The Ibanez Artcore Expressionist AMH90 is quickly becoming a favorite among guitar players at Music Experience. Its semi-hollow body is made from linden for a mid-forward sound while the center block stops feedback in its tracks. The axe’s dynamic duo of Super 58 humbucking pickups for a classic sound heard on countless pop and rock recordings. The AMH90 also has an easy-playing 3-piece nyatoh/maple neck, a bound ebony fingerboard, and attractive abalone inlays. On the hunt for a classic-sounding semi-hollowbody with the comfort of a high-performance guitar? You’ll find exactly what you are looking for in the Ibanez Artcore Expressionist AMH90.

Semi-hollowbody construction

Semi-hollowbody guitars have fascinated guitar players since their inception. It blends the open and mellow sound of a hollowbody with the feedback-fighting capabilities of a solidbody. Ibanez built the AMH90 from linden to help reproduce that tried-and-true semi-hollow bite and jangle. As your fingers race up and down the premium Macassar ebony fingerboard, you’ll appreciate the generous carve of the 3-piece nyatoh/maple neck. No matter what style you’re playing — be it modern rock, indie, folk, or blues — the Artcore Expressionist AMH90 will serve you well!

Super 58 pickups: classic tones without 60-cycle hum

Early hollowbody and semi-hollowbody electric guitars had single-coil pickups with a wonderfully expressive tone — unfortunately, they also came with serious hum issues. That’s why Ibanez and other guitar makers quickly developed special humbuckers, such as the Super 58 humbucking pickups. These special humbuckers preserve your AMH90 semi-hollowbody guitar’s bite, but ditch the 60Hz hum and other unwanted noise. What’s more, Super 58 humbuckers give the AMH90 a unique sonic character that will add more colors to your tonal palette.

Sonic flexibility from Tri-sound electronics

The AMH90 is equipped with a Tri-sound switch to unlock three different pickup “voices.” The Super 58 humbuckers can be used in series, parallel, and single-coil operation, opening the door for you to explore new sounds. There’s a lot of tonal territory to cover here, and you’ll love exploring how each configuration sounds through your favorite amplifier or modeler!

What Ibanez Says...

For more than a decade, Ibanez has continued to energize the hollow-body market with wide range of designs including everything from rockin' semi-hollow hybrids to straight-up traditional jazz-boxes. The Artcore Expressionist line established yet another chapter in the Artcore story. The Expressionist difference? Jazz fans will recognize the Ibanez original Super 58, the preferred pickup of George Benson, Pat Metheny and John Scofield on their own Signature models. A favorite among jazz players, but as funk guitarist Eric Krasno has been proving, the Super 58s perform well in a variety of situations. Warmth, balanced articulation, and excellent response are defining characteristic the Super 58 pickups.