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For the other model with the same name, see AE400 .
1990 AE400-TV
AE400 Traditional Violin (more images) Red copyright sprite

The AE400 is an AE series acoustic/ electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1990. It was produced in South Korea.

The AE400 features a AE shaped body with a soft florentine cutaway. The top is spruce with white and black binding on mahogany back and sides with a natural gloss finish. The oval soundhole has a black and white purfling rosette. It has a satin-finish nato neck with a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with small white dot position markers black binding and white side dots. Components include a rosewood bridge with Tru-Tune saddle, plastic nut, and chrome covered Die-cast tuning machines. Electronics consist of an active 3-band EQ system with one volume control.

The pickup is placed under the bridge saddle to receive the maximun effects of the strings vibrations and soundboard tonal colorations. For 1993 the neck wood was changed to mahogany.

The AE500 is a similar thin body model.

The AE400 was discontinued after 1993.


Specifications[]

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Specifications for AE400 (1990—1993)
Name: AE400 (1990—1993)
Year(s) offered: 1990—1993
Sold in: Europe / USA 1990—1991
Made in: South Korea
Price: MSRP: US$:579.95 (1990) / US$:599.95 (1991)
Finishes: Natural (NT) 1993 only / Traditional Violin (TV)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
AE shape w/ soft Floretine cutaway
Dimensions:
  Body length: 492mm/ 19⅜"
  Width: 381mm/ 15"
  Depth: 95mm/ 3¾"
Top:
  Material: Spruce (laminated)
  Finish: Natural gloss
  Binding: black and white
Back/sides:
  Material: Mahogany
  Finish: Natural gloss
Soundhole shape:
Oval
Soundhole rosette:
Black & white purfling
Neck
Neck profile:
AE
Neck material:
"1990—1991": 1-piece nato
"1993": 1-piece mahogany
Scale length:
650mm/ 25.6"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood w/ black binding
Inlays:
Small white dot w/ white side dots
Frets:
20
Nut:
Plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Die-cast chrome
Electronics/ Components
Preamp:
3-Band EQ active
Output jack(s):
1/4" endpin
Bridge:
rosewood w/ Tru-Tune saddle (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
Ivory w/ black dot
Saddle:
Plastic
Hardware color:
chrome
Pickguard:
black
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

AE400 Natural (1993)
1993 AE400-NT
Front
1993 AE400-NT rear
Rear

Sources[]

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