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[tfarny]

I posted recently that I had my eyes open for a nice 335-style semi. I played a bunch, went around to some music stores, and finally scored this baby on craigslist - the discontinued Ibanez as103 custom. Sweet! The seller had already installed straplocks, setup is really good right now, frets are great, fret ends perfect. This thing really looks good from close up and far away. Sounds really really good - I had planned on having to install the SD set that I've got sitting around, but I'm going to keep these in it for a while for sure, all the electronics work perfectly. It has a lot more bling than I would normally choose, and I'd prefer nickel hardware, but I couldn't pass it up for 1/4 the price of a basic Gibbo and only a little more than a new epi dot. It is really, really strange to have a new guitar that needs no work of any kind though....

 

[dmraco]

nice buy...I love those artcores...best semi for the $$ if you ask me.

Warmoth needs to get busy...loosing business to these.

 

[Firebird211]

Those inlays are fricken sweet. :kewlpics:

 

[Jusatele]

nice buy...I love those artcores...best semi for the $$ if you ask me.

Warmoth needs to get busy...loosing business to these.

I agree, I would do a 335 clone in a heart beat

 

[Jusatele]

and a full Jazz box............................... :cool01: :cool01: :cool01: :cool01: :cool01: :cool01: :cool01: :cool01: :cool01: :cool01: :cool01: :cool01: :cool01: :cool01: :cool01: :cool01:

 

[dmraco]

I keep coming back and look at this one...nice job...love the inlays too.  All it looks like it needs is a good fret cleaning...

 

[tfarny]

Yep, but he just put new strings on it so at the first string change I'll polish the frets and the hardware. Except for that it just needs to be played loud.

 

[TBurst Std]

Congrats

 

[exaN]

I'm really liking these Ibanez guitars! This one really looks great.

 

[Disco Scottie]

I've always been an Ibanez fan. Good score.

 

[TroubledTreble]

I have one of these. I got it for the same reason, had a hankerin' for a semi hollow jazz thing. I like it a lot. I haven't messed with it in a little while. I do think the pickups are actually pretty nice. These guitars are nice and loud but still sound good. The fit and finish are nice and it's a good value. I have the bursted one.

 

[jalane]

she's a beaut!  your model is the big brother of the model i have, the as73.  I didn't care for the stock p'ups, though maybe the ones in your model are different/better.  But now that i've swapped the p'ups hardware, mine sounds as good as she looks/plays.

 

[stubhead]

It is really, really strange to have a new guitar that needs no work of any kind though....

I have had that happen with both Ibani and Schecters. Like, you're sitting there with all this knowledge and helpfulness and, and...it just doesn't need you. It was already cool before you showed up.  :-\