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The UEW13E is an UEW series acoustic/ electric ukulele model introduced by Ibanez in mid 2015. It is made in China. The UEW13EJ is an identical model sold in Japan.

The UEW13E features a concert style EW body with a soft Florentine cutaway and a laminated bocote top on bocote back and sides with an open pore finish. The round soundhole has a maple rosette. It has a mahogany neck with a 19-fret rosewood fingerboard with maple dot position markers. Components include an ivory plastic saddle in a rosewood bridge, a plastic nut and chrome Grover open gear tuning machines. Electronics consist of an Ibanez under saddle pickup feeding a UK-300T preamp with onboard tuner powered by a pair of 2032 coin cells, and a ¼" endpin output jack.

For 2018 the rosewood fretboard and bridge were changed to purpleheart and the UK-300T preamp was replaced with the AEQ2U preamp.

Several similar models have been produced with different body materials: UEW15E (flamed mahogany), UEW14E (ovangkol), UEW13MEE (Macassar ebony), UEW12E (flamed maple) and UEW12ACE (acacia). The UEW5E is a related model with a mahogany or sapele body, an abalone rosette and Ibanez tuners.

The UEW13E/ UEW13EJ were discontinued after 2018.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for UEW13E / UEW13EJ
Name: UEW13E / UEW13EJ
Year(s) offered: 2015–2018
Sold in: Japan UEW13EJ / USA
Made in: China
Finishes: Open Pore Natural (OPN)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Concert style EW body w/ soft Florentine cutaway
Dimensions:
  Body length: 267mm/ 10½"
  Width: 222mm/ 8¾"
  Depth: 70mm/ 2¾" (60mm at neck joint)
Top:
  Material: Bocote (laminated)
  Bracing: Fan
  Finish: Open pore
  Binding: Ivory
Back/sides:
  Material: Bocote
  Finish: Open pore
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Maple
Neck
Neck profile:
UEW
Neck material:
Mahogany
Scale length:
382mm/ 15"
Fingerboard:
2015–2017: Rosewood
2018: Purpleheart
Inlays:
Maple dot
Frets:
19
Nut:
Ivory plastic (35mm)
Machine heads:
Grover open gear w/ black knobs
Electronics/ Components
Pickup:
Ibanez Under Saddle
Preamp:
2015–2017: Ibanez UK-300T w/ onboard tuner
2018: Ibanez AEQ2U w/ onboard tuner
Output jack(s):
¼" endpin
Battery:
Two 2032 coin cells
Bridge:
2015–2017: Rosewood
2018: Purpleheart (13mm string spacing)
Saddle:
Ivory plastic (compensated)
Hardware color:
Chrome
Strings (factory):
Ibanez/Aquila NYLBLACK

Images[]

Additional details
Ibanez UK-300T preamp
UK-300T preamp controls
Ibanez AEQ2U preamp diagram
AEQ2U preamp controls

Sources[]

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