IBANEZ ARTWOOD AVC9CE Grand Concert Acoustic Electric Guitar
• Thermo Aged™ Solid Okoume top delivers impeccable tone and great looks
• Ibanez Advantage™ bridge pins
• Fishman® Sonicore pickup and Ibanez AEQ-SP2 preamp w/Onboard Tuner for stellar amplified tone
• Grand Concert body for superb comfort and great tone
• Vintage Style Open-gear tuners with butterbean knobs
• Pro-SCM setup for the ultimate playing experience included!
This is the handcrafted Ibanez AVC9CE OPN Acoustic Electric Guitar. One of Ibanez’s Artwood Vintage series, the solid Okoume top and X-bracing of the AVC9CE have been Thermo Aged™ to deliver the superior tone normally associated with an expensive vintage acoustic guitar.
The AVC9CE Artwood Vintage Acoustic Guitar features a Thermo Aged solid Okoume top and Spruce X bracing for impressive volume and a huge frequency range as well as striking vintage styled looks.
A genuine bone nut and saddle provide optimal transference of the natural string vibration, while chrome open gear tuners with butterbean knobs (at an 18:1 gear ratio) give you precise, stable tuning every time, while keeping the headstock weight down and adding to the vintage styling.
IBANEZ Advantage™ bridge pins
These pins really are an advantage over old-fashioned pins. Advantage™ pins are easier to take out and easier to put in than standard pins. A special bulb-shaped end makes the pin easy to grip and also prevents the pin from being pushed in too far. Best of all, with Advantage™ the pin and string stay put enhancing tone and tuning stability.
The AVC9CE Artwood Vintage Acoustic Guitar is finished in an Open Pore Natural finish that brings out the natural beauty and tone of the African Okoume tonewoods.
Pro-SCM PROFESSIONAL SETUP
While the quality of this instrument shines through in spades, we like to think of our inhouse Pro-SCM setup as icing on the cake. Our skilled Technician will check and adjust anything that requires attention.
Our Pro-SCM setup includes:
• Check that the action meets factory specifications
• Check and rectify any buzzing, intonation or playability issues
• Check and adjust the nut and bridge string heights
• Hand roll the fret ends and polish the frets, oil the fretboard
• Test electronics, pots and switches for correct function
• Inspect instrument construction and condition of the strings
• Ensure mechanical devices work properly including tuners
• Tune to pitch
As a paid service you could expect to pay around $200 for this setup – it’s included in our price.
IBANEZ AVC9CE Artwood Vintage Acoustic Guitar Specifications:
• Body Style: Cutaway Grand Concert body
• Top Material: Thermo Aged™ Solid African Okoume top
• Back & Sides Material: Okoume
• Finish: Open Pore
• Bracing: Thermo Aged™ Spruce X Bracing
• Neck Material: Nyatoh
• Neck Profile: Soft-V
• Fretboard Material: Ovangkol
• Bridge Material: Ovangkol
• Body binding: Tortoiseshell
• Fretboard Position Markers: White dot inlays
• Soundhole Rosette: Black & White multi-layered rings
• Machine Heads: Vintage Style Open Gear tuners with Butterbean knobs
• Machine Head Gear ratio: 18:1
• Nut Material: Bone
• Number of frets: 20
• Saddle material: Compensated Bone saddle
• Bridge pins: Ibanez Advantage™ bridge pins
• Strings: D’Addario® EXP™ strings
• Pickup: Fishman® Sonicore pickup
• Preamp: Ibanez AEQ-SP2 preamp with Onboard tuner
• Output Jacks: Balanced XLR & 6.35mm (1/4″) outputs
• Strings: D’Addario® XTAPB1253
• String Gauges: .012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053″
• String Spacing: 11mm
• Battery: 9V Battery
• Setup: Pro-SCM Professional Setup ($200 value)
IBANEZ Thermo-Aging
Quality Woods & Thermo-Aging For The Sound You’ve Always Imagined
There is nothing quite like the sound of a perfectly aged acoustic. The fullness, the sustain and projection are what make these instruments so desirable and ultimately, valuable. Typically, you’d have to own and play a guitar for decades or pay many thousands for a vintage instrument to achieve this tone. A recent advancement in wood curing – known as Thermo-Aging, has made this sound more attainable for a greater number of players and the results are astounding. The guitars that have been handcrafted from Thermo-Aged tone woods play and sound like an old favorite – something you’ve owned for many years. This is the Ibanez Artwood Vintage series.
Thermo-Aging begins with the selection of high quality tone woods. This is absolutely critical because the process takes the natural sonic character already present in the wood and intensifies it. The raw tone wood is then baked in a kiln for a predetermined amount of time at a precisely defined temperature. On completion, the first clue is a clearly visible difference between the aged wood and the material still awaiting treatment.
While the improvement in sound is reason enough to undertake this painstaking process, Thermo-Aging also improves the aesthetics of the timber, resulting in a richer colour with an authentic well-aged aged look to go along with the tonal benefits.
Ultimately, the main motivation for Thermo-Aging Artwood Vintage guitars is to achieve superb tone. The increased volume, improved dynamics and improved projection are there from the very first note you play.
This AVC9CE is a prime example of the benefits of Thermo Aging™. The solid African Akoume top and Spruce X-bracing deliver abundant volume and a balanced frequency response. With the addition of our Pro-SCM setup, this is a guitar just waiting to be played – and played!
