Ibanez RG8 8-String, Black

Full Description

Strong, Stable and Resonant Tonewoods

The Ibanez RG8 is designed to cover a huge melodic range, with its 8 strings stretching from 1D# to 8F. This gives you access to unparalleled low-range riffing combined with the convenience of a standard top-end tuning; perfect for modern styles of metal.

To achieve this feat, the RG0QM is crafted from tonally-versatile mahogany. The neck is a made from maple and walnut, sandwiched in 5 pieces for enhanced strength, stability and resonance, whilst maintaining a thin profile for easy playability.

The guitar has a jatoba fingerboard which is a dense wood to create low-end articulation for complex riffing and a fast response.

Easy Playability

Playing an 8-string guitar requires an unusually long finger reach, so the RG8 has several playing specifications to help you utilise all 8 strings. The neck has a thin Wizard II-8 profile which is only 20mm thick at the 1st fret. The fingerboard has a flat 400mm radius giving you complete balance across the strings, while the jumbo frets provide enhanced finger-string contact.

The RG body shape is smoothly contoured and has two extended cutaway horns. When combined with the all-access bolt-on neck joint, these features create un-restricted access to all 24 frets and help you to play the most technically challenging styles of music.

IBZ-8 Pickups

The RG8 is loaded with Ibanez IBZ-8 pickups. These are passive/ceramic designs that provide a warm tone which still maintains clarity during complex chord voicings. The pickups have a powerful humbucker sound with noise-free operation and are ideal for modern styles of metal. Whether you're playing fast lead lines, tapped chords and arpeggios, staccato riffs, or complex chords; the IBZ-8 pickups will ensure that every detail is heard.

Fixed Bridge

A fixed bridge gives an inherently more stable platform than a tremolo system, and the RG8's bridge is created for this exact purpose. This bridge offers independent adjustments of string action and intonation and gives maximum string resonance transfer to the body.

Features

• 8 strings factory-tuned to 1D#, 2A#, 3F#, 4C#, 5G#, 6D#, 7A#, 8F
• Mahogany body
• Wizard II-8 5pc Maple/Walnut neck
• Jatoba fingerboard with 400mm radius
• 24 Jumbo frets
• Fixed bridge
• IBZ-8 passive ceramic humbuckers
• 686mm/27"
• 3-way pickup switching

Specifications

Body and Bridge

• Body Material: Mahogany
• Construction: Bolt-on with All-Access Joint
• Bridge: Fixed
• Colour: Black

Neck and Fingerboard

• Neck: 5pc Maple/Walnut neck
• Profile: Wizard II-8
• Fingerboard: Jatoba
• Frets: 24 Jumbo
• Fingerboard Radius: 400mm
• Scale Length: 686mm/27"
• Nut Width: 55mm
• Neck Thickness: 20mm at 1st fret, 21.5mm at 12th fret

Hardware and Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: IBZ-8 humbucker (Passive/Ceramic)
• Neck Pickup: IBZ-8 humbucker (Passive/Ceramic)
• Controls: Volume, 3-way pickup selector
• Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II-9 bridge
• Hardware: Cosmo Black

Extra

• Factory Tuning: 1D#, 2A#, 3F#, 4C#, 5G#, 6D#, 7A#, 8F
• String Gauge:     .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065