This beautiful guitar has been professionally set up, with a superb low action, and spot on intonation. A fantastic sounding instrument, preferred by Jazz/ Blues players, but has the punch of a rock guitar. Comes with a free solid wood, shaped hard case.The Expressionist difference? Jazz fans will recognize the Ibanez original Super 58 pickups-the preferred pickup of George Benson, Pat Metheny and John Scofield on their own Signature models. A jazz favorite, yes, but as funk guitarist Eric Krasno has been proving, the Super 58s perform well in a variety of situations. Warm, balanced articulation, and excellent response characterize the Super 58 pickups.For decades Ibanez guitars have been second only to Gibson when it comes to the mass market semi-hollow game. When it comes to bang for the buck, though, there's nothing better than an Ibanez AS93 Artcore. Equally equipped to get you that John Scofield, Lee Ritenour or Eric Krasno tone you might be looking for as they are for hard rock, indie or straight blues, the AS93 models have amazing Super 58 humbuckers (same as Sco's and Krasno's signature models) and the best build quality this side of $1700. We don't know how Ibanez does it, but they do, and we are extremely grateful.SPECneck typeExpressionist 3pc Mhogany/Maple set-in neckbodyFlamed Maple top/back/sidesfretboardBound Rosewood fretboard w/Acrylic block inlayfretMedium fretsbridgeART-1 bridgetailpieceQuik Change III tailpiecefactory tuning1E, 2B, 3G, 4D, 5A, 6Estring gauge.010/.013/.017/.030/.042/.052hardware colorGold