The Ibanez AE40SE features anti-feedback measures: a unique single cutaway shape, slim necks and the new Ibanez/B-Band SquealRepeal pickup system.
B-Band transducers act much like a condenser mic, providing a sound much less coloured than a piezo's. If you've considered a piezo to sound "plastic", this is the technology for you.
The Ibanez SquealRepeal pickup features an innovative feedback reduction system that will keep your sound loud on-stage, without any annoying squeal creeping into the mix. No adjustment or fiddling with controls is required. New for 2005, Ibanez SRT preamp has a built-in tuner.
The Ibanez resonant finish on AEL40SE is free of the hard layer of paint found on most guitars so that the entire body can resonate freely. However, the thin resonant finish will still protect the guitar from climate changes.