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Ibanez GA5TCE3Q 3/4-sized Acoustic-electric Nylon-string Guitar - Natural

3/4-size Nylon-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with Spruce Top, Sapele Back and Sides, Okoume Neck, and Purpleheart Fingerboard - Natural
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Dive into the World of Nylon-string Guitar

The 3/4-size Ibanez GA5TCE3Q acoustic-electric nylon-string is a superb choice for advancing young guitarists and crossover players seeking a small-bodied entryway into the world of the electrified nylon-string guitar. Starting with a spruce top and sapele back and sides, the GA5TCE3Q boasts a seriously slimmed-down hybrid crossover body width for superior playing comfort. Players who regularly venture up to the dusty end of the neck will be sure to love the GA5TCE3Q’s deep cutaway — a decidedly non-classical spec that permit full access to the okoume neck’s sleek purpleheart fingerboard. And once you’ve mastered your first nylon-string showpiece, the GA5TCE3Q’s onboard Ibanez electronics, tuner, and tone controls make this versatile crossover guitar a pint-sized powerhouse.

Comfortable crossover features

Whether you’re just starting on the 6-string or transitioning to the nylon-string world from an electric background, a full-size classical guitar body can be a handful — especially if you plan on performing in the future. To combat stage fatigue and offer an overall more comfortable learning and playing experience, Ibanez decked the 3/4-sized GA5TCE3Q out with a cutting-edge hybrid-style thinline body. This guitar’s body is quite thinner than a standard classical guitar while still offering a pleasing unplugged voice thanks to its dynamic spruce top and crisp-sounding sapele back and sides.

Take the stage with onboard electronics

While this guitar’s comfortable feel makes it a superb practice and learning instrument, top-quality Ibanez electronics ensure that the GA5TCE3Q is by no means limited to strumming on the couch! The combination of an Ibanez under-saddle pickup and an Ibanez AEQ-2T preamp allows the GA5TCE3Q to take to the stage without batting an eye, delivering a lush and organic plugged-in acoustic-electric tone. Furthermore, Sweetwater guitarists appreciate how the GA5TCE3Q also sports an onboard tuner, ensuring that you’re pitch-perfect at every performance.

Ibanez GA5TCE3Q 3/4-sized Acoustic-electric Nylon-string Guitar Features:

  • 3/4-sized body is ideal for young guitarists and adults with smaller hands
  • Thinline crossover nylon-string guitar, perfect for electric guitarists and steel-string guitarists first stepping into the nylon-string realm
  • Spruce top and sapele back and sides deliver a warm, balanced, and crisp-sounding sonic voice
  • Okoume neck topped with a smooth slab of purpleheart
  • Deep body cutaway grants full access to the fingerboard’s entire register
  • Onboard Ibanez AEQ-2T preamp, onboard tuner, and flexible tone controls

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Tech Specs

  • String Type: Nylon
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Body Shape: Thinline Cutaway Classical 3/4-size
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Finish: High Gloss
  • Top Wood: Spruce
  • Back & Sides Wood: Sapele
  • Neck Wood: Okoume
  • Neck Shape: GA
  • Radius: Flat
  • Fingerboard Material: Purpleheart
  • Number of Frets: 18, Nickel
  • Scale Length: 23.2"
  • Tuning Machines: Chrome Classical tuners
  • Bridge Material: Purpleheart
  • Nut/Saddle Material: Plastic/Plastic
  • Nut Width: 1.811"
  • Electronics: Ibanez AEQ-2T (preamp), Undersaddle (pickup)
  • Strings: .0285, .0325, .041, .030, .036, .044
  • Case/Gig Bag: Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: GA5TCE3QAM

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