AWB50CE

AWB50CE Natural Low Gloss

The AWB50CE is an Artwood bass series acoustic-electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2015. It was produced in China.

The AWB50CE features a dreadnought shaped body with a soft Venetian cutaway. The top is solid Sitka spruece with multi-wooden binding on laminated mahogany back and sides with a low gloss finish. The round soundhole has a rosewood rosette. It has a mahogany neck with a 34" scale, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot position markers. Components include a compensated plastic saddle in a rosewood bridge with black bridge pins, a plastic nut, and chrome Ibanez die-cast tuning machines.

Electronics consist of a Ibanez under saddle pickup connected to an Ibanez SPT Shape Shifter preamp with onboard tuner powered by a pair of AA batteries and fed to balanced XLR and ¼" stereo outputs.

For 2016 the electronics were changed to a Fishman Sonicore pickup connected to an Ibanez AEQ-SP2 preamp with onboard tuner powered by a 9V battery.

The AWB50CE was discontinued in 2016.

Specifications

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Specifications for AWB50CE

Name: AWB50CE Year(s) offered: 2015–2016 Sold in: Asia & Africa 2016 / Europe / USA Made in: China Price: MSRP: US$599.99 (2015) • SMAP: €469 (2016) Finishes: Natural Low Gloss (LG)
Body Body type: Acoustic Body shape: AWB dreadnought body w/ soft Venetian cutaway Dimensions:   Length: 508mm/ 20"   Width: 400mm/ 15¾"   Depth: 127mm/ 5" Top:   Material: Solid Sitka spruce   Finish: Low gloss   Binding: Multi-wooden Back/sides:   Material: Mahogany (laminated)   Finish: Low gloss Soundhole shape: Round Soundhole rosette: Rosewood	Neck Neck profile: AWB Neck material: 1-piece mahogany Neck finish: Satin Scale length: 864mm / 34" Fingerboard: Rosewood Inlays: White dot Frets: 20 Nut: Ivory plastic (43mm) Machine heads: Ibanez die-cast	Electronics/ Components Pickup: 2015: Ibanez under saddle 2016: Fishman Sonicore Preamp: 2015: Ibanez SPT Shape Shifter w/ onboard tuner 2016: Ibanez AEQ-SP2 w/ onboard tuner Output jack(s): XLR & ¼" stereo (balanced) Battery: 2015: Two AA 2016: 9V Bridge: Rosewood Bridge pins: Black plastic w/ white dot Saddle: Ivory plastic compensated Hardware color: Chrome Pickguard: Black Strings (factory): .040/.060/.075/.095 (Ibanez IABS4XC 80/20 bronze Carbon X-Coated) Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

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Additional details

SPT Shape Shifter preamp (2015)

AEW-SP2 preamp (2016)

AEQ-SP2 preamp diagram (2016)

Files

• Ibanez AEQ-SP2 preamp manual

Sources

• 2015 USA new products catalog (p. 30)
• 2015 Europe catalog (p. 79)
• AWB50CE product page, Ibanez USA, archived February 2015
• 2016 Asia & Africa catalog (p. 86)
• 2016 Europe (Mogar) price list/ catalog (p. 247)