The Ibanez AW300ECE-NT is a steel string guitar of solid workmanship and derives from the Artwood series of this manufacturer. This series combines the traditional design of classic guitars with nowadays' top-notch technology. The Ibanez AW300ECE-NT's top, which consists of solid Engelmann spruce, is carried by back and sides made of mahogany. As a whole, the body of the Ibanez AW300ECE-NT features a dreadnought shape. On the Ibanez AW300ECE-NT's mahogany neck with dovetail joint is the rosewood fingerboard, which employs 20 frets as well as dot inlays as fret markers. As pickup for the AW300ECE-NT serves a Fishman Sonicore, as preamp a Ibanez SST Shape Shifter with integrated tuner. This 3-band preamp allows to easily alter the guitars tone due to the tone-shape feature. The Ibanez AW300ECE-NT has a natural, low-gloss finish and features chrome hardware.