Description

Designed for the professional level player, the Ibanez AZ2203NT Dark Tide Blue Flat delivers a premium playing experience, built with modern features perfect for the modern musician. Featuring a roasted Maple neck for superior tuning stability, superior Gotoh hardware, and stainless steel frets, this guitar is equipped to perform and make playing effortless.

Key Features

• Oval C S-TECH WOOD Roasted Maple neck – The S-TECH special roasted treatment increases the wood’s stability, durability, water resistance and tolerance of temperature changes. The neck is sealed with an oil finish which helps make it feel similar to a well-played guitar neck. In order to achieve supreme neck grip comfort, the fretboard edge is finished with a smooth curve.
• Rosewood Fretboard – Rosewood fretboard provides a well-balanced solid tone with a focused mid range.
• Jumbo Stainless Steel frets with Prestige Fret Edge Treatment – Stainless steel frets boast excellent corrosion resistance. The wide and tall fret-type offers a quick response, good articulation when playing chords and clear tone when playing single notes. The Prestige Fret Edge Treatment guarantees effortlessly fast playing.
• Alder Body – The Alder body delivers a well-balanced bright tone, enriched resonance and sustain.
• Seymour Duncan Fortuna S-S-S pickups – Seymour Duncan Fortuna Pickups feature a moderate output and natural clean voicing which accurately reflect subtle playing nuances. From treble to bass, the overall tonal balance is evenly adjusted and works well with various effect pedals.
• Gotoh Magnum Lock w/H.A.P. machine heads – GOTOH MAGNUM LOCK machine heads have an established reputation for tuning stability. Its H. A. P (Height Adjustable Post). system allows for the adjustment of string posts for the appropriate tension of each string.
• Gotoh T1502S tremolo – The T1502S tremolo bridge features steel saddles and a steel tremolo block for a quick response and improved articulation. The 10.5mm string spacing allows for easy picking across strings and its snap-in construction makes it easy to load a tremolo arm.
• Luminlay side dots – The Luminlay side dot position marks make it easy for players to see fretboard position marks when performing on dark stages.
• Hardshell case included – Ibanez Hardshell case gives extreme protection for your beloved instrument.

The Ibanez AZ Range

Ibanez AZ series consists of high-performance electric guitars designed for professional musicians who demand exceptional craftsmanship, versatility, and reliability.

Non-Recessed Bridge Cavity

While the AZ series features a recessed bridge cavity for fluid and dynamic tremolo action, this model has non-recessed bridge cavity. The direct contact between bridge plate and the guitar body provides better resonance and helps facilitate subtle nuances in playing dynamics.

5 Tremolo Springs

Five tremolo springs allow string vibration to be more efficiently transferred to the guitar body.

Compound Radius Fretboard (228mm to 305mm)

Offering the best of both worlds, the digitized compound radius fretboard is built to enhance both smooth chording and lead work in the upper register.

Super All Access Neck Joint

The Super All Access Neck Joint increases playability and allows for easy access to the higher frets. 

Blender

With the simple turn of the blend knob, you can incorporate just the right amount of each pickup in a given position to achieve your desired sound.    

Specifications

• Neck Type: AZ Oval C
• Neck Joint: Bolt-on
• Neck Material: S-TECH WOOD Roasted Maple
• Neck Finish: Oil
• Neck Thickness (1st fret, mm): 20.5
• Neck Thickness (12th fret, mm): 22.5
• Scale (inch): 25.5
• Scale (mm): 648
• Nut width (inch): 1.65
• Nut width (mm): 42
• End width (mm): 56.4
• Number of frets: 22
• Fretboard: Rosewood
• Fretboard Radius (mm): 228 to 305 COMPOUND
• Fret Type: Jumbo Stainless Steel
• Fret Edge Treatment: Prestige fret edge treatment
• Inlay: Mother of Pearl dot
• Body Material (For Solid): Alder
• Body Finish: Satin Polyester
• Total Length (mm): 978
• Body Thickness (mm): 44
• Body Length (mm): 452
• Body Width (mm): 309
• Bridge: Gotoh T1502S
• String Spacing (mm): 10.5
• Active/Passive: Passive
• Nut: Bone
• Machine Head: Gotoh Magnum Lock machine heads w/H.A.P.
• Hardware Color: Chrome
• Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (S)
• Middle Pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (S)
• Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan Fortuna (S)
• Controls, Pickup Selector: 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 1 Blender, 5-way lever switch
• Side Dot Inlay: Luminlay side dots
• String Gauges (Top To Bottom): .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
• Special Strings: D’Addario EXL110
• Tuning (Top To Bottom): 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
• Included Case/Bag: Hardshell case included