Product Overview
The Ibanez AAM54CE Advanced Auditorium acoustic-electric guitar combines innovative design for expressive resonance, articulate amplified sound, and enhanced playing comfort. Developed by Ibanez, its slightly larger grand auditorium shape delivers the loud projection and wide dynamic range sought by contemporary players. Paired with onboard electronics, the AAM54CE ensures superb articulation, sweet, singing overtones, making it an impressive instrument for studio recording or confident stage performances.
Ibanez AAM54CE Features:
- A.I.R. port: Through rigorous research and development, Ibanez crafted the A.I.R.port with an exclusive internal structure that redirects sound waves to exit through a strategically positioned sound hole. This design enables players to achieve heightened clarity in monitoring their performance, thereby elevating the overall playing experience.
- X-M Bracing for AAM Series: After over two years of extensive trial, research, and prototyping, Ibanez introduced the exclusive X-M bracing tailored for Advanced Auditorium guitar bodies. This meticulously crafted scalloped bracing, along with tone and finger braces, optimally transfers string vibrations from the bridge to the body. The result is a broad dynamic range, exceptional response, and a balanced tonal profile with subtly scooped mids and clear treble reminiscent of steel strings, while preserving the warmth of nylon strings.
- Solid Sitka Spruce Top: The solid Sapele top delivers a warm, full tone.
- Sapele Back and Sides: Sapele back and 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 redesigned headstock shape is the outcome of meticulous research and investigation. Its tapered design ensures reduced weight, promotes a straight string alignment for enhanced tuning stability, and minimizes the potential for neck twisting effects.
- 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: Advantage™ pins offer distinct advantages over traditional counterparts. They are easily removable and insertable, thanks to a specially designed bulb-shaped end that ensures a secure grip and prevents over-insertion. Importantly, Advantage™ ensures both the pin and string remain securely in place.
Ibanez AAM54CE Specifications:
- Body Shape: Advanced Auditorium with Advanced Access Cutaway body
- Bracing: X-M Bracing
- Top: Solid Sapele top
- Back & Sides: Sapele back & Sapele sides
- Neck: Low Oval Grip/Okoume neck
- Fretboard: Purpleheart fretboard
- Bridge: Purpleheart bridge
- Body Binding: Rounded body edge binding
- Inlay: White dot inlay
- Soundhole Rosette: Black & White multi
- Tuning Machine: Chrome Die-cast tuners (18:1 gear ratio)
- Number of Frets: 20
- Bridge Pins: Ibanez Advantage
- Strings: D'Addario® EXP16
- String Space: 11mm
- String Gauge: .012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053
- 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
- Dimensions:
- Length: 19 1/2"
- Width: 15 3/8"
- Max Depth: 4 3/16"
