Up for sale, a 1988 Ibanez Artstar AM200 in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. This first-year Ibanez Artstar features a highly-figured burl mahogany body with a gloss Antique Violin finish and a pair of Super 58 humbuckers. The AM200 was the thinnest and smallest offering in the Artstar line, introduced in ‘88, marrying the comfort and size of a solid body with the rich, open sound of a semi-hollow.

Tonewoods include burl mahogany top, back, and sides with a maple centerblock, three-piece maple/mahogany neck, and a bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard. Acoustically, this guitar offers both glassy immediacy and warmth, qualities faithfully captured by the Super 58 humbuckers. The PAF-style Super 58s are bright and bold, with a harmonically-rich midrange and sparkling highs; the bridge has a focused upper-midrange punch, with smooth, sweet sounds when toggling towards the neck. This AM200 is featherweight at 6lbs 15oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Mahogany/maple (three-piece)
-Shape: Artstar AM (slender D), measuring .810” 1st fret, .880” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, 22-fret, abalone/pearloid split-block inlay
-Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone
-Tuners: Gotoh SG38, pearloid buttons
-Serialization: H8-prefix (1988 production)

Body Specs:

-Wood: Burl mahogany (maple centerblock)
-Pickups: Super 58 humbucker x2
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Gibraltar II bridge, Quik Change II tailpiece, bound burl mahogany guard
-Plastics: Sure Grip II knobs
-Label: Serialized, bass-side F hole

The gloss Antique Violin finish highlights the dimensional figuring in the burl mahogany, framed by multi-ply binding. There are just a few minor dings and faint finish scratches on the body, while the smooth gloss on the neck profile is flawless.

A gigbag is included.