Bensalem, PA – January 1, 2020: Ibanez announces a new line of acoustic guitars designed specifically to meet the needs of the growing number of fingerstyle players.
The Artwood Fingerstyle series consists of four guitars: two grand concerts, a dreadnought, and a grand concert baritone. All of the guitars feature a solid Spruce top, 5-piece Pau Ferro / Mahogany neck and either Pau Ferro or Okoume back and sides. What makes these models particularly unique, is an innovative two-pickup system. The guitars have a typical under saddle pickup but also employs a special block contact pickup at the neck joint. This block contact pickup accomplishes two things; it greatly enhances the bass response of the electronics and also enriches the intensity of percussive hits to the guitar’s body. In order to maximize the utility of both pickups, Artwood Fingerstyle guitars feature stereo outputs. When only the main (endpin) output is used, both pickups will run to that output through a mono signal. When both outputs are used, the under saddle pickup will run from the main (endpin) output and the block contact pickup will run from the second output. This allows the player to get their strumming and chord tones from one audio source, while the bass and percussive elements can be sent to a different one. The player can also shape their tone through independent volume controls for each pickup. The Artwood Fingerstyle series is a specialized line of instruments offering greatly expanded possibilities for this style of music. They are also a high-quality option for any acoustic player looking to explore greater dynamic potential in their tone.
Features
FeaturesACFS580CE
- Cutaway Grand Concert body (deeper body depth)
- Select Solid Alpine Spruce top
- Solid Pau Ferro back & sides
- Comfort Grip 5pc African Mahogany/Pau Ferro neck (satin finish)
- Ebony bridge & fretboard
- 77” width nut
- Abalone & Pau Ferro rosette
- Bone nut & saddle
- Gotoh® Chrome SG301 tuners (18:1 gear ratio)
- Ibanez T-bar Undersaddle & Block Contact pickup
- Ibanez DP1 preamp
- Dual Outputs (Mono Out/Stereo Out)
- Ebony bridge pins w/Abalone dot
- Elixir® Phosphor Bronze with NANOWEB® Coating Light Gauge strings
- Round Neck Heel for easy access to high frets
- Hardshell case included
- Finish: Open Pore Semi-Gloss
LIST: $1,799.99
ESTIMATED STREET PRICE: $1199.00
ACFS380BT (Baritone)
- Cutaway Grand Concert body (deeper body depth)
- 27” scale
- Solid Engelmann Spruce top
- Pau Ferro back & sides
- Comfort Grip 5pc African Mahogany/ Pau Ferro neck (satin finish)
- Macassar Ebony bridge & fretboard
- 77” width nut
- Pau Ferro rosette
- Bone nut & saddle
- Chrome Die-cast tuners (18:1 gear ratio)
- Ibanez T-bar Undersaddle & Block Contact pickup
- Ibanez DP1 preamp
- Dual Outputs (Mono Out/Stereo Out)
- Ebony bridge pins
- D’Addario® XT23 strings
- Factory Tuning: 1B,2F#,3D,4A,5E,6B
- Round Neck Heel for easy access to high frets
- Gig bag included
- Finish: Open Pore Semi-Gloss
LIST: $1,199.99
ESTIMATED STREET PRICE: $799.99
AWFS300CE
- Cutaway Dreadnought body (shallower body depth)
- Solid Engelmann Spruce top
- Okoume back & sides
- Comfort Grip 5pc African Mahogany/ Pau Ferro neck (satin finish)
- Macassar Ebony bridge & fretboard
- 77” width nut
- Pau Ferro rosette
- Bone nut & saddle
- Chrome Die-cast tuners (18:1 gear ratio)
- Ibanez T-bar Undersaddle & Block Contact pickup
- Ibanez DP1 preamp
- Dual Outputs (Mono Out/Stereo Out)
- Ibanez Advantage™ bridge pins
- Elixir® Phosphor Bronze with NANOWEB® Coating Light Gauge strings
- Round Neck Heel for easy access to high frets
- Gig bag included
- Finish: Open Pore Semi-Gloss
LIST: $1,049.99
ESTIMATED STREET PRICE: $699.99
ACFS300CE
- Cutaway Grand Concert body (deeper body depth)
- Solid Engelmann Spruce top
- Okoume back & sides
- Comfort Grip 5pc African Mahogany/Pau Ferro neck (satin finish)
- Macassar Ebony bridge & fretboard
- 77” width nut
- Pau Ferro rosette
- Bone nut & saddle
- Chrome Die-cast tuners (18:1 gear ratio)
- Ibanez T-bar Undersaddle & Block Contact pickup
- Ibanez DP1 preamp
- Dual Outputs (Mono Out/Stereo Out)
- Ibanez Advantage™ bridge pins
- Elixir® Phosphor Bronze with NANOWEB® Coating Light Gauge strings
- Round Neck Heel for easy access to high frets
- Gig bag included
- Finish: Open Pore Semi-Gloss
LIST: $1,049.99
ESTIMATED STREET PRICE: $699.99
