Ibanez RGIT27 RG Iron Label Electric Guitar, 7-String

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You will shred mightily with this 7-string guitar. Featuring a set neck and an ash body with EMG 707 active pickups, it's got plenty of depth and presence.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Ash body Strong, snappy responsive tone
Nitro Wizard-7 neck Fast playing and maximum comfort
EMG 707 alnico active humbucking pickups Tight, responsive 7-string pickup with beefy low B
Killswitch Cut the signal to your guitar for unique sounds

As the legion of converts to Iron Label, the made-for-metal guitar series, continues to grow, the Ibanez continues tap the seismic underworld for inspiration. With the 7-string RGIT27FE they may have struck sonic gold. Working from the "chassis" of their famous RG, they have unified body and neck, via "Neck-Thru" construction, thus achieving mind-boggling sustain.

The RGIT27FE's Ash Wing body is the perfect combination -- substantial, yet comfortable. The 7pc Maple/ Walnut thru constructed neck feature jumbo frets and an Ebony fingerboard that not only provides optimal articulation, but enhances playing speed as well. Working from the philosophy that player comfort translates to speed, the original innovators of the fast neck have surpassed themselves with their "Nitro Wizard" neck design.

And no matter what your signal chain, the paired EMG 707s in the neck position and the bridge guarantees a thick, complex distortion from which to carve your signature sound. The reliable Gibraltar II-7 sits at the lowest possible height, out of way of the picking hand. And the performance enhancing kill switch puts you in command of a head-turning strobe effect. With the purposefully Spartan Iron Label, you won't find a feature here that doesn't contribute directly to waking the dead.

- Neck: 7pc Maple/ Walnut "Nitro Wizard 7" through neck
- Body: Ash
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Frets: Jumbo
- Pickup: EMG 707 (H) neck
- Pickup: EMG 707 (H) bridge
- Tuners: Gotoh MG-T locking
- Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II-7
- Hardware: Cosmo Black
- Electronics: Kill switch equipped

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-669-8262
Web: https://www.ibanez.com/usa/support/

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (5 ratings)
Submitted March 16, 2015 by Evan S in Fulton, NY

"Solid Guitar, Literally"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This was my next choice after returning an Iron Label series I had gotten before this. I was worried about this one because the one I had gotten before had poor fretwork and was about the same price. When I opened it, I fell in love with the natural finish (I was torn between blue and natural, but went with natural) and immediately started playing it. The action was very nice out of the box, and the fretwork on this model was very nice. The previous guitar could have just been a lemon, of course.. I experienced fret buzz on this but only because of the neck bowing. I had expected this since it was shipped from Nevada all the way to frigid upstate New York. After this was taken care of I began to really appreciate how comfortable this guitar is. Although it's a natural finish, no gloss, paint, nothing, it's a very consistent and smooth feeling instrument. The neck is "nitro" fast, and very comfortable. For me, at least. The high fret access is as effortless as playing anywhere else on the neck which is killer. The sound this guitar delivers is wonderful as well. I read quite a few people complaining about the soapbar EMG's for this guitar, but I don't see a problem with them at all. They can handle anything I throw at them. Don't knock them until you try them. I like using high gain "djent" tones, to mid gain and clean tones and the pickups do a great job with them all, especially the high gain considering that this is a 25.5" scale guitar. I have tuned it down to drop Ab, and read more the low notes remain clear and punchy. If you have an issue with low string flub when tuning down, go for maybe a .64 gauge for some nice balanced string tension with .10-.46 for the rest. For the price of this guitar, you get solid craftsmanship with some cool specs (Gotoh locking tuners yee yee). I can't see myself using the kill switch much though. I'll be replacing that with a standard tone knob. I'm very happy with this instrument though. It is not a let down.

Musical Background:
Guitarist for 8 years. I enjoy playing music with friends and family, and have played in a couple local bands.

Musical Style:
Metal, jazz, fingerstyle.
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