AEG1812Ⅱ

AEG1812Ⅱ Natural High Gloss (more images)

The AEG1812Ⅱ is a twelve string AEG series acoustic/ electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in mid 2015. It was produced in China.

The AEG1812Ⅱ features a thinner grand concert shaped body with a soft Venetian cutaway. The top is laminated spruce with ivory binding on mahogany back and sides with a high gloss finish. The round soundhole has an abalone rosette. It has a satin-finish mahogany neck with a 25" scale, 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with small white dot position markers. Components include a plastic saddle in a rosewood bridge, Ibanez Advantage bridge pins, a plastic nut, and chrome Ibanez die-cast tuning machines with half moon buttons. Electronics consist of a Fishman Sonicore pickup connected to an Ibanez AEQ-SP2 preamp with onboard tuner powered by a 9V battery and balanced XLR and ¼" stereo output jacks.

In mid 2017 the rosewood fretboard and bridge were replaced with treated New Zealand pine. This was changed again for 2018 to purple heart for the US market; all markets have purpleheart fretboards and bridges for 2019. For 2019 the mahogany neck was also replaced with okoume.

The AEG18Ⅱ is a six string version.

The AEG1812Ⅱ was discontinued after 2020.

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Specifications for AEG1812Ⅱ

Name: AEG1812Ⅱ

Year(s) offered: 2015–2020

Sold in: Asia & Africa / Europe / North & South America and Oceania / USA

Made in: China

Finishes: Black High Gloss (BK) 2016–2020 / Dark Violin Sunburst High Gloss (DVS) 2016–2020 / Natural High Gloss (NT) 2015–2019

Body

Body type:
Acoustic

Body shape:
AEG thin grand concert body shape w/ soft Venetian cutaway

Dimensions:
  Length: 489mm/ 19¼"
  Width: 381mm/ 15"
  Depth: 111mm/ 4⅜"

Top:
  Material: Spruce
  Finish: High gloss
  Binding: Ivory

Back/sides:
  Material: 2015–2018: Mahogany
                2019–2020: Sapele
  Finish: High gloss

Soundhole shape:
Round

Soundhole rosette:
Abalone

Neck

Neck profile:
AEG12

Neck material:
2015–2018: Mahogany
2019–2020: Okoume

Neck finish:
Satin

Scale length:
634mm/ 25"

Fingerboard:
2015–2017: Rosewood
2017–2018: Treated New Zealand pine
2018 (USA only): Purpleheart
2019–2020: Purpleheart

Inlays:
Small white dot

Frets:
21 / Large

Nut:
Plastic (45mm)

Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast w/ half moon buttons

Electronics/ Components

Pickup:
Fishman Sonicore

Preamp:
Ibanez AEQ-SP2 w/ onboard tuner

Output jack(s):
Balanced XLR & ¼" stereo

Battery:
9V

Bridge:
2012–2018: Rosewood
2017–2018: Treated New Zealand pine
2018 (USA only): Purpleheart
2019–2020: Purpleheart (8.2mm string spacing)

Bridge pins:
Ibanez Advantage (ivory)

Saddle:
Plastic

Hardware color:
Chrome

Strings (factory):
.010/.010, .014/.014. .023/.008, .030/.012, .039/.018, .047/.027 (Ibanez IACS12C coated)

Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)