Ibanez AZ Essentials AZES40-PPK Electric Guitar – Pastel Pink

Designed in collaboration with Berklee College of Music professor and YouTube guitar instructor Tomo Fujita, the Ibanez AZES Electric Guitar is prepared to set a new standard for entry-level instruments by offering stage-ready playability, electronic bells and whistles, and an attractive price. It all starts with a poplar body, which is paired with the trademark snap and sustain of a maple neck and silky-smooth playability of jatoba for the fingerboard. Beginners are guaranteed to benefit from enlisting these hard-hitting tonewoods, leading to less time sparring with the instrument to get it feeling just right and more time practicing beloved riffs. Equipped with an HSS pickup combination for nailing both single-coil and humbucker sounds alongside Ibanez’s dyna-MIX9 switching system for unleashing more sonic possibilities. With its impressive woods and electronics, the Ibanez AZES is an unprecedented beginner-grade instrument.

EXPLORE A VAST SONIC WORLD WITH HIGH-POWERED ELECTRONICS
Many entry-level instruments come with just enough features to get you started on your musical journey. When constructing the AZES, Ibanez decided to forgo this bare-minimum mindset by including two incredible single-coil pickups and a humbucker in the bridge. This configuration delivers the trademark crispness and chime of vintage single coils along with the gut-punching power of a humbucker, with a traditional 5-way blade for switching between each pickup. Not only can you channel the sound of one of rock music’s most beloved axes, but the AZES comes stock with Ibanez’s dyna-MIX9 switching system onboard. With this high-powered switching system, up to nine different sound variations are at your disposal with the flick of a mini switch, a fantastic option for budding guitarists looking to find their sound as well as seasoned performers seeking to expand their tonal palette.

GENERAL
Number of Strings6
Left-/Right-handedRight-handed
BODY
Body TypeSolidbody
Body ShapeAZES Standard
Body MaterialPoplar
Body FinishGloss
Color Pastel Pink
NECK
Neck MaterialMaple
Neck ShapeAZES C
Neck JointBolt-on
Radius10″
Fingerboard MaterialJatoba
Fingerboard InlayDots
Number of Frets22, Medium Nickel
Scale Length25″
Nut Width1.653″
Nut MaterialPlastic
HARDWARE
Bridge/TailpieceF106 Bridge with Round Steel Saddles
TunersIbanez Split-shaft
ELECTRONICS
Neck PickupEssential Single-coil
Middle PickupEssential Single-coil
Bridge PickupEssential Accord Humbucker
Controls1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
Switching1 x Alter Switch, 5-way blade pickup switch
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings.010-.046