AZES electric guitar with HSS pickup setup, dyna-MIX9 circuit and T106 tremolo
With the Ibanez AZ Essentials AZES40-PRB Purist Blue Ibanez presents a first-class beginner guitar, which combines an excellent price-performance ratio with the optimized playing and sound characteristics of the sought-after AZ models. While the supple body and the buttery-soft playable neck create the best conditions for fast progress in learning electric guitar, an HSS pickup setup with dyna-MIX9 switching ensures for varied, genre-spanning guitar sounds. An Ibanez T106 tremolo and tunable split-shaft die-cast tuners complete the AZES40 electric guitar from Ibanez.
The Ibanez AZ Essentials AZES40-PRB Purist Blue offers beginners and advanced players optimal playing characteristics and multifaceted sounds.
The Ibanez AZ Essentials AZES40-PRB Purist Blue at a glance:
Electric guitar from the Ibanez AZ Essentials series.
Blue high gloss finish
Bolt-On construction with 25" scale length (635 mm)
Poplar body with All Access Neck Joint
Bolted maple neck
22 fret Jatoba fretboard with Dot inlays
AZES neck profile
One Ibanez Essentials Single Coil with ceramic magnet in neck position
One Ibanez Essentials single coil with ceramic magnet in middle position
One Ibanez Essentials humbucker with ceramic magnet in bridge position
Dyna-MIX9 circuit for nine pickup combinations
5-way switch and Alter Switch
Ibanez T106 tremolo with "Comfort Round" tailpieces
Ibanez Split-Shaft die-cast tuners
Due to the body with All Access Neck Joint the bolt-on maple neck can be played up to the highest registers without any problems.
Optimal handling
As a member of the Ibanez AZ series, the AZES40 impresses with first-class playing characteristics that make learning guitar a joy. The poplar body with generous shaping hugs the player comfortably, while the All Access Neck Joint together with the wide Cutaways guarantees unobstructed access to the high registers of the bolt-on maple neck. The combination of 25" scale length (635 mm) and the slim AZES neck profile with just 20.5 mm of wood under the first fret also promises buttery-smooth playability.
Ibanez Essentials pickups in HSS configuration and the dyna-MIX9 circuit promise a versatile sound.
Flexible sound design
With the Essentials HSS pickup setup, AZES40 on the guitar amp delivers flexible guitar tones that feel at home in almost any genre from jazz to rock. The ceramic magnet-equipped Essentials single coils deliver a transparent tone for glassy cleans and harmonic Overdrive, while the Essentials ceramic humbucker at the bridge adds powerful, midrange-driven tones for juicy decay. The dyna-MIX9 circuit with 5-way switch and Alter Switch provides nine different combinations of pickups, so that the right sound is available for almost any application.
Ibanez split-shaft closed-body tuners ensure precise and stable tuning of the electric guitar.
Indestructible hardware equipment
Last but not least, the AZ Essentials AZES40 Purist Blue electric guitar comes with indestructible hardware features. The Ibanez T106 tremolo on the body allows you to decorate the melodies or chords played with shimmering pitch modulations if desired. The rounded "Comfort Round" tailpieces of the tremolo not only guarantee an optimal adjustment of intonation and string position, but also offer a comfortable support for the heel of the hand during palm mutes. On the headstock, split-shaft tuners promise high tuning stability and easy string changes.
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