Ibanez PA300ENSL Acoustic Guitar (Natural Satin Top)

Ibanez has revolutionised acoustic guitar design with their PA series, specifically engineered for the modern fingerstyle guitarist who demands both exceptional playability and innovative tonal possibilities. The asymmetrical jumbo body features a unique shape with increased surface area on the upper bout, generating rich low-end response whilst providing superior treble-side access for advanced tapping techniques. The specially contoured bridge and body cutaway serve as optimised tapping surfaces, allowing players to incorporate multiple percussive elements and dynamic variations into their performances.

At the heart of the PA series lies a sophisticated multiple pickup system featuring contact pickups and stereo outputs, creating an extensive palette of sounds perfectly suited to fingerstyle nuances. The lightweight AP11 pickup maintains the guitar’s natural acoustic character without inhibiting top wood vibrations, producing transparent tone with excellent presence and mid-range clarity that responds beautifully to effects processing. The T-bar under-saddle pickup captures natural piezo-style tones whilst reproducing palm hits with bass drum-like impact, complemented by the feedback-resistant Block contact pickup positioned on the neck block.

Years of dedicated research and development culminated in Ibanez’s groundbreaking X-M bracing system, featuring carefully scalloped X-bracing with strategically positioned tone and finger braces. This innovative internal architecture transmits string vibration more efficiently from bridge to body, significantly enhancing sound quality and projection. The X-M bracing creates remarkable responsiveness across a wide dynamic range whilst emphasising focused low-end frequencies that perfectly complement contemporary fingerstyle techniques.