Feature:
One of the best features, IMHO, is the on-board tuner. Really handy fact is that to tune while plugged into an amp, it cuts the amp out when you depress the tuning button. It shows you exactly which key each string is in and if it is a bit high or a bit low it will indicate with a b or a # notation lighting up right on the tuner.

Quality:
There is only one very minor flaw in the joinery where the neck is attached to the body and you really have to look closely to find it. This has absolutely no effect on the sound or playability. Only cosmetic and very minor.

Value:
Absolutely! If you want to pay more, go ahead. You'll not find better sound at this price.

Desirability:
Just pull it out of its case and see what reactions you get! Try to find any other brand guitar that looks like this. The action is really sweet, the sound is astounding and when you plug it in, it really kicks! The figured ash seemed a bit "glitzy" at first but it is a real attention getter. The figured ash is not just for looks-it definitely adds to the sound.

Sound:
Bass is exceptional and the tone goes right on up with nice bright highs. The siund, not the looks, is what sold me on this instrument.

Ease of Use:
I fell in love with the tone the first time I tried it.

Support:
The guitar developed a buzz on the 11th-13th frets after 5 months. The music store where I bought the guitar packaged and shipped it for me. All I paid was the shipping which the warranty card had stated this would be the case. The factory sanded some of the frets, adjusted the neck, replaced a fret or two and set the strings, adjusted the nut and bridge and now it plays like a dream! I couldn't be more pleased. Turn-around was 2 1/2 weeks.

Overall:
Unless you pay over $1,000 more, you'll not find a nicer guitar than this for the money.

• User: a customer from msn.com
• Submitted: 8/10/2008
• Style of Music: Country, light rock, folk.
• Location: Sierra Vista, AZ USA

Feature:
It had everything I wanted in 6 string and more. The cut-away was something I had wanted forever. The built in tuner is a plus as well. it doesnt come with a case of its own but a little surfing around and I found the case they want you to use AEL50C.

Quality:
This is a high quality guitar the finish is great. Just take a look at the picture its very different and people just want to touch it. Also, this guitar is built well.

Value:
This guitar is worth it. The price is right all the way around. If you are on t he fence about it... go for it. You will be pleased.

Desirability:
The Exotic body sceams touch me to everyone you see. If it can make people want to touch the sex appeal is outstanding.

Sound:
I love the sound of this guitar. I play a Martin Acoustic 12 String and I let a friend play along side with this one and they sounded great together.

Ease of Use:
Ease of use is great the action is about right for an acoustic so I dont see any reason to mess with it at all. The neck is small and feels nice in my older hands. After playing 12 string for 28 years it makes me hands feel young again.

Overall:
I cant say anything bad about this guitar. It came out of the box looking great and sounding great. I hope this guitar lasts as long as my Martin. Because I am content right now to stop looking around for another guitar. I wanted to give Ibanez a shot and I am pleased with my purchase.

• User: a customer from msn.com
• Submitted: 8/6/2008
• Style of Music: I play just about everything on Acoustic Guitar
• Location: Aston, PA USA

Feature:
The cutaways that are only found on the Ibanez EW's are wonderful because they provide more room for your hand to reach those higher frets. The tuner is really nice and handy. The two different types of input really help the player choose the sound they want to get with either the 1/4 inch or XLR inputs. The notch filter,treb,middle,and volume knobs are one reason why I bought this guitar.It looked really clean and simple to us.Plus, they work awesome as well for the price.

Quality:
I loved this guitar since the first day I laid eyes on it at my local music shop. I played it and was amazed by the quality of the sound. I would have expected to pay much more for this guitar for the same sound, but was astonished for the quality given and the price. Ibanez has done it yet again with a quality guitar that doesn't drain your pockets either. Ibanez is always thinking of the working man or woman which is really nice.

Value:
Anybody who is looking for a steal, BUY THIS GUITAR!!!!! You won't be disappointed. I would have been willing to pay much more than this price to get that same quality in sound and playability.

Desirability:
This guitar is soooooo sexy to look at and play. I just wanna touch and touch some more ;p . I couldn't put this guitar down. I played it for hours as soon as I got it out of the box.

Sound:
I just got my EW20ASE today and I must say that it is not only aesthetically pleasing to the eyes, but also sounds amazing. Let's get this straight, you won't get a Taylor, Gibson, Martin, or any other high end guitar sounds because that is distinctive to their names;however, the EW20AS really gives you a great bang for your buck and sounds beautiful with clear crisp tones thanks to those D'Addario EXP's. Ibanez really designed and created a beautiful guitar with these EW's and I am so thankful that they did because it truly is a work of art. Well done Ibanez!!

Ease of Use:
Ibanez really thinks about their customers for both the beginner,experience, and professional players with a manual of how to take care of your guitar,restringing guide,using the pick-up system,extra hardware and an allen head key to fix the neck if the need arises. Using the guitar is really easy because Ibanez created a masterpiece. The neck was perfect and so was the action the moment I took it out of the box. The only thing that needed to be done was to tune it which was really thanks to the built-in tuner.

Support:
Well, I called Ibanez to see which hardshell case would fit the EW, but I didn't get the answer because I was on hold for about 12 minutes. I ran out of patience at that time, but I must admit that they had some cool music playing while I was on hold. I probably called at a bad time or when they were really busy.

Overall:
This guitar will play anything and just looks like it wants to be played. Go out and buy it, you won't be disappointed in your investment. Trust me on this one. This guitar is beautiful and it won't turn you down.

• Submitted: 7/3/2008
• Style of Music: Worship,Christian,Rock,Alternative,Metal,Blues,Jazz,Pop, and Country
• Location: State College,PA

Feature:
The first thing I've noticed was the quilted ash. The front, sides back, and headstock are all in quilted ash, the neck is made from mahogany, and with the abalone inlay, and the Ibanez logo in the headstock, makes the guitar looks like a guitar that's worth twice the price I'd paid for it. Very beautiful! The electronics are perfect for me. When amplified, the sound is very rich. The only thing I've noticed, that it has a low output when I bought it. After a while, I've noticed the batteries are empty...heheh...

Quality:
The finishing touch on this guitar is very OK! the guitar is well made. No sharp edges or such things. The bindings are very well made. Also the brigde is made from the Ibanez IvorexII type material. Gives it a very great sound!

Value:
The price was very good. I had expected when I saw it for the first time, it was twice as expensive....!

Desirability:
Very cool product! looks awesome, little ''blingbling'' effect...I like that!

Sound:
When I saw this guitar on the internet, I was suprised by the looks. So I went to the local music store, an d tried it. i didn't believe what I heard, when I first hit the strings. The sound is very full and warm, while the higher notes sounds clear.

Ease of Use:
At my local store, the salesman told me that he had tried to improve the action, because it was a little hard to play fast. Now it plays very well, better then my Les Paul electric guitar! The neck is very thin, but it still gives the guitar a long sustain! Also the tuner is very easy to use.

Support:
i don't know....I haven't had any support, and i don't think I'll need it...heheh

Overall:
This beauty will be in my collection for a long time!

• User: a customer from hotmail.com
• Submitted: 4/27/2007
• Style of Music: Rock, alternative
• Location: Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Feature:
The Ash is beatiful, sounds great. I looked at 7 of these in the past two months prior to purchase, and all had consiten quality, and a playable setup out of the box (unlike the dean ash exotica, which sounded tinned, probably do to setup, as all of them I looked at would need some serious help from a luthier before being playable)

Quality:
I had seen this in other reviews prior to my purchase, and did not have the same probalem till after my purchase. The really handy built in tuning, can be a little fickle. But hey, I already have a external tuner, so I don't really need the onboard except for a occasional quick check, which it works fine for

Value:
Ok, So in two months of playing with other guitars, I narrowed it down to take home MY EW20ASENT. Model I passed up and left on the shelf Seagull S6 Washburn D10 Yamaha FG730S Epiphone (dove, and various others) Dean Exoctica Alvarez mini taylor

Desirability:
Let sface it, If you are hear reading this review, your likely became intrested in this guitar for the same reason as all of use. It Screams of the wall at you that it is different. The ASh is beatiful and very diffirent. I did like the Zebra wood and Kona, but something about the astetics of the Ash make s this look the part of a classic. And amaxingly it doesn't sound like a "first Act". Which most guitars that are this pleasing to the Eye do.

Sound:
Extremely versitle while plugged in. Rich and full through the full range while unplugged. Would be a ten it it projected just a hair more.

Ease of Use:
This plays more like an electric, very quick neck. With its design, my 7 year old son can and does love playing it, where as i can';t get him to pick up my D10. Oh by the way did I mention, iof I could go back in toime I would have purchased this and not the D10 (even though its a good toy in its own right).

Support:
Have not need to contact Ibanez. The Guitarsdrumsandmore store I purchased it from was great.

Overall:
I do wish it had a quick adjust bridge, but hey, with so much good packed in this already, I have no room to complain

• User: a customer from yahoo,com
• Submitted: 4/24/2007
• Style of Music: alternative and techno
• Location: West jordan Utah

Feature:
great style and a swell fretboard make this baby( i have the ASH model)a real looker. also easy to swing a heavy duty suede strap onto 'cause of the strap pegs up near the body top and bottom !!! nice. the guitar tuner is frustrating and nowhere near as accurate as the TAK's( best on board unit i've played with)..but i just tune it to the 561C and it stays in tune even with hard pounding.

Quality:
i own an ibanez sabre electric and the stereo chorus 212 amp..also by ibanez and have nothing but best regards for ibanez products.

Value:
well i walked into a guitar center and offered 'em $350 for the takamine 561C ( retail $715).........and $250 for the ibanez (list at $649). they said "yes" to both deals and instead of spending$899 on the martin...i have unmatchable versatility with these two.

Desirability:
hell yes !!!!! i spent over 6 hours playing about 30-40 guitars and i chose this one to take home. it suits my image and my sound.

Sound:
this guitar plays great and fast with a deep and rich sound for both lows and highs. great harmonics as well for an A/E model. i love the exp strings it came with from factory and play it just as often as my more expensive takamine G 561C A/E all black model. bought both guitars instead of the martin or taylor A/E cutout bodies..and for the money...i have more versatility.

Ease of Use:
great sound unplugged and it sounds pretty good through amps although bband isn't as robust or feedback-free as a fischman pick-up. i'd recommend Dr.Stringfellow's lemon oil to season the rosewood fretboard which is a bit dry out of the box. after 3 months of daily intense playing ---it gets better and better as the strings wear in, and the bending ability is serious.

Support:
no need for service (it's still fairly new) but have had all my email questions answered about the tuner and the wood used to make this lovely big-bodied instrument.

Overall:
i play classic rock(pink floyd/doors/eagles/allmans/bad co./hendrix etc...as well as thrashy new stuff(puddle of mudd/foo fighters/nickelback/etc..as well as originals that sound like bob mould's acoustic work..and ballads by stone temple pilots and smashing pumpkins. this guitar enhances all genres and fights for playing time amongst my other 3 guitars. i'd buy another in a flash !! least best thing is that damn tuner.

• User: a customer from yahoo.com
• Submitted: 9/7/2006
• Style of Music: pop rock/jazz/blues/heavy sludge grind
• Location: white oak, PA

Feature:
It has a perfectly acceptable pickup system (considering the price), which has a nice onboard tuner that, while finicky at times, is really very useful. Of course, the wood is beautiful, and looks far priceier than it is.

Quality:
It's not the most sturdy guitar I've encountered, but I haven't had any problems yet. The machineheads are a little bit problematic, but the onboard electronic tuner makes it easy to correct the slippage quickly before you play.

Value:
For the price, this is an absolute steal. If you're looking in this price range, buy this guitar. You'll like it much more than comparably-priced guitars.

Desirability:
I have to admit, it's just a sexy looking guitar. I've gotten more comments about how cool it is than I have about my Martins or my Taylor 12-string (each of which cost me thousands more).

Sound:
It has basically the fullest sound I've ever heard from a guitar in this price range. I was really blown away.

Ease of Use:
This guitar has a great, deep acoustic tone, remisicent of mahogany. The playability is the real selling point in my opinion, though. This thing basically plays as quick as an electric when you equip it with lighter-guage strings.

Support:
I have not had any issues, and thus have not contacted support.

Overall:
For the price, this is the best I've seen.

• User: a customer from aol.com
• Submitted: 6/12/2006
• Style of Music: Acoustic Rock, Blues
• Location: Los Angeles, CA

Feature:
the "g" on the on-board tuner is way off, this is the only thing I can say detrimental to this instrument.

Quality:
Great finish, just stunning, very good sound, tremendous action and ease of playing, the tuner is the only thing I have a small problem with.

Value:
I've played 2000 Martins that don't look and play any better than this just a tremendous guitar, and I've been playing since the Beatles came out.

Desirability:
I have it 3months and I love it great guitar, even bette value for the money.

Sound:
pretty good sound.

Ease of Use:
Easily the easiest acousitic I have ever played, has a neck just my Les Paul. low action, thin, and fast.

Support:
Haven't used it, maybe I should to get the tuner fixed. but I don't use it anyway

Overall:
I see no reason why I won't have this guitar for many years, this is a stunner.

• User: a customer from ptd.net
• Submitted: 3/9/2006
• Style of Music: classic rock, blues
• Location: Hazleton, Pa USA

Feature:
Nice EQ.

Quality:
Not the best craftmanship on the market, but good for the money.

Desirability:
Yes!

Sound:
Surpringly rich sound for the money.

• Submitted: 1/21/2006