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The AF75TDG is an Artcore series hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2008. Initially production was in China, but in late 2016 additional production was added in Indonesia.

The AF75TDG features a full-hollow body design with a laminated maple top with ƒ holes and ivory multi-binding on maple back and sides with a single Venetian cutaway mated to a set-in mahogany neck with a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with ivory binding and acrylic block position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Artcore humbucking pickups with gold covers and individual volume and tone controls, an ART-2 roller bridge on a wooden base, a vintage-style vibrato tailpiece, a plastic nut, an ivory pickguard, Sure Grip III knobs, and Ibanez diecast tuning machines with pearloid half moon buttons.

For 2011 the speed knobs were replaced with Sure Grip III knobs. For 2013 the ivory pickguard was replaced with a tortoiseshell pickguard and the pearloid tuning machine buttons were replaced with gold buttons. For 2015 the pickups were changed to Classic Elite humbuckers.

The AF75 is a similar model without the vibrato bridge. The AF85TDG is a related model with a flamed maple body and 3-piece neck.

The AF75TDG was discontinued after 2018.

Specifications

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Specifications for AF75TDG
Year(s) offered: 2008–2018
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA
Made in: China (2008–2018) / Indonesia (2016–2018)
Finish(es): Black (BK) 2009–2014 / Candy Apple (CA) 2008–2009 / Ivory (IV) / Twilight Orange (TLO) 2013 / Vintage Sunburst (VSB) 2014–2016
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 495mm / 19½"
  Width: 400mm / 15¾"
  Depth: 92mm / 3⅝" (70mm/ 2¾" at tail)
Top:
  Material: Maple (laminated)
  Binding: Ivory multi-ply
Back/sides:
  Material: Maple (laminated)
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
ART-2 roller on a wooden base
Tailpiece:
VBF70 vintage vibrato
Pickguard:
2008–2014: Ivory
2013–2018: 4-ply tortoiseshell/ white/ black/ white
Knob style:
2008–2010: Speed
2011–2018: Sure Grip III
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
AF Artcore
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood w/ ivory binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Acrylic block
Frets:
20 / medium
Nut:
Ivory plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
2008–2014: Ibanez die-cast w/ pearloid acrylic half-moon buttons
2013–2018: Ibanez die-cast w/ gold half-moon buttons
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
2008–2014: Ibanez Artcore Humbucker 1 bridge (H)
2015–2018: Ibanez Classic Elite bridge (H)
Neck pickup:
2008–2014: Ibanez Artcore Humbucker 1 neck (H)
2015–2018: Ibanez Classic Elite neck (H)
Controls:
Two volumes / two tones / 3-way toggle pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" mono (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.010/.013/.017/.030/.042/.052
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images

Additional finishes/ details
2010 AF75TDG BK 12 02
Black
2009 AF75TDG CA 12 01
Candy Apple
2013 AF75TDG TLO 12 04
Twilight Orange
2015 AF75TDG VSB 12 05
Vintage Sunburst
HH 3-way toggle
Pickup switching
Controls 2V2T3
Control layout

Sources

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