Ibanez Artcore range and pricing structure

Bogwhoppit

I remember looking at the Artcore range some years back and thinking the pricing  was extremely competitive.  In the current Artcore line-up, what are the entry level model numbers and how to they progress up the range?

In addition, what is todays Artcore equivalent to the AF105 NT from circa 2008 ?

OilCityPickups

I have an AF 75 ... full depth body, and and an AF75TD thin bodied
Very good quality ... they run at about £400 new ... I paid around £200 each second hand. The necks are sublime but the pickups are ridiculous, cheap, Artec ceramic high output humbuckers: totally unsuited to the style of guitar.
The ivory one was fitted with one of my bucker sized P90s and a Sun-T-Ron ... which is like a Dynasonic in a bucker case. Really does the rockabilly now! The flash sparkly one is fitted with my Cow-T-Ron Filtertron types.
Either guitar would have suited low output PAFs too ... just those Artec piles of rubbish do the guitar no favors at all!

Bogwhoppit

I'm having a moment of madness and suddenly feel an attraction towards an AF105.  This is so wrong on many levels. I sold my entire guitar collection a few years back with the exception of one strat, plus I don't even like big bodied jazz guitars.

 

Perhaps I need to investigate and buy one

 

 

rpr

Ibanez recently brought out a higher spec range of semis-fitted with Super 58 pickups. Sort of bridge between the standard and top of range models IIRC their about £400 ish

OilCityPickups

The the Artcore Expressionist range. They are about £440 and have the Super 58 ...

carlos

Ben Monder plays an Artstar.

Bogwhoppit

Watched a nice artcore sell on eBay last night. I contacted the seller as I was in their area all week and offered to pay cash and collect (no paypal or postage hassles). However, the seller didn't reply to my messages.

I was prepared to pay up to £480.00 and it sold for a little over £410. On the plus side, I have £500 spare and time to savour my search

 

 

Bogwhoppit

Bogwhoppit said:

Watched a nice artcore sell on eBay last night. I contacted the seller as I was in their area all week and offered to pay cash and collect (no paypal or postage hassles). However, the seller didn't reply to my messages.

I was prepared to pay up to £480.00 and it sold for a little over £410. On the plus side, I have £500 spare and time to savour my search

 

 

Hmmmm, it appears it's been relisted with a £600 BIN.

rpr

this can be bought new RRP is £444, so should be picked up for less in shops-http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/hb_page13.php?area_id=3&data_id=13&color=CL01&year=2013&cat_id=7&series_id=105

Bogwhoppit

rpr said:

this can be bought new RRP is £444, so should be picked up for less in shops-http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/hb_page13.php?area_id=3&data_id=13&color=CL01&year=2013&cat_id=7&series_id=105

I was looking at this :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-Artcore-AF105NT-12-01-/200957559109?hash=item2eca010145&nma=true&si=JytwUVyu23FJ8i%252BbPKHYvvzXODM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

which this morning became this :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200960128500&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:3160