The AFD25 is an Artfield series solid body guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1988. It was produced in Japan by Iida Gakki.
The short-lived Artfield series was a line of premium guitars which offered innovations such as the new All Access neck joint, multi-ply necks and locking tuners along with three new body shapes in exotic woods.
The AFD25's body shape is an arched-top, offset double-cutaway design with square shoulders and a short, pointed lower horn and a longer pointed upper horn. The lower horn has an aggressive bevel in the top to ease access to the upper frets. The overall shape is reminiscent of the Artist series body, but with a longer upper horn.
AFD25 side view
The AFD25 has a mahogany body with a quilted maple top bolted to a mahogany and maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers. Components include a pair of Ultrasonic high-output Ref 6 humbucking pickups which were made by Bill Lawrence, an HQ synchronized tremolo bridge and Gotoh locking tuning machines.
The AFD25-Z is a near identical model with DiMarzio-made IBZ/USA pickups. The AFD5 is a related model with similar components but a different body shape with short, symmetrical horns.
The AFD25 was discontinued after 1989 along with the rest of the Artfield models.
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