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The A304F is a five string fret-less Affirma series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 1993. It was produced in Japan.

The A304F features half through neck construction with a flamed maple body attached to a maple neck with a fret-less ebony fingerboard with offset abalone dot position markers at the twelfth fret. The body has a sculpted, asymmetrical double cutaway design by swiss luthier Rolf Spuler with distinctive, narrow, curving horns; the AFR logo is inlaid into the guitar top between the pickup and bridge. Components include a single AFR 4 special single-coil pickup mounted halfway between the bridge, an AFR 2-band EQ w/ piezo active tone control, a Mono-rail IV bridge with "Stay D tune" and individual volume adjustable polyphonic piezo saddle pickups and 19mm string spacing, a barrel-style stereo output jack, a plastic nut and gotoh tuning machines.

Controls consist of individual volumes for the magnetic and piezo pickups, a stacked 2-band EQ for the magnetic pick and an active tone control for the piezos. The gain of each individual piezo can be adjusted via trimpots accessible from the back of the instrument.

The A304 is a similar fretted version. The A305F is a similar five string ersion version.

The A304F was only offered in 1993.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for A304F
Model name: A304F
Year(s) offered: 1993
Sold in: Europe
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Oil (OL)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Flamed maple
Neck joint:
Half-through-neck
Bridge:
Mono-rail IV w/ PPP and "Stay D tune" (19mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Knurled metal dome
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
AFR4
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Scale length:
864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material:
Ebony
Fingerboard inlays:
Offset balone dot at 12th fret
Nut:
Plastic (41mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh
Electronics/ Strings
Bridge pickup:
Special Polyphonic piezo
Middle pickup:
AFR 4 Special passive
Electronics:
AFR 2-band EQ active
Controls:
Volume / Balancer and stacked 2-band EQ
Battery:
18V
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

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Additional details
Affirma Controls
Volume / Balancer and stacked 2-band EQ

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