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For the later model with the same name, see PF20 .
1986 PF20-TV
PF20 Traditional Violin (more images) Red copyright sprite

The PF20 is a Performance series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1986. It was made in Korea.

The PF20 features a dreadnought body with a spruce top on maple back and sides with a low gloss finish. The round soundhole has a black and white rosette and a black pickguard. The mahogany neck has a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with small white dot position markers. Components include a plastic saddle in a rosewood bridge with white bridge pins, a plastic nut, and chrome Ibanez die-cast tuning machines.

For 1989 the neck material was changed to nato wood. For 1990 the materials on the back and sides of the body changed to flamed maple. For 1995 the material on the back and sides were changed to nato, the neck material to mahogany and the bridge pins to black with white dots.

The PF20-12 is a similar 12-string version. The PF10 is a similar model with mahogany on back and sides. The PF30 is a similar model with cedar top and mahogany on back and sides. The PF40 is related model with bird's eye maple on back and sides.

The PF20 was discontinued after 1995.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for PF20 (1986–1995)
Name: PF20 (1986–1995)
Year(s) offered: 1986–1995
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: South Korea
Finishes: Natural (NT) 1995 / Traditional Violin (TV) 1986–1994
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Dreadnought
Dimensions:
  Body length: 502mm/ 19¾"
  Width: 394mm/ 15½"
  Depth: 127mm/ 5"
Top:
  Material: Spruce (laminated)
  Bracing: X
  Finish: Low gloss
  Binding: Black and white
Back/sides:
  Material: "1986–1998": Maple
                 "1990–1994": Flamed maple
                 "1995": Nato
  Finish: Low gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Black and white
Neck
Neck profile:
PF
Neck material:
"1986–1988": 1-piece mahogany
"1989–1994": 1-piece nato
"1995": 1-piece mahogany
Neck finish:
Satin
Scale length:
650mm
Fingerboard:
Rosewood w/ binding
Inlays:
Small white dot
Frets:
20 / medium
Nut:
Plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast (chrome plated)
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins:
"1986–1994": white w/ black dots
"1995": black w/ white dots
Saddle:
Plastic
Hardware color:
Chrome
Pickguard:
Black
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Other available finishes
1995 PF20 NT
Natural
Additional details
PF20-TV label
Soundhole (TV finish)

Sources[]

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