Steel string guitar with pickup. The body shape is created to achieve high playability combined with a well-balanced and good-sounding sound that "sits" equally well in the studio as on stage, whether playing solo guitar or in an ensemble. A specially designed XM bracing gives a wide sound and good projection (how the instrument throws the sound).
A rich and long sustain that works well both for plectrum and finger playing. The body is solid Okoume which gives a woody, warm, tone that has a smooth and dynamic response when played with the fingers and punchy, high-mid, with clear projection when played with a plectrum. Getting electronics, preamps and microphones into acoustic instruments is always a compromise with the acoustic sound of the instrument. On the AE model, this compromise has been made as small as possible by using a very compact active preamp and a newly designed magnetic pickup. to affect the acoustic sound as little as possible. The guitar retains its acoustic tone while having a stable, well-sounding, natural and distortion-free plugged-in sound.
- Shape AE body.
- Solid Okoume top.
- Okoume back and sides.
- XM bracing/Tone projection back bracing.
- Nyatoh neck (satin finish).
- Jumbo frets.
- Katalox fretboard and bridge.
- 44mm width nut.
- Abalone and Wooden Soundhole rosette.
- Specially designed Maple Vine fretboard inlay.
- Chrome Die-Cast machine heads.
- Bone nut and compensated Bone saddle.
- Ibanez Advantage™ bridge pins.
- Ibanez Custom Magnetic pickups.
- Ibanez Custom Electronics. - 1/4" output jack.