Type: Acoustic Guitars
Manufacturer: Ibanez
Model: AEL20
Date Purchased:
Purchased At: local Ibanez retailer
List Price:
Street Price:
Price Paid: 350eu
Features:
AEL Body, Maple Back and Sides
Flamed Maple Top
Fishman Sonicore Pickup
Ibanez AEQ-SST Shape Shifter Preamp with Onboard Tuner (mine is older version, without tuner and different controls layout)
What I Liked:
Looks good and it had brighter sound with more bite than the dreadnaughts in the same price category. The cutaway was a must for me and electroacoustic was the only way. It comes in handy though as I can't record with mics.
What I Disliked:
I couldn't tell at the time, but it has a rather dull sterile sound. None of the shimmer you hear in other acoustics.
The neck is ridiculously narrow, making clean chord fingering hard (and I don't even have big hands), but that may not be specific to this model.
What I Would Change:
Not much you can do to an acoustic guitar.
Recommendation:
You can probably find quite a nicer acoustic for the same price, but without electronics.