The RGD is Ibanez's ultimate metal machine. The demands of down-tuning require a specifically designed responsiveness not found in ”normal” guitars. To optimize for the rich, desirable thickness of tone that down-tuning produces, we extended the neck by one inch to a 26.5” scale. Longer-than standard yet not overly long. The neck is still considered a ”fast” neck for speed soloing. Extra-deep cutaways grant comfortable access to the necks highest notes.

Features

• Wizard III-8 for Multi Scale 5pc Maple/Walnut neck
• 692mm/27.2” scale at 8th string, 648mm/25.5” scale at 1st string
• Nyatoh body
• Macassar Ebony fretboard w/White Step off-set dot inlay
• Jumbo frets
• Fishman® Fluence™ Modern Humbucker Alnico 9 (H) neck pickup
• Fishman® Fluence™ Modern Humbucker Ceramic 9 (H) bridge pickup
• Coil-tap switch
• Fishman® Fluence™ Voicing switch on volume control (push/pull)
• Mono-rail bridge
• Gold hardware
• Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads
• Factory Tuning: 1D# 2A#, 3F#, 4C#, 5G#, 6D#, 7A#, 8F
• String Gauge: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065
• Recommended case: MR350C
• Recommended bag: IGB540-BK