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At A Glance

Body Shape
Talman Double Cutaway body
Top
Spruce top
Back & Sides
Sapele back & Sapele sides
Neck
TCY / Okoume neck
Fretboard
Purpleheart fretboard
Bridge
Purpleheart bridge
Inlay
White dot
Soundhole Rosette
Black & White multi
Tuning Machine
Chrome Die-cast Tuner w/half moon knobs
Nut Material
Plastic
Number of Frets
20
Saddle Material
Plastic
Bridge Pins
Ibanez Advantage
Strings
-
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
Output Jack
1/4" output
Scale
650mm
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
18 1/8"
B : Width
14 1/2"
C : Max Depth
3 1/2"
Finish
Black High Gloss
Series
Talman
Description

Ibanez produced the TCY10EBK as part of the Talman Series, positioning it as an electro-acoustic with a distinctive double cutaway body form — a departure from the conventional dreadnought or orchestra shapes common to the acoustic market. The instrument carried the Talman line's characteristic blend of acoustic construction and electric-guitar ergonomics, finished in Black High Gloss.

The body was built with a spruce top over sapele back and sides. The okoume neck carried a purpleheart fretboard and a matching purpleheart bridge, with white dot inlays and a black and white multi-layer soundhole rosette. The nut and saddle were plastic, and the bridge accepted Ibanez Advantage pins. Tuning was handled by chrome die-cast machines with half-moon knobs. The nut width measured 42mm, the scale 650mm, and the neck profile ran 21.5mm thick at the first fret, tapering to 23.5mm at the seventh, with a 250mm radius fretboard. For amplified use, an Ibanez undersaddle pickup fed an AEQ-2T preamp with an onboard tuner, outputting through a standard quarter-inch jack. Factory stringing was .012–.053, set to standard E-to-E tuning with 11mm string spacing.

Owners requiring setup work, saddle or nut replacement, or help sourcing compatible electro-acoustic parts should consult a qualified guitar technician familiar with acoustic-electric instruments.

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