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The GA5MHTCE is a GA series classical acoustic/ electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2023. It is produced in China.

The GA5MHTCE features a thinline classical body with a Venetian cutaway constructed of laminated sapele top, back, and sides with a gloss finish. The soundhole is round with a classical mosaic decal rosette. The okume neck joins the body at the 14th fret and has a 21-fret purpleheart fingerboard. Components include an ivory plastic saddle in a purpleheart bridge, a plastic nut, gold classical tuning machines and coated nylon strings.

The GA5MHTCE's electronics consist of an Ibanez under saddle pickup mated to an AEQ-TP2 preamp with onboard tuner powered by a 9V battery and feeding a ¼" stereo output.

The GA5TCE is a similar model with a spruce top. The GA5FMTCE is a similar model with a flamed maple top.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for GA5MHTCE
Name: GA5MHTCE
Year(s) offered: 2023–2025
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / Europe / USA
Made in: China
Price: MSRP: US$419.99 (2025)[1] • SMAP: US$279.99 (2025)[1]
Finishes: Open Pore Natural (OPN) / Weathered Black Open Pore (WK)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Classical body w/ Venetian cutaway
Dimensions:
  Body length: 489mm/ 19¼"
  Width: 368mm/ 14½"
  Depth: 76mm/ 3"
Top:
  Material: Sapele (laminated)
  Bracing: Fan
  Finish: Gloss
  Binding: Black
Back/sides:
  Material: Sapele (laminated)
  Finish: Gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Classical mosaic design
Neck
Neck profile:
GA5
Neck material:
1-piece okoume
Neck finish:
Gloss
Neck joint:
14th fret
Scale length:
650mm/ 25.6"
Fingerboard:
Purpleheart
Frets:
21 nickel silver
Nut:
Ivory plastic (52mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez Gold classical
Electronics/ Components
Pickup:
Ibanez Under Saddle
Preamp:
Ibanez AEQ-2T w/ onboard tuner
Output jack(s):
¼" stereo
Battery:
9V
Bridge:
Purpleheart (11.6mm string spacing)
Saddle:
Ivory plastic (79.4mm)
Hardware color:
Gold
Strings (factory):
2023: Coated nylon
2024–2025: .0285/.033/.041/.030/.036/.044 (nylon)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Other available finishes
2023 GA5MHTCE WK
Weathered Black Open Pore
Additional details
GA5MHTCE undersuddle
Purpleheart bridge w/ Ibanez under saddle pickup
GA11CE fretboard
Purpleheart fretboard
GA5MHTCE preamp
AEQ2T preamp
Ibanez AEQ-2T diagram
AEQ2T preamp controls

Sources[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 GA5MHTCE product listing, Adorama (US retailer), archived January 2025
  • GA5MHTCE product page, Ibanez Europe, accessed October 2023
  • GA5MHTCE product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2024
  • GA5MHTCE product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2025
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