Ibanez EWP14WB Piccolo Acoustic Guitar - Open Pore Natural | 17" travel guitar with ovangkol body, steel strings, A-D-G-C-E-A tuning for bright tone and comfortable portability

Excellent little guitar.

The instrument I received was constructed to a very good standard. Fret ends were tidy and the binding looked really good. The sound could best be described as bright and jangly. A basic unpadded gig bag was included in the price too. As supplied, the string action was way too high, requiring considerable finger pressure to get clean chords at the first few frets. However after using nut files to reduce the string height at the nut, the guitar became much easier to play. It stayed in tune very well. Scale length is 435mm (17 1/8"). String spacing at the (42mm) nut is 36mm (from low A to high A) and is 47mm at the bridge. This is a seriously narrow neck. Also, the saddle looks to be borrowed from a regular sized guitar, so the strings don't quite sit in the right places. I have large hands and found the instrument very challenging to play chords at first (even though I also play mandolin). It required a bit of relearning to find the best way to voice chords without choking the strings. A different story for solos, the piccolo guitar plays like a dream. The reduced scale length means the string tension is high compared to regular sized guitar so it may be less than ideal as a child's learner instrument. Overall, a well made guitar. I was impressed. The sound is bright. The satin sheen, open-pore finish looks excellent as does the binding. The only down side for me was the extremely narrow neck and string spacing, so I give this guitar 4 stars. If the guitar had a regular string spacing (e.g 44mm nut etc) I would give it 5 stars. However, if you possess small, slender hands, this instrument may already be perfect for you.

I purchased this item but have since returned it as the instrument had too many issue with intonation / tuning to be used as I intended (a gigging instrument) What I liked was the design, finish and general build quality of the instrument. The tone of the sound was pleasing as well - really projected. I really liked the finish and feel of the instrument. What I was really disappointed to find was that the tuning and intonation when playing was terrible (other reviews have said the same). Perhaps adjusting the nut would have reduced some of the issues when fretting notes against open strings but I think in general the bridge itself is not 100% accurately placed (the only way to really set the intonation). An instrument for a bit of fun but I had intended to use it within a local uke jam but the tuning issues prevented that hence I returned it. A real shame as the string spacing / feel / tone / looks where great, it just was too much of a gamble / expense to whether the intonation could be corrected. At an rrp of £190, the tuning / intonation should really be better

Good for the price. Tuned to guitarlele not normal guitar, which works well. Easy to handle with a good sound.

I thought that other reviewers were doing something wrong but I cannot get this to stay in tune. Even basic tuning is hard. If you open tune it using a tuner the E string is out of tune when you play barre chords. I wonder if the bridge is the correct shape. Apart from that it is fun to play and has a nice sound. Build quality is what I expect from Ibanez but the tuning ..... agghhhhh!

Not sure if it was poor supplier storage, but the unit arrived in poor condition. In the picture it looks beautiful, but that's the best bit. Even correctly tuned (to the 5th Fret of a guitar) the unit struggles to stay in tune. This instrument is basically a guitalale, so although it's interesting, and perhaps a more stylish example of its type, it's ultimately destined for the car boot sale.

The headline text describes it as "Ibanez EWP Series EWP14WB Electro-acoustic guitar -Open Pore Natural" It is however not a model with a pickup, so cannot be described as electro-acoustic, still very nice, just not fitted with a pickup to connect to PA or amplifier.

It's fun little thing to practice on shame wife doesn't like it

大変 気に入ってます。 レクリエーションで使用してます。

Das Brett ist wirklich ein schönes Instrument. Es ließ sich einwandfrei stimmen, Hals noch eingestellt, nochmal stimmen... passt. Der Klang ist für die Größe erstaunlich gut. Die Klampfe ist bundrein bis zum Loch, Die Saitenlage ist nach dem einstellen des Halses (Schlüssel ist dabei) sehr gut und die aufgezogen Saiten klingen gefällig. Kurz, ich bin voll auf zufrieden. Beschwerden über schlechte Stimmbarkeit oder minderwertige Saiten kann ich nicht nachvollziehen. Das ganze ist natürlich nichts für Grobmotoriker mit Wurstfingern. ;-) -

Es una guitarra acústica, pequeña, pero suena muy bien. De la marca ibanez, buena marca en guitarras y bajos. Ideal para aprender los primeros acordes y ritmos. Muy buen acabado en buena madera.

レギュラーチューニングすることを目的に、オリジナルの弦より2段階太い ヤマハFS50BT(0.012-0.052)に張り替えてみました。 レギュラーチューニングにた時のテンションは許容できるもので、12フレットでの 音程も許容できるものでしたが、各フレットでの音のズレが酷く、かなり音痴になってしまい、 ひとまずレギュラーチューニングは断念しました。 ナット、サドルの加工をしたら改善するかもしれませんが、まだ試していません。 ========= (追記) 押弦を極弱くすると音ズレが許容範囲に、収まることに気付きました。 普通のギターを弾く時と同じ加減で押すと駄目なようです。 ========== (再追記) ヤマハFS50BT(0.012-0.052)で数日使ってみました。 1フレットのセーハがしずらいです。ナットを加工して、1フレットの 弦高を下げる必要がありそうです。 結局、Ibanezから発売されている専用弦に戻して、チューニングも ADGCEAに戻して、5カポ専用ギターとなりました。

While the look is great the playability and durability is not. First like others have said it's hard to tune/stay in tune. Not okay. The sound is well, very thin and not great. After two weeks I'm disappointed. I can't recommend this guitar.