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For the earlier model with the same name, see AW400 (2001).
2014 AW400 BS 1X 01
AW400 Brown Sunburst High Gloss (more images) Red copyright sprite

The AW400 is an Artwood series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2014. It was made in China and was sold only in the USA.

The AW400 features a dreadnought body shape with a solid Sitka spruce top with tortoise shell binding and gloss finish on mahogany back and sides with a satin finish. The soundhole is round with a black and white acrylic rosette and a red tortoise pickguard. It has a mahogany neck with a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with small white dot position markers. Components include a compensated bone saddle in a rosewood bridge with black Ibanez Advantage bridge pins, a bone nut, and chrome Grover open gear tuning machines with ivory buttons.

The AW400L is a left-handed version. The AW400CE is an acoustic-electric version with a cutaway body. The AW450 is a similar model with a solid cedar top. The AW500 is a related model with rosewood back and sides among some other differences. The AC400 is a related model with a grand concert body.

The AW400 was discontinued in 2016.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for AW400 (2014–2016)
Name: AW400 (2014–2016)
Year(s) offered: 2014–2016
Sold in: Europe 2015 / USA
Made in: China
Price: MSRP: US$449.99 (2014)[1]
Finishes: Brown Sunburst High Gloss (BS) / Light Violin Sunburst High Gloss (LVS) 2014–2015 / Natural High Gloss (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 508mm/ 20"
  Width: 400mm/ 15¾"
  Depth: 127mm/ 5"
Top:
  Material: Solid Sitka spruce
  Finish: Gloss
  Binding: Tortoise shell
Back/sides:
  Material: Mahogany
  Finish: Satin
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Black & white multi
Neck
Neck profile:
AW
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Neck finish:
Satin
Neck joint:
Dovetail
Scale length:
651mm/ 25⅝"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood
Inlays:
Small white dot
Frets:
20 nickel silver
Nut:
Bone
Machine heads:
Grover open gear w/ ivory (plastic) buttons
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
Ibanez Advantage (black w/ white dots)
Saddle:
Bone compensated
Hardware color:
Chrome
Pickguard:
4-ply: Red tortoise/ white/ black/ white
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.)

Images[]

Additional finishes
2014 AW400 LVS 1X 01
Light Violin Sunburst High Gloss
2014 AW400 NT 1X 01
Natural High Gloss

Sources[]

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