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The G208CWC is an eight string G series classical guitar model introduced by Ibanez in mid-2014. It is made in China.

The G208CWC features a classical body with a Venetian cutaway and a solid German spruce top with fan bracing on mahogany sides and two-piece back with a gloss finish. The soundhole is round with a classical mosaic decal rosette. It has a mahogany neck with a 19-fret rosewood fingerboard with no inlays and a slotted headstock. Components include a bone saddle in a rosewood bridge, a bone nut, gold classical tuning machines with black posts and buttons, and Savarez nylon strings. A hardshell case is included.

The G207CWC is a seven string version.

The G208CWC was discontinued after 2017.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for G208CWC
Name: G208CWC
Year(s) offered: 2014–2017
Sold in: Europe 2015–2017 / USA
Made in: China
Price: MSRP: US$974.99 (2014) • SMAP: €769 (2017)
Finishes: Natural High Gloss (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Classical body w/ Venetian cutaway
Dimensions:
  Body length: 489mm/ 19¼"
  Width: 368mm/ 14½"
  Depth: 102mm/ 4"
Top:
  Material: Spruce (laminated)
  Bracing: Fan
  Finish: Gloss
  Binding: Wooden multi purfling & mahogany binding
Back/sides:
  Material: Mahogany
  Strip inlay: Wooden multi back strip
  Finish: Gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Classical mosaic design water slide decal
Neck
Neck profile:
G (8-string)
Neck material:
Mahogany
Neck finish:
Satin
Neck joint:
14th fret
Scale length:
650mm/ 25.6"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood
Inlays:
Offset abalone dot
Frets:
21
Nut:
Bone (70.4mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez classical w/ black posts & knobs
Components
Battery:
9V
Bridge:
Rosewood (11.6mm string spacing)
Saddle:
Bone (103mm)
Hardware color:
Gold
Strings (factory):
.0295/.0335/.0413/.0297/.0356/.0440/.0500/.0590 (Savarez 510CJ + 5207R + 5208R nylon)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5E,6A,7D,8B

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