Ibanez ART500 Review

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Overall Rating 4.9

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Features 4.93

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Quality 3.18

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Reliability / Value 4.35

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Ibanez ART500 Specs

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  • Body Shape: LP  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Construction: Single cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: Multi-ply  
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  • Carved Top: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: ART  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Artist  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: Ibanez  
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  • Bridge: Stoptail  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Nickel  
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  • Fret Size: Medium  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Neck PU: LoZ1-N Bridge PU: LoZ1-B

Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

Ibanez's ART500 is well worth your time and money, because it will give you great playing experience. It's both comfortable to play, and sounds great. You should have no doubts that this guitar will perform great 'cause it will. A job well done.

Guitar features are a very important aspect to evaluate when buying a new instrument, and that is just what Ibanez's ART500 has to offer: excellent features with a matching price. Top grades for ART500 depict what most musicians feel about this instrument's features; therefore you should feel confident about its value. A job well done by Ibanez!

Ibanez's ART500 deserves all the praise it can get for its fantastic looks, superb finish and great action. You will have no trouble adjusting the action to your needs, and quality hardware that's built into ART500 will not give you any trouble. ART500 is both reliable and durable. Only while playing it, you can discover ART500's hidden beauty.

ART500 is both durable and reliable, and it will stand the test of time whilst still performing and looking great as it did when it was brand new. Ibanez is a renown guitar manufacturer that has knowledge and experience when it comes to building quality musical instruments, so you should rest assured that ART500 is the right choice.