Ibanez AAM70CE-TBN Transparent Charcoal Burst Top Advanced Acoustic

Advanced Acoustic: A Modern Approach to Acoustic Guitars According to Ibanez

The Advanced Acoustic series was designed to meet the expectations of today's guitarists: more power, more precision, and improved ergonomics. The AAM70CE-TBN embodies this philosophy with its "Advanced Auditorium" body, X-M bracing, and A.I.R. port, engineered to expand the dynamic range and enhance the instrument's "breathing" sensation, while maintaining immediate playing comfort.

For Which Guitarists and Styles?

Thanks to its versatile body shape and comprehensive electronics, the Ibanez AAM70CE-TBN is well suited for intermediate guitarists seeking an expressive electro-acoustic, but it remains accessible to a motivated beginner looking for a guitar that can evolve. It excels in pop, folk, chanson, accompaniment, and fingerstyle, with a real advantage for stage use (built-in tuner, outputs adapted for sound reinforcement).

Sound Characteristics

The solid Sitka spruce top delivers a quick response, clear high frequencies, and great sensitivity to nuances: it easily produces a clean attack and ample volume reserve. The Macassar ebony back and sides enhance definition and precision, with a tighter and more articulate sound, useful for complex chords and arpeggios. The X-M bracing, combined with the Advanced Auditorium body, promotes strong projection and a comfortable balance between lows, mids, and highs. Plugged in, the combination of the T-bar under-saddle pickup and AEQ-TP2 preamp emphasizes clarity and presence, with simple and effective controls to quickly adapt to a PA system or acoustic amplifier.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

To preserve the original feel and balance, favor a set of acoustic strings with a gauge of 12-53 (such as D'Addario EXP16 or equivalent). Since the electronics require power, keep a spare 9V battery in your gig bag.

Technical specifications

Shape	Advanced Auditorium with "Advanced Access" cutaway	Neck thickness at 7th fret	22 mm / 0.87"
Top	solid Sitka spruce	Scale length	25" / 634 mm
Back	Macassar ebony	Nut width	1.7" / 43 mm
Sides	Macassar ebony	Fingerboard	purpleheart
Bracing	X-M	Number of frets	20
Port	A.I.R.	Radius	15.75" / 400 mm
Rosette	abalone and black/white	Inlays	white dots
Binding	Macassar ebony with rounded edge	Bridge	purpleheart
Finish	satin polyester	Bridge pins	Ibanez Advantage
Body depth	4.2" / 106 mm	Nut	plastic
Body width	15.35" / 390 mm	Saddle	plastic
Body length	19.5" / 495 mm	String spacing	11 mm / 0.43"
Body depth at neck joint	3.54" / 90 mm	Tuners	chrome oil-bath (18:1 ratio)
Body depth at end	4.17" / 106 mm	Pickup	Ibanez T-bar under-saddle
Total length	40.35" / 1025 mm	Preamp	Ibanez AEQ-TP2 with built-in tuner
Body thickness	4.17" / 106 mm	Controls	1 volume, 1 tone, on/off switch
Neck type	oval	Outputs	balanced XLR and 1/4" / 6.35 mm jack
Heel	bolt-on	Power supply	1 9V battery
Body/neck joint	14th fret	String gauge	.012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053
Neck material	okoume	Factory strings	D'Addario EXP16
Neck finish	satin polyurethane	Tuning (from high to low)	1E, 2B, 3G, 4D, 5A, 6E
Neck thickness at 1st fret	21 mm / 0.83"	Included accessories	hex wrench, bridge pins, saddle