Ibanez RG Prestige

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Ibanez RG Prestige
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Manufacturer Ibanez
Period 1987 — present
Construction
Body type Solid
Neck joint Bolt-on, Neck-thru
Woods
Body Basswood, Mahogany
Neck 5pc Wizard Prestige Maple with Walnut
Fretboard Rosewood
Hardware
Bridge Edge Pro Double Locking Tremolo, Gibraltar Plus Bridge
Pickup(s) H-S-H or H-H DiMarzio IBZ or IBZ V7 & V8 pickups
Colors available
Regal Brown Burst, Stained Oil, Natural Flat, Dark Amber, Aged Natural, Cubed Black Pewter, Vital Silver, Galaxy Black, Mirage Blue, Mirage Red, Royal Blue, Black Pearl, Sapphire Blue & Violin Flat

The Ibanez RG Prestige series are the highest quality guitars in the extremely popular RG series. They were introduced in 1987 and is well known for it's thin neck and hard-edged tone. The guitars are custom-made in Japan and only the best wood and mechanics are used to make the guitars. There are three different kinds of models: The RG, which are the regular guitars, the RGA which has got fixed bridge, and the RGT which has got a neck-thru construction.

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[edit] Origins

The RG series were first introduced in 1987 as a derivative to the Ibanez JEM and Universe series by Steve Vai. The RG guitars became very popular after a while and a lot of artists started using the guitars both live and in studio. Hard rock and metal bands like Korn, Meshuggah, Linkin Park and Slipknot have used the RG Prestige a long while and are still using them today. The RG Prestige series have been running for over 15 years and is still going strong.

Though the RG Prestige guitars are the top classed Ibanez guitars, they are slightly more affordable than top classed Gibson guitars, which can cost up to two or three times more than the Prestige series. The RG Prestige series' main competing models in the hard rock world, are the Jackson Soloist series, the Schecter Hellraiser series and the ESP Mirage series.

[edit] The RG Prestige Guitars

[edit] RG Series

  • RG1520G
  • RG1527
  • RG1570
  • RG1570L
  • RG1820X
  • RG2550E
  • RG2570E
  • RG2620
  • RG3120F

[edit] RGT Series

  • RGT320Q
  • RGT220A
  • RGT220H

[edit] RGA Series

  • RGA121
  • RGA321F

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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