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If you want a Les Paul style guitar without spending a lot of cash, the Ibanez ART100 might just be what you need.

Noted guitar maker Ibanez first made a name for themselves in the 1970's with a noted copy of a Gibson Les Paul that was, by all accounts, far better than the instruments that Gibson themselves were making at the time. Though Ibanez was stopped by Gibson from further producing the guitar, it was clear that Japanese manufacturers were here to stay.

Enter the Ibanez ART100. No Gibson lawsuits here. With this instrument, Ibanez shows that they haven't forgotten how to make a great single cutaway guitar for a fair price. What are the specifics on this killer guitar?

Features
The ART100 is a set neck guitar with mahogany body and neck. It has a 22 fret rosewood fingerboard and a tune-o-matic style bridge and tailpiece. Pickups are an Ibanez Artcore 1-S for the neck and an Artcore 2-S for the bridge.

Performance
It's hard to really complain about anything with the ART100 since it has a street price of only around $300. Like most Ibanez guitars we've ever played, it has an extremely playable neck and a great feel. It's not quite the same as the ones with a Wizard neck, but that's not a bad thing. It's just a different feel.

It's also a very attractive guitar, with a bare fretboard except a custom Ibanez inlay on the 12th fret. It's available in several finishes, but we chose the Transparent Cherry. We didn't expect the finish to be as problem-free as it was, but that's what we found. Hard to believe it's only a $300 guitar!

The pickups are engineered for overdriven and distortion tones, so the clean sounds aren't this instrument's strong suit, but they're not bad, especially given the price.

The stock pickups do a fine job, but if you want some different sounds, you could always swap out the stock pickups for some replacements.

Our only real complaint is that it doesn't ship with a case, but that's a small complaint, given the guitar's price.

The Bottom Line
This is a great budget guitar at a price that can't be beat. If you want a Les Paul style guitar without spending a lot of cash, the Ibanez ART100 might just be what you need.

Name of Gear:Ibanez ART100
List Price: $399.99
Manufacturer Info: Ibanez Guitars; ibanez.com
Pros: Exceptional value; nice action
Cons: No case

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