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At A Glance

Body Shape
AEWC specially designed comfort body
Top
Flamed Maple top
Back & Sides
Flamed Maple back & Flamed Maple sides
Neck
AEWC Asymmetric comfort / Nyatoh neck
Fretboard
Walnut fretboard
Bridge
Walnut AEWC original top loading
Inlay
Off-set white dot inlay
Soundhole Rosette
Abalone
Tuning Machine
Chrome Die-cast tuners w/Black knobs
Nut Material
Plastic
Number of Frets
20
Saddle Material
Plastic
Strings
Ibanez IACS6C
String Gauge
.012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053
String Space
11mm
Factory Tuning
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
Pickup
Fishman Sonicore
Preamp
Ibanez AEQ-SP2 preamp w/Onboard tuner
Output Jack
Balanced XLR & 1/4" outputs
Scale
634mm
A : Width
43mm at NUT
B : Width
55mm at 14F
C : Thickness
20mm at 1F
D : Thickness
21mm at 7F
Radius
400mmR
A : Length
19 1/4"
B : Width
15"
C : Max Depth
4"
Finish
Indigo Blue Burst High Gloss
Series
AEW Series
Description

Ibanez positioned the AEWC400IBB within the AEW Series as an electro-acoustic instrument built around the AEWC specially designed comfort body — a format Ibanez developed to ease playability relative to conventional dreadnought or jumbo proportions. The Indigo Blue Burst High Gloss finish identifies this particular colour variant within the AEWC400 range.

The body is constructed entirely from Flamed Maple — top, back, and sides — paired with a Walnut fretboard and Ibanez's AEWC original top-loading Walnut bridge. The neck is the AEWC Asymmetric comfort profile in Nyatoh. Fretting runs to 20 frets, with off-set white dot inlays and an Abalone soundhole rosette. The nut width measures 43mm and saddle-to-nut scale is 634mm. Neck dimensions at the first fret measure 20mm in thickness, rising to 21mm at the seventh, with a 400mmR radius and 11mm string spacing at the bridge. Chrome die-cast tuners with black knobs handle tuning duties. Electronics consist of a Fishman Sonicore undersaddle pickup feeding an Ibanez AEQ-SP2 preamp with onboard tuner; output options include both a balanced XLR and a standard 1/4" jack. The guitar ships strung with Ibanez IACS6C strings in a .012–.053 gauged set, tuned to standard E.

Owners seeking setup adjustments, replacement saddles, nuts, or tuner hardware compatible with this instrument should consult a qualified guitar technician, who will be able to cross-reference the stated dimensions and hardware specifications against available replacement parts.

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