For the more recent version with the same name, see AW54JR.
AW54JR Open Pore Natural
The AW54JR is an Artwood series medium scale acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2018. It was made in China.
The AW54JR features a dreadnought junior body shape with a solid mahogany top on mahogany back and sides with an open pore finish. The top features a spruce comfort forearm contour on the upper bout and a round soundhole with a simple black and white acrylic rosette. The 23.9" scale mahogany neck has a 20-fret ovangkol fingerboard with small white dot position markers. Components include an ivory plastic compensated saddle in an ovangkol bridge with black Ibanez Advantage bridge pins, a plastic nut, a red tortoise pickguard and chrome tuning machines.
For 2019 the mahogany top, back and sides were replaced with okoume and the mahogany neck was replaced with nyatoh.
The AW5412JR is a twelve-string version. The AW50JR is a similar model with a Sitka spruce top. The AW54 is a full-sized version. The AW54MINI is an even smaller ¾-sized version.
This Chinese made AW54JR was discontinued after 2022; it was replaced for 2023 with a new version which was made in Indonesia with some minor differences.
