Ibanez AW4000 BS Artwood Brown Sunburst Gloss Acoustic Guitar 6824

Ibanez AW4000 BS Artwood Brown Sunburst Gloss Acoustic Guitar

The AW4000 BS captures articulate, full-bodied acoustic recordings with a balanced dreadnought design and responsive 651mm scale. Its comfortable satin-finished mahogany neck enables long tracking sessions without hand fatigue, while the carefully dimensioned neck profile maintains excellent string-to-fretboard clarity throughout the frequency range. The brown sunburst gloss finish shows some cosmetic wear on the neck side—visible in photos—but the structural integrity and playability remain excellent for a B-stock offering.

Tone & Recording Character

Built with a solid Sitka spruce top paired with mahogany back and sides, this guitar produces warm, defined midrange with clear articulation suited to layered production work. The tortoiseshell body binding and black & white ABS rosette contribute visual character, while the bone nut and saddle ensure consistent high-frequency definition and sustain that translates cleanly to multitrack recordings. The rosewood fretboard and 20-fret configuration support precise fingering across all playing positions, critical for consistent tone capture.

Playability & Tracking Consistency

The mahogany neck with satin finish provides frictionless hand movement essential for maintaining consistent picking dynamics and muting during recording sessions. Precise neck dimensions—43mm width at nut, 55mm at the 14th fret, with 21–22mm thickness—deliver a balanced grip that accommodates both fingerstyle passages and flatpicking rhythms without hand drift. The 400mm radius fretboard geometry naturally supports stable chord shapes and clean single-note articulation across varied playing techniques.

Key Features

• Dreadnought body shape with solid Sitka spruce top
• Mahogany back and sides with tortoiseshell body binding
• Mahogany neck with satin finish
• Rosewood fretboard with 20 frets
• Scale length 651mm (25.6 inches)
• Nut width 43mm; width at 14th fret 55mm
• Bone nut and saddle for clear tonal transmission
• Black & white ABS rosette with tortoiseshell pickguard
• Open gear Grover tuning machines
• Body dimensions: 20" length, 15¾" width, 5" max depth
• Brown sunburst high gloss finish
• B-stock condition with minor cosmetic wear on neck

The Artwood series delivers studio-ready acoustic character with reliable tuning stability and balanced tonal output—a versatile tracking instrument at a reduced price point due to its B-stock status.