NGD: Ibanez Artist

heem6

heem6

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Hi All! Picked this up recently for a great price ($260), and gave it a fret level, crown and polish, conditioned the fretboard with Roche-Thomas Fingerboard Oil, installed Wilkinson tuners and a bone nut. It's all mahogany, the neck is more comfortable to me than the higher end Artist I sold previously, and I think the stock Artec pickups are great: 16k ceramic in the bridge, 8.4k ceramic in neck. Really like the Tri-Sound switching - gives you options of pickups in series, parallel or single coil.

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Ibanez has been making ass-kicking stuff since the 70's. I love Artists, and have owned several. Good purchase!
 
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That's a gorgeous guitar. Even at twice the price it sounds like a steal.

Man! Great purchase!

I'm not much of a ceramic fan and would personally do some mag swapping, but I certainly understand the love some players have for them.

Is that model full hollow or semi?
 
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Thanks, guys! This one is a solid body - neck and body are both mahogany.

I really like the stock bridge pickup (it's one of my favorites), but I have an A3 I could put in the 8.4k ceramic neck - maybe make it sound more like an original Super 58?
 
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A local store carries keeps an Artist in stock and am seriously tempted to get one. Right out of the box, these guitars play nicely and sound really good.
 
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Artists are awesome guitars... I bought mine used a couple of years ago and have REALLY enjoyed it. Congrats! [emoji41][emoji1303]

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heem6 said:
Beautiful Artist. Is that a 325?
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Thanks… And yes, it’s a 325. I really like that gloss black on yours, though, too. Artists really are fantastic guitars. Mine has the Super 58 pickups in it, which are an Alnico 3 magnet. I’m curious, which ceramic pickups did yours come with… The ACHs?


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