Sharing the same body style with the AEL series guitars, its fat tone will endear the AEB to any bass player. With a preamp featuring a built-in tuner, either SST preamp or SPT preamp, and a thick resonant body, the AEB is the perfect stage bass for your next unplugged gig. the basics * Ibanez Original AEB Body * Ibanez Ivorex II Nut & Saddle * Ibanez Strap Button For Acoustic Guitars * Mahogany Neck * Rosewood Bridge & Fretboard * Balanced XLR & 1/4 Outputs * 32 scale SPEC top Spruce back & sides Mahogany neck Mahogany pickup Fishman® Sonicore? Pickup preamp Ibanez SST Preamp tuning machine Die-Cast nut & saddles Ibanez Ivorex II bridge pins Black Plastic Bridge Pins strap button Ibanez Strap Button for Acoustic Guitars fletboard Rosewood Ibanez SST Preamp Ibanez SST preamp is designed to work with Fishman® Sonicore? pickups and features a built-in tuner along with a 3-band tone control and Shape control. Balanced XLR & 1/4 Outputs In addition to the 1/4 output jack, a balanced XLR jack is equipped for direct connection to PA. AA battery operation would avoid the risk you cannot find replacement battery.(Also on the AEL, AEG, AEB and AW electric)