Ibanez UEW5E-OPN
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Ibanez
UEW5E-OPN
Product Info
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This Ibanez UEW5E-OPN is a solid, well-built concert ukulele that's ready to plug in. The sapele construction gives it a warm voice, and the built-in electronics are surprisingly decent for the price. It's a great option for beginners or gigging ukulele players who want a versatile instrument without a premium price tag.
Product Description
- Ibanez UEW5E-OPN
- Concert Ukulele with Pickup
- With cutaway
- Top: Sapele
- Back and sides: Sapele
- Neck: Okoume
- Fingerboard: Purpleheart
- Scale: 382 mm
- Nut width: 35 mm
- Dot fingerboard inlays
- 19 Frets
- Pickup: Ibanez under-saddle
- Ibanez AEQTP2 preamp with built-in tuner
- Purpleheart bridge
- Open chrome-plated machine heads
- Finish: Open-pore polyurethane
- Colour: Natural
PROS
- • Sapele top delivers a warm, focused tone with surprising projection.
- • Okoume neck offers comfortable playability and a snappy feel.
- • Ibanez AEQ-TP2 preamp and under-saddle pickup are surprisingly clean and usable.
- • Purpleheart fingerboard provides a smooth, fast playing surface and visual appeal.
CONS
- • Sapele construction, while nice, isn’t the most tonally complex wood available.
- • Under-saddle pickups can sound a bit 'quacky' if not EQ'd carefully.
- • The open-pore finish, while attractive, may require more careful maintenance.
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Key Features
Top Wood
Sapele
Back & Sides
Sapele
Size
Concert
Frets
19
Electronics
Ibanez under-saddle pickup, Ibanez AEQTP2 preamp with built-in tuner
Weight
Approximately 1.2 lbs (545g)
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Frequently Asked Questions
The tuner is a basic chromatic tuner built into the preamp; it's fairly reliable for quick tuning adjustments, but a dedicated clip-on tuner will offer more precision.
The open-pore polyurethane finish offers decent protection, but like all wood instruments, it's best to avoid extreme humidity fluctuations to prevent cracking or warping.
It's a budget-friendly under-saddle system, so don't expect boutique quality. It's serviceable for basic amplification, but EQ adjustments are often needed to tame some of the inherent 'quackiness'.
