AEG8TNE

AEG8TNE Natural High Gloss (more images)

The AEG8TNE is an AEG series acoustic/ electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2015. It was produced in China.

The AEG8TNE features a thin grand concert shaped body with a soft Venetian cutaway. The top is laminated spruce with binding on mahogany back and sides. The round soundhole has a black & white acrylic 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, a plastic nut, and chrome Ibanez classical tuning machines. Electronics consist of an Ibanez under saddle pickup connected to an Ibanez AEQ-2T preamp with onboard tuner powered by a 9V battery and ¼" stereo output.

For 2018 the back & sides were switched to sapele and the rosewood fretboard and bridge were replaced with purpleheart. For 2019 the mahogany neck was replaced with okoume.

The AEG8E is a similar steel string model.

The AEG8TNE was discontinued after 2019.

Specifications

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Specifications for AEG8TNE

Year(s) offered: 2015–2019 Sold in: Asia & Africa / China / North & South America and Oceania Made in: China Finishes: Black Flat (BKF) / Natural High Gloss (NT)
Body Body type: Acoustic Body shape: AEG thin grand concert body shape w/ soft Venetian cutaway Dimensions:   Length: 489mm/ 19¼"   Width: 381mm/ 15"   Depth: 76mm/ 3" Top:   Material: Spruce   Bracing: Fan   Binding: Ivory (plastic) Back/sides:   Material: 2015–2017: Mahogany                 2018–2019: Sapele Soundhole shape: Round Soundhole rosette: Black & While multi	Neck Neck profile: AEG Neck material: 2015–2018: 1-piece mahogany 2019: 1-piece okoume Neck finish: Satin Scale length: 634mm/ 25" Fingerboard: 2015–2017: Rosewood w/ white binding 2018–2019: Purpleheart w/ white binding Inlays: Small white dot Frets: 21 / Large Nut: Plastic (43mm) Machine heads: Ibanez classical	Electronics/ Components Pickup: Ibanez Undersaddle Preamp: Ibanez AEQ-2T w/ onboard tuner Output jack(s): ¼" stereo Battery: 9V Bridge: 2015–2017: Rosewood 2018–2019: Purpleheart (11.6mm string spacing) Bridge pins: Ibanez Advantage (ivory w/ black dot) Saddle: Plastic Hardware color: Chrome Strings (factory): 2015–2016: D'Addario EXP 2017–2019:.0280/.0322/.0403/.029/.035/.043 (Ibanez ICLS6NT clear nylon & silver plated) Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images

Additional finishes/ details

Black Flat

AEQ-2T preamp diagram

Sources

• 2015 North America catalog (page 70)
• 2018 Asia catalog (page 83)
• 2018 North America catalog (page 67)
• AEG8TNE product page 2019, Ibanez North America, archived December 2019