Changes: AC240

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AC240 Open Pore Natural

The AC240 is an Artwood series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2011. It is made in China.

The AC240 features a grand concert body shape with a solid mahogany top on mahogany back and sides with an open pore finish. The soundhole is round with an abalone rosette. It has a mahogany neck with a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with small white dot position markers. Components include a compensated bone saddle in a rosewood bridge with black Ibanez Advantage bridge pins, a bone nut, a red tortoise pickguard and chrome Grover die-cast tuning machines with half moon buttons.

For 2018 the rosewood fretboard and bridge were replaced with ovangkol. For 2019 the mahogany top, back and sides were replaced with okoume and the mahogany neck was replaced with nyatoh.

The AC240L is a left-handed version. The AC240E is an acoustic/electric version. The AC340 is a related model with a Thermo Aged bridge, Ibanez tuners are different rosette.

The AC240 was discontinued after 2019.

Specifications

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Specifications for AC240

Year(s) offered: 2011–2019

Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA

Made in: China

Finishes: Open Pore Natural (OPN)

Body

Body type:
Acoustic

Body shape:
Grand concert

Dimensions:
  Length: 489mm/ 19¼"
  Width: 387mm/ 15¼"
  Depth: 108mm/ 4¼"

Top:
  Material: 2011–2018: Solid mahogany
                2019: Solid okoume
  Finish: Open pore
  Binding: Black multi

Back/sides:
  Material: 2011–2018: Mahogany
                2019: Okoume
  Finish: Open pore

Soundhole shape:
Round

Soundhole rosette:
Abalone

Neck

Neck profile:
AC

Neck material:
2011–2018: Mahogany
2019: Nyatoh

Neck finish:
Satin

Neck joint:
Dovetail

Scale length:
651mm / 25⅝"

Fingerboard:
2011–2017: Rosewood
2018–2019: Ovangkol

Inlays:
Small white dot

Frets:
20

Nut:
Bone

Machine heads:
Grover die-cast w/ half-moon buttons

Components

Bridge:
2011–2017: Rosewood
2018–2019: Ovangkol (11mm string spacing)

Bridge pins:
Ibanez Advantage (black w/ white dots)

Saddle:
Bone compensated

Hardware color:
Chrome

Pickguard:
Red tortoise

Strings (factory):
.012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053 (D'Addario EXP16)

Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Sources

2011 USA new product catalog (page 43)
2014 North America catalog (page 50)
AC240 product page 2016, Ibanez USA, archived March 2016
2017 Japan catalog (page 65)
AC240 product page 2019, Ibanez USA, archived November 2019

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 The [[AC240L]] is a left-handed version. The [[AC240E]] is an acoustic/electric version. The [[AC340]] is a related model with a Thermo Aged bridge, Ibanez tuners are different rosette.
+The AC240 was discontinued after 2019.
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  | scale       = 651mm / 25⅝"
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- | bridgepins  = Ibanez Advantage (black)
+ | bridgepins  = Ibanez Advantage (black w/ white dots)
- | saddle      = Bone (compensated)
+ | saddle      = Bone ''compensated''
  | nut         = Bone
  | hw          = Chrome
  | pg          = Red tortoise
  | tuners      = Grover die-cast w/ half-moon buttons
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 * [[2011 USA new product catalog]] ([[:File:2011 Winter NAMM catalog p42-43.jpg|page 43]])
 * [[2014 World catalog|2014 North America catalog]] ([[:File:2014 NA catalog p50-51.jpg|page 50]])
-* [http://web.archive.org/web/20160326214721/http://www.ibanez.com/products/u_ag_detail.php?year=2016&cat_id=3&series_id=84&data_id=14&color=CL01 AC240 product page] ''2016'', Ibanez USA website, archived March 2016
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20160326214721/http://www.ibanez.com/products/u_ag_detail.php?year=2016&cat_id=3&series_id=84&data_id=14&color=CL01 AC240 product page] ''2016'', Ibanez USA, archived March 2016
 * [[2017 Japan catalog]] ([[:File:2017 Japan catalog p64-65.png|page 65]])
-* [http://web.archive.org/web/20191123143509/https://www.ibanez.com/usa/products/detail/ac240_1x_04.html AC240 product page] ''2019'', Ibanez USA website, archived November 2019
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20191123143509/https://www.ibanez.com/usa/products/detail/ac240_1x_04.html AC240 product page] ''2019'', Ibanez USA, archived November 2019
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 [[Category:2019 models]]
+[[Category:Discontinued guitar models]]