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A Stellar Solid-top Dreadnought





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The Ibanez AAD50 is a stellar dreadnought acoustic guitar with loads of stage- and studio-ready appointments. Teeming with toneful projection, the AAD50's solid Sitka spruce top yields a commanding tone that's accented perfectly by its balanced-sounding sapele back and sides. You also get X-M bracing for added clarity, crispness, and warmth. You'll appreciate the easy playability of the AAD50's okoume neck and purpleheart fingerboard, and its chrome die-cast 18:1-gear-ratio tuners ensure rock-solid intonation that you can count on. For a reliable acoustic guitar that won't drain your wallet, look no further than the Ibanez AAD50.





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Spruce top gives your guitar punch and projection





Thanks to its powerful, muscular tone, spruce is the classic top wood choice for big-bodied dreadnoughts. That's why Ibanez chose Sitka spruce for the AAD50's top. This solid-wood soundboard yields you a direct, punchy tone that commands attention. Spruce also exhibits near-endless headroom ? no matter how hard you strum your AAD50, this acoustic guitar can take it. What's more, the AAD50's sapele back and sides give you a consistent, balanced sound with an extra helping of treble zing. The guitarists here at Sweetwater also appreciate the AAD50's X-M bracing, which adds clarity to its low end, crispiness to its high end, and an ear-grabbing warmth to its midrange.





Dreadnought body provides plenty of acoustic projection





The dreadnought body shape, like the Ibanez AAD50's, has been one of the most popular acoustic guitar body styles ever since it hit the guitar-playing world. Why? Because back in the day, guitarists had to rely solely on the natural projection of their instruments, and the dreadnought body style provided plenty of sound-slinging power. Even these days, with PA systems easily at hand, you'll love the clarity and punch of your AAD50 every time you pick it up.





Ibanez AAD50 6-string Acoustic Guitar Features:


Dreadnought body provides you with plenty of natural projection


Solid Sitka spruce top yields a direct, punchy tone that commands attention


Sapele back and sides give you a consistent, balanced sound with an extra bit of treble zing


X-M bracing adds clarity to your low end, crispiness to your high end, and warmth to your midrange


Okoume neck with purpleheart fingerboard provides you with solid action


Rock-solid chrome die-cast 18:1-gear-ratio tuners