Ibanez Talman TCY10E Acoustic-electric Guitar - Sea Foam Green

Name: Ibanez Talman TCY10E Acoustic-electric Guitar - Sea Foam Green
Brand: Ibanez
Rating: 5 (7 reviews)

Acoustic-electric Guitar with Spruce Top, Sapele Back and Sides, Okoume Neck, and Purpleheart Fingerboard - Sea Foam Green

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Unique Hybrid Instrument from Ibanez

The Ibanez Talman TCY10E acoustic-electric guitar represents a forward-thinking, creative leap in design and tone. The TCY10E is a little bit acoustic and a little bit electric, with a double-cutaway, shallow-body design that makes it ultra-lightweight, portable, and easy to play. The Talman TCY10E features a spruce top with sapele back and sides for a rich blend of high end, balanced midrange, and touch of low end. A smooth okoume neck with purpleheart fingerboard offers wonderful feel and response. And when you’re ready to plug in, an Ibanez AEQ-2T preamp with onboard tuner delivers stellar amplified acoustic tone. Both acoustic and electric enthusiasts here at Sweetwater have found many things to love about this unique hybrid instrument, and we're sure you will, too!

Best of both worlds

The double-cutaway design of the Talman will satisfy both acoustic and electric players, offering the kind of balance that's perfect for shredders and strummers alike. Whether you play sitting or standing, the patented body design of the Talman is ideal for hours of comfortable play. Plus, the deep cutaway lets you reach those extra-high notes up the neck with ease.

Everything you need to tweak your tone

So you can dial in your tone to your liking, the Ibanez AEQ-2T preamp features a 2-band EQ designed specifically for adjusting the bass and treble frequencies. And with a built-in tuner, you can tune while onstage quickly and easily.

Advantage bridge pins

The TCY10E also comes with Ibanez Advantage bridge pins, which feature special bulb-shaped ends that make them easier to grip for removal. This special design also ensures the pins do not get pushed in too far, and they also keep your strings in place for solid tuning stability.

Ibanez Talman TCY10E Features:

Unique hybrid instrument perfect for acoustic and electric guitarists
Double-cutaway, shallow-body design makes it ultra-lightweight, portable, and easy to play
Spruce top with sapele back and sides for a rich blend of high end, balanced midrange, and touch of low end
Smooth okoume neck with purpleheart fingerboard offers wonderful feel and response
Ibanez AEQ-2T preamp with onboard tuner delivers stellar amplified acoustic tone
2-band EQ designed specifically for adjusting the bass and treble frequencies, so you can dial in your preferred tone
Deep cutaway lets you reach those extra-high notes up the neck
Ibanez Advantage bridge pins with special bulb-shaped ends that make them easier to grip for removal

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Tech Specs

String Type: Steel
Number of Strings: 6
Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
Body Shape: Talman Doublecut
Back & Sides Wood: Sapele
Top Wood: Spruce
Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Color: Sea Foam Green
Neck Wood: Okoume
Neck Shape: TCY
Radius: 9.8"
Fingerboard Material: Purpleheart
Fingerboard Inlay: White Dots
Number of Frets: 20
Scale Length: 25.5"
Nut Width: 1.692"
Nut/Saddle Material: Plastic/Plastic
Bridge Material: Purpleheart
Tuning Machines: Chrome Die-cast
Electronics: Ibanez AEQ-2T with Tuner
Strings: Ibanez, .012-.053
Case/Gig Bag: Sold Separately
Manufacturer Part Number: TCY10ESFH

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Reviews

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Really confortable, the sound is clear and there are no flaws or dead spots on neck. You can set the action easily with the truss rod. I set up the action really low and had no problems, it is very stable. The tuner and electronics are really good. The color and shape are stunning it is really worth every dollar and more for this price range. It is simply one of the best options (if not the best) at this price range.

I liked it so much I bought another one in purple and put nylon ball end strings on it. Now I have a steel / nylon combo both of them sounds really good.

I bought this one for my daughter, in big part because she wanted a blue acoustic to learn, and this one was inexpensive enough and close to a blue tone.

I worked quite a bit on it and now it sounds and plays quite well, but you give it our of the box to a beginner, I think you'll discourage them. The main reason being the 25.5" scale length, which makes the tension high at "light" gauge (12), which is the default. The other reason is the sharp ends on the cheap frets: mine developed a bit of fret sprout after three months, and I re-crowned the ends, but most people can't do that, and a shop would charge about as much as the guitar costs, so I expect this to be an issue for many. As others said, the neck is great, and the electronics solid and very easy to dial in with volume and tone controls.

The mods I made, from easy to hard:

1. Use extra light strings (for playability), and choose phosphor-bronze because they round up the sound, otherwise too "tiny" and trebly.

2. Replaced the saddle by a Tusq one, fit it tight, and set the action low. This requires sanding and needs to be done together with truss rod adjustment, to avoid fret buzzing.

3. Replaced the pins by ebony ones. Fitting each takes quite a bit of effort, and the sound improves but not nearly as much as string choice or saddle material and fit.

4. Polished the fret ends and leveled to the neck width after sprouting.

4. Replaced the nut by a tusq one. This improves sustain and tuning stability, and the sound to some extent with open chords. But it can ruin your guitar, so only do it if you know what you are doing.

Otherwise, the guitar is neck heavy, so, even though plugged in it kind of merges an electric and an acoustic, it is best played sitting down than standing.

In short, for a couple hundred dollars you get a lot of guitar, but it needs quite a bit of work to make it good. And

An attractive Seafoam Green with wood back and sides and comfortable to play. The preamp is sweet with a big beefy tone and the neck is fast and sleek. It has great action and the on-board tuner is highly accurate the first time. Very pleased with this purchase.This is as close to an electric as I'm gonna get and its a nice change of pace. Rock On!!! John Rotonto Irwin, Pa.