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For the later model with the same name, see AW60 (2001-2002).
1982-83 AW60-NT
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The AW60 is an Artwood series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1979. It was hand-made in Japan.

The AW60 features a dreadnought body with solid sikta spruce top on mahogany back and sides. The round soundhole is trimmed with fancy rosette and a solid rosewood pickguard. The selected mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod has a 20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dot position markers and a rosewood headstock. Components include a Tru-Tune saddle on a ebony bridge, a bone nut and chrome velve tune machine heads.

For 1981 the machine heads was changed to Smooth tuner and the pickguard to tortoise shell color.

The AW60DM is a similar acoustic-electric model with "Dual Mix" system. The AW70 is a similar model with solid german spruce top. The AW80 is a similar model with rosewood back. The AW90 is a similar model with solid german spruce top and solid rosewood back.

The AW60 was discontinued after 1983.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for AW60
Name: AW60
Year(s) offered: 1979-1983
Sold in: Europe / Japan 1980 / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$:385 (1979) / JP¥:60.000 "1980" / DM 1,100 "1983"
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 19¾"
  Width: 16"
  Depth: 4½"
Top:
  Material: Solid sikta spruce
  Finish: Natural gloss
  Binding: black and white
Back/sides:
  Material: Mahogany
  Strip inlay: center black stripe
  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:
Ebony
Inlays:
Pearl dots
Frets:
20 / medium
Nut:
Bone (43mm)
Machine heads:
"1979-1980": Velve Tune (chrome)
"1981-1982" Smooth tuner
Components
Bridge:
Ebony (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
Boxwood
Saddle:
Tru-Tune
Pickguard:
"1979-1980": solid rosewood
"1981-1982" tortoise shell color
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
1980 AW60-NT
Front (1979-1980)
AW60-NT rear
Rear of body

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