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At A Glance

Body Shape
Cutaway Grand Concert body
Top
Sapele top
Back & Sides
Sapele back & Sapele sides
Neck
PC / Nyatoh neck
Fretboard
Nandu Wood fretboard
Bridge
Nandu Wood
Inlay
White dot inlay
Soundhole Rosette
Tortoiseshell
Tuning Machine
Chrome Open Gear tuners
Nut Material
Plastic
Number of Frets
20
Saddle Material
Plastic
Bridge Pins
Ibanez Advantage
Strings
Ibanez IACS6C
String Gauge
.012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053
String Space
11mm
Factory Tuning
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
Pickup
Ibanez Undersaddle
Preamp
Ibanez AEQ-2T preamp w/Onboard tuner
Scale
634mm
A : Width
42mm at NUT
B : Width
54mm at 14F
C : Thickness
21.5mm at 1F
D : Thickness
23.5mm at 7F
Radius
250mmR
A : Length
19 1/4"
B : Width
15 1/4"
C : Max Depth
4 1/4"
Finish
Open Pore Natural
Series
PF Series
Description

Ibanez built the PC12MHCEOPN as part of the PF Series, positioning it as an electro-acoustic grand concert cutaway with an open pore natural finish. The cutaway body configuration gave the player access to the upper register of the fretboard, while the undersaddle pickup and onboard preamp made the instrument ready for amplified use without modification.

The body was constructed with a sapele top, back and sides — a single tonewood family used throughout the body. The neck, listed as PC/Nyatoh construction, carried a nandu wood fretboard and matching nandu wood bridge, with white dot inlays and a tortoiseshell soundhole rosette providing the visual reference points along the neck and body. Hardware was finished in chrome, with open gear tuners at the headstock. Plastic nut and saddle materials were fitted at the factory, and Ibanez Advantage bridge pins secured the strings. Electronics consisted of an Ibanez undersaddle pickup paired with the AEQ-2T preamp, which incorporated an onboard tuner. The nut width measured 42mm, scale length 634mm, and the neck profile measured 21.5mm at the first fret and 23.5mm at the seventh, with a 250mm radius fretboard. The instrument shipped strung with Ibanez IACS6C strings gauged .012–.053 and tuned to standard pitch.

Owners requiring setup work, nut or saddle replacement, or parts sourcing for the hardware and electronics on this model should consult a qualified guitar technician familiar with acoustic-electric instruments.

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