AW50 (1999–2000)

For the other models with the same name, see AW50 (disambiguation).

AW50 Natural Low Gloss

The AW50 is an Artwood series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1999. It was produced in South Korea.

The AW50 features a dreadnought body shape with a solid sikta spruce top with black and white binding on maple back and sides with low gloss finish. The soundhole is round with black and white purfling rosette. It has a mahogany neck with a 20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position markers. Components include an ivory plastic saddle in a rosewood bridge with white bridge pins, a plastic nut and chrome die-cast tuning machines.

The AW50CE is the acoustic/electric version. The AW100 is a similar model.

The AW50 was discontinued after 2000.

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Specifications for AW50 (1999–2000)

Name: AW50 (1999–2000)

Year(s) offered: 1999–2000

Sold in: Europe / USA 1999

Made in: South Korea

Finishes: Natural Low Gloss (LG)

Body

Body type:
Acoustic

Body shape:
Dreadnought

Dimensions:
  Body length: 510mm/ 20⅛"
  Width: 400mm/ 15¾"
  Depth: 125mm 4⅞"

Top:
  Material: Solid sikta spruce
  Bracing: X scalloped
  Finish: lowgloss
  Binding: multi-ply

Back/sides:
Material: maple
Strip inlay: wood marquetry stripe

Soundhole shape:
Round

Soundhole rosette:
black and white purfling

Neck

Neck profile:
AW

Neck material:
1-piece mahogany

Neck finish:
Open pore

Neck joint:
Dovetail

Scale length:
651mm/ 25⅝"

Fingerboard:
Rosewood (bound)

Inlays:
pearl dots

Frets:
20 nickel silver

Nut:
Ivory plastic (43mm)

Machine heads:
die-cast

Strings (factory):
steel

Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Components

Bridge:
Rosewood

Bridge pins:
Ibanez (white w/ black dot)

Saddle:
plastic (11mm string spacing)

Hardware color:
chrome

Pickguard:
tortoise shell

AW50 (1999–2000)

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