AW300L

AW300L Natural High Gloss (more images)

The AW300L is a left-handed Artwood series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2011. It was produced in China.

The AW300L features a dreadnought body shape with a solid Engelmann spruce top on laminated mahogany sides and back with a gloss finish. The soundhole is round with an abalone rosette and a black pickguard. It has a mahogany neck with a satin finish and a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot position markers. Components include a compensated bone saddle in a rosewood bridge with white Ibanez Advantage bridge pins with black dots, a bone nut, and chrome Grover tuning machines with half moon buttons.

For 2013 the top was changed to Sitka spruce, the body depth was increased slightly, and the Grover tuners were replaced by Ibanez units.

The AW300 is a right-handed version. The AW300LECE is an acoustic-electric version with a cutaway body.

The AW300L was discontinued after 2013.

Specifications

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Specifications for AW300L

Name: AW300L Year(s) offered: 2011–2013 Sold in: USA Made in: China Price: MSRP: US$449.99 (2011) / US$494.99 (2012–2013) • SMAP: US$299.99 (2013) Finishes: Natural High Gloss (NT)
Body Body type: Acoustic Body shape: Dreadnought Dimensions:   Length: 508mm/ 20"   Width: 400mm/ 15¾"   Depth: 2011–2012: 121mm/ 4¾"                 2013: 127mm/ 5" Top:   Material: 2011–2012: Solid Engelmann spruce                 2013: Solid Sitka spruce   Bracing: X   Finish: Gloss   Binding: White Back/sides:   Material: Mahogany (laminated)   Finish: Satin Soundhole shape: Round Soundhole rosette: Abalone	Neck Neck profile: AW Neck material: 1-piece mahogany Neck finish: Satin Neck joint: Dovetail Scale length: 651mm/ 25⅝" Fingerboard: Rosewood Inlays: White dot Frets: 20 nickel silver Nut: Bone (43mm) Machine heads: 2011–2012: Grover 2013: Ibanez die-cast	Components Bridge: Rosewood (11mm string spacing) Bridge pins: Ibanez Advantage bridge pins (white w/ black dot) Saddle: Bone compensated Hardware color: Chrome Pickguard: Black Strings (factory): .012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053 (D'Addario EXP11) coated 80/20 bronze Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Sources

• AW300L product page, Ibanez USA, archived February 2011
• Artwood line up, Ibanez Europe, archived May 2012
• AW300L product page, Ibanez USA, archived March 2012
• 2013 Americas & Oceania catalog (p. 56)
• AW300L product page, Ibanez USA, April 2013
• 2014 Europe catalog (p. 59)