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For the other models with the same name, see AW120 (disambiguation).
1981 AW120-NT
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The AW120 is an Artwood series acoustic model introduced by Ibanez for 1980. It was produced in Japan.

The AW120 features a dreadnought body with select solid spruce top with natural wood binding on solid rosewood back and sides. The round soundhole is trimmed with abalone purfling rosette and has a solid rosewood pickguard. The selected mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod has a 20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl snowflake position markers and a rosewood headstock with fancy inlays. Components include Tru-Tune saddle on a ebony bridge, a bone nut and gold smooth tuner machine heads.

The AW160 and AW200 are similar models with abalone pearl binding. The AW100 is a similar model with nickel smooth tuner machine heads and 3-piece rosewood back.

The AW120 was discontinued after 1981.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for AW120
Name: AW120
Year(s) offered: 1980–1981
Sold in: Europe / Japan / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: ¥ 120,000 (1980)[1]
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 19¾"
  Width: 16"
  Depth: 4½"
Top:
  Material: Select solid spruce
  Bracing: scalloped
  Finish: Natural gloss
  Binding: natural wood
Back/sides:
  Material: Rosewood
  Strip inlay: center stripes
  Finish: laminated
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Abalone purfling
Neck
Neck profile:
hand-shaped
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany (selected)
Neck joint:
dovetail
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard:
Ebony
Inlays:
Pearl snowflake
Frets:
20 / medium
Nut:
Bone (43mm)
Machine heads:
Smooth Tuner
Components
Bridge:
Ebony (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
White w/ black dots
Saddle:
Tru-Tune
Hardware color:
Gold plated
Pickguard:
solid rosewood
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)


Sources[]

  1. Sept. 1980 Young Guitar magazine advertisement, OldGuitar.jp, (enthusiast site), archived March 2023
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