Ibanez Acoustic-Electric (Weathered Black Open Pore) AE140

Brimming with pro-level appointments, the all-okoume Ibanez AE140 Acoustic-electric guitar is a superb choice for the advancing guitarist seeking a top-tier performance instrument. This guitar’s solid okoume top and okume body supply a supremely warm and mahogany-like voicing,complete with a personal A.I.R. sound port that provides superior sonic feedback straight to your ears. When it comes to playing comfort, guitarists of all styles champion the AE140’s laurel-topped nyatoh neck for its supremely playable Comfort Grip profile.  You also get a stage-ready Ibanez AEQ-TP2 preamp and pick system with built-in tone controls and an onboard tuner. A comfortable cutaway seals the deal, all adding up to a powerhouse of an acoustic-electric guitar destined for the stage!

Outstanding all-okoume tone

Comprised of a solid okoume top and matching okoume back and sides, the Ibanez AE140 harkens back to the old-school tradition of hardwood-topped 6-strings. Okoume’s warm, rich, and somewhat dark tone is a perennial favorite of singer-songwriters and fingerpickers looking to tame strident highs. In fact, okoume is regularly touted by tonewood experts for its mahogany-esque midrange bias, crisp timbre, and clearly defined attack.

Cutting-edge A.I.R.port

Whether you’re strumming through tunes on the couch or woodshedding your next performance piece, the Ibanez AE140’s A.I.R.port (Acoustic Information Response) makes solo playing a joy with superior sonic feedback. While most acoustic guitars project solely through their soundhole — and away from your ears — Ibanez’s A.I.R.port-equipped guitars sport a secondary soundhole on the upper bout pointed directly toward your ears. This design offers a more pleasing and full-sounding tone in both the seated and standing positions and a brilliant aural snapshot of what your audience hears on the other end!

Features:

• Solid okoume top and okoume body captures the warm, rich, and crisp timbre of traditional mahogany
• Deep body cutaway for effortless access to the neck’s upper frets
• Nyatoh neck carved into a highly playable Ibanez Comfort Grip profile
• Smooth 15.75-inch laurel fingerboard
• Ibanez A.I.R.port, located on the upper bout, delivers superior sonic feedback straight to your ears
• Onboard Ibanez AEQ-TP2 preamp and pickup system for pro-level plugged-in tones
• Built-in tuner and tone controls
• Chrome die-cast tuners with an 18:1 ratio ensure lock-tight tuning stability

SPECS

• body shape: AE (Shallower body depth) body

• bracing: X-M Bracing

• top: Solid Okoume top

• back & sides: Okoume back & Okoume sides

• neck: Comfort GripNyatoh neck

• fretboard: Laurel fretboard

• bridge: Laurel Scalloped bridge

• inlay: Specially designed inlay

• soundhole rosette: Abalone

• tuning machine: Chrome Die-cast tuners (18:1 gear ratio)

• 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