The Ibanez AEG, a compact body electric acoustic guitar with a slim neck has been well-accepted for its easy playability for more than two decades. Now the AEG series has been renewed with updated electronics and looks. The changes were based on the concept, "simple and easy control."

The AEG50 starts with an Ibanez AEQ-TTS preamp. The small and simple preamp has only two control knobs, volume and shape. This at-a-glance tone control offers natural acoustic sound in the center position. It allows players to adjust the tone easily and enables them to go from low, fat and powerful tones to a bright and crispy sound while adjusting only one knob. An easy-to-read on-board tuner with LCD (liquid crystal display) is located on the preamp.

The AEG50 comes with a simplified rosette, a binding and ornamentation on the headstock. These finer details add a sharp and stylish atomosphere to the guitar.

Other features include a spruce top and a sapele back & sides body, an Ibanez T-bar II Undersaddle pickup which equalizes the volume from each string and delivers a well-balanced signal, and special bulb-shaped Ibanez Advantage Bridge pins for easy string installation.