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The AEW21VK is an AEW series acoustic-electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2014. It was produced in China.

The AEW21VK features a grand concert shaped body with a soft Florentine cutaway. The top is laminated spruce with maple binding on ovangkol sides and a two-piece back with wooden multi strip inlay. The finish is a natural high gloss. The round soundhole has a wooden marquetry inlay of ovangkol and spalted maple. It has a mahogany neck with a dovetail neck joint and a 25½" scale, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with maple dot position markers. Components include a plastic saddle in a rosewood bridge, black plastic bridge pins, a plastic nut, and chrome Ibanez die-cast tuning machines with black buttons.

Electronics consist of a Fishman Sonicore pickup, an Ibanez AEQ-SP2 preamp with onboard tuner powered by a 9V battery and balanced XLR and ¼" outputs.

The AEW23ZW is a similar model with zebrawood back and sides. The AEW23MV is a similar model with movingui back and sides. The AEW22CD is a related model with cordia or walnut back, sides and top inlay.

The AEW21VK was discontinued after 2015.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for AEW21VK
Name: AEW21VK
Year(s) offered: 2014–2015
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Europe / USA
Made in: China
Price: MSRP: US$599.99 (2014)
Finishes: Natural High Gloss (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
AEW grand concert body w/ soft Florentine cutaway
Dimensions:
  Body length: 508mm/ 20"
  Width: 406mm/ 16"
  Depth: 102mm/ 4" (85mm at neck joint/ 100mm at body end)
Top:
  Material: Spruce (laminated)
  Bracing: X bracing
  Finish: Gloss
  Binding: Maple
Back/sides:
  Material: Ovangkol
  Strip inlay: Wooden multi
  Finish: Gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Wooden marquetry with ovangkol & spalted maple
Neck
Neck profile:
AEW
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Neck finish:
Satin
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood
Inlays:
Maple dot
Frets:
20
Nut:
Plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast w/ black buttons
Electronics/ Components
Pickup:
Fishman Sonicore
Preamp:
Ibanez AEQ-SP2 w/ onboard tuner
Output jack(s):
XLR & ¼" (balanced)
Battery:
9V
Bridge:
Rosewood (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
Black plastic
Saddle:
Plastic
Hardware color:
Chrome
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.)

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Additional details
2015 AEW21VK back-sides
Ovangkol back and sides
2014 AEW23MV NT preamp
AEW-SP2 preamp
XLR quarter-inch output
XLR & ¼" balanced output
AEQ-SP2 preamp diagram
AEQ-SP2 preamp diagram

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