Ibanez AGBV200A Artcore Bass 2018, Tobacco Burst

Full Description

Beautiful Maple Hollow Body

The AGBV200A Artcore Bass features a hollow body design crafted from beautiful maple, with its natural finish showing off the woods figuring to create a stunning aesthetic. The maple tonewood provides a clear, defined upper midsection and a high-end sparkle, delivering a balanced low-end response ideal for chiming chords and super bright lead patterns. For added acoustic projection, a duo of classic 'F' sound holes are also featured on the maple soundboard, providing a classic look that many guitarists associate with the 1950s era.

Smooth 3-Piece Neck & New Zealand Pine Fingerboard

As well as providing a resonant body with comfortable contours, a three-piece mahogany/maple neck is also incorporated for added comfort and an enhanced tone. The fingerboard is crafted from treated New Zealand pine, offering a smooth performance and a broad dynamic range. The treated condition of the pine helps bring out its natural fundamentals while enhancing its lifespan. It’s bound edges also allow for a smooth play and fluid hand flexibility across the whole neck.

Classic Elite Bass Pickups

Equipped with a set of Ibanez’s classic elite bass pickups, the Ibanez AGBV200A produces classic tones with a jazzy vibe. These ceramic pickups offer sweet, warm tones to add plenty of life to the bass, while its moderate output ensures the sound can cut though even the densest mix. Both pickups are incredibly responsive to allow each note to shine, enhancing your playing style and creating a very versatile instrument.

Gibraltar III Bridge & Quik Change III Tailpiece

The addition of a Gibralter III bridge and Quik Change III tailpiece creates an incredibly stable performance, ensuring the guitar retains its tuning even through long performances. The Gibraltar III bridge is designed for quick and easy intonation and string height alteration, while its smooth construction offers a comfortable playing experience. The Quik Change III tailpiece offers extra string stability, while its innovative design allows for super easy string changes.

About Ibanez Basses

Over the past 30 years, Ibanez have always been at the forefront of developing the right tools for players pushing the boundaries of music. For decades, Ibanez designers and luthiers have been the embodiment of this ideology, pushing their skills to the edge of imagination, consistently creating some of the most versatile and unique instruments ever. Ibanez basses have been used on some of modern rock's most poignant albums of recent years. The preferred instruments of many awe inspiring bass players, amongst them Fieldy from Korn, Paul Gray from Slipknot and Peter Iwers of In Flames, Ibanez Basses continue to be the first stop for learners and professionals alike, no matter what musical genre they exist in.

Specifications

Body & Bridge

• Body: Maple
• Bridge: Gibraltar III (19mm String Spacing)
• Tailpiece: Quik Change III
• Construction: Set-Neck
• Finish: Tobacco Burst Low Gloss

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck: 3-Piece Maple/Mahogany
• Profile: AGBV
• Scale Length: 30.3’’
• Fingerboard: Bound Treated New Zealand Pine
• Radius: 400mm
• Frets: 22 Medium
• Inlays: White Dots
• Nut: Black
• Nut Width: 42mm

Electronics & Hardware

• Bridge Pickup: Classic Elite Bass (Passive)
• Neck Pickup: Classic Elite Bass (Passive)
• Controls: Volume, Tone, Pickup Selector Switch
• Tuners: Die-Cast
• Knobs: Sure Grip III
• Hardware: Antique Chrome
• Case Included: No