Ibanez MSC500BK Montage Acoustic Electric Guitar
The Ibanez MSC500BK Montage acoustic electric guitar is a fine instrument that delivers high-quality acoustic and electric sounds in an attractively priced package that's sure to be highly appreciated in these economically challenged times we currently find ourselves living in. The guitar itself is well known for being highly playable, meaning it has an action that helps guitar players of all levels.
This particular model in the Montage Series combines the ability to feature acoustic and two electric-specific sounds with onboard mixing capability and a suite of sound effects that include distortion, chorus, reverb and phase canceling, among others. The guitar manages to pull this off through use of two separate pickups, one for acoustic and the other for electric sounds.
All of the guitar's controls can be found on the upper end of the guitar's body (called the "upper bout") and uses a single 9 V battery to power the guitar's preamp. It also makes use of 1/4 inch balanced outputs. This particular Ibanez has a body made of flamed maple that is highlighted by a see through red gloss finish that really brings the grain of the wood to the forefront.
All guitars in the Montage lineup of instruments come in what the industry calls a semi-jumbo body style, and Ibanez uses its proprietary "Fast Action Set up Technology" (or F. A. S. T.) to the benefit of the players of the guitar, in that it allows them to quickly set up the action -- meaning the height of the strings above the fingerboard and the frets -- to their own personal playing style.
The fingerboard itself is made of high quality rosewood, as is the bridge. The machine heads or tuners are diecast models that are chrome plated and are pretty slick in and of themselves and will quickly and finely each string to exact note quality sound. Additionally, as far as the body goes, Ibanez has ensured that the whole body is constructed of that maple wood in order to ensure consistent sound.
For those guitar players who want to play there a coup stick in large club or concert settings and have a need to go electric with it in order to amplify the sound characteristics in this song, this particular Ibanez makes that very easy. Also, it sits on a person's shoulders -- through the strap -- very easily and it's semi-jumbo body with the single cutaway allows a player to get to all of the notes and play all of the strings with ease.
When taken as a complete package -- especially at the price a player can have this guitar for -- the Ibanez MSC500BK Montage acoustic electric is a hard package to turn down if given the opportunity to purchase one. It is available from many online retailers at a nice discount and can be found for mid-$600, generally.
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