- Comfort Grip Maple neck
The Comfort Grip Maple Neck contour provides superior playability.

- Thermo Aged Ovangkol fretboard
Thermo Aged™, a special drying process, makes the Ovangkol fretboard light and harder and provides increased stability.

- Solid Sitka Spruce top
Solid Sitka Spruce top provides an enormous frequency range that offers wave after wave of shimmering highs along with tight mids and a full-bodied low end.

- Flamed Maple back and sides
Flamed Maple back and sides create an attractive visual profile and offer bright and tight tones.

- 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.

- Thermo Aged™ Ovangkol Scalloped bridge
The lightweight, scalloped bridge enhances vibration transfer for improved resonance and offers greater flexibility when adjusting the action compared to a traditional bridge. Thermo Aged™, a specialized drying process, makes the bridge even lighter and harder for increased stability.

- 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.

Special Features

- A.I.R.port
Through intensive research and development, we have 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.

- X-M Bracing
After spending years of trial-and-error, Ibanez realized the out-of-the-box X-M Bracing to generate the ultimate sound standing out on the stage. The carefully designed scalloped X-bracing, the allocation of tone braces, and finger braces transmit the string vibration efficiently through the bridge to the body. The X-M Bracing creates the clear bottom and crispy treble sound with trimmed warm mid-range, yet provides a wide dynamic range and high response.

- AE body shape
Designed for projection, balance, and comfort, the AE's perfectly crafted contemporary body shape offers the best of all worlds.

•     body shape AE (Shallower body depth) body 
•     bracing X-M Bracing 
•     top Solid Sitka Spruce top 
•     back & sides Flamed Maple back & Flamed Maple sides 
•     neck Comfort GripMaple neck 
•     fretboard Thermo Aged™ Ovangkol fretboard 
•     bridge Thermo Aged™ Ovangkol Scalloped bridge 
•     inlay Acrylic block inlay 
•     soundhole rosette Abalone rosette 
•     tuning machine Chrome Die-cast tuners (18:1 gear ratio) 
•     number of frets 20 
•     bridge pins Ibanez Advantage™ 
•     strings D'Addario® XTAPB1253 
•     string gauge .012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053 
•     string space 11mm 
•     factory tuning 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E 
•     pickup Ibanez T-bar Undersaddle 
•     preamp Ibanez AEQ-TP2 preamp w/Onboard tuner 
•     output jack Balanced XLR & 1/4" outputs 
•     battery 9V x1 

NECK DIMENSIONS

    Scale : 634mm/25" 

    a : Width 43mm at NUT 

    b : Width 54.33mm at 14F 

    c : Thickness 20mm at 1F 

    d : Thickness 21mm at 7F 

    Radius : 400mmR