Ibanez AW54CE Review

By

Lawrence Bonk

6/18/2020 8:08 PM

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Expert Score

9.4

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Reasons To Buy

The tone of this guitar is very nice and translates well through the pickups with the 2 band eq.
The guitar has a great look and build which is especially impressive for the cost

Reasons Not To Buy

I’ve heard a complaint or two about the effect of the cutaway compared to the solid version on the pure acoustic guitar. It’s not really an issue.

Overview

Ibanez did a great job with this guitar. For guitars under $300 this is one of the nicer ones with a solid mahogany body in the top, sides and back. Paired with the rosewood bridge and fretboard, it’s just a nice guitar.

Critic Consensus

While we’re on the hunt for best acoustic guitars, we’re reviewing this Ibanez, and it properly ranks under best acoustic guitars under $300.

Ibanez AW54CE Review

Acoustic-Electric Guitar Features:

Dreadnought body with cutaway
Solid mahogany body
Rosewood bridge
Rosewood fretboard
Ibanez AEQ210TF preamp with onboard tuner

The dreadnought body and cutaway give it the quintessential look you would want from a guitar like this and the rustic finish really stands out amongst other acoustic guitars in the same price point.

The sound is rich and warm and the preamp and pickups are nice for the money and the on board tuner, volume control and 2 band eq are great additions for this electric acoustic guitar.

9.4

EXPERT SCORE

Ibanez AW54CE Review

Sound

9.2/10

Price

9.9/10

Look

9.6/10

Reasons to Buy

The tone of this guitar is very nice and translates well through the pickups with the 2 band eq.
The guitar has a great look and build which is especially impressive for the cost

Reasons not to buy

I’ve heard a complaint or two about the effect of the cutaway compared to the solid version on the pure acoustic guitar. It’s not really an issue.

Lawrence Bonk

Lawrence Bonk is a copywriter with a decade of experience in the tech and music space, with columns appearing in Engadget, Huffington Post and CBS, among others. He has a cat named Cinnamon.

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