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Using the separate output jacks on the Ibanez AAD300CE, I've listened to the separate outputs from the AP-11 Magnetic pickup and the SBT-K&K-like contact pickup and don't hear anything worth always running these pickups separately into two different channels. Doing so would give a player more EQ control over each pickup and would be wonderful for running effects on each, especially the magnetic AP-11. Otherwise, running the combined systems through the normal one output jack sounds great and may or may not benefit from a -3 dB @ 70 Hz, .5 Octave Q depending on the venue. In other words, my feeling is that this guitar and its dual-source pickup system is a worthy low-cost alternative for live guitar performance. Then again, what would this system or a similar one sound like in a Martin HD-28?
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I'm playing the Ibanez AAD300CE through my Vox AG150's Tube-Pre Channel, and I'm seated about 6-feet away from the amp. I have the K&K-style SBT pickup and the magnetic AP11 pickup balanced to my taste at a fairly loud volume. All I'm hearing is a full and balanced tone with a nice clarity of notes within a chordal wash, and with no stridency to the tone. Frankly, as much as I'm into the hunt for great amplified acoustic tone it would have been nice if I'd discovered the Ibanez AAD300CE earlier on and saved myself a lot of thrashing about.
Acoustically, the guitar sounds well-balanced with playing ease and has a strong bass punch when you want to lay a bit more into the E-6th-string. Its tone and volume are pleasing but it isn't near Martin D-28/HD-28 territory but may improve with a swap out of its factory-installed 12-53 light-gauge strings for a set of 13-56 mediums, or 12-56 light-mediums. This guitar shines as an acoustic-electric and I recommend giving one an audition to hear if it may be good for a backup or main ax for club dates. At USD$799, plus extra for a gig bag or hardshell case, IMHO it's a decent, no-brainer value.
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Let's see, I've just played my Larrivee D-40R Sunburst with Schatten HFN Artist Plus 2 DIY Combo, and my Larrivee D-03R Sunburst with Ultra Tonic 3.2 through my Vox AGA 150. Now, following those really decent-sounding setups, I've just played my Ibanez ADD300CE with its factory-installed, dual-source, AP11 Magnetic, and K&K-style SBT pickups. I'm hearing a more pleasing amplified tone than the first two systems deliver and it has very little magnetic-sounding tone in its mix. This low-cost guitar could be an answer to many a performer's amplified concerns if you don't mind going onstage with an $800, well-made, acoustic-electric guitar that sounds decent when played acoustically only, too! There's no looking back on my purchase of the Ibanez AAD300CE!
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You can check on the Ibanez acoustic guitars at their website
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