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Just pulled trigger on this. As much as I generally dislike factory relic'd finishes, I have loved the way this model looks since they came out in about 2016 ??? Its like costume jewelry. A little gaudy...but also looks like old furniture and sounds good. Supposedly plays well. I'll adapt.

And now, its hard to find the smaller AMV version, with 14.5" across lower bout, versus the ASV10a that is 15-3/4" across. The full line was discontinued. Must not have sold well.

stock pics. I may keep the ceramic pups in it. I'll see.
Sometimes I pull ceramic pups to find my alnico replacements aren't always a better sound for the guitar. This guitar has good lows, from what I've heard and read.
I've sold several guitars this year, but I havent bought a new guitar in a while. How exciting!!!!!!!!!!!

reverb pics of the one I bought. Dimensions:
Length: 448mm / 17⅝"
Width: 368mm / 14½"
Depth: 67mm / 2⅝"

Top:
Material: Maple (laminated)
Binding: Black & white multi-ply

Back/sides:
Material: Maple
Neck joint: Set-in
Bridge: ART-1 (10.4mm string spacing)
Tailpiece: Quik Change III
Pickguard: 3-ply black/ white/ black
Knob style: Sure Grip III (deep honey)
Hardware color: Antique chrome

Neck
Neck type: Artcore AM
Neck material: 1-piece mahogany
Scale length: 628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material: Rosewood w/ black binding
Fingerboard inlays: Aged acrylic block
Frets: 22 / medium
Nut: Black plastic (43mm)
Machine heads: Ibanez die-cast w/ half-moon buttons

Bridge pickup:
Ibanez Classic Elite bridge (H) w/ antique chrome cover
Neck pickup:
Ibanez Classic Elite neck (H) w/ antique chrome cover
Controls:

I have the ASV version. Excellent guitar, even the pups are good. The relic/aged finish works for me...looks like it's been on the bayou circuit for the past 30 years.

The Classic Elite pickups aren't as mediocre as the old ACH pickups. Like PAFs with a little more bite and clarity.

Zipslack wrote: ↑Fri Jul 24, 2020 6:49 pm I have the ASV version. Excellent guitar, even the pups are good. The relic/aged finish works for me...looks like it's been on the bayou circuit for the past 30 years.

The Classic Elite pickups aren't as mediocre as the old ACH pickups. Like PAFs with a little more bite and clarity.

That sounds good about the pups, Zipslack. Thanks.
If I saw an old guitar that looked like these do, and played well/sounded good for reasonable money, I'ld buy it in a heartbeat, ...for the looks.
I'm willing to justify an excuse for having this with no fret wear, broken tuners, or scratchy pots.

I'll take good pics when it arrives.

I don't typically like relic'd guitars, but that one is a looker. I can see why it caught your eye, hope it plays as good as it looks!

That finish is nice! Surprised it’s got ceramic pickups.

Congrats!!!

I traded my DBZ Imperial that I got for $300 during the big blowout years ago, so pretty good deal for me. The DBZ was beautiful, but I just didn't bond with it. The Ibanez just feels more comfortable and is more versatile.

Quick note...the tops on all these models look exactly the same - CNC or laser etched. It looked odd if you ever saw a few hanging side-by-side.

I like a good relic and I loved the look of these from the beginning. Didnt realize there were 2 sizes. It seemed sometimes it was bigger. I like my casino coupe size. If this was full hollow or thereabouts it would be on the hunt list

Nice partscaster.

I can't really make out the relic part in the pics. It looks really good to me. Congrats.

I've never heard one or tried but I'm familiar with the series to which they belong. I seem to recall they're more compact semi-hollows. I heard they have a good reputation.

fullonshred wrote: ↑Mon Oct 26, 2020 7:12 pm I can't really make out the relic part in the pics. It looks really good to me. Congrats.

The body has worn marks, almost like worm-eaten wood. Metals are tarnished or burnished. Plastics, including the inlays, are aged and yellowed slightly. To me, it looks more "cohesive" than a lot of relic jobs and does not include offensive sanded areas.

This looks more like something that was in the closet for 30 years as opposed to beaten and abused.

Where can i get a switch tip and knobs like that?

thepezident wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 10:25 am Where can i get a switch tip and knobs like that?

I ordered a set of knobs through Amazon (Imperial) and a set through Alibaba (metric) but I have also found them on the Ibanez web site
http://shop.ibanez.com/shop/el-guitar-s ... -knob-gold

Haven't seen switch tips but haven't looked, shouldn't be difficult. I'd go with Alibaba.

Zipslack wrote: ↑Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:35 pm I traded my DBZ Imperial that I got for $300 during the big blowout years ago, so pretty good deal for me. The DBZ was beautiful, but I just didn't bond with it. The Ibanez just feels more comfortable and is more versatile.

Quick note...the tops on all these models look exactly the same - CNC or laser etched. It looked odd if you ever saw a few hanging side-by-side.

I've noticed some other Ibanez guitars have a photo top, I wonder if that is why they all look identical? I noticed it because I was looking at one of their ART LP models, and no matter what color or who was selling it, every single one of them had the same figuring in the exact same spot.

It does play very nicely, and the ceramic pups sound surprisingly bluesy/warm.
The neck feels like a small D shape..like a modern C but with slight D shoulders. Playing it feels strat-ish maybe due to light weight and narrower semi-hollow width. 24.75 scale 22 frets. Wrote a Neil Young-ish song about an old dog on it recently.

Oops,..gotta go. UPS truck just showed up with my SX Thinline Strat/Hawk.
Ohh yeah..!