Ibanez AE170 Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar | Natural High Gloss
Instrument Type: 6-String Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar
Neck Specifications: Comfort Grip Maple Neck with 15.75-inch / 400mm Radius Thermo Aged Ovangkol Fretboard
Body Material: Solid Sitka Spruce Top with Laminated Flamed Maple Back and Sides (Gloss Polyurethane)
Pickup Configuration: Ibanez T-Bar Undersaddle Pickup with AEQ-TP2 Preamp and Onboard Tuner
Hardware & Bridge: Chrome Die-Cast Tuners (18:1 ratio) with Thermo Aged Ovangkol Scalloped Bridge
Scale & Nut Width: 25-inch / 634mm Scale Length with 1.692-inch / 43mm Nut Width
Progressive Grand Auditorium Geometry and Projective Lineage
Solid Sitka Spruce Tonewood and Asymmetrical Sound Projecting Layout
The main structural framework of this acoustic-electric guitar centers around an engineered, shallower-depth AE body shape, deploying a solid Sitka spruce soundboard balanced by flamed maple back and side walls. This material pairing creates a highly articulate sonic profile, blending the immediate, broad dynamic sensitivity of spruce with the fast high-mid projection and bright acoustic decay of maple. Internal bracing uses a custom X-M layout to optimize energy transmission across the top plate, supporting punchy lower frequencies and crisp treble definition. Built with a secondary soundhole placed along the upper bout bout, the integrated A.I.R.port framework redirects standard internal soundwaves upward toward the musician, creating a pristine real-time acoustic snapshot for monitoring playing dynamics during seated or standing sessions.
Scalloped Thermo-Aged Enhancements and Dual-Output Preamp Staging
The physical appointments on this model introduce advanced structural processing to maximize vibrational alignment and setup longevity. Both the ovangkol fingerboard and matching scalloped bridge assembly undergo a specialized Thermo Aged heat treatment that extracts moisture and resin, mimicking decades of natural drying to increase structural stability and acoustic resonance. The neck is carved into a slim Comfort Grip silhouette capped with block inlays and an abalone soundhole rosette, facilitating easy hand transitions down the fretboard register. Plugged-in operations run from an active Ibanez T-bar undersaddle piezo element that cleanly translates percussive body hits and complex string articulation directly into a side-mounted AEQ-2T preamplifier. This active network offers dedicated volume, bass, and treble controls with an independent chromatic tuner display, outputting signals seamlessly through dual balanced XLR and standard quarter-inch output jacks.
Ibanez AE170 Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar | Natural High Gloss
Instrument Type: 6-String Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar
Neck Specifications: Comfort Grip Maple Neck with 15.75-inch / 400mm Radius Thermo Aged Ovangkol Fretboard
Body Material: Solid Sitka Spruce Top with Laminated Flamed Maple Back and Sides (Gloss Polyurethane)
Pickup Configuration: Ibanez T-Bar Undersaddle Pickup with AEQ-TP2 Preamp and Onboard Tuner
Hardware & Bridge: Chrome Die-Cast Tuners (18:1 ratio) with Thermo Aged Ovangkol Scalloped Bridge
Scale & Nut Width: 25-inch / 634mm Scale Length with 1.692-inch / 43mm Nut Width
Progressive Grand Auditorium Geometry and Projective Lineage
Solid Sitka Spruce Tonewood and Asymmetrical Sound Projecting Layout
The main structural framework of this acoustic-electric guitar centers around an engineered, shallower-depth AE body shape, deploying a solid Sitka spruce soundboard balanced by flamed maple back and side walls. This material pairing creates a highly articulate sonic profile, blending the immediate, broad dynamic sensitivity of spruce with the fast high-mid projection and bright acoustic decay of maple. Internal bracing uses a custom X-M layout to optimize energy transmission across the top plate, supporting punchy lower frequencies and crisp treble definition. Built with a secondary soundhole placed along the upper bout bout, the integrated A.I.R.port framework redirects standard internal soundwaves upward toward the musician, creating a pristine real-time acoustic snapshot for monitoring playing dynamics during seated or standing sessions.
Scalloped Thermo-Aged Enhancements and Dual-Output Preamp Staging
The physical appointments on this model introduce advanced structural processing to maximize vibrational alignment and setup longevity. Both the ovangkol fingerboard and matching scalloped bridge assembly undergo a specialized Thermo Aged heat treatment that extracts moisture and resin, mimicking decades of natural drying to increase structural stability and acoustic resonance. The neck is carved into a slim Comfort Grip silhouette capped with block inlays and an abalone soundhole rosette, facilitating easy hand transitions down the fretboard register. Plugged-in operations run from an active Ibanez T-bar undersaddle piezo element that cleanly translates percussive body hits and complex string articulation directly into a side-mounted AEQ-2T preamplifier. This active network offers dedicated volume, bass, and treble controls with an independent chromatic tuner display, outputting signals seamlessly through dual balanced XLR and standard quarter-inch output jacks.
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