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Ibanez Artcore AF55, Left-handed Hollowbody Electric Guitar - Tobacco Fade

Hollowbody Electric Guitar, Left-handed, with Linden Top, Back, and Sides, Nyatoh Neck, Walnut Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Tobacco Fade
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This Left-handed Hollowbody Plays like a Dream

If you want a hollowbody electric guitar with classic looks and premium modern touches — all for a song — then take a good look at the Ibanez AF55. This beautiful instrument features an Artcore AF nyatoh set neck and linden top, back, and sides, vintage-style F-holes, and an old-school look with modern tonal expressiveness. One particularly classy touch is the AF55's bound walnut fingerboard. Loaded with a pair of warm-sounding, balanced Infinity R humbuckers, the Ibanez AF55 left-handed hollowbody is ready to plug in and let loose.

Classic hollowbody design and tonewoods

In true hollowbody fashion, the Ibanez AF55 is completely hollow, and its top, back, and sides are made of sonically bright, toneful linden. A set-in nyatoh neck and bound walnut fretboard contribute to the excellent playability of the AF55. String vibrations are transferred faithfully from the rosewood base of the Gibraltar Performer bridge to the carved linden for optimal sound. At every point in the Ibanez AF55 build process, premium tonewoods are used to create the best-sounding guitar possible.

Humbuckers capture resonance without the 60-cycle hum

Early hollowbody and semi-hollowbody electric guitars had a wonderfully expressive tone that came with serious hum issues. That's why Ibanez and other guitar makers have developed special humbuckers, such as the Infinity R series models. These special humbuckers preserve your AF55 hollowbody guitar's bite while ditching the 60Hz hum and other noise. What's more, Infinity R humbuckers give the AF55 a unique musical character that you're sure to have fun with. The AF55's passive pickups use ceramic magnets for that sweet, singing tone associated with hollowbody guitars. Take it from Sweetwater: the Ibanez AF55 has the big hollowbody tone you've been looking for.

Well suited for just about any gig

Hollowbody guitars are used in many different styles of music. The AF55 is great for jazz, rockabilly, and myriad other genres. Hollowbodies have even been used in rock 'n' roll, fusion, and country bands. Get the Ibanez AF55 and start playing with big, rich hollowbody tone today!

Ibanez AF55 6-string Left-handed Hollowbody Electric Guitar Features:

  • Traditional hollowbody design for fat tone
  • Linden top, back, and sides offer classic hollowbody sounds and visual appeal
  • Smooth-playing Artcore AF nyatoh set-in neck is comfortable and speedy
  • Bound walnut fingerboard with 20 medium frets and pearl block inlays plays and looks great
  • Perfect for a wide range of musical styles and playing techniques
  • Warm tones from a pair of Infinity R humbuckers

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Left-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Hollowbody
  • Body Shape AF Singlecut
  • Body Material Linden
  • Top Material Linden
  • Body Finish Satin Polyurethane
  • Color Tobacco Fade
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Nyatoh
  • Neck Shape AF Artcore
  • Radius 12"
  • Fingerboard Material Walnut
  • Fingerboard Inlay White dots
  • Number of Frets 20, Medium
  • Scale Length 24.7"
  • Nut Width 1.692"
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Gibraltar Performer bridge with VT06 trapeze style tailpiece
  • Tuners Ibanez tuners
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Infinity R Ceramic Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup Infinity R Ceramic Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone, 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings .010-.052
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: AF55LTF

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 5/5

Ibanez AF55L

Got this guy about a month ago and so far could not be happier. Great tone out of a Boss Katana 50. Plays acoustic and jazz tones but can really dig into blues and heavy stuff too. Finish is gorgeous and neck plays fast. Great hollow body for a reasonable price.
Music background: Played pro in the 90’s and 00’s now just jamming
Rated 5/5

Love It!

Got this just in time for Xmas. Packed very well and shipped very quickly. Great tone and good set up out of the box. It gives great bright tones in the bridge and the neck pickup ha so much warmth. With some gain dialed in it gives a sweet bluesy sound. It's pretty rockin with the overdrive channel too! I'm very pleased with my purchase, first electric semi-hollow.
Will, my sales engineer was good to work with and even sent along pro photos before it shipped. Will be ordering from Sweetwater again in the future.
Rated 5/5

Great guitar

Us left handers have to pay a premium, but it is worth it. Actual guitar looks better than pictures indicate. Some negatives:
1. Unplayable as unit arrived. Need 2 - 1/4 turn of the truss rod and the guitar played just fine.
2. Don't care for position of strap button. Letting guitar free fall and it turns almost up side down. I now have strap connected to the neck and no issues.
3. Two frets were sharp on the edge. A quick touch up with my diamond hone took care of this minor issue.

Like this guitar far better than my Gretsch - Gretsch is now in a case and no longer is used.
Music background: Under 1 year playing guitar - 40 yrs keyboard and 4 yrs of pedal steel guitar
Rated 5/5

First Ever Guitar

I'm brand new to playing guitar or any instrument. Chose this guitar as my starter to play jazz/indie rock, so far going well! Love the style of it, the sound is amazing. it sounds just as great without an amp! (not sure a good amp for this guitar) overall very good guitar!
Music background: None
Rated 5/5

It couldn't be any better

I love everything about this guitar. Sounds great! Looks better than the picture. It's a beauty. When I hold it in my hands and make music I feel so lucky
Music background: Been playing a long long time
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