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Ibanez AE500 Natural High Gloss electro-acoustic guitar with case

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Ibanez AE500 Natural High Gloss electro-acoustic guitar with case
Product no: 9000-0031-7889 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The Ibanez AE500 Natural High Gloss is a high-quality steel-string acoustic with a T-Bar piëzo pickup and an Ibanez Custom Electronics preamp that's suitable for guitarists of any style. It features a handy mute switch for a smooth transition to a pure, acoustic sound and a AGP10 Acoustic Guitar Preamp that you can fine-tune to perfection. The top is made of solid sitka spruce and the neck, sides, and back are all made of Indian rosewood. This wood, in combination with the rosewood fretboard and bridge, gives you a broad tonal palette with deep bass and excellent articulation, whether you play with your fingers or with a plectrum! No matter what your playing style may be, this electro-acoustic Ibanez makes anything possible.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets	20
Number of strings	6
Body construction	all solid
Cutaway	yes
Pickup type	contact piëzo
Wood type (back)	rosewood
Fretboard wood	rosewood
Wood type (soundboard)	spruce
Wood type (sides)	rosewood
Includes cover	no
Includes case	yes
Built-in electronics	preamplifier
Colour	wood/natural
Left-handed	no
Body type	other

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	3,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	123,0 x 49,0 x 19,0 cm

Product specifications

Ibanez electro-acoustic steel-string guitar
- model: AE500
- series: AE
- colour: natural high gloss
body
- shape: AE
- top: solid sitka spruce
- sides and back: solid Indian rosewood
- finish: high gloss
- bracing: scalloped X-bracing
neck
- joint: set-in
- material: mahogany
- finish: high gloss
- scale length: 25.5 in
- fretboard: rosewood
- binding: white
- number of frets: 20
- position markers: custom inlay
- truss rod: yes
hardware
- bridge: rosewood
- hardware finish: chrome-plated
- machine heads: Gotoh SG301, 18:1
- pickguard: faux tortoiseshell
- strings: D'Addario EXP16 (.012 - .053)
electronics
- preamp: Ibanez Custom Electronics
- pickup: Ibanez T-Bar piëzo pickup
- mute switch
included: Ibanez AGP10 Acoustic Guitar preamp, hardshell case
features: 'Original Tone Projection' rear bracing

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