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For the later model with the same name, see AE500 .
1990 AE500-CW
AE500 Cherry Wine (more images) Red copyright sprite

The AE500 is an AE series acoustic/ electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1990. It was produced in Korea.

The AE500 features a AE shaped body with a soft florentine cutaway. The top is spruce with white and black binding on mahogany back and sides. 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 pearl 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.

For 1993 the neck material was changed to mahogany.

The AE400 is a related model.

The AE500 was discontinued after 1993.


Specifications[]

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Specifications for AE500 (1990—1993)
Name: AE500 (1990—1993)
Year(s) offered: 1990—1993
Sold in: Europe
Made in: South Korea
Finishes: Cherry Wine (CW) / Natural (NT)
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—1992": 1-piece nato
"1993": 1-piece mahogany
Scale length:
650mm/ 25.6"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood w/ black binding
Inlays:
Small pearl dot w/ white side dots
Frets:
20
Nut:
Plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Die-cast
Electronics/ Components
Preamp:
3-Band EQ
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
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
1990 AE500-CW preamp
3-Band EQ preamp

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