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1996 AE1200-NT
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The AE1200 is an AE series acoustic/ electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1994. It was produced in South Korea.

The AE1200 features a AE shaped body with a soft venetian cutaway. The top is solid spruce with white and black binding on rosewood back and sides. The round soundhole has a black and white purfling rosette. It has a satin-finish mahogany neck with a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone dot position markers and a matching headstock. Components include a rosewood bridge with black pins, a black compensated saddle, a plastic nut, and Die-cast tuning machines. Electronics consist of a WY1000 piezo pickup with an on-board AEQ-IV (pat. pending) 4-band EQ preamp.

The AE1100 is a related model with flamed maple body and other finishes.

The AE1200 was discontinued after 1996.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for AE1200
Name: AE1200
Year(s) offered: 1994–1996
Sold in: Japan
Made in: South Korea
Price: MSRP: JP¥:120,000 (1994–1996)
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
AE shape w/ soft Veneian cutaway
Dimensions:
  Body length: 492mm/ 19⅜"
  Width: 381mm/ 15"
  Depth: 95mm/ 3¾"
Top:
  Material: Solid spruce
  Finish: gloss
  Binding: black and white
Back/sides:
  Material: Rosewood
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Black and white purfling
Neck
Neck profile:
AE
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Scale length:
650mm/ 25.6"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood
Inlays:
Abalone dots
Frets:
21 / regular
Nut:
Plastic (41mm)
Machine heads:
Die-cast (chrome)
Electronics/ Components
Pickup:
WY1000 piezo
Preamp:
AEQ-IV on-board
Output jack(s):
1/4" endpin
Bridge:
rosewood (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
Black w/ white dots
Saddle:
compensated (black)
Hardware color:
Chrome
Strings (factory):
steel
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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