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At A Glance

Neck Type
AX / Maple neck
Top/Back/Body
Basswood body
Fretboard
Jatoba fretboard / White block inlay
Fret
Medium frets
Number of Frets
22
Bridge
Gibraltar Performer bridge
String Space
10.5mm
Tailpiece
Quik Change III tailpiece
Neck Pickup
Classic Elite (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
Bridge Pickup
Classic Elite (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
Factory Tuning
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
String Gauge
.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
Hardware Color
Chrome
Scale
628mm/24.7"
A : Width
43mm at NUT
B : Width
56mm at 22F
C : Thickness
20mm at 1F
D : Thickness
22mm at 12F
Radius
305mmR
Color
Baltic Blue Metallic
Description

Ibanez built the AX120BEM as part of the AX Series, a line designed around a solid-body electric format with a shorter-than-standard aesthetic profile. The Baltic Blue Metallic finish placed it toward the visually distinctive end of the AX range.

The guitar was constructed with a basswood body and a maple neck bearing a jatoba fretboard with white block inlays. Twenty-two medium frets sit along a 305mm radius board, with a nut width of 43mm widening to 56mm at the 22nd fret. Neck thickness measures 20mm at the first fret and 22mm at the twelfth. The 628mm (24.7") scale feeds into a Gibraltar Performer bridge with 10.5mm string spacing, anchored by a Quik Change III tailpiece. Both pickup positions carry Classic Elite humbucker pickups wound on ceramic magnets in a passive circuit, and all hardware is finished in chrome. The instrument left the factory strung with a .010–.046 set tuned to standard pitch.

Owners seeking replacement parts — including compatible bridge saddles, tailpiece studs, or pickup rings suited to the Gibraltar Performer and Quik Change III hardware — should consult a qualified guitar technician or luthier who can verify fit against the original components.

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