TCY10E

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The TCY10E is a Talman acoustic series acoustic/electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2008. It is made in China.

The TCY10E features a double cutaway body with a laminated spruce top with an oval soundhole on mahogany back and sides. The mahogany neck has a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with binding and white dot position markers. Components include a compensated Ivorex II saddle in a rosewood bridge with Ibanez Advantage bridge pins, an Ivorex II nut, and chrome Ibanez tuning machines. Electronics consist of an Ibanez under saddle pickup connected to an Ibanez AEQ200T preamp with 2-band EQ and on-board tuner powered by a 9V battery and a ¼" stereo end-pin output jack.

The neck profile and scale length were changed for 2010 and again for 2019. For 2013 the Ivorex II nut and saddle were replaced with plastic and the tuners were replaced with Ibanez die-cast tuners with half moon buttons. For 2015 the preamp was replaced with the Ibanez AEQ2T. For 2018 the rosewood fretboard and bridge was replaced with purpleheart. For 2019 the mahogany neck was replaced with okoume. For 2021 the body dimensions were increased very slightly and several new pastel finishes were added for the US market.

The TCY10 is a similar model without the on-board tuner. The TCY10EDX is a similar model with sharktooth fretboard inlays. The TCY10G is a similar model with gold hardware. The TCY15E is a similar model with black tuner buttons and solid finishes. The TCY12E is a related model with a mahogany or sapele top. The TCY10LE is a left-handed version.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for TCY10E

Name: TCY10E

Year(s) offered: 2008–2024

Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China 2016–2020 / Europe / USA

Made in: China

Finishes: Antique Violin Sunburst (AVS) 2016–2019 / Black High Gloss (BK) / Ivory High Gloss (IVH) 2021–2023, USA only / Lavender High Gloss (LVH) 2021, USA only / Metallic Silver Sunburst (MSS) 2013 / Natural High Gloss (NT) 2015–2016 / Pastel Pink High Gloss (PKH) 2021, USA only / Pearl White [?] (PW) 2010 / Sea Foam Green High Gloss (SFH) 2021–2023 / Transparent Blue Sunburst High Gloss (TBS)

Body

Body type:
Acoustic

Body shape:
Talman double cutaway

Dimensions:
  Body length: 460mm/ 18⅛"
  Width:
    2018–2020: 368mm/ 14½"
    2021-2024: 365mm/ 14⅜"
  Depth:
    2018–2020: 90mm/ 3½" (76mm at neck)
    2021-2024: 92mm/ 3⅝"

Top:
Material: Spruce (laminated)
Binding: White

Back/sides:
  Material:
    2008–2017: Mahogany (laminated)
    2018–2024: Sapele (laminated)

Soundhole shape:
Oval

Neck

Neck profile:
TCY

Neck material:
2008–2018: 1-piece mahogany
2019–2024: 1-piece okoume

Scale length:
2008–2009: 641mm/ 25¼"
2010–2018: 648mm/ 25½"
2019–2024: 650mm/ 25.6"

Fingerboard:
2008–2017: Rosewood w/ binding
2018–2024: Purpleheart w/ binding

Inlays:
White dot

Frets:
20 nickel silver

Nut:
2008–2012: Ivorex II (42mm)
2013–2024: Plastic (43mm)

Machine heads:
2008–2012 Ibanez Smooth Tuner AS
2013–2024:Ibanez die-cast w/ half moon buttons

Electronics/ Components

Pickup:
Ibanez AP2 magnetic

Preamp:
2008–2014: Ibanez AEQ200T w/ 2-band EQ & on-board tuner
2015–2024: Ibanez AEQ-2T w/ 2-band EQ & on-board tuner

Output jack(s):
¼" endpin

Battery:
9V

Bridge:
2008–2017: Rosewood
2018–2024: Purpleheart (11mm string spacing)

Bridge pins:
Ibanez Advantage bridge pins (white w/ black dot)

Saddle:
2008–2012: Ivorex II compensated
2013–2024 Plastic compensated

Hardware color:
Chrome

Strings (factory):
.012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053

Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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Other finishes

Antique Violin Sunburst

Ivory High Gloss

Lavender High Gloss

Metallic Silver Sunburst

Natural High Gloss

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Pearl White [?] (PW)

Pastel Pink High Gloss

Sea Foam Green High Gloss

Transparent Blue Sunburst

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