Ibanez AZES40-TUN, Tungsten Overview
Welcoming yet another expansion to the highly successful AZ series, Ibanez proudly introduces the new AZES or AZ Essentials line. This series aims to bring the tone, versatility, and playability of the celebrated lineup to a wider array of beginner and intermediate players. Equipped with series-specific features such as a Mono-unit output jack, a 250mm fingerboard radius, and Comfort round bridge saddles, AZ Essentials are designed to streamline the beginner’s learning process, making it enjoyable and fun.
Product Features
- Maple Neck: Provides stability and bright tonal character.
- Jatoba Fretboard: Produces a rich mid-range with a crisp high end, featuring a reddish-brown color.
- Medium Frets: Enhance note accuracy.
- Poplar Body: Delivers a well-balanced tone with incredible thickness.
- Essentials / Accord S-S-H Pickups: Offer well-balanced tone and versatility, allowing guitar players to enjoy various styles of music with just one instrument.
- T106 Tremolo w/Comfort Round Steel Saddles: Equipped with newly developed comfort round Steel saddles, providing a wider range of height adjustment and ease of setup. Reduced screw protrusion leads to less stress on the strumming hand and improved playing comfort.
- Dyna-MIX9 Switching System with Alter Switch: Offers nine sound variations and can switch between humbucker and single-coil modes with just a flick of the mini switch. One mode even simulates a humbucking sound from the combination of two single-coil pickups.
Special Features
- 25 Inch Scale (AZES): AZES guitars feature a 25” scale length, making it easier for children and players of smaller stature to play. The medium scale allows players to continue growing with the instrument as they mature.
- 250mm Fretboard Radius (AZES): A radius not too flat, not too round, an excellent choice for first-time players. It allows for learning to play each note correctly while maintaining a high degree of comfort.
- Mono-unit Output Jack: Made of solid, durable material, avoiding unwanted movement and loosening of the jack, ensuring long-term playing enjoyment with minimal maintenance.
- All Access Neck Joint: Offers superior playability at the high frets.
