Ibanez Advanced Acoustic Design Series AAD51CE-NT Acoustic/Electric Guitar – Natural Gloss 2026 - Natural Gloss Finish

The AAD51CE is an Advanced Acoustic series acoustic-electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2026. It is produced in China.

The AAD51CE features a grand dreadnought body shape with an Advanced Access cutaway constructed of a solid Sitka spruce top with X-M bracing and rounded body edge black binding on laminated sapele sides and back with a high gloss finish. The soundhole is round with an abalone rosette and a red tortoise pickguard. Additionally an A.I.R. port in the top side of the guitar directs sound toward the player; a removable cover is included. It has a low oval grip okoume neck with a 20-fret purpleheart fingerboard and white dot position markers. The tapered headstock sports the Ibanez logo in an italic block font.

Components include a compensated plastic saddle in a purpleheart bridge with black Ibanez Advantage bridge pins, a plastic nut, and chrome Ibanez die-cast tuning machines. Electronics consist of a T-Bar undersaddle pickup connected to an AEQ-TP2 preamp w/ on-board tuner and two-band EQ which feeds balanced XLR and ¼” output jacks.

The AAD51LCE is a left handed version. The AAD77CE is a similar model with flamed maple back and sides. The AAD70CE is a similar model with Macassar ebony back & sides. The AAD54E is a related model with an African mahogany top and without the cutaway body. The AAM50CE is a related model with a smaller advanced auditorium body, a shorter scale, and a simple waterslide rosette.

BodyBody type:
AcousticBody shape:
Grand Dreadnought w/ Advanced Access CutawayDimensions:
Body length: 518mm/ 20⅜”
Width: 413mm/ 16¼”
Depth: 127mm/ 5″Top:
Material: Solid Sitka spruce
Bracing: X-M
Finish: High gloss
Binding: Black binding w/ rounded edgeBack/sides:
Material: Sapele (laminated)Soundhole shape:
RoundSoundhole rosette:
AbaloneNeckNeck profile:
AAD Low Oval GripNeck material:
1-piece okoumeScale length:
650mm/ 25.6″Fingerboard:
OvangkolInlays:
White dots/ white side dotsFrets:
20 nickel silverNut:
Ivory plasticMachine heads:
Ibanez die-castStrings (factory):
.012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053 (D’Addario EXP16)Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)Electronics/ components/ casePickup:
Ibanez T-Bar undersaddlePreamp:
Ibanez AEQ-TP2 w/ on-board tunerOutput jack(s):
Balanced XLR & ¼” stereoBattery:
9VBridge:
PurpleheartSaddle:
Ivory plastic compensated (11mm string spacing)Bridge pins:
Ibanez Advantage (black w/ white dot)Hardware color:
ChromePickguard:
Red tortoiseStrap buttons:
16mm metal button w/ white felt washer