Ibanez Advanced Acoustic Series Acoustic Electric Guitar AAM50CE-OPN (Open Pore Natural)

The AAM50CE Advanced Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar from Ibanez represents a significant step forward for the acoustic instrument. Designed from the ground up, it delivers a richer, brighter tone with an unprecedentedly wide dynamic range for a fully reimagined acoustic experience. The AAM50CE achieves a superb, powerful sound thanks to its reinvented body shape and bracing design. And with extensive consideration given to ergonomics, its extremely comfortable to play. This Advanced Acoustic Guitar pushes boundaries, promising an exciting new experience. 

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

Advanced Auditorium Body

With the concept of Advanced Acoustics - "Reimagining Acoustic Experience" in mind, we carefully designed the new body shape of the Advanced Auditorium, drawing on our research into the general Auditorium body shape. After many rounds of prototyping, the Advanced Auditorium body has a slightly wider waist, which has been moved slightly towards the neck. Thanks to these changes, this shape delivers a richer low mids and better body to weight balance, which conventional Auditorium bodies tend to lack

X-M bracing for AAM Series

After more than two years of trial and error, research, and prototyping, Ibanez developed its proprietary X-M bracing specifically for Advanced Auditorium guitar bodies to produce the ultimate sound for the stage and studio. The carefully designed scalloped X-M bracing, tone braces, and finger braces efficiently transmit string vibration from the bridge to the body. This bracing provides a wide dynamic range and excellent response. The mids are slightly scooped for better tonal balance, and the treble has the clarity of steel strings while retaining the warmth of nylon strings. 

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. 

Sapele Back & Sides

Sapele back & sides offer a full-bodied and warm mid-range and a bright tone. 

Low Oval Grip Okoume Neck

The Low Oval neck grip facilitates easy chord strumming

Purpleheart Fretboard

The Purpleheart fretboard emphasizes the beauty and the rich tonal character of this bass

Purpleheart Bridge

The purpleheart bridge transfers string vibration directly to the body, delivering a natural and warm tone

Advanced Access Cutaway

Its deep straight cutaway (from 18th fret) and shaved side enable amazing high fret access

Functional Tapered Headstock

The newly designed headstock shape is the result of thorough research and investigation. Its tapered shape provides lighter weight, as well as a straight string alignment which enhances tuning stability and reduces any neck twisting effect

Ibanez AEQ-TP2 preamp w/Onboard tuner

The Ibanez AEQ-TP2 preamp provides the extra punch of onboard EQ along with a convenient and easy to read digital tuner and 2 band EQ, located on the instrumnet's upper bout

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 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 specialy 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. 

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