The AR1FM features a mahogany body with a flamed maple top and a set-in mahogany neck with a 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with block inlays and a bone nut. Components include a Gotoh fixed bridge and tailpiece, Gotoh tuners, Sure Grip III knobs and dual Ibanez humbucking pickups with individual volume and tone controls wired to Tri-sound switches which allow a wide range of tone options. Other Artist models in the collection are the AR2 and the AR3AH/AR3MH.