DISC Ibanez RG657MSK Prestige 2018, Sunset Burst

Full Description

Precision, Playability & Performance

Like many guitars from Ibanez's Prestige series, the RG657MSK features specs designed for performance, precision, and playability. The combination of high-tech manufacturing techniques combined with old-world Japanese craftsmanship and innovation is what creates the Prestige series of guitars. The RG657MSK has a neck specification aimed at high-performance, speed and comfort. It features a Super Wizard HP neck that is super-thin and smooth, allowing for easy and comfortable playing, perfect for solo shredding. The RG657MSK offers 24 jumbo frets, providing you with a wide tonal range and rounded tone. It offers a 430mmR radius which sits comfortably in your hand. The Edge tremolo bridge allows you to perform those iconic pitch bends and dive bombs. It offers superb tuning stability, playing comfort, and precise intonation adjustment for staying in tune.

Mahogany Body & Maple Neck

The stunning African mahogany body features a sunset burst finish that is sure to get you noticed. It has an excellent neck joint that allows for easy high-note shredding. With a body constructed from mahogany, the guitar produces tones that are exceptionally balanced and offer plenty of depth. The mahogany construction means the guitar is also lightweight and durable. The birdseye maple neck offers a rounded tone and helps keep things tight and bright, whilst the mahogany body creates a warm, soft tone that also brings with it some grind and bite to give it some roughness.

DiMarzio Pickups

The Ibanez RG657MSK is equipped with a trio of DiMarzio pickups. The Air Norton, Tone Zone and True Velvet pickups provide you with infinite sustain, overtones, and a huge sound. The True Velvet pickup provides you with a clear, bright and thin sound, while the Air Norton produces a deep and warm sound with no muddiness. The Tone Zone offers tremendous bass and low-mid response for the lower notes, with clarity and depth in the high notes. Together these pickups deliver a full, thick, and clean tone.

About Ibanez

Over the past 30 years, Ibanez have always been at the forefront of developing the right tools for Electric Guitar and Bass players, pushing the boundaries of music. For decades, Ibanez designers and luthiers have been the embodiment of this ideology, pushing their skills to the edge of imagination, consistently creating some of the most versatile and unique instruments ever. Although Ibanez guitars and basses have been made since 1908, it wasn't until the late 1980's that they began to form an identity for themselves when artists such as Steve Vai and Frank Zappa began using their instruments. Now with a huge artist clientele across the globe Ibanez are a leading manufacturer of electric guitars and basses and a first choice for many dedicated musicians.

Features

• DiMarzio Air Norton, True Velvet, and Tone Zone pickups offer depth, warmth and rich dynamics
• Super Wizard HP neck is slim, ideal for solo shredding
• Edge tremolo bridge offers exceptional tuning stability, precise intonation adjustment, and playing comfort
• Built for precision, playability, and performance
• Birdseye maple fretboard

Specifications

Body

• Series: RG
• Model Number: RG657MSK
• Body Top: Silk Oak
• Body Back: African Mahogany
• Body Finish: Sunset burst

Neck

• Neck Type: Super Wizard HP 5-piece Maple/Walnut neck
• Scale Length: 648mm
• Fingerboard Radius: 430mmR
• Fretboard: Bound Birdseye Maple
• Number of Frets: 24
• Fret Size: Jumbo with Prestige fret edge treatment
• Nut Width: 43mm

Hardware & Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: DiMarzio The Tone Zone (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Alnico)
• Neck Pickup: DiMarzio Air Norton (H) neck pickup (Passive/Alnico)
• Middle Pickup: DiMarzio True Velvet (S) middle pickup (Passive/Alnico)
• Controls: Volume and Tone
• Pickup Switching: 5-way P.U. selector
• Bridge: Edge tremolo bridge
• Factory Tuning: 1E, 2B, 3G, 4D, 5A, 6E
• String Gauge: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
• Hardware Colour: Cosmo black
• Case: Hardshell case included