The Ibanez RGIR27BFE-WNF 7-String Electric Guitar Walnut Flat is a 7-string electric guitar, with a mahogany body, a maple/bubinga neck, a rosewood fingerboard, EMG pickups, an Edge-Zero II tremolo, and a walnut flat finish. The body of the RGIR27BFE-WNF is made of mahogany and is bolted to the neck. This neck is streaky and made of maple and bubinga wood, and carries a rosewood fingerboard, with 24 jumbo frets in the sitting.
The pickups used on the Ibanez RGIR20BE-WNF are made by EMG and are perfect for sounds of the harder variety. The EMG 707 in the neck provides an assertive sound with smooth highs, which is perfect for rhythm-work, but also sounds great on a clean amp. The EMG 707 at the bridge is tweaked to help kick out great sustains and driving distortions.
To select the pickups individually and in combination, a 3-way blade switch is available while the master volume control allows the control of the signal strength. Typical of the models of Iron Label series is the Kill Wicht, by means of which can be produced machine gun-like staccato sounds. The Gibraltar Standard II tremolo guarantees tuning stability even with violent Whammy Bar techniques and Dive-Bombs.
The RG is the most recognizable and distinctive guitar in the Ibanez line. Three decades of metal have forged this high-performance machine, honing it for both speed and strength. Whether you favour a hardtail (fixed) bridge or Ibanez’s industry-leading locking tremolo system, the RG is a precision instrument.
The main features of the Ibanez RGIR27BFE-WNF 7-String Electric Guitar Walnut Flat? include:
Ive had this guitar for a while now, so I want to write a short review about it. It really as an amazing guitar and heres why
-The price/performance of this guitar is really good. It takes on more expensive guitar of this caliber, like ESPs for example, very easily in terms of The sound, playability, looks, components, etc
-The sound is huge, especially if you play heavy stuff, or stuff with alot of overdrive. But even then, this guitar handles clean/low gain sounds much better than I first thought it would. Its pretty clear and full sounding, even coming from a "metal" guitar with emg pickups. It can do many genres aswell.
-In terms of playability, this guitar does very well. The neck is only a tiny bit wider compared to some ESPs for example, and you can feel that. But is more flat at the bottom of the neck, so it depends on what you like. You can reach every fret very easily, and the tiny extra amount of space between the strings makes it easyer to grab (power)chords in my opinion. Also, this guitar allows for low action if you set it up properly.
-Lastly, the killswitch is a very handy feature, I didnt knew before I would use it so much.
Some cons Ive experienced so far:
-The input jack and the killswitch come loose a bit after while, but its very easy to screw it tight again, so its not a big issue for me. Thats why I gave it 3 out of 5 stars on workmanship.
-I play this guitar in a drop b tuning, and ive had some issues setting it up properly. That mainly depends on the string gauges Ive used though. I have 54s on there, but its too thin. Also, the G-string(in a standard tuning) behaves poorly on some frets, not ringing clear or buzzing a bit. But then again, I think it has something to do with my current string gauges and my low tuning. When this guitar was set up at a drop c# tuning, the action was extremely low and every note sounded perfect so I still have to work at it.
Overall: A really nice guitar and a killer tone for a very good price.
Plays well, was setup really good, great features from the iron label range like the kill switch etc. The finish looks great and so far the tremolo is stable and have used it extensively since i purchased it. Hasn't given me any issue, can't fault the guitar at all
This is a guitar I wouldn't buy again, but I'm perfectly happy to own. It works well but you can find a better guitar for less if you search, although this one doesn't have any glaring flaws.