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The AW120Z is an Artwood series acoustic/ electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2019. It was made in China and sold exclusively in China.

The AW120Z features a dreadnought body shape with a solid spruce top on Macassar ebony back and sides with a high gloss finish. The soundhole is round with a simple black and white acrylic rosette and a black pickguard. It has a mahogany neck with a 20-fret laurel fingerboard with binding and small white dot position markers. Components include a compensated bone saddle in a laurel bridge with black Ibanez Advantage bridge pins, a bone nut, and chrome tuning machines. Electronics consist of a dual pickup system with a both a piezo pickup and a pad microphone, an IT4 preamp powered by a pair of CR2032 button batteries and a ¼" output jack.

For 2020 the solid spruce top was replaced with laminated spruce.

The AW100Z is a similar model with sapele back and sides. The AW120 is a similar traditional acoustic.

The AW120Z was discontinued after 2022

Specifications[]

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Specifications for AW120Z
Name: AW120Z
Year(s) offered: 2019–2022
Sold in: China
Made in: China
Finishes: Natural High Gloss (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 514mm/ 20¼"
  Width: 400mm/ 15¾"
  Depth: 127mm/ 5"
Top:
  Material: 2019: Solid spruce
                2020–2022: Spruce (laminated)
  Finish: High gloss
  Binding: Ivory multi
Back/sides:
  Material: Macassar ebony
  Finish: High gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Black & white acrylic
Neck
Neck profile:
AW100
Neck material:
1-piece nyatoh
Neck joint:
Dovetail
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard:
Laurel w/ Ivory binding
Inlays:
Small white dot
Frets:
20 nickel silver
Nut:
Bone
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
Electronics/ Components
Pickup:
Piezo pickup & pad microphone
Preamp:
Ibanez IT4
Output jack(s):
¼"
Battery:
3V (two CR2032)
Bridge:
Laurel (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
Ibanez Advantage (white w/ black dot)
Saddle:
Bone compensated
Hardware color:
Chrome
Pickguard:
Black
Strings (factory):
.012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053 (D'Addario EXP16)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Ibanez IT4 preamp
IT4 preamp diagram Red copyright sprite

Sources[]

  • AW120Z product page, Ibanez China, archived November 2019
  • AW120Z product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2020
  • AW120Z product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
  • AW120Z product page, Ibanez China, archived June 2022
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