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1994 AE20N-NT
AE420N Natural (more images) Red copyright sprite

The AE420N is an AE series acoustic/ electric guitar model with nylon strings introduced by Ibanez for 1994. It was produced in South Korea.

The AE420N features a AE shaped body with a soft venetian cutaway. The top is spruce with white and black binding on nato back and sides. The round soundhole has a black and white purfling rosette. It has a satin-finish mahogany neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with a matching classical headstock. Components include a rosewood bridge with a tie block, a plastic nut, and chrome open classic tuning machines. Electronics consist of a W1000 piezo pickup with an on-board AEQ-IV (pat. pending) 4-band EQ preamp.

For 1996 the body material was changed to mahogany and the neck material to nato-wood, the piezo pickup was changed to AGA100.

The AE20 is a similar model with steel strings.

The AE420N was discontinued after 1996.


Specifications[]

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Specifications for AE420N
Name: AE420N
Year(s) offered: 1994–1996
Sold in: Europe / USA 1994–1995
Made in: South Korea
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: Spruce
  Finish: gloss
  Binding: black and white
Back/sides:
  Material: "1994–1995": Nato
                 1996": Mahogany
  Strip inlay: intincate Wood marquetry center stripe
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Black and white purfling
Neck
Neck profile:
AE
Neck material:
"1994–1995": 1-piece mahogany
"1996": 1-piece nato
Scale length:
650mm/ 25.6"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood
Frets:
22
Nut:
Plastic (41mm)
Machine heads:
Open Classic (chrome)
Electronics/ Components
Pickup:
"1994–1995": W1000 piezo
"1996": AGA100 piezo
Preamp:
AEQ-IV on-board
Output jack(s):
1/4" endpin
Bridge:
rosewood w/ tie block (11mm string spacing)
Hardware color:
Chrome
Strings (factory):
nylon
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

1994 AE20N-NT rear
1994 Ibanez AE20N ( Rear: Nato body joined to a 1-piece mahogany neck with chrome open classical machine heads ) Red copyright sprite
Additional details
AE20N front
Front of body
AE20N headstock
Headstock
AE20N tuners
Machine heads

Sources[]

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