Ibanez FRH10NNTF Thinline Nylon Acoustic-electric Guitar - Natural Reviews
Step into a merger of classical and contemporary with Ibanez’s Thinline Nylon Acoustic-electric guitar. Don’t be fooled by the supposed solidbody appearance of this guitar — the solid Sitka spruce top is supported with classical-style fan bracing for a touch-sensitive response that blooms and resonates with even the slightest pluck. The sapele back and sides then come into play by introducing tones brimming with balance and top-end shimmer. You’ll even have easy fingerboard access thanks to the cutaways that embellish both sides of the Thinline Nylon. Top it off with Ibanez custom electronics and an under-saddle pickup, and you have an Ibanez that strummers from all walks of life can appreciate.
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Highest Rated Reviews
Nice sound plugged in
I am very pleased with this guitar (FHR10NNTF). Plays nice out of the box. Sounds great plugged straight into a PA system. I bought it for comfort and playability for 3-4 hour solo gigs. I assumed that it would need a preamp or modeler pedal to sound good, as the body is so thin. But it sounds equally good through a PA or Fender acoustasonic amp. The unplugged volume is adequate for quiet practice, as if I am ever quiet. This guitar exceeded my expectations. Thanks Sweetwater.
Great Nylon Guitar
Before getting this guitar I've only played electrics, and this one seemed like a great starting point to dive into playing on a nylon string guitar. Right away the instrument feels great in the hands, very comfortable and looks fantastic. I play in my apartment so the thinner body keeps the guitar from getting too loud, which for my situation is a big plus, and the overall sound is great. For being a first-time nylon guitar, the build feels familiar enough to an electric that it's very easy to pick up and get acclimated to it in no time at all. I had a setup service through Sweetwater done on the guitar to adjust the action and replace the strings, so I can't speak to the original setup quality from the manufacturer.
This guitar definitely has become my go-to for daily playing.
Pristine Tones, Easy Playing, Good Set-Up
Of all my nylon guitars, this one is the the most comfortable-playable and sounds great.
Not much else to say; It's gonna be played daily and travel with me.
Thanks to Alex Jasiak and the Sweetwater team for the guitar prep and all the info I needed to make a good decision on a nylon string guitar.
Pretty Much Perfect
If you are an electric player and want to get into acoustic/nylon type, this is the perfect transition. The body is not much bigger than a normal electric, weighs practically nothing and the neck profile is that Ibanez thin type. Size, weight, length, hell even the strings didn't require 3 weeks of tuning stability out of the box. Seriously, just impressed.
My only real gripe about it is the soundhole placement and lack of any volume control. If you play more classical stance, then this isn't a problem, but playing on your strumming hand side leg, you do tend to cover up the hole, so it's not so 'blasting sound directly in your face' like Tim has said in his videos. Also, I didn't notice that this compared to the TOD10N is that there is no EQ or volume adjustment, which not a game killer, the build in on/off preamp does fine, though at that point, why even have a button to turn it on/off? Sure, unplugged is pretty quite compared to a typical acoustic, but in a quiet low noise room, it still has some projection to it
Overall, I am basically in love with this guitar. I have other acoustics of various sizes but this is the most 'natural' feeling to me. I bought on impulse and no ragerts here.
Has a Spot in Your Collection
My main nylon guitar is a 22 year-old Lowden S25J. This Ibanez isn't that guitar, and it's not intended to be. Like my other acoustic-electric guitars, I run this through an LR Baggs Venue DI (also purchased from Sweetwater.) So, I don't care about its lack of volume/tone, controls etc. And, I don't play classical guitar standards on this guitar. What I do is run this through a Strymon Cloud Burst (Sweetwater) and a selection of other delay, chorus, modulation processors. And, it sounds great. After some quick and easy work to get the action where I prefer, I spent several hours lost in a sea of ambient guitar goodness. I play with Martin M165 Magnifico high tension strings (Sweetwater), and this guitar takes them very well. So, I've got nothing bad to say about this modestly priced thinline nylon. I reserve five stars for dream guitars - and this doesn't meet that standard. But, it's a solid four stars for what it is. Shout-out to Matt Masek, my Sales Engineer. He's always incredibly helpful, and always reaches out to make sure I'm a happy Sweetwater customer. (Spoilers - I am, for 10+ years...)
