Ibanez AZES31-AOC

The Ibanez AZES31-AOC is a versatile 6-string electric guitar from the AZ Essentials series, designed to provide approachable playability, dependable construction and a broad range of tones. It features a lightweight Poplar body paired with a stable Maple neck and Jatoba fretboard, creating a balanced tonal response with clear articulation. Its 25-inch scale length and comfortable AZES neck dimensions make it particularly accessible for beginners, younger players and guitarists who prefer a slightly shorter scale. (Ibanez)

The AZES31-AOC uses three Ibanez Essentials passive ceramic single-coil pickups in an SSS configuration. Along with the standard 5-way pickup selector, Ibanez's dyna-MIX8 switching system with Alter Switch provides eight selectable tonal combinations, including series combinations that can produce a thicker, more humbucker-like character. This gives the guitar enough flexibility for clean, pop, blues, funk, rock and a variety of other playing styles. (Ibanez)

For comfortable everyday playing, the guitar is equipped with an F106 bridge with Comfort Round Steel saddles, designed to provide a smoother surface under the picking hand while allowing practical height and intonation adjustment. The 22 medium frets, 250mm fretboard radius and 42mm nut width provide a familiar and forgiving playing feel. The Arctic Ocean (AOC) finish is complemented by chrome hardware and Ibanez split-shaft machine heads. (Ibanez)

Key Features

• AZ Essentials 6-string electric guitar

• Arctic Ocean Metallic finish

• Poplar solid body

• Maple neck

• Jatoba fretboard with white dot inlays

• 22 medium frets

• 25-inch / 635mm scale length

• 250mm fretboard radius

• 42mm nut width

• Three Ibanez Essentials single-coil pickups

• Passive ceramic pickup configuration

• SSS pickup layout

• dyna-MIX8 switching system with Alter Switch

• Eight tonal variations

• F106 bridge with Comfort Round Steel saddles

• 10.5mm string spacing

• Ibanez split-shaft machine heads

• Chrome hardware

• All Access Neck Joint for comfortable upper-fret access

• Mono-unit output jack

• D'Addario EXL110 strings

• Designed for beginner and intermediate players

Specifications

• Type: 6-String Electric Guitar

• Series: AZ Essentials

• Model: AZES31-AOC

• Body Shape / Product Type: AZES solid-body electric guitar

• Body: Poplar

• Neck: AZES Maple

• Fretboard: Jatoba with White Dot inlays

• Frets: 22 Medium

• Scale Length: 635mm / 25"

• Nut Width: 42mm

• 22nd Fret Width: 56.4mm

• Neck Thickness: 20.5mm at 1st fret; 22.5mm at 12th fret

• Fretboard Radius: 250mmR

• Neck Pickup: Essentials (S), Passive/Ceramic

• Middle Pickup: Essentials (S), Passive/Ceramic

• Bridge Pickup: Essentials (S), Passive/Ceramic

• Pickup Configuration: SSS

• Electronics / Switching: dyna-MIX8 switching system with Alter Switch; 5-way pickup selector

• Bridge: F106 with Comfort Round Steel Saddles

• String Spacing: 10.5mm

• Tuners: Ibanez Machine Heads with Split Shaft

• Hardware: Chrome

• Factory Tuning: E-A-D-G-B-E

• Strings: D'Addario EXL110

• String Gauge: .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046

• Finish / Color: Arctic Ocean Metallic (AOC)

• Recommended Case: Ibanez M300C

The Ibanez AZES31-AOC is well suited to beginners, students and developing guitarists who want a comfortable instrument that can remain useful as their playing progresses. Its shorter 25-inch scale, comfortable fretboard, versatile SSS pickup configuration and dyna-MIX8 switching system make it an especially practical choice for learning while still offering enough tonal variety for more advanced playing.