1980 Ibanez – Artist AR50BK – ID 5229

Rare early Artist series in elegant black. Mahogany body with curved maple top, three-piece maple neck, rosewood fingerboard.
Equipped with two Barfuss 59 humbuckers for classic, powerful vintage tone.
Great guitar with many years of stage experience.

✅ Year of construction: 1980
✅ Model: Artist AR50BK
✅ Country of origin: Japan
✅ Weight: 4372 g
✅ Body: mahogany, double cutaway, curved maple top, binding
✅ Neck: 3-piece maple, set-neck
✅ Fingerboard: rosewood, 22 frets, binding, pearloid dot inlays
✅ Pickups: 2x 59 barefoot humbuckers
✅ Hardware: Gibraltar Bridge, Quik Change Tailpiece
✅ Mechanics: exchanged
✅ Controls: 2x volume, 2x tone, speed knobs
✅ Binding: Cream