AEL1512E

AEL1512E Transparent Blue Sunburst (more images)

The AEL1512E is a twelve string AEL series acoustic-electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in mid 2013. It was produced in China.

The AEL1512E features a jumbo AEL body with a Venetian cutaway. The top is laminated spruce with black and white multi-binding on maple back and sides with a high gloss finish. The round soundhole has a pearloid rosette. It has a mahogany neck with a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid 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.

For 2016 the pearloid rosette was replaced with acrylic.

Electronics consist of an Ibanez undersaddle pickup, an Ibanez SPT Shape Shifter preamp with onboard tuner powered by a 9V battery, and balanced XLR and ¼" outputs. For 2016 the preamp was changed to the Ibanez AEQ-2T.

The AEL15E is a six string version. The AEL2012E is a related model with a thinner body, a flamed maple top and a different preamp.

The AEL1512E was discontinued after 2017.

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Specifications for AEL1512E

Name: AEL1512E

Year(s) offered: 2013–2017

Sold in: Japan 2013–2014 / USA

Made in: China

Price: MSRP: ¥52,500 (2013) | US$449.99 (2014)

Finishes: Natural High Gloss (NT) 2013–2014 / Transparent Blue Sunburst High Gloss (TBS) 2014–2017

Body

Body type:
Acoustic

Body shape:
AEL jumbo body w/ Venetian cutaway

Dimensions:
  Length: 508mm/ 20"
  Width: 406mm/ 16"
  Depth: 127mm/ 5"

Top:
  Material: Spruce (laminated)
  Finish: High gloss
  Binding: Black and white multi

Back/sides:
Material: Maple
Finish: High gloss

Soundhole shape:
Round

Soundhole rosette:
2013–2015: Pearl
2016–2017: Acrylic

Neck

Neck profile:
AEL 12-string

Neck material:
1-piece mahogany

Neck finish:
Satin

Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"

Fingerboard:
Rosewood

Inlays:
Pearloid dot

Frets:
20

Nut:
Plastic

Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast

Electronics/ Components

Pickup:
Ibanez under saddle

Preamp:
2013–2015: Ibanez SPT Shape Shifter w/ onboard tuner
2016–2017: Ibanez AEQ-2T w/ onboard tuner

Output jack(s):
XLR & ¼" (balanced)

Battery:
2013–2015: Two AA
2016–2017: 9V

Bridge:
Rosewood

Bridge pins:
Ibanez Advantage

Saddle:
Plastic (compensated)

Hardware color:
Chrome

Strings (factory):
2013–2015: .010/.010, .014/.014, .023(w)/.008, .030(w)/.012, .039(w)/,018, .047(w)/.027(w) (D'Addario EXP36)
2016–2017: .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.)