The AEWC11 features a compact yet deep enough body with a "soft" Florentine cutaway that is both playable and amplification-friendly. A spruce top with Sapele back and sides offers player comfort and a tremendous frequency range. A Nyatoh neck, along with a walnut fingerboard, offers more playing comfort and stability. A Fishman Sonicore pickup accurately transmits full sound to any amplification system you connect it to, while the Ibanez AEQ-SP1 preamp offers the added punch of built-in EQ and the convenience of an easy-to-read digital tuner. The toploader bridge allows for quick and easy string changes without bridge pins. Ibanez AEWC Series As an industry leader in the use of exotic tonewoods, Ibanez continues its innovation with the new AEW Series. This fresh approach combines a classic spruce top with an elegant, exotic tonewood back and sides. The thinner, reinforcement-friendly body of this new acoustic/electric range makes it the perfect choice for the performance of singer-songwriters. A "soft" Florentine cutaway provides easy access up to the 17th fret, and the Fishman pickup and Ibanez preamplifier provide excellent reproduction and control of sonic characteristics and ease of use. The exotic tonewoods give each model a distinctive tone and appearance that attracts attention and fires the imagination.