The PF40FM is a Performance series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1994. It was produced in South Korea.
The PF40FM features a dreadnought body with flamed maple top on flamed maple back and sides with 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 and a matching headstock. Components include a compensated plastic saddle in a rosewood bridge with black bridge pins, a plastic nut, and gold die-cast tuning machines.
THe PF40FMCE is an electric/ acoustic version. The PF15FM is a related model with maple body and chrome hardware.
The PF40FM was discontinued after 1996.
Specifications[]
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Specifications for PF40FM
Name: PF40FM
Year(s) offered: 1994–1996
Sold in: Europe / USA 1994–1995
Made in: South Korea
Finishes: Amber (AM) 1996 Europe only / Natural (NT) 1994 Europe only / Orange Sunburst (OS) 1995 Europe only / (PBS) 1995 USA only / Transparent Black (TK) 1996 Europe only / Transparent Blue (TB) 1994–1995 USA or (TBL) 1995–1996 Europe
Neck material: "1994": 1-piece nato (Europe only) "1994–1996": 1-piece mahogany
Neck finish: Satin
Scale length: 650mm
Fingerboard: Rosewood w/ white binding
Inlays: Pearl dots w/ black side dots
Frets: 20 / medium
Nut: Plastic (43mm)
Machine heads: Die-cast (gold)
Components
Bridge: Rosewood (11mm string spacing)
Bridge pins: black w/ white dots
Saddle: Plastic (compensated)
Hardware color: Gold
Pickguard: Black
Strings (factory): steel
Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)
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Other available finishes
PBS
Transparent Black
Transparent Blue
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