A later EX140 version was sold in European markets in 1991–1993. The major difference between the two is that the European version has a plywood body, while this US version has a solid basswood body. This EX140 features a basswood body mated to a one-piece maple neck with a traditional neck joint with a metal plate. It has a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers. The pickups are an Ibanez EX humbuckers at the bridge and EX single coils in the middle and neck positions. Other components include a synchronized tremolo bridge. The EX140 was replaced for 1992 by the EX160.