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At A Glance

Neck Type
AZ Oval C / Roasted Maple neck
Top/Back/Body
Bocote top / American Basswood body
Fretboard
Roasted Maple fretboard / Black dot inlay
Fret
Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
Number of Frets
22
Bridge
Gotoh T1502 tremolo bridge
String Space
10.5mm
Neck Pickup
Seymour Duncan Hyperion (S) neck pickup (Passive/Alnico)
Middle Pickup
Seymour Duncan Hyperion (S) middle pickup (Passive/Alnico)
Bridge Pickup
Seymour Duncan Hyperion (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Alnico)
Factory Tuning
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
Strings
D'Addario EXL110
String Gauge
.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
Nut
Graph Tech nut
Hardware Color
Gold
Scale
648mm/25.5"
A : Width
42mm at NUT
B : Width
56.4mm at 22F
C : Thickness
20.5mm at 1F
D : Thickness
22.5mm at 12F
Radius
305mmR
Finish
Deep Espresso Burst
Series
AZ Premium
Description

Ibanez built the AZ224BCGDET as part of the AZ Premium Series, positioning it as a specification-forward instrument within the Premium tier of the AZ line. It carried a Bocote top over an American Basswood body, finished in Deep Espresso Burst, with a roasted maple neck in the AZ Oval C profile and a matching roasted maple fretboard with black dot inlays.

The guitar was fitted with 22 jumbo stainless steel frets on a 305mm radius board, with a 648mm (25.5") scale length and a 42mm nut width courtesy of a Graph Tech nut. Seymour Duncan Hyperion pickups occupy all three positions — passive Alnico single-coils at the neck and middle, and a passive Alnico humbucker at the bridge — and the pickup selector routes through gold hardware throughout. The Gotoh T1502 tremolo bridge, with 10.5mm string spacing, handled vibrato duties. The guitar shipped strung with D'Addario EXL110s (.010–.046) in standard tuning.

Owners sourcing replacement parts should note that the Gotoh T1502 and Graph Tech nut have established specification ranges; a qualified luthier or guitar technician will be able to cross-reference compatible replacements and assist with setup work on this instrument.

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