With the concept of Advanced Acoustics -"Reimagining Acoustic Experience" in mind, we carefully designed the new body shape of the Advanced Auditorium, drawing on our research into the general Auditorium body shape. After many rounds of prototyping, the Advanced Auditorium body has a slightly wider waist, which has been moved slightly towards the neck. Thanks to these changes, this shape delivers a richer low mids and better body to weight balance, which conventional Auditorium bodies tend to lack.
After more than two years of trial and error, research, and prototyping, Ibanez developed its proprietary X-M bracing specifically for Advanced Auditorium guitar bodies to produce the ultimate sound for the stage and studio. The carefully designed scalloped X-M bracing, tone braces, and finger braces efficiently transmit string vibration from the bridge to the body. This bracing provides a wide dynamic range and excellent response. The mids are slightly scooped for better tonal balance, and the treble has the clarity of steel strings while retaining the warmth of nylon strings.
Solid Sitka Spruce top provides an enormous frequency range that offers wave after wave of shimmering highs along with tight mids and a full-bodied low end.
Sapele back and sides offer a full-bodied and warm mid-range and a bright tone.
The Low Oval neck grip facilitates easy chord strumming.
The Purpleheart fretboard emphasizes the beauty and the rich tonal character of this bass.
The Purpleheart bridge transfers string vibration directly to the body, delivering a natural and warm tone.
The newly designed headstock shape is the result of thorough research and investigation. Its tapered shape provides lighter weight, as well as a straight string alignment which enhances tuning stability and reduces any neck twisting effect.
Through intensive research and development, we have designed the A.I.R.port with a unique internal structure that reflects sound waves and guides them to exit from a precisely positioned sound hole. As a result, players can monitor what they are playing more clearly, which enhances the overall playing experience.
These pins really are an advantage over old-fashioned pins. Advantage⢠pins are easier to take out and easier to put in than standard pins. A special bulb-shaped end makes the pin easy to grip and also prevents the pin from being pushed in too far. Best of all, with Advantage⢠the pin and string stay put.
| SPECS | |
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| body shape | Advanced Auditorium body |
| bracing | X-M Bracing |
| top | Solid Sitka Spruce top |
| back & sides | Sapele back & Sapele sides |
| neck | Low Oval Grip Okoume neck |
| fretboard | Purpleheart fretboard |
| bridge | Purpleheart bridge |
| body binding | Rounded body edge binding |
| inlay | White dot inlay |
| soundhole rosette | Black & White multi |
| tuning machine | Chrome Die-cast tuners (18:1 gear ratio) |
| number of frets | 20 |
| bridge pins | Ibanez Advantage⢠|
| strings | D'Addario® EXP16 |
| string gauge | .012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053 |
| string space | 11mm |
| factory tuning | 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E |
| NECK DIMENSIONS | |
| Scale : | 634mm /25" |
| a : Width | 43mm at NUT |
| b : Width | 55mm at 14F |
| c : Thickness | 21mm at 1F |
| d : Thickness | 22mm at 7F |
| Radius : | 400mmR |
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| DESCRIPTION : Guitar Neck Diagram a: Width of the neck at the nut b: Width of the neck at the fret position specified by the neck dimension c: Thickness of the neck at the first fret d: Thickness of the neck at the fret position specified by the neck dimension Radius: Radius of the fingerboard |
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| BODY DIMENSIONS | |
| a : Length - 19 1/2" b : Width - 15 3/8" c : Max Depth - 4 3/16" |
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| DESCRIPTION : Guitar Body Diagram A: Length of the body B: Maximum width of the body C: Maximum depth of the body |
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| OTHER FEATURES | |
| Recommended Bag IAB540-BK  A.I.R.port |
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