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| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 30 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
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Key Features
The Ibanez AAD51CE Advanced Acoustic combines modern acoustic design with a powerful, well-balanced voice. Its Grand Dreadnought cutaway body delivers impressive volume and a solid low end, while carefully refined contours keep the guitar comfortable during longer playing sessions. A solid Sitka spruce top provides a wide dynamic range and crisp articulation, paired with sapele back and sides that add warmth and clarity, all finished in Dark Violin Sunburst high gloss.
The low oval grip okoume neck feels smooth and immediately familiar, making chords and extended playing relaxed and natural. Plug in and the T-bar undersaddle pickup and AEQ-TP2 preamp faithfully capture the guitar’s acoustic character, complete with simple EQ controls and a clear onboard tuner. From songwriting and rehearsal to stage use, the AAD51CE delivers a confident and versatile acoustic experience.
Nearly New: This product may have been opened for quality control purposes, returned by a customer, refurbished, or may have non-essential parts or software missing. Otherwise, the product operates as new. This is a great opportunity to buy a fully functioning product at a discounted price.
Product Ref: 394819
The AAD51CE is part of Ibanez’s Advanced Acoustic series, developed to push acoustic guitar design beyond traditional limits. Its Grand Dreadnought body was engineered to increase volume, strengthen low-end response and improve overall projection, giving the guitar a bold, room-filling voice. Despite its powerful output, the body remains comfortable thanks to carefully considered ergonomics, including refined contours and balanced proportions. This allows players to enjoy a larger acoustic sound without the fatigue often associated with oversized body shapes, making it equally suitable for long practice sessions, recording work and live performance.
A solid Sitka spruce top delivers crisp highs, focused mids and a responsive low end that reacts dynamically to your playing style. Light strumming produces clarity and shimmer, while heavier attack brings out punch and projection. This is paired with sapele back and sides, which add warmth, depth and tonal balance while keeping the sound clear and controlled. Together, these tonewoods create a versatile acoustic voice that translates well across genres, working equally effectively for strumming-heavy styles, fingerstyle playing and amplified use.
The low oval grip okoume neck is shaped for smooth chord changes and reduced hand fatigue, making it ideal for extended playing sessions. Its profile feels familiar and approachable, especially for players moving between electric and acoustic guitars. A functional tapered headstock improves tuning stability through straighter string alignment while also reducing overall weight at the headstock. Combined with the advanced access cutaway, which allows easy reach beyond the 18th fret, the AAD51CE encourages more expressive playing across the entire neck.
Equipped with a T-bar undersaddle pickup and AEQ-TP2 preamp, the AAD51CE is ready for both stage and studio use straight out of the case. The system delivers clear, natural amplified tone that accurately reflects the guitar’s acoustic character, while simple bass and treble controls make on-the-fly adjustments easy. An onboard tuner keeps tuning quick and discreet, and balanced XLR and standard jack outputs allow flexible connection to PA systems or recording gear. The A.I.R.port further enhances player monitoring, helping you hear yourself more clearly in live situations.
