For decades, Ibanez has equipped generations of bold virtuosos with their weapons of choice, including boundary-pushing shred legends Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert and Joe Satriani; extreme metal icons Fredrik Thordendal and Mårten Hagström of Meshuggah; and contemporary genre-benders Tim Henson and Scott LePage of Polyphia. With a noted pedigree of high-performance instruments and an artist roster to back it up, the Ibanez FRH10N acoustic-electric guitar fuses the sound of traditional nylon strings with the modern playability of a fast electric. Players have scaled the peaks of guitar innovation with an Ibanez in their hands for years, and the FRH10N acoustic-electric offers another hold to surmount even greater summits, appealing to speedy shredders, classical enthusiasts, flamenco players and anyone in between.

The Ibanez FRH10N utilizes a modified hollow FR body—a shape pulled from the electric series of the same designation. A Sitka spruce top, and sapele back and sides, build a platform for balanced acoustic sound. Gentler, more subdued sapele tempers the brighter upper overtones reproduced by spruce in a complementary way that’s uniquely rich and resonant. Internally, traditional fan bracing supports the body construction, lending itself to the definitive sonic character associated with nylon-string acoustics. Where the FRH10N takes a turn for the cutting edge is in its ultrathin, 1-15/16"-thick body, with more similarities to a high-octane electric than a classical nylon-string guitar. The Ibanez FRH10N sounds traditional, with a modern look and feel any guitarist can appreciate.