AEG40Ⅱ

AEG40Ⅱ Open Pore Antique Brown Sunburst (more images)

The AEG40Ⅱ is an AEG series acoustic/ electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2013. It was produced in China.

The AEG40Ⅱ features a thin grand concert shaped body with a soft Venetian cutaway. The top is solid spruce top with mahogany binding on laminated flamed maple sides and two-piece back with an open pore or low 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 wooden vine position markers. Components include a plastic saddle in a rosewood bridge, Ibanez Advantage bridge pins, a plastic nut, and gold Ibanez die-cast tuning machines. Electronics consist of a Fishman Sonicore pickup connected to an Ibanez AEQ-SP1 preamp with onboard tuner powered by a 9V battery and feeding ¼" stereo output jack.

The AEG30Ⅱ is a similar model with mahogany back and sides and dot fretboard inlays.

The AEG40Ⅱ was discontinued after 2014.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for AEG40Ⅱ

Name: AEG40Ⅱ

Year(s) offered: 2013–2014

Sold in: Americas & Oceania 2013 / Europe / Japan

Made in: China

Price: MSRP: JP¥70,000 (2013)^[1] / JP¥75,000 (2014)^[2]

Finishes: Open Pore Antique Brown Sunburst (OAB) / Resonant Natural Low Gloss (RLV)

Body

Body type:
Acoustic

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

Dimensions:
  Body length: 489mm/ 19¼"
  Width: 381mm/ 15"
  Depth: 86mm/ 3⅜"

Top:
  Material: Solid spruce
  Finish: Low gloss or open pore
  Binding: Mahogany

Back/sides:
  Material: Flamed maple (laminated)
  Strip inlay: Mahogany
  Finish: Low gloss or open pore

Soundhole shape:
Round

Soundhole rosette:
Abalone

Neck

Neck profile:
AEG

Neck material:
1-piece mahogany

Neck finish:
Satin

Scale length:
634mm/ 25"

Fingerboard:
Rosewood w/ mahogany binding

Inlays:
Wooden vine

Frets:
21 / Large nickel silver

Nut:
Ivory plastic (43mm)

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

Electronics/ Components

Pickup:
Fishman Sonicore

Preamp:
Ibanez AEQ-SP1 w/ onboard tuner

Output jack(s):
¼" stereo

Battery:
9V

Bridge:
Rosewood (11mm string spacing)

Bridge pins:
Ibanez Advantage bridge pins (white w/ black dot)

Saddle:
Ivory plastic compensated

Hardware color:
Gold

Strings (factory):
.012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053 (D'Addario EXP11) coated 80/20 bronze

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

Images[]

Other finish

Resonant Natural Low Gloss

Additional details

AEQ-SP1 w/ onboard tuner

AEQ-SP1 preamp diagram

Sources[]

↑ 2013 Japan catalog (p. 68)
↑ 2014 Japan catalog (p. 63)

[1] 2013 Japan catalog (p. 68)

[2] 2014 Japan catalog (p. 63)

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