[jtkung]

I was looking at this guitar recently, and really cannot figure out how they constructed the back and sides out of 3 different woods, seemingly merged together:



The woods are supposed to be Rosewood/Spalted Maple/Walnut. 

If you look inside the guitar, you won't see three types of wood, but only one -- which appears to be mahogany (maybe Sapele as that is cheaper?). This would indicate that both the back and sides are laminate (not plywood, but double sides/back) which is rare in any inexpensive guitar (this guitar retails for $699 USD). 

Another unusual thing with this guitar is that Ibanez has two different web pages for it, depending on how you search for it:

This page says the back/sides use Rosewood/Spalted Maple/Walnut mosaic, and Rosewood for the bridge and fretboard:
http://www.ibanez.com/products/u_ag...7&cat_id=3&series_id=86&data_id=60&color=CL01

But this page says it uses Pau Ferro mosaic and treated NZ pine for the bridge and fretboard:
http://www.ibanez.com/products/ag_d...&cat_id=3&series_id=86&data_id=214&color=CL01

Which is correct? The pictures are the same. In person, it definitely looks like Rosewood on the back and sides -- the grain and color are a perfect match for Indian Rosewood. Strange ...