The AZES40 features a poplar body bolted to a maple neck with a jatoba fingerboard and white dot position markers. Its 25-inch scale length means it’s just slightly shorter than your average electric, which Ibanez says could be ideal for young learners.

Pickups include an Accord Humbucker – passive/ceramic on the bridge and a pair of Ibanez Essentials ceramic single coils, on the middle and neck, routed to Strat-style controls. With the Alter switch turned on, you get access to series-connected voices and more. Also include a T106 standard tremolo on the bridge w/ Comfort round Steel saddles

neck type: AZES/Maple neck
top/back/body: Poplar body
fretboard: Jatoba fretboard/White dot inlay
fret: Medium frets
number of frets: 22
bridge: T106 bridge w/ Comfort round Steel saddles
string space: 10.5mm
neck pickup: Essentials (S) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
middle pickup: Essentials (S) middle pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
bridge pickup: Accord (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
strings: D'Addario EXL110
string gauge: .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
hardware color: Chrome