--- product_id: 15917957 title: "PFT2, Tenor - Natural High Gloss" brand: "ibanez" price: "Β£304.91" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 category: "Ibanez" url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/15917957-pft2-tenor-natural-high-gloss store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # spruce top for bright tone 4-string tenor acoustic purpleheart fretboard & bridge PFT2, Tenor - Natural High Gloss **Brand:** ibanez **Price:** Β£304.91 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🎢 Elevate your sound with tenor versatility and standout style! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** PFT2, Tenor - Natural High Gloss by ibanez - **How much does it cost?** Β£304.91 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/15917957-pft2-tenor-natural-high-gloss) ## Best For - ibanez enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ibanez brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Premium Tonewoods:** Spruce top with sapele back & sides plus okoume neck for warm, resonant sound. - β€’ **Versatile Tunings:** Factory tuned CGDA, easily adapted for baritone uke or Irish banjo styles. - β€’ **Exotic Purpleheart:** Purpleheart fretboard and bridge add durability and a unique visual flair. - β€’ **Compact Tenor Power:** Mini-dreadnought body delivers rich bass & balanced mids in a portable size. - β€’ **Sleek Natural Gloss:** High gloss finish highlights natural wood grain for a professional stage presence. ## Overview The Ibanez PFT2 Tenor Acoustic Guitar features a 4-string mini-dreadnought design with a spruce top, sapele back and sides, and an okoume neck. Its purpleheart fretboard and bridge provide durability and aesthetic appeal. Factory tuned to CGDA, it supports multiple tunings for diverse playing styles. Lightweight and finished in natural high gloss, it offers professional sound quality and portability at an accessible price point. ## Description With the PFT2 Ibanez introduces a Tenor acoustic to the Performance family of instruments. This mini-dreadnought Tenor features a spruce top, sapele back and sides and a mahogany neck. Also features a purpleheart bridge and fretboard, black and white ABS rosette, open gear tuners and a natural high gloss finish. Comes factory tuned C, G, D, A. Review: Just remarkable and very versatile - I expected a decent instrument from Ibanez but this just blew me away. The tenor guitar is not a wildly popular instrument made in the millions like a regular guitar, it's kind of a rarity. That they can produce this quality in such an instrument is amazing! Years ago you had the choice between a poor quality import or a super-expensive Gibson or Martin. This is excellent quality for a ridiculously low price. Very well done Ibanez! Note that this will not come set up, that is, with all the adjustments needed to make any instrument play its best. You should not expect that for this price. A proper set up by a skilled technician can easily add almost $100 to the price of any guitar. Fortunately, I have the experience needed for this, but if you don't you can have any good music store provide the service. I lowered the action, changed out the strings (factory strings always need replacing), and did the other set up jobs. I strung this like the top four strings of a regular guitar (DGBE) so it plays like a baritone ukulele. You have to put regular light guitar strings on to do this. Tenor guitar strings will break. Once everything was adjusted the way I like it the guitar was just perfect for me. Because of the nice big dreadnaught body it has plenty of bass response for this. If you always wanted a baritone ukulele with metal strings, get this instrument and put the high strings of a guitar on it. Tenor banjo players will, of course, leave it tuned CGDA. Irish banjo players will prefer it tuned GDAE. It can handle all those tunings with the right strings. The various string sets needed are available here on desertcart. One reviewer complained that the neck is very narrow. This is normal for a tenor guitar. It is a hybrid instrument developed in the 1920s for tenor banjo players. It's really a tenor banjo with a guitar body (or a guitar with tenor banjo neck, depending on how you look at it). I received mine two days after placing the order and it arrived well packaged in perfect condition. There is no case included, but it will fit in a hard case for the Baby Taylor guitar or a 1/2 size guitar gig bag. Those are also available on desertcart from excellent sellers. Again, great job Ibanez and thank you desertcart! ADDED: After changing the strings to "Chicago tuning" (like the four high strings of a standard guitar) I needed to fill and re-cut one of the nut slots. This is because of the string change and isn't Ibanez's fault. The same thing can happen if you were to re-string it for Irish tuning or anything other than what it was originally set up for. But be aware of that if you plan on converting the instrument to an alternate tuning. Review: Very well made - For two bills, you would be hard pressed to find a nicer made instrument. The frets were protruding a bit but that is to be expected. The strings were tarnished but again, it has sat in a warehouse. They are going to be. A bit of set-up and a tuning and it plays fine, sounds good and looks very nice. I wish that the instruments available to me 40 years ago were so well made and at such a reasonable price. I love this thing I have dozens of instruments. Many by high-end builders. This isn’t one of those of course but it is well worth the money. ## Features - 4-string Tenor Acoustic Guitar with Spruce Top - Bone Nut/Compensated Saddle - Natural - Mahogany Back and Sides - Okoume Neck ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00S9PEEA0 | | Back Material Type | Sapele | | Best Sellers Rank | #37,813 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #85 in Steel-String Acoustic Guitars | | Body Material | Sapele | | Body Material Type | Sapele | | Brand | Ibanez | | Brand Name | Ibanez | | Color | Natural | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 127 Reviews | | Fretboard Material Type | Purpleheart | | Guitar Bridge System | Purpleheart Bridge | | Hand Orientation | Right | | Included Components | Strings | | Instrument | Guitar | | Instrument Size | 41" L x 19" W x 6" H | | Item Dimensions | 41 x 19 x 6 inches | | Item Dimensions L x W x H | 35.04"L x 16.14"W x 5.12"H | | Item Type Name | Ibanez PFT2NT Tenor Acoustic Guitar | | Item Weight | 2.8 Pounds | | Manufacturer | Hoshino USA | | Manufacturer Part Number | PFT2NT | | Material Type | Stainless Steel | | Model Name | PFT2NT | | Model Number | PFT2NT | | Neck Material Type | Okoume Wood | | Number of Strings | 6 | | Scale Length | 23 Inches | | Set Name | Performance | | String Material Type | Phosphor Bronze | | Top Material Type | Spruce Wood | | UPC | 887802057506 | | Unit Count | 1.0 Count | | Warranty Description | 1 year. | ## Product Details - **Back Material Type:** Sapele - **Body Material:** Sapele - **Brand:** Ibanez - **Color:** Natural - **Fretboard Material Type:** Purpleheart - **Guitar Bridge System:** Purpleheart Bridge - **Hand Orientation:** Right - **Neck Material Type:** Mahogany - **String Material Type:** Phosphor Bronze - **Top Material Type:** ***Gloss, Satin || Lacquer, Ureth ## Images ![PFT2, Tenor - Natural High Gloss - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/715h3J3l4QL.jpg) ![PFT2, Tenor - Natural High Gloss - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61XXSdSw3uL.jpg) ![PFT2, Tenor - Natural High Gloss - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/511-mtiEYeL.jpg) ![PFT2, Tenor - Natural High Gloss - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71oko3C6ZnL.jpg) ![PFT2, Tenor - Natural High Gloss - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71XomzRv4YL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just remarkable and very versatile *by T***H on July 27, 2018* I expected a decent instrument from Ibanez but this just blew me away. The tenor guitar is not a wildly popular instrument made in the millions like a regular guitar, it's kind of a rarity. That they can produce this quality in such an instrument is amazing! Years ago you had the choice between a poor quality import or a super-expensive Gibson or Martin. This is excellent quality for a ridiculously low price. Very well done Ibanez! Note that this will not come set up, that is, with all the adjustments needed to make any instrument play its best. You should not expect that for this price. A proper set up by a skilled technician can easily add almost $100 to the price of any guitar. Fortunately, I have the experience needed for this, but if you don't you can have any good music store provide the service. I lowered the action, changed out the strings (factory strings always need replacing), and did the other set up jobs. I strung this like the top four strings of a regular guitar (DGBE) so it plays like a baritone ukulele. You have to put regular light guitar strings on to do this. Tenor guitar strings will break. Once everything was adjusted the way I like it the guitar was just perfect for me. Because of the nice big dreadnaught body it has plenty of bass response for this. If you always wanted a baritone ukulele with metal strings, get this instrument and put the high strings of a guitar on it. Tenor banjo players will, of course, leave it tuned CGDA. Irish banjo players will prefer it tuned GDAE. It can handle all those tunings with the right strings. The various string sets needed are available here on Amazon. One reviewer complained that the neck is very narrow. This is normal for a tenor guitar. It is a hybrid instrument developed in the 1920s for tenor banjo players. It's really a tenor banjo with a guitar body (or a guitar with tenor banjo neck, depending on how you look at it). I received mine two days after placing the order and it arrived well packaged in perfect condition. There is no case included, but it will fit in a hard case for the Baby Taylor guitar or a 1/2 size guitar gig bag. Those are also available on Amazon from excellent sellers. Again, great job Ibanez and thank you Amazon! ADDED: After changing the strings to "Chicago tuning" (like the four high strings of a standard guitar) I needed to fill and re-cut one of the nut slots. This is because of the string change and isn't Ibanez's fault. The same thing can happen if you were to re-string it for Irish tuning or anything other than what it was originally set up for. But be aware of that if you plan on converting the instrument to an alternate tuning. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very well made *by H***S on January 11, 2023* For two bills, you would be hard pressed to find a nicer made instrument. The frets were protruding a bit but that is to be expected. The strings were tarnished but again, it has sat in a warehouse. They are going to be. A bit of set-up and a tuning and it plays fine, sounds good and looks very nice. I wish that the instruments available to me 40 years ago were so well made and at such a reasonable price. I love this thing I have dozens of instruments. Many by high-end builders. This isn’t one of those of course but it is well worth the money. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I love this thing. *by S***E on August 20, 2025* I play bari uke and I wanted that steel string sound to boot - this gives me that. Also the tenor opens up a world of exotic tunings and applications beyond what I bought it for. Beautiful, well made, and reasonably priced. Shiny too. 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