Low Oval Grip Thermo Aged™ African Mahogany neck with Rounded Fretboard Edge

The Low Oval neck grip facilitates easy chord strumming and the Rounded Fretboard Edges deliver superior playability. Thermo Aging, a special drying process, makes the neck light and hard and provides excellent stability and enhanced resonance.

Rosewood fretboard

Rosewood fretboard provides a well-balanced solid tone with a focused mid range.

Solid African Mahogany top

Solid African Mahogany top offers a full-bodied and warm mid-range and a bright tone.

Sapele back and sides

Sapele back and sides offer a full-bodied and warm mid-range and a bright tone.

Ibanez T-bar Undersaddle pickup

The Ibanez T-bar Undersaddle pickup accurately translates that full sound to whatever amplification system you plug it into.

Ibanez AEQ-TP2 preamp w/Onboard tuner

The Ibanez AEQ-TP2 preamp provides the extra punch of on-board EQ along with a convenient and easy-to-read digital tuner and 2-band EQ, located on the instrument's upper bout.

Rosewood Scalloped bridge

The lightweight, scalloped bridge improves vibration efficiency for better resonance and provides more flexibility in adjusting the action than does a typical bridge.

Ibanez Advantage™ bridge pins

These pins really are an advantage over old-fashioned pins. Advantage™ pins are easier to take out and easier to put in than standard pins. A special bulb-shaped end makes the pin easy to grip and also prevents the pin from being pushed in too far. Best of all, with Advantage™ the pin and string stay put.

A.I.R.port

Through intensive research and development, Ibanez has designed the A.I.R.port with a unique internal structure that reflects sound waves and guides them to exit from a precisely positioned sound hole. As a result, players can monitor what they are playing more clearly, which enhances the overall playing experience.

Advanced Auditorium Body

With the concept of Advanced Acoustics - "Reimagining Acoustic Experience" in mind, Ibanez carefully designed the new body shape of the Advanced Auditorium, drawing on their research into the general Auditorium body shape. After many rounds of prototyping, the Advanced Auditorium body has a slightly wider waist, which has been moved slightly towards the neck. Thanks to these changes, this shape delivers a richer low mids and better body to weight balance, which conventional Auditorium bodies tend to lack.

X-M bracing for AAM series

After more than two years of trial and error, research, and prototyping, Ibanez developed its proprietary X-M bracing specifically for Advanced Auditorium guitar bodies to produce the ultimate sound for the stage and studio. The carefully designed scalloped X-M bracing, tone braces, and finger braces efficiently transmit string vibration from the bridge to the body. This bracing provides a wide dynamic range and excellent response. The mids are slightly scooped for better tonal balance, and the treble has the clarity of steel strings while retaining the warmth of nylon strings.

Functional Tapered Headstock

The newly designed headstock shape is the result of thorough research and investigation. Its tapered shape provides lighter weight, as well as a straight string alignment which enhances tuning stability and reduces any neck twisting effect

Specifications

Color Name: Mahogany Sunburst High Gloss

Country of Origin: China

Number of Strings: 6

Neck Type: Low Oval Grip with Rounded Fretboard Edge

Neck Joint: Dovetail

Neck Material: Thermo Aged™ African Mahogany

Neck Finish: Satin Polyurethane

Neck Thickness (1st fret, mm): 21

Neck Thickness (12th fret, mm): 22

Scale (inch): 25"

Nut Width (mm): 634mm

Number of Frets: 20

Fretboard: Rosewood

Fretboard Radius (mm): 400

Inlay: White dot

Body Shape: Advanced Auditorium

Body Top Material: Solid African Mahogany

Body Side Material: Sapele

Body Back Material: Sapele

Body Finish: Gloss Polyester

Bridge: Rosewood scalloped

String Spacing (mm): 11mm

Nut: Bone

Machine Head: Chrome Die-cast tuners (18:1 gear ratio)

Preamp: Ibanez AEQ-TP2 preamp w/Onboard tuner

String Gauges: .012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053

Tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E

Case: Not included