Ibanez AZES40B-TSN

Ibanez AZES40B-TSN review

The Ibanez AZES40B-TSN is a 299-dollar electric guitar with a poplar body, a maple bolt-on neck, a jatoba fingerboard, and an HSS pickup layout. Its listed controls include a five-way pickup switch and Ibanez's dyna-MIX9 System with Alter Switch. The hardware includes a T106 tremolo and Ibanez machine heads, while the finish is identified as Three Tone Sunburst. This review assesses only the supplied specifications. No customer reviews are available, so there is no user feedback to weigh against the product details.

Body, neck, and dimensions

The body is poplar, and no separate top is listed. The maple neck attaches with a bolt-on joint, while the jatoba fingerboard has white dot inlays and 22 medium frets. Ibanez lists the neck profile as AZES, with a thickness of 21 mm at the first fret and 23 mm at the twelfth. Those measurements give a more specific description than the profile name alone, although the supplied data does not state how the neck feels in use.

The fingerboard radius is 250 mm, also given as 9.84 inches. The nut is plastic and measures 42 mm, or 1.65 inches, across. These dimensions describe the playing surface and string spacing at the nut, but the specifications do not provide fretwire dimensions, neck width at the heel, or other measurements that would allow a fuller comparison with similarly priced guitars.

There is an important inconsistency in the scale information. One specification lists 648 mm, while the detailed specification gives a scale length of 635 mm, or 25 inches. Those are different measurements, and the supplied information does not explain which one is correct. Buyers who need the exact scale should confirm it with Ibanez or the seller before ordering. This discrepancy also means the instrument should not be compared on scale length until the correct figure is verified.

Pickups and switching

The pickup arrangement is HSS: one One Accord humbucker at the bridge and two Essentials single-coil pickups in the middle and neck positions. The layout provides three pickup units of two stated types, but no output figures, magnet details, or tonal measurements are supplied. It would be speculative to make claims about how bright, warm, loud, or quiet this set sounds.

Control details include volume and tone controls, a five-way pickup switch, and the dyna-MIX9 System with Alter Switch. The system name indicates additional switching options are part of the specification, but the provided data does not explain the individual combinations or how the Alter Switch changes them. For a buyer choosing between pickup configurations, the wiring diagram or a demonstration from the manufacturer would fill in useful details that are absent here.

Tremolo and included items

The guitar is fitted with an Ibanez T106 tremolo. The specification names the unit but does not describe its operating range, adjustment method, or setup. As a result, the hardware can be identified, but its practical performance cannot be assessed from these details alone. The listing also names Ibanez machine heads and black hardware, then separately describes the hardware as chrome-plated. Those finish descriptions do not agree, so the actual hardware color should be checked against a current product photo or confirmed with the seller.

The factory string gauge is listed as.010 to.046. Neither a bag nor a case is included, according to the supplied information. Anyone budgeting for transport or storage should account for that separately rather than assuming a gig bag comes with the guitar.

What the specifications establish

At the listed 299-dollar price, the AZES40B-TSN has a clearly stated core recipe: poplar body, maple bolt-on neck, jatoba fingerboard, 22 medium frets, an HSS pickup arrangement, and a named tremolo unit. Its switching system and two control knobs are also specified. The available data is less complete on setup, electronics details, and hardware finish, and the scale-length conflict needs resolution.

Availability is listed as beginning in September 2026, and the item number is 640604. The sales unit is one piece. These are catalog details rather than indicators of build quality or playing performance. With no customer feedback supplied and no independent measurements or sound samples provided, this is a specification-based assessment, not a verdict on reliability, comfort, tuning stability, or tone. Confirming the scale length and hardware finish would be the sensible next step before purchase.