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The ALT30 is an Altstar series acoustic/electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2019. It is made in Indonesia and was the initial model in the Altstar line.

The ALT30 features a small dreadnought body shape with a Venetian cutaway. It has a spruce top with a tri-oval soundhole on sapele back and sides. The maple neck has a 22-fret laurel fingerboard with binding and special Altstar position markers. Components include a compensated plastic saddle in a laurel bridge with black Ibanez Advantage bridge pins, a plastic nut, and chrome Ibanez tuning machines. Electronics consist of an Ibanez undersaddle pickup connected to an Ibanez AEQ2UT preamp with onboard tuner powered by two CR2032 coin batteries and ¼" stereo output jack.

For 2020 the fretboard and bridge were changed to walnut.

The ALT30FM is a similar model with a flamed maple top. The ALT20 is a related model with a sapele top and offset dot fretboard inlays.

A batch of new finishes were added in late 2022.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for ALT30
Name: ALT30
Year(s) offered: 2019–2024
Sold in: Americas & Oceania 2024 / Asia & Africa 2024 / Europe 2024 / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: US$449.99 (2019)[1] • SMAP: US$299.99 (2019)[1]
Finishes: Black Metallic (BKM) 2022–2024 / Dark Orange Metallic (DOM) 2022–2024 / Indigo Blue Burst High Gloss (IBB) 2019–2021 / Indigo Blue Metallic High Gloss (IBM) 2020 / Jungle Green Metallic (JGM) 2022–2024 / Natural Browned Burst High Gloss (NNB) 2019–2021 / Night Blue Metallic (NBM) 2022–2024 / Purple Iris Burst High Gloss (PIB) 2020–2022 / Red Coral Sunburst (RCS) 2019 / Transparent Charcoal Burst (TCB) 2019–2022
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Altstar w/ Venetian cutaway
Dimensions:
  Body length: 460mm/ 18⅛"
  Width: 368mm/ 14½"
  Depth: 110mm/ 4⅜" (90mm at neck)
Top:
  Material: Spruce (laminated)
  Finish: High Gloss
  Binding: White
Back/sides:
  Material: Sapele (laminated)
Soundhole shape:
Tri-oval
Neck
Neck profile:
2019–2021: Altstar
2022–2024: Altstar Comfort Grip
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Neck finish:
Satin
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard:
2019: Laurel w/ white binding
2020–2024: Walnut w/ white binding
Inlays:
Special Altstar pearloid acrylic
Frets:
22 / large nickel silver
Nut:
Plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
Electronics/ Components
Pickup:
Ibanez Undersaddle
Preamp:
Ibanez AEQ2UT w/ onboard tuner
Output jack(s):
¼" stereo box
Battery:
Two CR2032 (3V)
Bridge:
2019: Laurel
2020–2024: Walnut (10.5mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
Ibanez Advantage bridge pins (black w/ white dot)
Saddle:
Plastic compensated
Hardware color:
Chrome
Strings (factory):
.010/.014/.023/.030/.039/.047 (Ibanez IACS61 80/20 bronze/ extra light)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Other finishes
2023 ALT30 BKM 5B 03
Black Metallic
2023 ALT30 DOM 5B 03
Dark Orange Metallic
2020 ALT30 IBM 5B 02
Indigo Blue Metallic High Gloss
2023 ALT30 JGM 5B 03
Jungle Green Metallic
2019 ALT30 NNB 5B 01
Natural Browned Burst High Gloss
2023 ALT30 NBM 5B 03
Night Blue Metallic
2020 ALT30 PIB 5B 02
Purple Iris Burst High Gloss
2019 ALT30 RCS 5B 01
Red Coral Sunburst
2019 ALT30 TCB 5B 01
Transparent Charcoal Burst
Additional details
2023 ALT30 NBM 5B 03 back
Rear (NDM finish)
2023 ALT30 BKM 5B 03 front-3-4
Front ¾ view
2023 ALT30 DOM 5B 03 body-back
Back & top side (DOM finish)
2023 ALT30 JGM 5B 03 headstock-back
Headstock & tuners (JGM finish)
2023 AEQ-2UT preamp
AEQ2UT preamp w/ onboard tuner
AEQ2UT preamp diagram
AEQ2UT preamp controls

Videos[]

Demo of the Altstar ALT30 guitar
Ibanez Altstar ALT30 ( Demo by Andy Martongelli & Stefano "Sebo" Xotta )


Sources[]

  • ALT30 product page 2019, Ibanez USA, archived December 2019
  • ALT30 product page 2020, Ibanez USA, archived January 2020
  • ALT30 product page 2021, Ibanez USA, archived January 2021
  • ALT30 product page 2023, Ibanez USA, archived January 2023
  • ALT30 product page 2024, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2024
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