Ibanez AE275-DBF Auditorium Electro-Acoustic, Dark Tide Blue Flat

Ibanez AE275-DBF Auditorium Electro-Acoustic, Dark Tide Blue Flat Overview

Auditorium-sized electro-acoustic guitar with a Comfort Grip Nyatoh neck, Okoume back and sides and Ibanez Custom Electronics for an articulate plugged-in tone.

Born from a long lineage and musical heritage, the acoustic guitar is steeped in tradition. But music continues to evolve, and musicians demand inspiring new tools with which to carve out their own signature sound. In that spirit, we introduce Ibanez AE, our flagship series of acoustic-electric guitars, which offer supreme tone and playability and represent another great chapter in the acoustic guitar tradition.

Comfort Grip Nyatoh neck with Rounded Fretboard Edge

The Comfort Grip Nyatoh Neck contour and round edges of the fingerboard provide superior playability.

Pau Ferro fretboard

Pau Ferro produces a well-balanced tonal character from low to high end.

Jumbo frets

Jumbo frets contribute to smooth playability, especially for single-note playing.

Solid Sitka Spruce top

Solid Sitka Spruce top provides an enormous frequency range that offers wave after wave of shimmering highs along with tight mids and a full-bodied low end.

Okoume back and sides

The Okoume back and sides generate a woody, warm tone when the guitar is played softly or finger-picked and provide punchy high-mids with a clear projection when strummed.

Ibanez AP11 Magnetic pickup

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.

Ibanez Custom Electronics w/ Volume and Tone Control

The guitar also features onboard treble and bass controls for contouring the tone, making it suitable for a variety of applications for modern players.

Pau Ferro scalloped bridge

The lightweight, scalloped bridge improves vibration efficiency for better resonance and provides more flexibility in adjusting the action than a usual bridge.

Ibanez Advantage™ bridge pins

These pins really are an advantage over old-fashioned pins. Advantage™ pins are more accessible 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.

X-M Bracing

After 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.

AE body shape

Designed for projection, balance, and comfort, the AE’s perfectly crafted contemporary body shape offers the best of all worlds.

Comfort Grip w/Rounded Fingerboard Edge

In order to achieve supreme playability, the neck is specially designed with a Thin-C shape style comfort grip and rounded fingerboard edges.