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For the other models with the same name, see AW50 (disambiguation).
1981 AW50-NT
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The AW50 is an Artwood series acoustic model introduced by Ibanez for 1981. It was produced in Japan.

The AW50 features a dreadnought body with solid spruce top with herringbone wood binding on rosewood back and sides. The round soundhole is trimmed with a fancy purfling rosette and has a tortoise shell color pickguard. The selected mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod has a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl inlays position markers and a rosewood headstock. Components include Tru-Tune saddle on a rosewood bridge with pearl inlays, a bone nut and chrome smoot tuner machine heads.

The AW30 is a similar model missing the herringbone wood binding.

The AW50 was offered only in 1981.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for AW50
Name: AW50
Year(s) offered: 1981
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: DM: 970 (1981)
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 19¾"
  Width: 16"
  Depth: 4½"
Top:
  Material: Solid spruce
  Finish: Natural gloss
  Binding: herringbone wood
Back/sides:
  Material: Rosewood
  Strip inlay: center stripes
  Finish: laminated
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Fancy purfling
Neck
Neck profile:
hand-shaped
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany (selected)
Neck joint:
dovetail
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood
Inlays:
Pearl
Frets:
20 / medium
Nut:
Bone (43mm)
Machine heads:
Smooth Tuner (chrome)
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood w/ pearl inlays (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
White w/ black dots
Saddle:
Tru-Tune
Hardware color:
chrome
Pickguard:
tortoise shell color
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)
Additional details
1981 AW50 tuners
Machine heads

Sources[]

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