The Ibanez Premium RG1027PBF is a seven-string model and is part of the most recognisable range from this iconic manufacturer. The RG guitar has been defined by three decades of metal music and development, making them equipped for speed and strength.
An iconic Wizard 11-piece neck is crafted from Wenge, Bubinga, Maple and Purpleheart that all contribute to the rigidity of the neck and enhanced sustain. This neck has a strong Wenge fingerboard attached to it that is adorned with 24 jumbo stainless steel frets and Ibanez’s Premium Fret Edge Treatment. This attention to detail leads to premium hand-rolled fret edges that enhance the speed and comfort of this guitar. The stainless steel frets add a bright tone and improved durability and smoothness for bending. A luminescent side dot inlay helps players identify fretboard marks when performing on dark stages.
Equipped with DiMarzio pickups, the combination of two PAF 7 models with passive outputs and ceramic magnets produce both a sound that is clean and open on the low notes, and warm and rounded on the high notes. When combined with a built-in 5-way pickup switch, this guitar is capable of delivering a range of sounds suitable for many genres. A Tight-End R Bridge is designed to anchor with rigidity and accuracy. The Gotoh MG-T locking machine heads achieve incredible tuning stability, cutting down string-changing time.
Love my new guitar, is really beautifully crafted, it tunes and sounds like a dream, the woodgrain and detail is gorgeous. Worth the money.
UPD. A week or so ago faint noize appeared on low B and E strings. Now it spread on A a bit too and progressed in loudness to the state of rendering instrument useless. It goes from inside the neck, like truss rod resonates or something. But on any fret of three lower stings. Guess it's going back to shop.
Got this beauty as my first seven string. Was nervous about possibly ugly top /visible top joint in center of guitar, since top is made of two parts, but totally won the lottery and got gorgeous one.
Stainless steel frets with ibanez premium fret edge treatment, copper shielding, PAF-7 pups - guitar feels very nice overall.
Only minor complaint may be that it was not set properly out of the box, but it took like five minutes to set intonation and action heigth right.
Oh, and wenge/bubinga neck is kinda lightly textured, which might turn off some people, who like only silky smooth polished necks.
So - solid instrument with impressive look (may vary, probably, but I got awesome one). Very happy with purchase.