Detail 01
25.6-inch scale length
Ibanez describes the longer scale as helping maintain string tension and clarity.
Product detailSKU #1500000470312
IbanezAAD51CE Advanced Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Sunburst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Ibanez’s right-handed AAD51CE is a six-string Grand Dreadnought acoustic-electric in Sunburst, made for unplugged playing and amplified work. Its body is proportionally 5% larger than a traditional dreadnought, and the solid Sitka spruce top with sapele back and sides is described as clear and balanced, with defined mids, shimmering highs, and full lows. An undersaddle pickup, onboard tuner, and Bass, Treble, and Volume controls put basic amplified adjustment on the guitar. The A.I.R.port and Advanced Access Cutaway support player feedback and upper-fret access.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Switching from unplugged practice to an amplified rehearsal, recording session, or live performance.
- Players who want onboard tuning and Bass, Treble, and Volume adjustment at the guitar.
- Reaching upper frets with the Advanced Access Cutaway during extended playing sessions.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players seeking a left-handed guitar; the AAD51CE is listed as right handed.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
X-M bracing
It is designed to increase sensitivity across light and aggressive playing.
Detail 03
Low Oval Grip neck
The okoume neck has a 1.7-inch nut width and 15.75-inch fretboard radius.
Detail 04
20 frets
The fretboard extends to 20 frets.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What electronics are fitted?
It has an Ibanez T-bar undersaddle pickup and AEQ-TP2 preamp with an onboard tuner.
02What controls are onboard?
Volume, Bass, and Treble controls are onboard.
03What is the body style?
It uses Ibanez’s Grand Dreadnought body, proportionally 5% larger than a traditional dreadnought.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsSound
- Preamp
- Ibanez AEQ-TP2 with onboard tuner
4 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup
- Ibanez T-bar undersaddle pickup
- Preamp Controls
- Volume, bass, treble
- Pickup Configuration
- Piezo
- Bridge
- Purpleheart
7 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Neck Profile
- Low oval grip
- Nut Width
- 1.7
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.6
- Neck Shape
- Low oval grip
11 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Brown
- Bridge Pins
- Ibanez Advantage
- Top Material
- Solid sitka spruce
- Neck Wood
- Okoume
- Fingerboard Material
- Purpleheart
- Back and Sides
- Sapele
- Body Style
- Grand dreadnought
- Color Finish
- Sunburst
- Fingerboard Radius
- 15.75 inch
- Body Shape
- Grand dreadnought
- Body Features
- A.I.R.port soundhole
5 detailsOther
- Bracing
- X-M bracing
- Model
- AAD51CE
- Cutaway
- Advanced access cutaway
- Product Type
- Acoustic-electric guitar
- Series
- Advanced Acoustic Series
