Welcoming yet another expansion to the highly successful AZ series, Ibanez is proud to introduce the AZES or AZ Essentials line. The philosophy behind this series is to bring the tone, versatility and, playability of this celebrated lineup to a wider array of beginner and intermediate players. However, AZ Essentials are also equipped with series-specific features such as a Mono-unit output jack, a 250mm fingerboard radius, and Comfort round bridge saddles, all designed to make the beginner’s learning process a streamlined, enjoyable and fun experience.
The AZES40 is equiped with a humbucker pickup in the bridge position for more power.
| Lefthanded/Righthanded: | Righthanded |
| Body: | Poplar |
| Neck: | Maple |
| Neck Profile: | C |
| Neck construction: | Bolt-on |
| Fingerboard: | Jatoba |
| Fingerboard radius: | 10" |
| Frets: | 22 |
| Width at nut: | 42 mm |
| Scale: | 635 mm |
| Neck pickup: | Essentials (S) neck pickupPassive/Ceramic |
| Middle pickup: | Essentials (S) middle pickup Passive/Ceramic |
| Bridge pickup: | Accord (H) bridge pickup Passive/Ceramic |
| Bridge: | F106 bridge w/ Comfort round Steel saddles |
| Machineheads: | Die cast, Chrome |
| Color: | Black |
| Finish: | High-gloss |
