The PF15 is a Performance series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1993. It was produced in South Korea.
The PF15 features a dreadnought body with ovankole top on ovankole back and sides with a black and white binding. The round soundhole has a black and white multi-purfling rosette ring and a black pickguard. The nato neck has a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position markers with a custom inlay at 12-fret and a matching headstock. Components include a compensated plastic saddle in a rosewood bridge with white bridge pins, a plastic nut, and chrome covered tuning machines.
For 1994 the top material was changed to spruce and the neck to mahogany and the body material was upgraded to brazilian grained ovancol, a new finish was added (TV) for the Japanese market; Meanwhile in the European market the body material was changed to maple and two new finishes were added (CS) and (MS).
The PF1512 is a similar 12-string model. The PF5L is a related left-handed version. The PF512 is a related 12-string model. The PF5CE is a related electric/ acoustic model with cutaway and piezo pickup.
The PF15 was discontinued after 1995.
Specifications[]
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Specifications for PF15 (1993–1995)
Name: PF15 (1993–1995)
Year(s) offered: 1993–1995
Sold in: Europe 1995 / Japan 1994–1995 / USA 1993
Made in: South Korea
Price:MSRP: JP¥:30,000 (1994–1995)
Finishes: Natural (NT) / Cherry Sunburst (CS) 1994 Europe only / Marine Sunburst (MS) 1994 Europe only / Traditional Violin (TV) 1994 Japan only
Neck material: "1993": 1-piece nato "1994–1995": 1-piece mahogany "1994": 1-piece nato (European market)
Neck finish: Satin
Scale length: 650mm
Fingerboard: Rosewood w/ binding
Inlays: Pearl dots w/ black side dots
Frets: 20 / medium
Nut: Plastic (43mm)
Machine heads: Chrome (covered)
Components
Bridge: Rosewood (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins: "1993–1995":": white w/ black dots "1994": black w/ white pins (CS and MS finishes)
Saddle: Plastic (compensated)
Hardware color: Chrome
Pickguard: "1993": Black "1994–1995": Tortoise shell "1994" Black (CS and MS finishes)
Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)
Images[]
Other available finishes
Marine Sunburst
Natural (ovankole top)
Traditional Violin
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