The Essentials to Know About the Ibanez FRH10N Guitar
- Ultra-comfortable stage nylon: slim hollow FRH body (49 mm) without soundhole, side sound port, and easy access to the treble for modern playability and reduced feedback on stage.
- Solid Sitka spruce top, sapelli back/sides, walnut fingerboard and bridge: a clear balance between brightness, warm mids, and full lows.
- Electric-style neck profile: narrow 46 mm nut and 400 mm fingerboard radius for fast chords and smooth fingerpicking across 22 frets.
- Ready to be amplified: Ibanez T-bar Undersaddle pickup and Ibanez Custom Electronics preamp with mute/battery test button, 1/4" output jack.
A Hybrid Nylon in the Spirit of Ibanez's FR Series
The FRH10N belongs to Ibanez's hybrid family: a nylon-string guitar with a slim format, inspired by an electric guitar silhouette, designed for stage and studio use. Its fan bracing preserves the organic response of a classical guitar while benefiting from modern ergonomics and feedback control thanks to the absence of a front soundhole.
Who Is It For and What Styles?
Ideal for electric guitarists seeking familiar nylon-string sensations, the FRH10N suits motivated beginners to intermediate/advanced players. Its 46 mm neck facilitates barre chords and jazz/pop positions. It excels in fingerstyle, acoustic pop, Latin jazz, bossa nova, world music, and vocal accompaniment, while remaining comfortable for more percussive fingerstyle playing at controlled volume.
The Sound
The solid Sitka spruce top offers wide dynamics, bright trebles, and clear articulation, while the sapelli provides warm mids and solid lows. The fan bracing enhances natural resonance and sustain of nylon strings. The thin body focuses projection, ideal for amplified playing; the side sound port delivers a direct and inspiring sound to the player. When plugged in, the T-bar Undersaddle faithfully reproduces attack and balance across registers, perfect for a clear mix without feedback.
Recommended Compatible Accessories
Protect it with the Ibanez IGB540-BK gig bag (compatibility confirmed). Fit D'Addario XTC45 strings to maintain original tension and tone. Prepare a quality 1/4" jack cable and a set of spare CR2032 batteries (x2) to secure your performances.
Technical Specifications
Body
- Format: FRH, slim hollow body without front soundhole, side sound port
- Bracing: fan
- Top: solid Sitka spruce
- Back and sides: sapelli
- Body dimensions: length 439 mm / 17 5/16"; width 360 mm / 14 3/16"; depth 49 mm / 1 15/16"
Neck
- Neck: nyatoh, C-profile, set-in joint
- Fingerboard: walnut, 400 mm / 15.75" radius
- Scale length: 648 mm / 25.5"
- Nut width: 46 mm / 1.81"
- Width at 14th fret: 58 mm / 2.28"
- Thickness: 21 mm / 0.83" (1st fret); 22 mm / 0.87" (7th fret)
- Inlays: white dots
- Number of frets: 22
Hardware
- Bridge: walnut
- Nut: bone
- String spacing at bridge: 11 mm / 0.43"
- Tuners: classic gold
Electronics
- Pickup: Ibanez T-bar Undersaddle
- Preamp: Ibanez Custom Electronics with mute/battery test button
- Output jack: 1/4"
- Power supply: 2 x CR2032 batteries
Miscellaneous
- Original strings: D'Addario XTC45
- String gauges: .028 / .032 / .040 / .028W / .035W / .044W
- Factory tuning: 1E, 2B, 3G, 4D, 5A, 6E
- Recommended gig bag: Ibanez IGB540-BK
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