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The AEGB30E is an AEG series acoustic/ electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2022. It is produced in China.

The AEGB30E features a thin body with a soft Florentine cutaway constructed of a laminated spruce top with an elbow contour on laminated sapele sides and back. The round soundhole has an acrylic rosette and a wooden thumb rest. The nyatoh and maple neck joins the body at the 16th fret and has a 32" scale, 21-fret walnut fingerboard with white dot position markers. Components include a compensated plastic saddle in a walnut bridge with black plastic bridge pins, a plastic nut, and black Ibanez die-cast 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 a feeding a ¼" stereo output.

The neck width and scale were increased slightly for 2024.

The AEGB24E is a related model with a sapele top without the elbow contour.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for AEGB30E
Name: AEGB30E
Year(s) offered: 2022–2024
Sold in: Americas & Oceania 2023–2024 / Asia & Africa 2023–2024 / Europe 2023–2024 / Japan / USA 2023–2024
Made in: China
Price: MSRP: JP¥ 72,000 (2024)[1]
Finishes: Natural High Gloss (NTG)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
AEGB thin body w/ soft Florentine cutaway
Dimensions:
  Body length: 492mm/ 19⅜"
  Width: 381mm/ 15"
  Depth: 95mm/ 3¾"
Top:
  Material: Spruce (laminated)
  Bracing: X
  Finish: High gloss
  Binding: Black & white multi
Back/sides:
  Material: Sapele (laminated)
  Strip inlay: Black strip
  Finish: High gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Acrylic
Neck
Neck profile:
AEGB
Neck material:
3-piece nyatoh/ maple
Neck finish:
Satin
Scale length:
2022–2023: 815mm / 32.09"
2024: 815.5mm / 32.11"
Fingerboard:
Walnut
Inlays:
White dot
Frets:
21 nickel silver
Nut:
Plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez black die-cast
Electronics/ Components
Pickup:
Ibanez Under Saddle
Preamp:
Ibanez AEQ-2T w/ onboard tuner
Output jack(s):
¼" stereo box
Battery:
9V
Bridge:
Walnut (19mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
Plastic (black w/ white dot)
Saddle:
Plastic compensated
Hardware color:
Black
Pickguard:
Sapele maching color
Strings (factory):
.040/.060/.075/.095 (Ibanez IABS4XC32 Carbon X-Coated)
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

Images[]

Additional images/ details
2022 AEGB30E NTG 5B 01 rear
Rear of body
Ibanez AEQ-2T diagram
AEQ-2T preamp

Sources[]

  1. AEGB30E product page, Ibanez Japan, archived February 2024
  • AEGB30E product page, Ibanez Japan, archived June 2022
  • AEGB30E product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2023
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