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Complete with a truly top-end arrangement of premium tonewoods, the Ibanez AE390’s bold looks and crisp tone are sure to command the attention of any audience. This guitar’s top-tier tonewood duo offers a distinctive combination rarely seen on guitars of any price point: German spruce and gorgeous flame maple, providing you with an exceptionally articulate tone that’s brimming with bell-like highs, touch-sensitive response, and superb string-to-string balance. Next, a rosewood fingerboard, Comfort Grip maple neck, and deep body cutaway supply a sleek and high-performance feel from the open position to the highest reaches of the AE390’s upper register. Meanwhile, when it’s time to plug in, you’ll benefit from the stage-ready Ibanez electronics system and A.I.R.port for superior sonic feedback. Sitting at the ready to hit the stage or cover your next studio session, the Ibanez AE390 is a thoroughly modern reimagining of the acoustic-electric guitar that seamlessly merges eye-catching aesthetics with superlative acoustic-electric performance.





Top-tier tonewoods





Boasting a brilliant treble-tinged tone, the maple back and sides that comprise the Ibanez AE390’s body deliver an extraordinarily defined and articulate sonic voice. Maple is an all-time classic tonewood that’s championed at Sweetwater for its sweet string-to-string balance and crisp high end, making it particularly well-suited for cutting through a dense band mix or strumming along with light accompaniment. Paired with the maple back and sides is a premium solid German spruce top ? a highly revered strain of spruce that emboldens the AE390 with bell-like trebles and an incredibly dynamic response.





Cutting-edge A.I.R.port





Whether you’re strumming through tunes on the couch or woodshedding your next performance piece, the Ibanez AE390’s A.I.R.port (Acoustic Information Response) makes solo playing a joy with superior sonic feedback. While most acoustic guitars project solely through their soundhole ? and away from your ears ? Ibanez’s A.I.R.port-equipped guitars sport a secondary soundhole on the upper bout pointed directly toward your ears. This design offers a more pleasing and full-sounding tone in both the seated and standing positions and a brilliant aural snapshot of what your audience hears on the other end!





Ibanez AE390 Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:


High-performance acoustic-electric designed for the modern guitarist


Premium German spruce top paired with jaw-dropping flamed maple back and sides


Comfort Grip maple neck topped with a smooth slab of rosewood


Rounded-over fingerboard edges for playing comfort


Deep body cutaway for full access to the fretboard’s entire register


Custom Ibanez electronics faithfully translate your unplugged tone when you take the stage


Ibanez A.I.R.port located on the upper bout delivers superior aural feedback, allowing you to hear exactly what your audience hears