The Ibanez AF115-AWB is a hollow body electric guitar from the Artstar series that combines the classic character of a jazz guitar with careful construction and comfortable playability. Its spruce top and flame maple back and sides deliver a warm, resonant, and well-defined response, while the Super 58 pickups provide a balanced, vintage, and dynamic sound. The elegant Aged Whiskey Burst finish, gold hardware, and abalone details make this guitar particularly suited for jazz, blues, soul, and styles that value expressiveness and harmonic richness.

• Series: Artstar
• Body shape: AF full hollow body with a cutaway
• Top: Spruce
• Back: Flame maple
• Sides: Flame maple
• Neck construction: Set-neck
• Neck: 3-piece nyatoh and maple
• Neck profile: AF Artstar
• Fingerboard: Macassar ebony with binding
• Inlays: Acrylic and abalone blocks
• Fingerboard radius: 305 mm / 12"
• Scale length: 628 mm / 24.7"
• Nut width: 43 mm
• Nut: Bone
• Number of frets: 20
• Fret type: Medium
• Fret finish: Artstar Fret Edge Treatment
• Neck pickup: Ibanez Super 58 passive humbucker with Alnico magnet
• Bridge pickup: Ibanez Super 58 passive humbucker with Alnico magnet
• Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone
• Pickup selector: 3-position switch
• Bridge: Rosewood
• String spacing at bridge: 10.4 mm
• Tailpiece: Ibanez VT14 with AFC wood cover
• Hardware: Gold
• Factory strings: D’Addario ECG24 Flatwound
• String gauge: .011 / .015 / .022w / .030 / .040 / .050
• Body length: 495 mm / 19 1/2"
• Maximum body width: 400 mm / 15 3/4"
• Maximum body depth: 92 mm / 3 5/8"
• Finish: Aged Whiskey Burst
• Includes hard case

About the Artstar Series

The Artstar series represents Ibanez’s professional-level hollow and semi-hollow body guitars. It combines meticulous construction, carefully selected materials, and classic finishes with a modern interpretation of the hollow body instrument. These models are designed to deliver a rich acoustic response, great definition, and comfortable playability, making them an excellent choice for jazz, blues, soul, and other styles that require a warm, dynamic, and expressive sound.

Our Opinion

The AF115-AWB is an excellent choice for those seeking a full hollow body jazz guitar with elegant presence, refined feel, and organic sound. Its AF body shape produces a wide, resonant response that works particularly well with clean tones, complex chords, and expressive solo lines.

We would mainly recommend it for jazz, traditional blues, soul, and melodic styles, whether for musicians looking for their first advanced hollow body or experienced players needing a serious instrument for live performances or studio work.