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Dive into the World of Nylon-string Guitar





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The 3/4-size Ibanez GA5TCE3Q acoustic-electric nylon-string is a superb choice for advancing young guitarists and crossover players seeking a small-bodied entryway into the world of the electrified nylon-string guitar. Starting with a spruce top and sapele back and sides, the GA5TCE3Q boasts a seriously slimmed-down hybrid crossover body width for superior playing comfort. Players who regularly venture up to the dusty end of the neck will be sure to love the GA5TCE3Q’s deep cutaway ? a decidedly non-classical spec that permit full access to the okoume neck’s sleek purpleheart fingerboard. And once you’ve mastered your first nylon-string showpiece, the GA5TCE3Q’s onboard Ibanez electronics, tuner, and tone controls make this versatile crossover guitar a pint-sized powerhouse.





Comfortable crossover features





Whether you’re just starting on the 6-string or transitioning to the nylon-string world from an electric background, a full-size classical guitar body can be a handful ? especially if you plan on performing in the future. To combat stage fatigue and offer an overall more comfortable learning and playing experience, Ibanez decked the 3/4-sized GA5TCE3Q out with a cutting-edge hybrid-style thinline body. This guitar’s body is quite thinner than a standard classical guitar while still offering a pleasing unplugged voice thanks to its dynamic spruce top and crisp-sounding sapele back and sides.





Take the stage with onboard electronics





While this guitar’s comfortable feel makes it a superb practice and learning instrument, top-quality Ibanez electronics ensure that the GA5TCE3Q is by no means limited to strumming on the couch! The combination of an Ibanez under-saddle pickup and an Ibanez AEQ-2T preamp allows the GA5TCE3Q to take to the stage without batting an eye, delivering a lush and organic plugged-in acoustic-electric tone. Furthermore, Sweetwater guitarists appreciate how the GA5TCE3Q also sports an onboard tuner, ensuring that you’re pitch-perfect at every performance.





Ibanez GA5TCE3Q 3/4-sized Acoustic-electric Nylon-string Guitar Features:


3/4-sized body is ideal for young guitarists and adults with smaller hands


Thinline crossover nylon-string guitar, perfect for electric guitarists and steel-string guitarists first stepping into the nylon-string realm


Spruce top and sapele back and sides deliver a warm, balanced, and crisp-sounding sonic voice


Okoume neck topped with a smooth slab of purpleheart


Deep body cutaway grants full access to the fingerboard’s entire register


Onboard Ibanez AEQ-2T preamp, onboard tuner, and flexible tone controls