Ibanez AAD170CE LGS Advanced - natural low gloss

The IBANEZ Advanced Acoustic AAD170CE LGS is a Grand Dreadnought cutaway steel string acoustic guitar featuring solid Sitka Spruce top, layered Okoume back & sides, "Thermo-Aged" Nyatoh neck, Ovangkol fretboard and Ibanez AP11 magnetic pickup.

After spending years of trial-and-error, Ibanez realized the out-of-the-box X-M Bracing to generate the ultimate sound standing out on the stage. The carefully designed scalloped X-bracing, the allocation of tone braces, and finger braces transmit the string vibration efficiently through the bridge to the body. The X-M Bracing creates the clear bottom and crispy treble sound with trimmed warm mid-range, yet provides a wide dynamic range and high response.

Okoume is an african tonewood merging Mahogany aesthetics with Maple sound characteristics.
Its fingerboard is made of Ovangkol, an african specie with tone character between Rosewood and Maple.

The "thermo-aged" process is a special drying process at a high temperature which is commonly known as "baking" or "torrefaction". It makes the woods light and hard and provides stability and better resonance.

The AP11 pickup is small, lightweight and positioned so it won't inhibit the natural vibrations of the top wood. The pickup generates a highly responsive sound with minimal feedback and delivers a lively response throughout the entire frequency range. The sound is transparent and reflects the guitar's natural acoustic tone while preserving presence and mid-range. The AP11 also works well with effects such as reverb, chorus and many others.