Ibanez AZES40-PRB Purist Blue Essential

Essential Information About the Ibanez AZES40 Guitar

• Immediate Versatility: Essentials/Accord S-S-H pickup configuration and dyna-MIX9 system for access to 9 sound combinations.


• Modern Comfort: AZES-profile maple neck, jatoba fingerboard (250 mm / 9.84" radius) and 22 medium frets for precise playing.


• Everyday Stability: Ibanez split-shaft tuners, "mono-unit" anti-play jack socket, and All Access heel for easy upper fret access.


• Expressiveness: Ibanez T106 tremolo with steel "Comfort round" saddles, comfortable for the right hand and easy to adjust.

AZES40: The AZ DNA in Essentials Version

Inspired by the AZ family, the Ibanez AZES40 emphasizes ergonomics and playability, designed to cover a wide range of styles without unnecessary complexity. With its balanced poplar body and electronics crafted to multiply textures, it stands as a reliable entry point into the "AZ" universe, built to progress and record with a true palette.

Who Is It For, and What For?

This electric guitar is especially aimed at motivated beginners and intermediate guitarists seeking a versatile instrument for pop, rock, funk, indie, and blues. Its 25" / 635 mm scale length offers a very comfortable compromise (soft tension, accessible bends), while the 250 mm / 9.84" radius facilitates both clean chords and more pronounced lead lines.

Sound

The two Ibanez Essentials single-coil pickups (neck and middle, ceramic magnets) prioritize clarity and attack: precise cleans, beautiful definition on arpeggios, and a "snappy" character ideal for funk chicken picking or pop rhythms. At the bridge, the Ibanez Accord humbucker adds body and sustain for crunches, riffs, and denser overdrives, while maintaining good clarity.

The dyna-MIX9 system with Alter Switch greatly expands the possibilities: beyond a simple 5-position selector, it allows quick switching between single-coil-type tones, thicker combinations, and series/parallel modes, convenient for adapting the guitar to a clean amp, a snappy crunch, or a gain pedal without changing instruments.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

To maintain the original feel, stick with a 10-46 gauge (like the factory-installed strings). For transport, the recommended compatible references are the Ibanez M300C (case) and Ibanez IGB540-BK (gig bag). For connections, a 6.35 mm mono jack cable (straight or angled) and a standard strap work perfectly with the classic strap buttons of this model.

Technical specifications

Electronics: microphone configuration	SSH	Scalloped	Double
Category	ST	Body	Poplar
Left handed	No	Bridge / tailpiece	Tremolo
Strings	Steel	Electronics	Passive
Nbr of strings	6	Color	Blue
Fingerboard	Jatoba	Finishing	Glossy
Nbrs of frets	22	Hardware	Chromed

Body wood	poplar	Tuners	Ibanez split-shaft, molded housings
Bridge	Ibanez T106 tremolo with steel "Comfort round" saddles	Pickup configuration	S-S-H
Hardware finish	chrome	Neck pickup	Ibanez Essentials (S), passive, ceramic
Output jack	"mono-unit" (one-piece, anti-loosening)	Middle pickup	Ibanez Essentials (S), passive, ceramic
Neck type	AZES, maple	Bridge pickup	Ibanez Accord (H), passive, ceramic
Frets	medium, 22	Selector	5 positions + dyna-MIX9 with Alter Switch (series/parallel modes and "fake humbucker")
Scale length	25" / 635 mm	Controls	1 volume, 1 tone, mini Alter switch
Nut width	42 mm / 1.65"	String spacing at bridge	10.5 mm / 0.41"
Width at 22nd fret	56.4 mm / 2.22"	Factory tuning	standard E (1E-2B-3G-4D-5A-6E)
Thickness at 1st fret	20.5 mm / 0.81"	Installed strings	D'Addario EXL110, gauge .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
Thickness at 12th fret	22.5 mm / 0.89"	Recommended compatible case	Ibanez M300C
Fingerboard radius	250 mm / 9.84"	Recommended compatible gig bag	Ibanez IGB540-BK