Ibanez AS53-SRF Artcore Semi-Hollow Sunburst Red Flat 2024

This second hand electric guitar is in great condition

The Ibanez AS53-SRF (Sunburst Red Flat) is a semi-hollow / hollow-body style electric guitar from Ibanez’s Artcore “AS53” line. 

• Body Semi-hollow body shape ("ES-shape") with F-holes. 
• Neck Set-in AS Artcore / Nyatoh neck; scale length of  24.75" / 628 mm.
• Fingerboard 22 medium frets. Dot inlays. 
• Pickups / Electronics Dual humbuckers (Ibanez Infinity R - passive ceramic humbuckers) in neck and bridge; simple control layout (volume, tone, 3-way selector) 
• Hardware Gibraltar Performer bridge; Quik Change III tailpiece; chrome hardware. 
• Neck Width / Feel Nut width 43 mm; 57 mm at the 22nd fret; board radius 305 mm.
• Finish Sunburst Red Flat

Pros:

1. Excellent Price / Performance Ratio
   For the price, you get a semi/hollow body guitar with solid build features: set neck, quality hardware like the Gibraltar bridge, and decent pickups. Many users find that the AS53 gives a lot of what more expensive semi-hollows offer at a lower cost. 

2. Playability & Comfort
   The scale length (~24.75") plus moderate neck thickness and radius make it quite comfortable. The reach to higher frets is helped by the set-neck design with the joint at the 17th fret. It’s not too bulky despite its semi-hollow form.

3. Versatility of Tone
   Thanks to its semi-hollow body and humbuckers, it can deliver warmer, roomy tones (neck pickup), but also enough punch and bite with the bridge pickup. It’s suitable for genres like blues, jazz, classic rock, lighter rock tones, even clean tones with some character. User feedback often notes its “acoustic resonance” and “warm tone.” 

4. Hardware & Sustain
   The solid centre block / sustain block (in some versions) helps reduce feedback and adds sustain. The bridge/tailpiece combo also holds tuning well, and the string-changing tailpiece (Quik Change III) is practical. 

5. Aesthetics and Finish
   The Sunburst Red Flat finish (SRF) gives a classy, vintage-ish visual. The binding, chrome hardware, matte finish  help the guitar look more expensive than it actually is.

Who It’s Best For

Given what it does well and where it compromises, here are the kinds of players the AS53-SRF is particularly suited to, and who might prefer something else.

Good fit if you:

• Want a semi-hollow style guitar without paying a high-end cost.

• Like warm, classic tones for blues, clean-to-mild overdrive, maybe jazz or RnB, or vintage style rock.

• Want decent build quality, good looks, and usability out of the box, with or without minor setup.

• Value comfort and playability , neck feel, action, reach etc.

The Ibanez AS53-SRF is a solid, well-rounded semi-hollow electric guitar that delivers a lot for its price. It doesn’t pretend to be a boutique instrument, but for someone who wants the semi/hollow vibe , warm tones, resonance, good sustain, classic looks , without breaking the bank, it’s a very strong choice.