Ibanez AAM100EBK Advanced Acoustic Series Acoustic Electric Black High Gloss

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.

Low Oval Grip Thermo Aged™ African Mahogany neck with Rounded Fretboard Edge

The Low Oval neck grip facilitates easy chord strumming and the Rounded Fretboard Edges deliver superior playability. Thermo Aging, a special drying process, makes the neck light and hard and provides excellent stability and enhanced resonance.

Rosewood fretboard

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

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.

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 and sides

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

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 on-board EQ along with a convenient and easy-to-read digital tuner and 2-band EQ, located on the instrument’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 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.

SPECS
body shape    Advanced Auditorium body
bracing    X-M Bracing
top    Solid Sitka Spruce top
back & sides    Sapele back & Sapele sides
neck    Low Oval Grip with Rounded Fretboard EdgeThermo Aged™ African Mahogany neck
fretboard    Rosewood fretboard
bridge    Rosewood scalloped bridge
body binding    Rounded body edge binding
inlay    White dot inlay
soundhole rosette    Abalone
tuning machine    Chrome Die-cast tuners (18:1 gear ratio)
nut material    Bone
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    55mm at 14F
c : Thickness    21mm at 1F
d : Thickness    22mm at 7F
Radius :    400mmR