Ibanez ARZIR30 Iron Label Electric Guitar

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Crank out slick, hi-output sound, and look good doing it. The ARZ series IR30 boasts a pair of EMG 81 active humbuckers for a classic, aggressive sound.

What's special about this item?

Feature:	What it does:
Bound ebony fretboard	Luxurious looks and focused tone
EMG 60 and EMG 81 pickup complement	Active humbuckers for warm & hot response
Mahogany body	Rich, warm, focused sound; added sustain
Mahogany neck	Great sustain, strength, and warm tone

Overview

Iron Label, the Ibanez made-for-metal series, continues its thunderous offensive on the metal guitar market as its single-cutaway down-tunable wonder, the ARZ, joins the Iron Label.

The ARZ series features a sleek, single cutaway design, 24-fret, ultra-comfort set-in neck with smooth heel, designed for metal music. With a longer 25" scale length, the ARZ series was developed for down tuning -- and the Iron Label treatment.

The ARZIR30 features a Mahogany ARZ set-in Mahogany neck and body, Medium frets, and the ART-1 bridge for superior intonation and sustain. Electronics include an EMG 60 pickup for a classic-thick, buttery tone and an EMG 81 for fluid sustain and blistering high-end that can cut through any mix. Gotoh locking machine heads help provide superior tuning stability and expedite string changes. With a beautiful black flat finish, bound Ebony fretboard, Pearl/ Abalone block inlays, and Cosmo Black hardware, take the ARZ and Iron Label series to a new level of style of classic elegance.

Features

- Single cutaway design
- 24-fret ultra-comfort set-in neck with smooth heel
- Developed for down tuning
- EMG 60 and EMG 81 pickups

Specs

- Neck: ARZ Mahogany set-in neck (smooth heel)
- Body: Mahogany
- Scale: 25”
- Fretboard: Bound Ebony
- Dot Inlay: Acrylic & Abalone block inlay
- Frets: Medium
- Neck pickup: EMG 60
- Bridge pickup: EMG 81
- Tuners: Gotoh MG-T locking machine heads
- Control Knobs: Sure Grip III control knobs
- Bridge: ART-1
- Hardware: Cosmo Black

Documents and Manuals

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

Reviews

(1 ratings)

Submitted March 25, 2017 by Russell Chebahtah in Olympia, WA

"Amazing Guitar!"

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Used to own an Ibanez ART600 and put EMG 81/85 pickups in it, and I absolutely loved that guitar. This is essentially the same thing but a longer scale, beautiful ebony fretboard instead of rosewood, and a lot lighter than the ART. Nice low action that doesn't buzz even when down-tuned a lot (made minor adjustment for B tuning). If you like Ibanez and a Les Paul style body then I would definitely consider this guitar if you can score it for the $899 price.The only thing I miss about the ART vs ARZ is that the locking tuners on the ART had the auto trimming machine heads, not a deal breaker at all but it was nice.