Ibanez AEL2012TKS TransBlack Sunburst 12 String Electro-Acoustic Guitar
This Ibanez 12 string single cut-away electro-acoustic model is crafted from Sycamore, Maple and Mahogany wood – the top is flamed sycamore, the sides and rear are maple whilst the neck is mahogany.
The fret board material is Rosewood and contains 20 frets with pearloid dot position markers, the machine heads are die-cast gold plated Ibanez Smooth Tuner AS sealed units. Moving to the opposite end of the instrument the compensated bridge is the Ibanez Ivorex II in Rosewood with 12 Ibanez advantage bridge pins that hold the strings in place.
The Ibanez Squeal Repeal pickup features an innovative feedback reduction system that maximises on stage volume and does so without any annoying feedback squeal creeping into the mix. It does not require adjustment nor is any configuration of the controls required. Aside from this the built-in tuner on the SRT preamp makes tuning a simple, accurate and speedy process.
The review model was in Transparent Black Sunburst with cream binding on the body and the decorative sycamore top was further enhanced by an attractive pearloid rosette around the sound hole.