$1,500 · Ibanez AF-J957 7 String Archtop Guitar

On offer is a discontinued and exceedingly rare and affordable 7 string archtop. This guitar is in very good condition and has just recently had a custom tail-piece made to replace the cheap and breakable stock tail piece. In addition the luthier has done a full fret dress, neck set and clean so effectively you are getting a ready to go guitar with brand new D'Addario strings-12-70 (round wound). It comes with a hardshell case (a little road worn). These guitars are as hard to find as hen's teeth and if you are familiar with the 7 string archtop market you know how difficult it is to find a decent quality instrument at a reasonable cost. Details are below: OVERVIEW An spacious-sounding jazz box with a spruce top, maple body and dual humbuckers. Artcore players represent a wide range of musical genres, but the Ibanez Artcore Expressionist AFJ957 Hollowbody Electric Guitar is dedicated to the jazz guitarist seeking to break new sonic ground with the addition of a 7th string. It features a spruce top and flamed maple back & sides for pure Jazz tone. This model has dual Artcore Custom-7 pickups to deliver the full range of tones and overtones that 7 strings can produce. The 20-fret fretboard produces that authentically warm jazz tone and to top it off: the AFJ957 comes equipped with high-quality flatwound strings. 
 FEATURES * AFJ-7 Expressionist set-in neck * Spruce top * Flamed Maple back/sides * Narrow frets * Bound Rosewood fretboard * Pearl block inlay * Rosewood bridge * Artcore Custom-7 neck pu * Artcore Custom-7 bridge pu * Individual volume and tone controls with 3-way pickup selector * Flatwound strings * Case sold separately Travel deep into your musical soul with this powerful archtop. Order today. SPECIFICATIONS Neck Dimensions * Scale: 628mm/24.7" * Width at Nut: 48mm * Width at Last Fret: 62mm * Thickness at 1st: 20mm * Thickness at 12th: 22mm * Radius 400mmR Body Dimensions * Length: 19-1/2" * Width: 15-3/4" * Depth: 3-5/8"