Ibanez RG Tremolo

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Ibanez RG Tremolo
Manufacturer Ibanez
Period 1987 — present
Construction
Body type Solid
Neck joint Bolt-on, Neck-thru
Woods
Body Basswood, Mahogany
Neck 3pc and 5pc Wizard II Maple with Walnut
Fretboard Rosewood
Hardware
Bridge Edge Pro II, Edge III
Pickup(s) H-S-H or H-H IBZ Infinity pickups
Colors available
Black, Electric Blue, White, Amber & Transparent Lavender Blue

The Ibanez RG Tremolo series are guitars. They are made as a basic superstrat design . The series were introduced in 1987 with a RG Tremolo model known as RG570DX and sold well. The RG Tremolo series features the RG370DX (See picture), which is Ibanez' best selling guitar ever made. There are regular RGs and RGs with neck-thru design known as RGT. There have been a lot of models in this series, but there are only 7 "official" RG Tremolo models today.

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[edit] Origins

The original guitar was a RG570DX with a version of Floyd Rose tremolo known as Edge III which came out in 1987. The guitar featured a thin flat neck which was ideal for both chording and shredding. Pro musicians like Paul Gilbert started using Ibanez for its look, sound and neck. The RG570DX is manufactured less than before, but there are other guitars in the series which have been popular in the hard rock world. The RG Tremolos' quality placement is right between the RG Prestige series and the GRG series. Due to the price, many think the quality is surprisingly good. Bands like Evanescence, The Offspring and solo artist Andy Martin use RG Tremolo series live and in studio. Some have customized RG Tremolos though.

All RG Tremolo guitars features Edge licensed Floyd Rose tremolos. There are another variant of the RG Tremolos with fixed bridge which is named RG Fixed series, but are just the same quality as RG Tremolo guitars.

[edit] The RG Tremolo Guitars

[edit] RG Series

  • RG320EX
  • RG320FM
  • RG320DX
  • RG350DX
  • RG350EX
  • RG350MDX
  • RG370DX
  • RG370DXL
  • GRG170DXIbanez.com

[edit] RGT Series

  • RGT42DX
  • RGT42DXFM

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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