AW95

For the later model with the same name, see AW95 (1998-1999).

AW95 Natural (more images)

The AW95 is a 12-strings Artwood series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1979. It was hand-made in Japan.

The AW95 features a dreadnought body with solid german spruce top on solid rosewood back and sides. The round soundhole is trimmed with fancy rosette and a solid rosewood pickguard. The selected mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod has a 20-fret ebony fingerboard with pear dot position markers and a ebony headstock. Components include a Tru-Tune saddle on a ebony bridge, a bone nut and chrome velve tune machine heads.

The AW90 is a similar model six-strings model. The AW75 is a similar model with mahogany back.

The AW95 was discontinued after 1980.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for AW95

Name: AW95

Year(s) offered: 1979-1980

Sold in: Europe / Japan 1980 / USA

Made in: Japan

Price: MSRP: US$:695 (1979-1980) / JP¥:95.000 "1980"

Finishes: Natural (NT)

Body

Body type:
Acoustic

Body shape:
Dreadnought

Dimensions:
  Body length: 19¾"
  Width: 16"
  Depth: 4½"

Top:
  Material: Solid german spruce
  Finish: Natural gloss
  Binding: black and white

Back/sides:
  Material: solid rosewood
  Strip inlay: center tri-color stripe
  Finish: laminated

Soundhole shape:
Round

Soundhole rosette:
Fancy purfling

Neck

Neck profile:
hand-shaped

Neck material:
1-piece mahogany (selected)

Neck joint:
dovetail

Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"

Fingerboard:
Ebony

Inlays:
Pearl dots

Frets:
20 / medium

Nut:
Bone (43mm)

Machine heads:
Velve Tune (chrome)

Components

Bridge:
Ebony (11mm string spacing)

Bridge pins:
Boxwood

Saddle:
Tru-Tune

Pickguard:
solid rosewood

Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Ibanez AW95-NT ( Rear: Solid rosewood back joined to a mahogany neck with a ebony headstock and Velve Tune machine heads )

Sources[]

1979 catalogs (p. 5)
1980 catalogs (p. 6)