• Year of manufacture: 1981 (January)
• Country of manufacture: Japan (FujiGen factory)
• Serial number: A816409
• Body Material: Solid Mahogany with an arched Flame Maple top
• Weight: 10.30 lbs
• Body Shape: Double-cutaway Artist style with top binding
• Neck Material: 3-piece Maple, set-in construction
• Fingerboard: Bound Rosewood with 22 frets
• Inlays: Pearloid dot position markers
• Scale Length: 24.75 inches (628mm)
• Pickups: Dual Ibanez V2 Humbuckers in cream mounting rings
• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, and a 3-way toggle pickup selector
• Bridge: Gibraltar Tune-O-Matic style bridge
• Tailpiece: Quik Change tailpiece with an ornamental scalloped "cloud" plate
• Tuners: Ibanez VelveTune machine heads
• Knobs: Sure Grip rubberized control knobs
• Hardware Finish: Gold-plated hardware
• Condition: 8/10
• Case: Gig bag included

 

Comments:

The Ibanez Artist AR100 was introduced in 1979 as a high-quality, double-cutaway alternative to the Gibson Les Paul. It is part of the "Golden Era" of Japanese guitar manufacturing, known for exceptional craftsmanship that often rivalled American-made counterparts of the same period. The original Japanese-made AR100 series ran from 1979 to 1984. This 1981 model sits in a prime year for the series, just before certain hardware and pickup changes were implemented in 1982 and 1983. For example, this guitar features the highly-regarded Ibanez V2 humbuckers with cream bobbins, which were replaced by Super 58s in 1982.

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