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The AFJ85 is an Artcore series hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2012. It was made in China.

The AFJ85 features a thick, full-hollow body design with a laminated spruce top with ƒ holes and cream multi-binding on flamed maple back and sides with a single rounded Venetian cutaway mated to a set-in mahogany and maple neck with a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with cream binding and pearl block position markers. Components include dual Ibanez Artcore humbucking pickups with gold covers and individual volume and tone controls, an ART-W bridge with rosewood saddle and base, a trapeze tailpiece, a plastic nut, a bakelite pickguard with spruce veneer, Sure Grip III knobs, and Ibanez tuning machines.

The AFJ81 is a similar model with a single pickup. The AKJ85 is a related model with a flamed maple top and a pointed Florentine cutaway.

The AFJ85 was discontinued after just a single year in production. It was replaced by the similar AFJ95.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for AFJ85
Year(s) offered: 2012
Sold in: Worldwide
Made in: China
Finish(es): Vintage Sunburst (VSB)
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 495mm / 19½"
  Width: 400mm / 15¾"
  Depth: 92mm / 3⅝"
Top:
  Material: Spruce (laminated)
  Binding: Cream multi-ply
Back/sides:
  Material: Flamed maple
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
ART-W w/ rosewood saddle & base (10.4mm string spacing)
Tailpiece:
VT06 trapeze
Pickguard:
Spruce/ bakelite
Knob style:
Sure Grip III (gold)
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
AFJ Artcore DX
Neck material:
3-piece mahogany/ maple
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood w/ cream binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl block
Frets:
20 / medium
Nut:
Ivory plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast w/ half-moon buttons
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez ACH2 (H) passive/alnico
Neck pickup:
Ibanez ACH1 (H) passive/alnico
Controls:
Two volumes / two tones / 3-way toggle pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" mono (side mounted)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
HH 3-way toggle
Pickup switching
Controls 2V2T3
Control layout

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