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For the more recent model with the same name, see AFS85T (2015).
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The AFS85T is a hollow body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2008. It was made in China as part of the Artcore series.

The AFS85T features a thinner, full-hollow body design with a laminated cordia top with ƒ holes and cream multi-binding on cordia 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 special abalone position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Artcore humbucking pickups with cosmo black covers and individual volume and tone controls, an ART-2 roller style bridge on a wooden base with a vibrato tailpiece, a plastic nut, a cocobolo pickguard, speed knobs, and Ibanez tuning machines.

The AFS95T is a similar model with a flamed sycamore body. The AFS75T is a related model with a maple body and one-piece neck.

This AFS85T was discontinued after 2008.

Specifications

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Specifications for AFS85T (2008)
Year(s) offered: 2008
Sold in: Europe
Made in: China
Finish(es): Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Hollow body
Dimensions:
  Length: 495mm / 19½"
  Width: 400mm / 15¾"
  Depth: 67mm / 2⅝" (43mm at heel)
Top:
  Material: Cordia (laminated)
  Binding: Cream multi-ply
Back/sides:
  Material: Cordia
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
ART-2 roller on wooden base
Tailpiece:
VBF70 vibrato
Pickguard:
Cocobolo
Knob style:
Speed
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
Artcore AF
Neck material:
3-piece mahogany/ maple
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood w/ cream binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Special abalone
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)
Neck pickup:
Ibanez ACH1 (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 (D'Addario EXL140 roundwound)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images

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

Sources

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