▾

Ibanez AEW51 Natural High Gloss electro-acoustic guitar

4.0 / 5

1 review

Discontinued, this product can no longer be ordered.

Alternative items

Yamaha CPX700II NT elektrisch-akoestische westerngitaar Naturel

Recommended price £907.00 £688.00

+ -

Add to Basket

Not sure if the Ibanez AEW51 Natural High Gloss electro-acoustic guitar is for you? Do a Choice Check. Start Choice Checker

Product information
Reviews (1)
News and items (10)

Ibanez AEW51 Natural High Gloss electro-acoustic guitar
Product no: 9000-0023-7720 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

In their Exotic Woods line, Ibanez offers a range of acoustic guitars that are made of exquisite wood types with a unique look. This AEW model guitar with a Natural High Gloss finish, for instance, has a back and sides made of a characteristic mosaic of spalted maple, rosewood and walnut. Of course, each individual guitar has its own distinct pattern. These guitars, including the AEW51, have a body shape that's based on the Jumbo model, and feature a soft Florentine cutaway. As such, every Ibanez AEW has a characteristic acoustic sound that carries well, and you can comfortably play solos quite high up on the neck.

AEW51-NT: dynamic, prominent and bright

The sitka spruce top with a rosette of spalted maple and rosewood offers a beautiful contrast to the aforementioned sides and back. Furthermore, the wealth of wood types is completed by the set-in mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard. All in all, you end up with a dynamic, broad and articulate acoustic base sound with focused trebles, emphasised mids and subtle sustain. As such, the AEW-51-NT is extremely well-suited to rhythmic strumming, as well as picking with both a pick and your fingers.

Fishman Sonicore and AEQ-SP2

The Ibanez AEW51-NT is equipped with a Fishman Sonicore pickup and an Ibanez AEQ-SP2 preamp to take care of its amplified sound. Both the pickup and the preamp work to let this guitar's natural sound shine through. With the 2-band equalizer you can even adjust the sound, should the need arise. What's more, the built-in tuner makes sure that you'll never have to be off-key when you're playing. Finally, there's the built-in XLR connector, that allows for excellent flexibility on stage. The best part, of course, is that the Ibanez Multi-wood AEW offers all this at a remarkably reasonable price!

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets	21
Number of strings	6
Body construction	solid top
Cutaway	yes
Pickup type	piëzo
Wood type (back)	laminated wood
Fretboard wood	rosewood
Wood type (soundboard)	spruce
Wood type (sides)	laminated wood
Includes cover	no
Includes case	no
Built-in electronics	tone control, tuner, preamplifier, XLR output
Colour	wood/natural
Left-handed	no
Body type	jumbo

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	3,3 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	107,0 x 49,0 x 14,0 cm

Product specifications

Ibanez electro-acoustic steel-string guitar
- model: AEW51
- series: AEW
- colour: natural high gloss
body
- shape: AEW
- top: sitka spruce
- sides and back: multi-wood mosaic
- finish: high gloss
- binding: multi-wood
- rosette: rosewood, spalted maple
- bracing: X-bracing
neck
- joint: set-in
- material: mahogany
- finish: high gloss
- headstock binding: multi-wood
- scale length: 25.5"
- fretboard: rosewood
- neck radius: 9.9"
- number of frets: 20
- nut width: 1.65"
- position markers: maple dots
- truss rod: yes
hardware
- bridge: rosewood
- bridge nut: compensated
- hardware finish: chrome-plated
- tuners: sealed self-lubricated, black plastic knobs
- strings: D'Addario EXP11, .012 - .053
electronics
- preamp: Ibanez AEQ-SP2
- pickup: Fishman Sonicore
- controls: bass, treble, volume
- output: jack
- tuning device: built-in
special features:
- back and sides are made of rosewood, spalted maple and walnut
- specially designed inlay on the headstock

Reviews from other countries

Translate all reviews into English View original reviews

Yan K. 15 August 2017

Wrote the following about Ibanez AEW51 Natural High Gloss electro-acoustic guitar

Uiterlijk erg mooi, speelt licht (na even afstellen) in combinatie met 80/20 snaren is dit een geweldige gitaar. Enige minpunt is het ingebouwde stemapparaat, maar het zou goed kunnen dat ik daar eens een specialist naar moet laten kijken. Of, ik kan niet wennen aan de lichtjes :) maar met dat minpuntje blijft het een mooi en fijn instrument.

NAMM 2016: Ibanez Shows Brand New Acoustics and Hollow-Body Guitars

Friday 22 January 2016

Ibanez unveiled their new steel-string acoustics at NAMM 2016, as well as some great new semi-acoustic guitars. What to think of new, vintage-style hollow-bodies, and acoustic guitar with fanned frets, and even a piccolo guitar.

Tim Armstrong Signature Hellcat from Fender - Special Version

Monday 19 October 2015

Fans of punk in general, and Tim Armstrong in particular, are in for a treat. Fender has created a new version of the Tim Armstrong Hellcat in a matte black finish. The neck has a natural finish that contrasts beautifully with the rest of the body. If you want one, you'll have to be quick though, because only 68 of these have been made!

Acoustic Fender Paramount Guitars are Top-Notch

Wednesday 6 January 2016 By Lizanne

The name Paramount calls up all kinds of associations, from major record labels to concert halls to studios to mountain tops. From now on, it will also be associated with this new Fender electro-acoustic guitar in three models: the Dreadnought, Parlour and the Triple O. First and foremost, these guitars offer high quality at a great price, which sounds great - or are they too good to be true?

ESP LTD Expands Thinline Series with Zebrawood Models

Thursday 7 April 2016 By Richard | Bax Music

The Thinline Series from ESP LTD now has two striking new models. Both have an eye-catching finish thanks to their zebrawood tops.

Musikmesse 2016: Yamaha TransAcoustic - Revolutionary

Friday 8 April 2016 By Richard | Bax Music

Of the many new products presented at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt, some, like this new acoustic guitar from Yamaha, are real standouts. Yamaha themselves refer to the TransAcoustic system as revolutionary and it's not hard to see why. The Yamaha LL-TA dreadnought and the LS-TA triple oh models produce a sound that'll make you think you're playing in a room with great acoustics no matter where you are. And they do this without the need for an amplifier.

Travel Through Time with the Takamine Thermal Top

Tuesday 26 April 2016 By Lizanne

The new EF450C-TT electro-acoustic guitar utilises Takamine's Thermal Top technology, in which the spruce top is baked in a controlled oxygen-free vacuum. The result is a new instrument with the enticing sound characteristics of a vintage guitar!

Nature by Manuel Rodriguez: Durable Quality

Tuesday 3 May 2016 By Lizanne

The new Nature series by Manual Rodriguez is the result of a passion for high-quality acoustic instruments and the increasing desire to minimise the effect of our ecological footprint on the world.

Fender Reveals Paramount Limited Edition Adirondack Models

Wednesday 12 October 2016 By Richard | Bax Music

Fender is expanding their Paramount series with four top-quality limited edition electro-acoustic steel-string guitars. These new PM-1 Dreadnought and PM-3 Triple-O models have a top made of solid Adirondack. After that, there's the choice between solid mahogany or solid rosewood back and sides.

All-Solid Cigar Box Guitars by James Neligan!

Tuesday 25 October 2016 By Lizanne

For the truly progressive string-instrument aficionados among us, James Neligan presents three new Cigar Box guitars. Each 4-string model has a body consisting of solid-wood components. No matter what genre you like or the mood you're in, these guitars enable you to do it all: plucking, strumming, or sliding. If you're looking for something unconventional, this Cigar Box guitar is it!