treble is fairly easy it is slightly shifted his left hand the handle from the 16th or 17th fret, nothing really bad.

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    ES is a form with double canted slightly sharper and less imposing than the original model from Gibson. (My opinion here is completely subjective, but I find the Ibanez models much more aesthetic than the Gibsons for that one detail!) She plays both sitting (as ideal) and standing (fairly mild).
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    </span> It sounds pretty good vacuum, I played six months without an amp in my apartment and it was going to repeat!

    SOUNDS

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    This guitar is pretty versatile, I bought when I was studying jazz, I would have preferred an AS200, but hard to find and then the price ... always the price! Either it was perfect in this style. I have since reformed a group with multiple influences and diverse, Zappa, King Crimson, Tool, Mr. Bungle, ... I play more and more with this guitar sounds for rock (I would not go down to the metal!) And again it should be fine.

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    In my apartment I plugged into a small 5W tube combo Fame (Low Quality) in group I branch on a mesa / boogie DC-10 100W all-tube, obviously it sounds much better on the boogie, surprising. The guitar has a sound quite neutral and as pointed IGDAS lack a bit of character, its own identity! The microphones are very correct origins but it&#39;s true that I would one day change for a guitar stronger character! I use it mostly with 3 effects namely a Big Muff, a Cry Baby and a Boss Flanger.
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    The sounds that I prefer are those obtained on the clean channel with the big muff triggered via a slight flanger and wah used as a filter. I get a Zappa-influenced sound amazing!

    For the rest I avoid the effects and use in general that the two channels of the amp.

    OVERALL OPINION

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    I use it for 1 year.
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    </span> The pros: <span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span> super finishing the violin, it looks very classy, ​​a real gem!
    <span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span> very nice sleeve
    <span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span> the price (even new)

    The -: <span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span> Perhaps the lack of character, this is not my priority but I would one day replace the pickups *.

    * Let me be clear, the quality of the microphones is very good that one does not say: "Good scratch when changing pickup!" They just lack of character for my taste!
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    </span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">I tried a JSL100 John Scofield (reissue of AS-200 guitarist, great guitar but 2000 €, one day maybe ...), an Epiphone Sheraton or Casino (I forget) and an Ibanez AS -73. In fact I found the SA-73 really impressive compared to the Epiphone (I&#39;m not saying that the Epiphone is a bad guitar at all, but I was really surprised by the SA-73) and the price was lower than 150 €. I greatly look for an AS-103 hand because I really like her look and I had a slight preference for the reputation of these models Ibanez Hollow and semi-hollow midrange (- € 1000) .

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    Jusau&#39;à find one on AF for 400 €. Excellent condition, super nice seller and very available, a purchase as I do more often. At this price the price / quality ratio is excellent at 750 € (price Thomann) the quality / price ratio is positively good.
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    <span style="white-space: pre;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span> Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...</strong>

    Rather than a 2x, so I broke it or if I was flying the I redeemed without hesitation.</span>
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  • chaps31chaps31

    Ibanez AS103Published on 03/22/10 at 02:34
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    The model I have is the limited edition model "BM" burl tree, bought used. For specifications, see the Ibanez site. Note that the difference with the AS93 is at the micro, which are not here and S58 entries range.

    UTILIZATION

    The neck ... A pleasure that really surprised me. The guitar was well set though. Really easy game that I did not think possible on this type of guitar ... But happiness ...

    Access to acute: as easy as on my Jackson USA ... Nothing to say.

    For sound, cf. lower, but versatile and very easy to adjust.

    SOUNDS

    I wanted a guitar to sound warm and jazzy and versatile. I found my happiness.
    Depending on the settings, I found the sound I was looking …
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    The model I have is the limited edition model "BM" burl tree, bought used. For specifications, see the Ibanez site. Note that the difference with the AS93 is at the micro, which are not here and S58 entries range.

    UTILIZATION

    The neck ... A pleasure that really surprised me. The guitar was well set though. Really easy game that I did not think possible on this type of guitar ... But happiness ...

    Access to acute: as easy as on my Jackson USA ... Nothing to say.

    For sound, cf. lower, but versatile and very easy to adjust.

    SOUNDS

    I wanted a guitar to sound warm and jazzy and versatile. I found my happiness.
    Depending on the settings, I found the sound I was looking for this sound jazzy, warm, round, perfect, putting me on the 2 microphone at the same time (also possible on the bridge pickup only, but I prefer the setting to the 2) associated with the proper setting of the 2 tone knobs micro. Pure happiness tested in improv with Bireli Lagrene.
    The latitude is important in sound depending on the position of these knobs, the sound varies a lot which is a very good thing.
    For rock no problem, we may even putting only the neck pickup and setting the tone knobs do a good old rock grandpa very nice. Very versatile guitar, it's perfect.
    The disto: possible, but the good thing is not his favorite and at this point is a distortion not too extensive, a good crunch, no one suspects metal ...

    OVERALL OPINION

    I conquered, I have all the incredibly versatile sounds that I want, hot Jazzy, clearer and rock, it's a great guitar that allows you to play a clean sound of Jazz, including gypsy (even if most appropriate role it plays perfectly), bossa, rock, really I'm impressed. Only the distortion should be used sparingly as possible, but it is not really made for that. In my case if need big sound distortion I have my jackson ...
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  • Mao LechatMao Lechat

    Superb instrument!

    Ibanez AS103Published on 03/30/11 at 12:42
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    Go see on the web!

    UTILIZATION

    Superb nothing wrong!

    SOUNDS

    I use it for jazz on acoustic and an amp for a little blues to make me happy with a pedal Ibanez TS9 ... Wow!

    OVERALL OPINION

    I bought used in 2008 to 475 € freshly set and since I do not loose! Check out the test on guitar tv
    http://www.guitaretv.com/tests/test-des-guitares-ibanez-as-103-af-105-et-af-125-video-12.html
    Really good guitar, I would do without hesitation that choice.

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    Go see on the web!

    UTILIZATION

    Superb nothing wrong!

    SOUNDS

    I use it for jazz on acoustic and an amp for a little blues to make me happy with a pedal Ibanez TS9 ... Wow!

    OVERALL OPINION

    I bought used in 2008 to 475 € freshly set and since I do not loose! Check out the test on guitar tv
    http://www.guitaretv.com/tests/test-des-guitares-ibanez-as-103-af-105-et-af-125-video-12.html
    Really good guitar, I would do without hesitation that choice.

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  • gothmin7gothmin7

    Very good guitar

    Ibanez AS103Published on 05/15/10 at 01:52
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    ES335 style guitar, made in China. 2 Double ibanez S58 (manufacturing Chinese I think)
    : Mechanical oil bath, good quality. Channel matching the original, is to say, round and pais but still very enjoyable to play. 2 vol and 2 tones

    UTILIZATION

    Very enjoyable to play, even without the plug. The sound is good, on tube amps AC does very well on a good transistor amp too.


    SOUNDS

    Playing a bit of everything from mtal going to jazz. We get very nice sounds, good for blues, funky pots. Despite a, I found the sound a bit limited (it is a matter of taste) So I made this custom guitar, changing the pickups, I put Duncan, a 59 paf (sh-1) in the heats and jeff beck acutely. I di…
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    ES335 style guitar, made in China. 2 Double ibanez S58 (manufacturing Chinese I think)
    : Mechanical oil bath, good quality. Channel matching the original, is to say, round and pais but still very enjoyable to play. 2 vol and 2 tones

    UTILIZATION

    Very enjoyable to play, even without the plug. The sound is good, on tube amps AC does very well on a good transistor amp too.


    SOUNDS

    Playing a bit of everything from mtal going to jazz. We get very nice sounds, good for blues, funky pots. Despite a, I found the sound a bit limited (it is a matter of taste) So I made this custom guitar, changing the pickups, I put Duncan, a 59 paf (sh-1) in the heats and jeff beck acutely. I did also change the pots. So now it's at all the same guitar, the sound is super clear in saturated and everything else ..... She versatile dj silent before now but it still is in much better.

    OVERALL OPINION

    Frankly it is already very beautiful, I love playing with it a real pleasure. Over time I will ever be my choice because even with the price that cost me the customization (micro electronic +) the price is still very far from the models amricain it is that inspires and she did not aplir (far l.
    Remains to be seen how beautiful will grow old ..........
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  • nyponypo

    Ibanez AS103Published on 06/04/10 at 14:57
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    end Semi handle, well balanced. 4 knob, a selector, just the classic ...

    UTILIZATION

    For my part, I changed the pickups that I found too bland.
    After some hesitation (I thought put Gibson '57) I put Kami: Nopaf in an easel and BlackRose in the heats and that changes everything!
    These microphones are simply wonderful but it's not the point here.

    The violin is good, a decent guitar you go to a very good guitare.L equilibrium strings and the sustain is healthy.

    SOUNDS

    perfect for blues, rockabilly, and then all what we want, it depends on the microphone and amplifier.
    I use a tube amp Koch filed with Celestion vintage.

    In addition to the price (650euro the guitar +…
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    end Semi handle, well balanced. 4 knob, a selector, just the classic ...

    UTILIZATION

    For my part, I changed the pickups that I found too bland.
    After some hesitation (I thought put Gibson '57) I put Kami: Nopaf in an easel and BlackRose in the heats and that changes everything!
    These microphones are simply wonderful but it's not the point here.

    The violin is good, a decent guitar you go to a very good guitare.L equilibrium strings and the sustain is healthy.

    SOUNDS

    perfect for blues, rockabilly, and then all what we want, it depends on the microphone and amplifier.
    I use a tube amp Koch filed with Celestion vintage.

    In addition to the price (650euro the guitar + 250 micro Kami = 900 euro) you have the equivalent of a Gretsch or a Gibson ES 335 for less!

    OVERALL OPINION

    The quality of finish is perfect, certainly better than some more expensive brands. Varnish classy, ​​double and triple nets. That pretty well finished.

    I use it more, so much so that I relegated my Master Lag yet solid mahogany to the rank of second guitar at concerts.

    I recommend it without hesitation, my 4 guitar is the one I prefer!
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