AEB10E

AEB10E Dark Violin Sunburst High Gloss (more images)

The AEB10E is an AEB series acoustic/ electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2005. It is produced in China and replaced the AEB10.

The AEB10E features a jumbo body (which is shares with the AEL series guitars) with a soft Florentine cutaway. The top is laminated spruce with black binding on mahogany back and sides. The round soundhole has an abalone rosette. It has a mahogany neck with a 32" scale, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot position markers. Components include a compensated Ivorex II saddle in a rosewood bridge with black plastic bridge pins, an Ivorex II nut, and chrome Ibanez die-cast tuning machines.

Electronics consist of a Fishman Sonicore pickup connected to an Ibanez AEQ-SST Shape Shifter preamp with onboard tuner powered by a 9V battery and balanced XLR and ¼" stereo outputs.

For 2013 the Ivorex II nut and saddle were replaced with plastic. For 2016 the AEQ-SP2 preamp was introduced. For 2018 the back and sides were changed to sapele and the fretboard was changed to purpleheart. For 2019 the neck was changed from mahogany to okoume.

The AEB105 is a five string version.

Specifications

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Specifications for AEB10E

Year(s) offered: 2005–2019 Sold in: Asia & South America 2006 / Europe 2005–2011 / Japan 2005–2012 / North America 2009–2010 / USA Made in: China Finishes: Black High Gloss (BK) 2005–2015 / Dark Violin Sunburst High Gloss (DVS) / Natural Low Gloss (LG) 2005–2008 / Natural High Gloss (NT) 2005–2012 / Transparent Black Sunburst (TKS) 2005
Body Body type: Acoustic Body shape: AEB jumbo body w/ soft Florentine cutaway Dimensions:   Length: 508mm/ 20"   Width: 406mm/ 16"   Depth: 127mm/ 5" Top:   Material: Spruce (laminated)   Finish: Dependent on finish   Binding: Black & white multi Back/sides:   Material: 2005–2017: Mahogany                 2018–2019: Sapele   Finish: Dependent on finish Soundhole shape: Round Soundhole rosette: Abalone	Neck Neck profile: AEB Neck material: 2005–2018: Mahogany 2019: Okoume Scale length: 812mm/ 32" Fingerboard: 2005–2017: Rosewood w/ binding 2018–2019: Purpleheart w/ binding Inlays: White dot Frets: 22 Nut: 2005–2012: Ivorex II 2013–2019: Plastic (43.5mm) Machine heads: Ibanez die-cast	Electronics/ Components Pickup: Fishman Sonicore Preamp: 2005–2015: Ibanez AEQ-SST Shape Shifter w/ onboard tuner 2016–2019: Ibanez AEQ-SP2 w/ onboard tuner Output jack(s): Balanced XLR and ¼" stereo Battery: 9V Bridge: 2005–2018: Rosewood 2018–2019: Purpleheart (19mm string spacing) Bridge pins: Plastic (black w/ white dot) Saddle: 2005–2012: Ivorex II (compensated) 2013–2019: Plastic (compensated) Hardware color: Chrome Strings (factory): D'Addario EXP

Images

Additional images/ details

Black High Gloss

Natural High Gloss

Natural Low Gloss

File:2005 AEB10E TKS 12 01.jpg

Transparent Black Sunburst

SST Shape Shifter preamp diagram

AEW-SP2 preamp

AEQ-SP2 preamp diagram

XLR & ¼" balanced output

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Files

• Ibanez AEQ-SP2 preamp manual

Sources

• 2005 USA catalog (page 112)
• AEB10E product page 2005, Ibanez USA, archived December 2005
• 2009 Europe catalog (page 11)
• 2013 USA catalog (page 92)
• 2018 USA catalog (page 128)
• AEB10E product page 2019, Ibanez USA, archived December 2019