The Ibanez AAD51CE is an electro-acoustic guitar from the Advanced Acoustic series, featuring a Grand Dreadnought body with an Advanced Access Cutaway design. It’s crafted to deliver greater volume, depth, and presence than a conventional dreadnought, while providing easy access to higher frets. It combines a solid Sitka spruce top with back and sides made of sapeli, resulting in a balanced sound with full bass, warm mids, and clear treble.

The okoume neck with a Low Oval Grip profile ensures comfortable playability for both chord work and melodic lines. The A.I.R.port system allows the player to hear the natural sound of the instrument more accurately, while the Ibanez T-bar pickup and AEQ-TP2 preamp with built-in tuner and 2-band EQ enable stage-ready sound shaping. Additionally, it features a 1/4" Jack output and a balanced XLR output for easy connection to amplifiers, audio interfaces, or PA systems.

• Left-handed model
• 6-string electro-acoustic guitar
• Series: Advanced Acoustic
• Body shape: Grand Dreadnought with Advanced Access Cutaway
• Top: Solid Sitka spruce
• Back: Sapeli
• Sides: Sapeli
• Bracing: X-M Bracing
• Binding: Rounded edge of the body
• Rosette: Abalone
• Finish: High Gloss
• Neck construction: Bolt-on neck
• Neck: Okoume
• Neck profile: Low Oval Grip
• Neck joint: At the 14th fret
• Fingerboard: Purpleheart
• Inlays: White dots
• Fingerboard radius: 400 mm / 15.75"
• Scale length: 650 mm / 25.6"
• Nut width: 43 mm
• Neck width at 14th fret: 55 mm
• Neck thickness at 1st fret: 21 mm
• Neck thickness at 7th fret: 22 mm
• Number of frets: 20
• Bridge: Purpleheart
• Bridge pins: Ibanez Advantage
• String spacing: 11 mm
• Tuning machines: Die-cast chrome with 18:1 ratio
• Pickup: Ibanez T-bar Undersaddle
• Preamp: Ibanez AEQ-TP2 with built-in tuner
• Controls: Volume, bass, and treble
• Output: 1/4" Jack
• Output: Balanced XLR
• Power supply: 9V battery
• A.I.R.port system
• Includes A.I.R.port cover
• Strings: D'Addario EXP16 .012 / .016 / .024 / .032 / .042 / .053

Our Opinion

The AAD51CE stands out as one of the most balanced options in the Advanced Acoustic series. The solid Sitka spruce top provides clarity and dynamic range, while the sapeli adds body and warmth, making it suitable for both accompaniment and more detailed fingerpicking or flatpicking. It’s also particularly well-equipped for live performance: the Advanced Access Cutaway allows easy reach to the upper frets, and the combination of the AEQ-TP2 preamp with Jack and XLR outputs ensures compatibility with virtually any sound system. A versatile, full-featured electro-acoustic guitar with a solid top for players seeking a Grand Dreadnought with professional-grade features.