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IbanezV70CE Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Transparent Blue

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Independent shopping perspective

The Korena take

Cutaway dreadnought acoustic-electric with onboard tuner and 2-band EQ. Built for a first guitar that also needs to plug into a PA.

Ibanez V70CE Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Transparent Blue product detail
Product studyIbanez V70CE Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Transparent Blue

Strong match

Who this is for

  • Beginners who'll play through a PA at church or open mics
  • Strummers who want volume and a full low end
  • Players with smaller hands who find most acoustics too wide

Consider the trade-offs

When to look elsewhere

  • Recording, where a mic will beat an undersaddle pickup
  • Fingerstyle players who want string-to-string separation over volume
  • Left-handed players — this is right-handed only

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 01

1.65" nut width

Narrower than the common 1.69" or 1.75" acoustic. Chords feel closer to an electric; fingerpicking gets cramped.

Detail 02

Spruce top over mahogany back and sides

Spruce gives attack and headroom for strumming. Mahogany warms the mids and tames boom compared to rosewood.

Detail 03

Undersaddle piezo with AEQ-2T preamp

Reads string pressure, not air. Loud and feedback-resistant on stage, with a hard top end you'll dial back.

Detail 04

2-band EQ plus onboard tuner

Bass and treble only, no mid control. Enough to fix a room, not to reshape the guitar's voice.

Detail 05

Cutaway, neck joins at 14th fret

Reaches the upper frets easily. Slightly less body volume than a non-cutaway dreadnought, mostly in the bass.

Detail 06

25.5" scale, 20 frets

Longer scale means higher string tension — brighter, tighter, and a bit stiffer to bend than short-scale acoustics.

Final check

Know before you order

  1. 01Case and gig bag are sold separately
  2. 02The preamp runs on a battery — carry a spare to gigs
  3. 03You need a 1/4" cable; there's no XLR output on this model

Product questions

Before you decide

Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.

01Does it need an amp to work?

No. It's a full acoustic that plays unplugged. The electronics are only for when you need to run into a PA, amp, or interface.

02Is the tuner built in?

Yes, it's part of the AEQ-2T preamp on the upper bout, so you can tune silently mid-set without a clip-on.

03Will the narrow nut bother me?

At 1.65" it helps if you're coming from electric or have small hands. If you fingerpick a lot, the string spacing will feel tight.

04Can I record with it plugged in?

You can, but an undersaddle pickup sounds thin and quacky on its own. A microphone on the soundhole side gives a far more natural result.

Reference

Full specifications

The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.

2 detailsSound
Preamp
Ibanez AEQ-2T
EQ
2-band
3 detailsPickups & controls
Controls
Volume, bass, treble
Pickup
Ibanez undersaddle
Pickup Configuration
Piezo
6 detailsPlayability
String Type
Steel
Orientation
Right handed
Nut Width
1.65
Number of Frets
20
Number of Strings
6
Scale Length
25.5
14 detailsBody & build
Color
Black, Transparent Blue
Bridge Pins
Ibanez Advantage
Bridge Material
Rosewood
Neck Meets Body At
14th fret
Side Material
Mahogany
Top Material
Select spruce
Body Size Class
Dreadnought
Body Finish
Chrome
Inlays
White dot
Hardware Finish
Chrome
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Back Material
Mahogany
Tuning Machines
Ibanez die-cast
1 detailsIn the box
Case or Gig Bag
✕ Sold separately
6 detailsOther
Guitar Center Exclusive
Yes
Model
V70CE
Tuner
Yes
Cutaway
Yes
Product Type
Acoustic-electric guitar
Series
V Series

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