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Born from a long lineage and musical heritage, the acoustic guitar is steeped in tradition. But music continues to evolve, and musicians demand inspiring new tools with which to carve out their own signature sound. In that spirit, we introduce Ibanez AE, our flagship series of acoustic-electric guitars, offer supreme tone and playability, and represent another great chapter in the acoustic guitar tradition.

****Product Features****

- Comfort Grip 5pc Okoume/Pau Ferro neck with Rounded Fretboard Edge For exceptional playability, the neck features a comfortable Thin-C profile with rounded fingerboard edges. The Okoume/Pau Ferro 5-piece neck construction ensures enhanced durability.

- Rosewood fretboard Rosewood fretboard provides a well-balanced solid tone with a focused mid range.

- Jumbo frets Jumbo frets contribute to smooth playability, especially for single-note playing.

- 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 Okoume back and sides The attractive Flamed Okoume back and sides offer punchy and rich mid-range tones.

- Fishman® S-Core pickup The Fishman® S-Core pickup accurately translates a full guitar sound to whatever amplification system you plug into.

- Ibanez AEQ-SP2 preamp w/Onboard tuner The Ibanez AEQ-SP2 Preamp delivers excellent sonic reproduction and control of tonal characteristics and easy operation.

- Rosewood Scalloped bridge The lightweight, scalloped bridge improves vibration efficiency for better resonance and provides more flexibility in adjusting the action than does a typical bridge.

- 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.

- Comfort Grip w/Rounded Fingerboard Edge In order to achieve supreme playability, the neck was specially designed with Thin-C shape style comfort grip with fingerboard's rounded edge.