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The AF95FM is an Artcore Expressionist series hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2018. It was initially produced in China, but production very soon began also in Indonesia and Chinese production was shut down after just a few months.

The AF95FM features a full-hollow body design with a laminated flamed maple top with ƒ holes and ivory multi-binding on flamed maple back and sides with a single Venetian cutaway mated to a set-in mahogany and maple neck with a 20-fret ebony fingerboard with ivory binding and acrylic block position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Super 58 humbucking pickups with gold covers and individual volume and tone controls, a Tune-o-matic style bridge on a laurel base, a trapeze tailpiece, a plastic nut, a tortoise pickguard, Sure Grip III knobs, and Ibanez tuning machines.

For 2019 the mahogany and maple neck was replaced with nyatoh and maple. For 2020 the bridge was replaced with the new Gibraltar Performer. For 2021 the fretboard was changed to Macassar ebony.

The AF95 is a similar model with a spruce top and linden back and sides and with a different tailpiece. The AG95QA is a related model with a slightly smaller body constructed of quilted ash.

Specifications[]

Specifications for AF95FM
Model name: AF95FM
Year(s) offered: 2018–2024
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA
Made in: China (2018) / Indonesia (2018–2024)
Price: MSRP: US$895.54 (2019)[1] / JP¥ 110,000 (2022[2]–2023[3]) / JP¥ 130,000 (2024)[4]
Finish(es): Antique Yellow Sunburst (AYS)
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 495mm / 19½"
  Width: 400mm / 15¾"
  Depth: 92mm / 3⅝"
Top:
  Material: Flamed maple (laminated)
  Binding: Ivory multi-ply
Back/sides:
  Material: Flamed maple (laminated)
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
2018–2019: ART-1 on a laurel base
2020–2024: Gibraltar Performer (10.5mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
VT06 trapeze
Pickguard:
Tortoise w/ ivory binding
Knob style:
Sure Grip III
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
AF Expressionist
Neck material:
2018: 3-piece mahogany/ maple
2019–2024: 3-piece nyatoh/ maple
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
2018–2020: Ebony w/ ivory binding
2021–2024: Macassar ebony w/ ivory binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Acrylic block
Frets:
20 / medium
Nut:
Ivory plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez w/ half-moon buttons
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez Super 58 bridge (H) passive/alnico
Neck pickup:
Ibanez Super 58 neck (H) passive/alnico
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 details
2021 AF95FM AYS 5B 05 front
Front of body
2021 AF95FM AYS 5B 05 back
Rear of body
HH 3-way toggle
Pickup switching
Controls 2V2T3
Controls layout

Sources[]

  1. 2018 USA winter new product catalog (p. 15)
  2. AF95FM product page, Ibanez Japan, archived June 2022
  3. AF95FM product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2023
  4. AF95FM product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2024
  • 2019 Europe catalog (p. 51)
  • AF95FM product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived August 2019
  • AF95FM product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
  • AF95FM product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2021
  • AF95FM product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2023
  • AF95FM product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived January 2024
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