Comments on: Summer NAMM 2007: Two More Sweet Hollowbodies From Ibanez

By: boss

boss — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:32:05 +0000

man.. this makes me miss my AS73 so much, lol. Had to sell it a few months back.. sucks.

By: Wade

Wade — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:59:40 +0000

Hey, I just bought an AS 103! any idea where i can find reviews or prices of the ibz 58 humbuckers?

By: John..THE TOILET!

John..THE TOILET! — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:20:05 +0000

Great guitars, if you like rock/blues get the exposed coil AS73B, much more pychobilly.

Slide is great with both.

Yeah….

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:23:24 +0000

Semi-hallows do not sound like acoustic guitars at all. They sound closer to solid bodies… but definitely have their own distinctive sound…. They tend to taper off the attack of each note but generally have great sustain. In my opinion they are great for jazz/fusion/blues…non-ball to the wall type music where the differences in tone are more subtle. They are also obviously a little louder than a solid body when they are not plugged in. Good enough for practicing in a confided space.

By: guitarBlog

guitarBlog — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:30:21 +0000

Those do indeed look sweet. I have a couple acoustics and a couple electrics. I’ve always thought the hollow body would be an interesting mix. So who plays one? What do you like and dislike about them as compared to the pure electric or pure acoustic?

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:26:02 +0000

Sweet. The AS103BM looks a lot like the old John Scofield Artist (made in Japan) that I used to have in the early 90s….and loved. I think these are made in Indonesia or Korea.

This model has the same shape, binded neck, and pickup configuration as the John Scofield. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen these much of these models (AS1XX) at the Guitar Centers I frequent or even online merchants. The John Scofield has this incredible neck that felt like a classic ES-335. I’m in the market for a guitar that feels like that.