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Ibanez built the AEWB32NT as part of the AEW Series, positioning it as an acoustic-electric bass with a thinline AEWC body profile. The instrument carried a Fishman Sonicore pickup paired with Ibanez's AEQ-SP2 preamp, which included an onboard tuner, and offered both a balanced XLR output and a standard quarter-inch output — a configuration suited to players moving between stage and studio applications.
The AEWB32NT was constructed with a spruce top over sapele back and sides, and fitted with a three-piece maple and nyatoh neck. The walnut fretboard ran to 21 frets over a 815mm scale, with a 400mm radius and a nut width of 43mm. Both nut and saddle were bone. The bridge and soundhole rosette were also walnut, and white dot inlays marked the fretboard positions. Black die-cast tuners handled the four-string stringing, with the instrument set from the factory to standard E–A–D–G tuning. Ibanez fitted the AEWB32NT with IABS4XC32 carbon-coated strings gauged .040/.060/.075/.095, at a string spacing of 19mm at the bridge. Black bridge pins with white dot accents completed the hardware complement.
Owners sourcing replacement parts — including bone nut or saddle blanks, bridge pins, or Fishman Sonicore pickup components — should consult a qualified guitar technician or luthier, who can also advise on setup adjustments appropriate to the instrument's neck profile and scale length.
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