NAMM 2012: Ibanez reveals new acoustic guitar range
Spec: AEG small body. Cedar top. Mahogany back & sides. Chrome Ibanez smooth tuner AS. Fishman Sonicore pickup. Ibanez SST preamp.
AEG15E-LG, £279
Ibanez has unveiled the range of acoustic guitars and basses it will have on display at next week’s NAMM 2012 in Anaheim, California.
Some of these acoustics might already look familiar to US readers. What we have here is an assortment of new guitars, updated models and a few guitars that are already available stateside, but are new for 2012 to the UK marketplace.
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We’ve included what spec details we have where we can. Click through to see all the guitars.
Spec: AEGB small body. 32" scale. Flamed maple top. Mahogany back & sides. Chrome die-cast machineheads. Ibanez under saddle pickup. Ibanez SPT preamp.
AEGB20E-VV, £309
Spec: AEGB small body. 32" scale. Flamed maple top. Mahogany back & sides. Chrome die-cast machineheads. Ibanez under saddle pickup. Ibanez SPT preamp.
AEGB20E-TBS, £309
Spec: Spruce top. Mahogany back & sides. Chrome Ibanez smooth tuner AS. Ibanez under saddle pickup. Ibanez SPT preamp.
AEL8E-BK, £249
Spec: Spruce top. Mahogany back & sides. Chrome Ibanez smooth tuner AS. Ibanez under saddle pickup. Ibanez SPT preamp.
AEL8E-TRS, £249
Spec: Grand Concert body. Solid mahogany top, back & sides. Gold Grover machineheads w/ Brown Pearl button. Bone nut & saddle. Dovetail neck joint. Wooden neck & body binding. Abalone rosette & fretboard inlay. Scale: 25". Width at nut: 1-3/4" (44.5mm)
AC2040-OPN, £389
Spec: Solid Engelmann spruce top. Solid mahogany back & sides. Gold Grover machineheads w/ black button. Bone nut & saddle. Dovetail neck joint. Wooden neck & body binding. Abalone & wooden rosette. Scale: 25-1/2". Width at nut: 1-11/16" (43.0mm).
AW3010-LG, £399
Spec: Solid Engelmann spruce top. Solid mahogany back & sides. Gold Grover machineheads w/ black button. Bone nut & saddle. Dovetail neck joint. Wooden neck & body binding. Abalone & wooden rosette. Scale: 25-1/2". Width at nut: 1-11/16" (43.0mm).
AW3010CE-LG, £549
AW300LECE-NT, £349
Spec: Cutaway classical body. Thin body (70.0mm at tail). Narrow nut (46.0mm). 14th fret neck/body joint. Spruce top. Mahogany back & sides. Ibanez under saddle pickup. Ibanez AEQ210T preamp.
G5TECE-AM, £149
Spec: Dreadnought body. Ibanez AP3 magnetic pickup. Ibanez AEQ200MT Preamp dot inlay.
SGE120-ATN, £179
Spec: Spruce top. Mahogany back & sides. Mahogany neck. Chrome Ibanez smooth tuner AS.
SGT230E-VS, £149
Spec: Solid spruce top. Onboard tuner.
V105SE-NT, £169
V74E-OPN, £119