IBANEZ Standard RGMS8-BK Multiscale 8-String Black
Multi-scale 8-string electric guitar with Ibanez array pickups
The Ibanez Standard RGMS8-BK Multiscale 8-String Black offers the trendy multi-scale construction with its own scale for every string at an extremely attractive price. The electric guitar with mahogany body and screwed maple walnut neck convinces with the typical smooth RG feel, while Ibanez Array-8 MS Humbucker provides tight metal sounds. Last but not least, the Ibanez Standard RGMS8 is equipped with Ibanez Mono-Rail single bars and precise Ibanez tuners.
The Ibanez Standard RGMS8 offers the trendy multi-scale design at an attractive price.
Thanks to the "Wizard III-8" profile and All Access Neck Joint, the screwed maple walnut neck is easy to play.
Ibanez RGMS8 with multi-scale design
Based on the popular multi-scale design, the Ibanez RGMS8 has its own scale for each string, which increases from 25.5 inches for the highest to 27.3 inches for the lowest string, guaranteeing precise sound development even during extreme drop-tunings. The mahogany body offers the well-known sleek RG contours with wide cutaways and all access neck joint for unhindered access to the high positions of the maple walnut neck held in the flat "Wizard III-8" profile.
Two Ibanez Array-8 MS humbuckers deliver tight metal sounds with assertive growl due to the special tuning for deep tunings.
Ibanez Array-8 MS Humbucker
Another striking feature of the Ibanez Standard RGMS8-BK Multiscale 8-String Black is the Ibanez Array-8 MS Humbucker. Especially developed for modern drop-tunings, the pickups convince with a dynamic and tight sound, which precisely defines every note and with a distinctive growl gives every riff or solo an enormous assertiveness. To control the pickups, a 5-way blade switch as well as general volume and tone controls are available, which can be used to call up versatile tones.
At the headstock of the Ibanez standard RGMS8 die-cast tuners guarantee precise tuning.
Perfectly matched hardware
Furthermore, the Ibanez Standard RGMS8 convinces with an indestructible hardware equipment, which is perfectly tuned to the 8-string guitar. On the body are eight Ibanez Mono-Rail single bars, which ensure an optimal adjustment of intonation and string position even during extreme drop-tunings. In addition, Ibanez die-cast tuners on the head plate ensure precise and stable tuning.
The Ibanez Standard RGMS8-BK Multiscale 8-String Black at a glance:
Electric Guitar from the Ibanez Standard Series
Multi-scale construction with 25.5" to 27.3" scale (648 mm to 686 mm)
mahogany body
Screwed, five-part maple walnut neck with "Wizard III-8" profile
Jatoba fingerboard with Fanned Frets and Split Offset Dot inlays
Ibanez Array-8 MS Humbucker
Ibanez Mono-Rail single bars
Ibanez Die-Cast Tuner
Features:
Manufacturer:
Ibanez
Series:
Standard
Design:
RG
Body:
Mahogany
Neck:
5-ply, Maple/Walnut
Neck Construction:
Ibanez AANJ, bolt-on
Neck Profile:
Wizard III-8
Fretboard:
Jatoba
Fretboard Inlays:
Offset Dots
Number of Frets:
24
Fret Format:
Jumbo
Nut type:
Plastic
Pickup:
HH
Manufacturer pickups:
Ibanez
Neck Pickup:
Array-8 MS
Bridge Pickup:
Array-8 MS
Active pickups:
No
Piezo Pickup:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Switch:
5-Way
Control:
Vol, Tone
Bridge:
Ibanez Mono Rail
Tuners:
Die-Cast
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Cosmo Black
String Gauge:
.009 - .080
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Finish:
High-Gloss
Colour:
Black
Number of Strings:
8
Case included:
No
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
No
Ibanez Standard RGMS8-BK Multiscale 8-String Black
The build is excellent on this guitar, especially for what you're paying. I would maybe swap the pickups if I'm being overly picky but the guitar as a whole plays and performs solidly!
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