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2019 AFR4WAP NTF 1P 01
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The AFR4WAP is a four string Affirma series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2019. It was made in Indonesia as part of the mid-tier Premium line. It heralds the return of the Affirma series which had a short run between 1992 and 1995.

The AFR4WAP features half through neck construction with a walnut body attached to a graphite reinforced maple neck with a 24-fret ebony fingerboard with offset abalone dot position markers at the twelfth fret. The body has a sculpted, asymmetrical double cutaway design originated by 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 Bartolini X44JX split single-coil pickup mounted halfway between the bridge and neck, an Ibanez two-band EQ w/ piezo active tone control, stainless steel frets, a Mono-rail V bridge with integrated AeroSilk piezos and 19mm string spacing, a barrel-style stereo output jack, a plastic nut and Ibanez 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 AFR5WAP is a five string version. The AFR4FMP is a similar model with a flamed maple and walnut top on a maple body.

The AFR4WAP was discontinued after 2020.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for AFR4WAP
Model name: AFR4WAP
Year(s) offered: 2019–2020
Sold in: Asia & Africa 2019 / Europe 2019 / Japan / North & South America and Oceania 2019 / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: ¥200,000 (2020)[1] • SMAP: US$1,499.99 (2019)[2]
Finish(es): Natural Flat (NTF)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Walnut
Neck joint:
Half-through-neck
Bridge:
MR5P Mono-rail V w/ AeroSilk piezos (19mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Knurled metal dome
Hardware color:
Black matte
Neck
Neck type:
AFR4
Neck material:
3-piece maple w/ graphite reinforcing rods
Scale length:
864mm / 34"
Fingerboard material:
Ebony
Fingerboard inlays:
Offset balone dot at 12th fret
Frets:
24 / medium (Premium edge treatment)
Nut:
Plastic (41mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
Electronics/ Strings
Middle pickup:
Bartolini X44JX passive
Electronics:
Ibanez 2-band EQ / Piezo active tone
Controls:
Magnetic volume and stacked 2-band EQ / Piezo volume and active tone / Individual piezo gain trimpots on rear
Battery:
9V
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.045/.065/.085/.105
Factory tuning:
1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

Images[]

Additional details
Controls AFR
Controls layout
2020 AFR4WAP NTF 1P 01 front
Front of body
2021 AFR4WAP NTF 1P 01 back
Rear of body

Video[]

Sources[]

  1. AFR4WAP product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2020
  2. 2019 USA winter new product catalog (p. 18)
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