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The PF12MH is a Performance series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez in mid 2016. It was made in China.

The PF12MH features a dreadnought body with a laminated mahogany top on mahogany back and sides with an open pore finish. The round soundhole has a tortoiseshell rosette and a red tortoise pickguard. The mahogany neck has a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with small white dot position markers. Components include a compensated plastic saddle in a rosewood bridge with black Ibanez Advantage bridge pins, a plastic nut, and chrome Ibanez tuning machines.

For 2017 open gear tuners were substituted for die-cast models. For 2018 the top, back and sides were replaced with sapele and the rosewood fretboard and bridge were replaced with nandu wood. For 2019 the neck was changed from mahogany to nyatoh. For 2021 the body dimensions were very slightly enlarged.

The PF12MHCE is a similar acoustic/ electric model with a cutaway. The PC12MH is a related models with a grand concert body. The PF15 and PF10 are related models with spruce tops and slightly different components. The PF2MH is a similar ¾-sized model.

The PF12MH was discontinued after 2023.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for PF12MH
Name: PF12MH
Year(s) offered: 2016–2023
Sold in: USA
Made in: China
Price: MSRP: US$224.99 (2016)[1]
Finishes: Open Pore Natural (OPN)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 502mm/ 19¾"
  Width:
    2016–2021: 400mm/ 15¾"
    2021–2023: 403mm/ 15⅞"
  Depth: 127mm/ 5"
Top:
  Material: 2016–2017: Mahogany (laminated)
                2018–2023: Sapele (laminated)
  Bracing: X
  Finish: Open pore
Back/sides:
  Material: 2016–2017: Mahogany (laminated)
                2018–2023: Sapele (laminated)
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Tortoiseshell
Neck
Neck profile:
PF
Neck material:
2016–2018: 1-piece mahogany
2019–2023: 1-piece nyatoh
Scale length:
650mm/ 25.6"
Fingerboard:
2016–2017: Rosewood
2018–2023: Nandu wood
Inlays:
Small white dot
Frets:
20 / medium nickel silver
Nut:
Plastic (42mm)
Machine heads:
2016Ibanez die cast
2017–2023: Ibanez open gear w/ butterbean buttons
Components
Bridge:
2016–2017: Rosewood
2018–2023: Nandu wood (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
Ibanez Advantage bridge pins (black w/ white dot)
Saddle:
Plastic compensated
Hardware color:
Chrome
Pickguard:
Red tortoise
Strings (factory):
2016: .012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053 (D'Addario EXP11) coated 80/20 bronze
2017–2023: .012/.016/.024/.032/.042/.053 (Ibanez IACS6C coated)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Sources[]

  • 2018 USA catalog (p. 113)
  • PF12MH product page, Ibanez USA, archived December 2019
  • PF12MH product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2020
  • PF12MH product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2021
  • PF12MH product page, Ibanez USA, archived June 2022
  • PF12MH product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2023
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