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NAMM 2012: Ibanez reveals new acoustic guitar range

By The MusicRadar team
published 12 January 2012

15 new and updated acoustic guitars and basses for 2012

AEG15E-LG, £279
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.

We’ve included what spec details we have where we can. Click through to see all the guitars.

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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-VV, £309

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AEGB20E-TBS, £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

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AEL8E-BK, £249
Spec: Spruce top. Mahogany back & sides. Chrome Ibanez smooth tuner AS. Ibanez under saddle pickup. Ibanez SPT preamp.

AEL8E-BK, £249

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AEL8E-TRS, £249
Spec: Spruce top. Mahogany back & sides. Chrome Ibanez smooth tuner AS. Ibanez under saddle pickup. Ibanez SPT preamp.

AEL8E-TRS, £249

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AC2040-OPN, £389
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

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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).

AW3010-LG, £399

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AW3010CE-LG, £549
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

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AW300LECE-NT, £349

AW300LECE-NT, £349

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G5TECE-AM, £149
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

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SGE120-ATN, £179
Spec: Dreadnought body. Ibanez AP3 magnetic pickup. Ibanez AEQ200MT Preamp dot inlay.

SGE120-ATN, £179

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SGT230E-VS, £149
Spec: Spruce top. Mahogany back & sides. Mahogany neck. Chrome Ibanez smooth tuner AS.

SGT230E-VS, £149

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V105SE-NT, £169
Spec: Solid spruce top. Onboard tuner.

V105SE-NT, £169

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V74E-OPN, £119

V74E-OPN, £119

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V74ECE-OPN, £149

V74ECE-OPN, £149

Now check out the full range of electric guitars Ibanez will be unveiling at NAMM 2012.

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