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Ibanez AZES Electric Guitar - Vermilion

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Poplar Body, Maple Neck, Jatoba Fingerboard, and 3 Single-coil Pickups - Vermilion
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A New Benchmark for Entry-Level Instruments

Designed in collaboration with Berklee College of Music professor and YouTube guitar instructor Tomo Fujita, the Ibanez AZES Electric Guitar is prepared to set a new standard for entry-level instruments by offering stage-ready playability, electronic bells and whistles, and an attractive price. It all starts with a poplar body, which is paired with the trademark snap and sustain of a maple neck and silky-smooth playability of jatoba for the fingerboard. Beginners are guaranteed to benefit from enlisting these hard-hitting tonewoods, leading to less time sparring with the instrument to get it feeling just right and more time practicing beloved riffs. Sweetwater's gigging guitarists are blown away by the quality of the AZES's onboard electronics, with an SSS pickup combination for nailing the spank and twang of single coils alongside Ibanez's dyna-MIX8 switching system for unleashing more sonic possibilities. With its impressive woods and electronics, the Ibanez AZES is an unprecedented beginner-grade instrument.

Explore a vast sonic world with high-powered electronics

Many entry-level instruments come with just enough features to get you started on your musical journey. When constructing the AZES, Ibanez decided to forgo this bare-minimum mindset by including three incredible single-coil pickups. This configuration delivers the trademark crispness and chime of vintage single coils, with a traditional 5-way blade for switching between each pickup as well as accessing those coveted second and fourth positions. Not only can you channel the sound of one of rock music's most beloved axes, but the AZES comes stock with Ibanez's dyna-MIX8 switching system onboard. With this high-powered switching system, up to eight different sound variations are at your disposal with the flick of a mini switch, a fantastic option for budding guitarists looking to find their sound as well as seasoned performers seeking to expand their tonal palette.

Ibanez AZES Electric Guitar Features:

  • Rock-solid beginner electric guitar designed in collaboration with Berklee professor and YouTube sensation Tomo Fujita
  • Poplar body offers a solid tonal foundation with good sustain
  • Bolt-on maple neck with a fast-playing jatoba fingerboard and all-access neck joint for reaching those higher frets
  • Trio of single coils deliver the spank and twang of vintage pickups
  • Classic 5-way blade easily switches between pickups
  • Ibanez's dyna-MIX8 switching system unlocks even more sonic options
  • Hardtail F106 bridge with comfortable round steel saddles

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape AZES Standard
  • Body Material Poplar
  • Body Finish Gloss
  • Color Vermillion
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Maple
  • Neck Shape AZES C
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 10"
  • Fingerboard Material Jatoba
  • Fingerboard Inlay Dots
  • Number of Frets 22, Medium Nickel
  • Scale Length 25"
  • Nut Width 1.653"
  • Nut Material Plastic
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece F106 Bridge with Round Steel Saddles
  • Tuners Ibanez with Split-shaft
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Essential Single-coil
  • Middle Pickup Essential Single-coil
  • Bridge Pickup Essential Single-coil
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 1 x Alter Switch, 5-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings .010-.046
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: AZES31VM

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Rated 5/5

Solid Guitar

I've bought a lot of guitars at all price points over the years. This is probably the happiest I've ever been with my purchase. You get a quality instrument with a ton of tonal options. Been having so much fun the last month jamming on this thing. The vermillion is beautiful and Sweetwater treated me well.
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Best student guitar

This guitar is great set up is on par very happy with this deal you don't have to be a student to like this one .
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Very Good

This is a very good strat style guitar. Pricey if you consider it for a beginner guitar but very good. Playability is flawless and versatile. With Dyna Switch you get warmer tones from bridge and neck. Pickups are in series but not really humbucker sounding. Pickups are decent but might want to switch out depending on your taste. Great guitar to play and if you don't need tremolo.
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