Ibanez AS73FM Artcore, Azure Blue Gradation

Full Description

Smooth playability

Let your creativity flow. The Ibanez AS73FM comes loaded with the perfect neck and fingerboard combination for letting you play without restraint. Smooth laurel wood used for the AS73FM's fretboard will help your fingers to dance and glide up and down the scale. You'll be able to play with greater pace and accuracy as a result. Perfect for soloing. A sleek nyatoh neck will be comfortable in your hand, helping you to move more freely along the neck. This will reduce chafing and soreness, helping you to play on for hours on end. Which is just as well. Because this is a guitar you'll never want to stop playing.

Remarkable, eye-catching style

Capture everyone's attention. Anyone who sees this superbly striking instrument won't be able to stop gazing at it. Because Ibanez haven't just crafted a guitar that sounds and plays brilliantly - they've made one that looks amazing, too. A vibrant azure blue gradation finish ensures that this is an instrument that'll stand out on any stage.

But it's the smaller touches that really ensure the AS73FM's status as a thing of beauty. Acrylic block inlays afford the instrument's neck a distinctive aesthetic. A shining, metallic edge is brought by chrome hardware. And a flamed maple top brings an elegant, natural pattern to the guitar's body. It's all of this and more that make the AS73FM an instrument that deserves to be stared at.

Your fullest tone

Equipped with a powerful pair of Classic Elite pickups, the Ibanez AS73FM is the guitar you need to make your music sound massive. They're masterful at delivering fat low-end notes with clarity, meaning you can make booming power chords sound gigantic. This is unmistakable depth big enough to fill any venue. Output is well-balanced across the frequencies, too, meaning you'll never sacrifice clarity regardless of where along the scale you're playing.

Change your strings on the fly

The ultimate setup to ensure your strings always sound on-point. A Quik Change III tailpiece helps to maintain your strings, meaning they'll last longer and reduce the need for frequent restringing. And when you do need a change, ball-end strings can rapidly be fed into the tailpiece and will be held firmly. So if disaster strikes and you snap a string onstage, you can rest assured that you'll speedily be able to get your guitar up and running again.

Let it ring

A guitar that'll make each note sound clear and pitch perfect. The Artcore AS73FM's ART-1 bridge will bring improved sustain into your playing. This will make your solos sound fantastically full, making sure that every audience member will clearly hear every single note. The bridge will also maintain your tuning, helping your music sound more accurate than ever.

Specifications

Body

• Model Name: Ibanez AS73FM Artcore, Azure Blue Gradation
• Model Code: AS73FM-AZG
• Top Material: Flamed Maple
• Back and Sides Material: Linden
• Construction: Set Neck
• Dexterity: Right Handed
• Finish: Azure Blue Gradation

Neck and Fingerboard

• Neck Material: AS Artcore Nyatoh
• Fingerboard Material: Bound Laurel
• Inlays: Acrylic Blocks
• Fret Size: Medium
• Scale Length: 24.7"
• Fingerboard Radius: 305 mmR

Hardware and Electronics

• Neck Pickup: Classic Elite (H) Neck Pickup
• Bridge Pickup: Classic Elite (H) Bridge Pickup
• Bridge: ART-1 Bridge
• Tailpiece: Quik Change III Tailpiece
• Hardware Finish: Chrome
• Pickguard: Black
• Control Knobs: Sure Grip III