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The AVM10 is an Artwood Vintage series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez in mid-2016. It was made in China.

The AVM10 features a grand concert body shape with a solid Thermo Aged Sitka spruce top with Thermo Aged spruce X bracing on mahogany sides and solid Thermo Aged mahogany back with an open pore finish. The soundhole is round with a black & white multi rosette and the top is bordered with tortoiseshell binding and a red tortoise pickguard. It has a soft-V shaped mahogany neck with a 20-fret cultured maple fingerboard with special mother of pearl position markers. Components include a compensated bone saddle in a cultured maple bridge with black Ibanez Advantage bridge pins, a bone nut, and chrome Grover open gear tuning machines with butterbean buttons.

The AVM10E is a similar acoustic-electric model. The AVC10MH is a similar model with a Thermo Aged mahogany top. The AVC9 is a related model with a laminated mahogany back, rosewood or ovangkol fretboard and bridge and Ibanez tuners. The AVC11 is a related model with a Thermo Aged Caucasian spruce top.

The AVM10 was discontinued after 2018.

Specifications[]

Specifications for AVM10
Name: AVM10
Year(s) offered: 2016–2018
Sold in: Japan 2017 / USA
Made in: China
Price: MSRP: US$899.99 (2016[1] & 2018)[2] / ¥92,000 (2017)[3]
Finishes: Natural High Gloss (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Grand Concert
Dimensions:
  Body length: 495mm/ 19½"
  Width: 387mm/ 15¼"
  Depth: 108mm/ 4¼"
Top:
  Material: Solid Thermo Aged Sitka spruce
  Bracing: Thermo Aged Spruce X & Thermo Aged maple bridge plate
  Finish: Open Pore
  Binding: Herringbone purfling & grained ivoroid binding
Back:
  Material: Solid Thermo Aged mahogany
  Finish: Open Pore
Sides:
  Material: Mahogany
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Black & white multi
Neck
Neck profile:
AVM soft-V shape
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Neck joint:
Dovetail
Scale length:
651mm/ 25⅝"
Fingerboard:
Cultured maple
Inlays:
Mother of pearl special
Frets:
20 nickel silver
Nut:
Bone
Machine heads:
Grover open gear w/ butterbean buttons
Components
Bridge:
Cultured maple (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
Ibanez Advantage (black w/ white dot)
Saddle:
Bone compensated
Hardware color:
Chrome
Pickguard:
Red tortoise
Strings (factory):
.012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053 (D'Addario NB1253 Nickel Bronze)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
ArtcoreVintageThermo X-bracing
Thermo Aged solid top and spruce X bracing
ArtcoreVintageThermo back-bracing
Solid back and bracing
Thermo-Aged comparison
Tone comparison versus non-Thermo Aged top & back
ArtcoreVintage Grover-tuners
Grover open gear tuners with butterbean buttons
ArtcoreVintage deluxe-inlays
Deluxe fretboard inlays

Sources[]

  • AVM10 product page, Ibanez USA, archived June 2017
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