In the Ibanez realm, the AE acoustics have long been associated with the top performing entry level instruments. They are known for the cutaways. If you do not wish for this design but still looking at entry level offerings by Ibanez, the Performer (PF) range are the ones to consider. I digress. Coming back to the AE295 above (new this fall), it's definitely not an entry level model with a slightly different electronics feature which some of us would go for owing to the nature of our technicalities.
The pickup in this one is not a piezo type, it's a magnetic model very much like what the electric guitar has to offer. This would definitely favour those among us with a very strong tapping inclinations instead of just strumming & picking.
I definitely like this new feature which Ibanez calls the scalloped bridge. The slots there mean you can file it down for a low profile set up without the strings coming into contact with the bridge itself unlike the conventional bridge design so that's the potential right there. It's a solid top model featuring a hard wood fretboard (katalox, aka South African ebony) so the expected tonality here would be a quick attack response for individual notes with a good top end definition. So all ye single note enthusiasts & fingerpickers alike, take note.
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Thumbs up to Ibanez for practical bridge design. It boggling why other companies still do not see this improvement. Perhaps they think they make them so well that it nullify a player custom setup. Personally speaking, sorry nope. Hehehe
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