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The '''MFM1''' is a solid body electric guitar produced by [[Hoshino Gakki]] and sold under the [[Ibanez]] brand. It is the signature model of [[Marty Friedman Model series|Marty Friedman]] and is based on the [[SZ series]]. It was produced only in 2006 before being replaced by the [[MFM2]] the following year. It was sold only in the Japanese market.
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The '''MFM1''' is a solid body electric guitar produced by [[Hoshino Gakki]] and sold under the [[Ibanez]] brand which was introduced in mid 2006. It is a signature model for [[Marty Friedman series|Marty Friedman]] and is based on the [[SZ series]]. It was produced in Korea.
   
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The MFM1 features a mahogany body with a quilted maple top with binding mated to a set-in mahogany neck with a 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with star-shaped position markers. Components include dual Seymour Duncan-designed [[humbucking pickup]]s produced by Ibanez, a Gibraltar III fixed bridge with a staggered through-body string arrangement and Sperzel locking tuners. In addition to the star fretboard inlays, the body has a white star inlaid near the bridge and the volume knob also features a star.
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The MFM1 was joined in 2007 by the [[MFM2]] which is similar except that it has just a single pickup at the bridge and a different finish. Both models were sold only in the Japanese market and were discontinued after 2012.
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== Specifications ==
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| name = MFM1
 
| name = MFM1
| series = Signature series
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| series = SZ series
| subseries = Marty Friedman series
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| subseries = Signature series
| subseries2 = SZ series
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| subseries2 = Marty Friedman series
| year = 2006
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| year = 2006–2012
 
| area = Japan
 
| area = Japan
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| made = Korea
 
| colors = BBL (Bright Blue)
 
| colors = BBL (Bright Blue)
 
| bodytype = Solid body
 
| bodytype = Solid body
| matbody = Mahogany with quilted maple top
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| matbody = Mahogany w/ quilted maple top w/ binding
| matneck = 3-piece mahogany
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| matneck = {{3pmah}}
| matfb = Bound rosewood
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| matfb = Rosewood w/ binding
 
| nj = [[Set-in]]
 
| nj = [[Set-in]]
 
| neck = [[MFM (neck type)|MFM]]
 
| neck = [[MFM (neck type)|MFM]]
 
| frets = 22 / jumbo
 
| frets = 22 / jumbo
 
| bridge = [[Gibraltar III]]
 
| bridge = [[Gibraltar III]]
| hw = Chrome/ nickel
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| hw = Satin chrome/ nickel
 
| pucon = HH
 
| pucon = HH
 
| puneck = [[Seymour Duncan IBZ]]
 
| puneck = [[Seymour Duncan IBZ]]
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| inlay = Star
 
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| made = Korea
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== Sources ==
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* [[2006 Japan catalog]] ([http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary_j/expansion.php?cat_id=3&now=15 page 31])
   
 
[[Category:Guitar models]]
 
[[Category:Guitar models]]
[[Category:Signature models]]
 
 
[[Category:Marty Friedman models]]
 
[[Category:Marty Friedman models]]
 
[[Category:SZ models]]
 
[[Category:SZ models]]
 
[[Category:HH pickup configuration]]
 
[[Category:New in 2006]]
 
[[Category:New in 2006]]
 
[[Category:2006 models]]
 
[[Category:2006 models]]
 
[[Category:2007 models]]
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[[Category:2008 models]]
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[[Category:2009 models]]
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[[Category:2010 models]]
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[[Category:2011 models]]
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[[Category:2012 models]]
 
[[Category:Discontinued guitar models]]
 
[[Category:Discontinued guitar models]]
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Revision as of 20:10, 22 February 2017

MFM1 BBL
MFM1 Bright Blue Red copyright sprite

The MFM1 is a solid body electric guitar produced by Hoshino Gakki and sold under the Ibanez brand which was introduced in mid 2006. It is a signature model for Marty Friedman and is based on the SZ series. It was produced in Korea.

The MFM1 features a mahogany body with a quilted maple top with binding mated to a set-in mahogany neck with a 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with star-shaped position markers. Components include dual Seymour Duncan-designed humbucking pickups produced by Ibanez, a Gibraltar III fixed bridge with a staggered through-body string arrangement and Sperzel locking tuners. In addition to the star fretboard inlays, the body has a white star inlaid near the bridge and the volume knob also features a star.

The MFM1 was joined in 2007 by the MFM2 which is similar except that it has just a single pickup at the bridge and a different finish. Both models were sold only in the Japanese market and were discontinued after 2012.

Specifications

Specifications for MFM1
Model name: MFM1
Year(s) offered: 2006–2012
Sold in: Japan
Made in: Korea
Finish(es): BBL (Bright Blue)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany w/ quilted maple top w/ binding
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
Gibraltar III
Hardware color:
Satin chrome/ nickel
Neck
Neck type:
MFM
Neck material:
3-piece mahogany
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Star
Frets:
22 / jumbo
Machine heads:
Sperzel Trim-Lok
Electronics
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Seymour Duncan IBZ
Neck pickup:
Seymour Duncan IBZ
Controls:
1 volume / 3-way toggle

Sources