The AZ2204NW is an AZ series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2022. It is produced in Japan by Fujigen as part of the upscale Prestige line.The AZ2204NW features an alder body bolted to an S-Tech roasted maple oval C shaped neck with a compound radius rosewood fingerboard with 22 stainless steel frets, mother of pearl dot position markers and luminescent side dots. Components include Seymour Duncan Fortuna pickups mounted in a red tortoise pickguard with a humbucker at the bridge and single-coils in the neck and middle positions, a T1702B two-point synchronized tremolo bridge, a bone nut, an angled output jack and Gotoh locking tuning machines with height-adjustable posts.
The AZ2204NW employs a dyna-MIX9 switching system (see diagram below) with an "Alter switch" toggle which allows the user to access nine distinct tones. The Alter switch allows the player to access two modes with the single coils connected in series creating a tone similar to a second humbucker.
Specifications
- Model name: AZ2204NW
- Year(s) offered: 2022–2023
- Sold in: Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / North & South America and Oceania / USA
- Made in: Japan
- Finish(es): Dark Tide Blue (DTB) 2023 / Mint Green (MGR)
- Body type:Solid body
- Body material:Alder
- Neck joint:Super All Access
- Bridge:Gotoh T1702B tremolo w/ 5 springs (10.5mm string spacing)
- Pickguard:White
- Knob style:Plastic top hat (white)
- Hardware color:Chrome
- Neck type:AZ Oval C compound radius
- Neck material:One-piece S-Tech roasted maple
- Scale length:648mm/ 25½"
- Fingerboard material:S-Tech Rosewood
- Fingerboard inlays:Mother of pearl dots luminescent side dots
- Frets:22 / jumbo stainless steel (Prestige edge treatment)
- Nut:Bone (42mm)
- Machine heads:Gotoh SG381 H.A.P. Magnum lock
- Pickup configuration:HSS
- Bridge pickup:Seymour Duncan Fortuna bridge (H) passive/ alnico
- Middle pickup:Seymour Duncan Fortuna single middle (S) passive/ alnico
- Neck pickup:Seymour Duncan Fortuna single neck (S) passive/ alnico
- Controls:Master volume / master tone / dyna-MIX9 switching system w/ "Alter switch" toggle
- Output jack:¼" stereo barrel (angled side mount)
- String gauge (factory):.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046 (D'Addario EXL110)
- Factory tuning:1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)
