There’s something enticing about the look of an older, vintage guitar – well- worn with battle scars earned throughout its years of hard use. Much like a favourite leather jacket or rare antique furnishings, a vintage guitar immediately feels comfortable and sets a tone unlike anything brand new or right off the shelf. It’s this idea that inspired the Ibanez Artcore Vintage Series.
Lurking beneath the AFV75’s aged facade and smoky, low gloss finish is a single cutaway hollow body that can handle anything from jazz standards to country and western. The AFV75 features a select-grade Linden hollow body that creates a rich, warm, deep-voiced tone. Its Artcore Nyatoh neck features a bound Laurel fretboard with block inlays and is joined to the body at the 14th fret for comfortable access to higher notes. The AFV75 also sports an Art Deco-style tailpiece, which complements the instrument’s nostalgic character. Classic Elite pickups offer warm, ultra-responsive tone with moderate output.
PRODUCT DETAILS
NECK: Artcore AF Nyatoh set-in neck
NUMBER OF FRETS: 20
BODY: Linden top/back/sides
FRETBOARD: Bound Indian Laurel with acrylic block inlay
FRET SIZE: medium
BRIDGE: ART-1 bridge
TAILPIECE: VT60
NECK PICKUP: Classic Elite Humbucker
BRIDGE PICKUP: Classic Elite Humbucker
HARDWARE COLOUR: antique chrome
CONTROLS: 3-way pickup selector, bridge tone, neck tone, bridge volume, neck volume
NECK DIMENSIONS
SCALE LENGTH 628mm/24.7″
NUT WIDTH: 43mm
LAST FRET WIDTH: 56.3mm
1ST FRET THICKNESS: 21mm
12TH FRET THICKNESS: 24mm
FRETBOARD RADIUS: 305mmR
