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New Ibanez RG XL Guitars Feature 27" Scale Necks

January 23, 2001

RG470XL
RG7421XL in Gray Nickel

Ibanez has aided players in their quest for greater low end and experimenting with alternate tunings by offering 7-string guitars, and 6-string guitars with stock D-Tuners. Now comes a fresh assault in achieving new lows, Ibanez RG guitars featuring XL necks with a 27" inch scale.

Commented Jim Donahue of Ibanez, "one of the drawbacks to lower tunings on a standard 6-string guitar is the loss of articulation; the strings just get floppy." But, says Donahue, the 27" inch scale provides higher string tension even in very low tunings "so everything stays nice, tight and clear."

Ibanez is offering XL 27" necks on three models. The RG1077XL, which is a 7-string with double locking trem, lists for $1499.99. The RG470XL, a 6-string with double locking tremolo, lists for just $799.99 as does the RG7421XL, a seven-string with a fixed bridge.

Model RG1077XL RG7421XL RG470XL
List $1,499.99 $799.99 $799.99
Available Finish Royal Blue Gray Nickel Black Pearl
Body Material Basswood Basswood Basswood
Neck Material Maple with Bubinga Reinforcement Maple with Bubinga Reinforcement Maple
Neck Type/Scale Wizart 7 Prestige/27" Scale Wizard 7 /27" Scale Wizard II/27" Scale
No. Frets/Type 24/Jumbo 24/Jumbo 24/Jumbo
Fingerboard Bound Rosewood Rosewood Rosewood
Inlay Abalone Offset Dot Pearl Dot Pearl Dot
Bridge Lo Pro Edge 7 Fixed 7 Lo TRS
H/W Color Powder Cosmo BK Cosmo Black
Neck Pickup DiMarzio Custom 7 Hum Ibanez V7-7/ Ceramic Magnet Ibanez V7 Hum/Ceramic Magnet
Middle Pickup DiMarzio Custom 7 Sing   Ibanez S1 Single Coil/Alnico-5 Pole Pieces
Bridge Pickup DiMarzio Custom 7 Hum Ibanez V8-7/ Alnico-5 Magnet Ibanez V8 Hum/Alnico-5 Magnet
Case UV1000C UV1000C UV1000C
List $169.99 $169.99 $169.99

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.ibanez.com/.

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