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 neck’s highest notes.
The Axion Label series takes the established elements of modern electric guitar design and push them to new, lesser-explored territory. Similar to how the Bass Workshop series delivers the cutting-edge of bass, Axion Label dives into elements like multi-scale design, ultra-modern pickups from Fishman®, Bare Knuckle®, and DiMarzio®, as well as hardware innovations like the Evertune® bridge. These elements are just the tip of the iceberg for this ultra-modern series, and only the beginning of its ultimate potential.
SPECS
- Neck type: Nitro Wizard-7 / 5pc Panga Panga/Walnut neck
- Top/back/body: Nyatoh body
- Fretboard: Macassar Ebony fretboard / White Step off-set dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo Sub-Zero treated frets
- Number of frets: 24
- Bridge: Edge-Zero II-7 w/ZPS3Fe bridge
- String space: 10.8mm
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio® Fusion Edge 7 (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio® Fusion Edge 7 (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Factory tuning: 1D,2A,3F,4C,5G,6D,7A
- Strings: D’Addario® EXL110-7
- string gauge: .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046/.059
- Nut: Locking nut
- Hardware colour: Black