With the Ibanez RG8 solidbody 8-string electric guitar, you get options. Put up a wall of sound with huge, thick chords; launch runs that start really low; play bass lines; discover new chord voicings - the possibilities are endless. With its maple/walnut 5-piece neck, string-through-body fixed bridge, and IBZ-8 humbuckers, this axe is built for hard-core front-line duty. The RG8 doesn't feel like a 6-string with extra strings - it's an amazingly playable instrument unto itself. Considering a 8-string? Check out the Ibanez RG8.
8-string guitars are a breed apart, and they can bring an otherworldly intensity to your music. To prove the point, check out Animals As Leaders to hear dueling Ibanez 8-strings as majestically wielded by Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes. Why Ibanez? Well, the company pretty much wrote the book on production 7- and 8-string electric guitars. The Ibanez RG8 sports an ideal 27" scale that keeps your low strings sounding nice and tight, even with dropped tunings. Ibanez's 8-string design and construction techniques (a 5-piece neck and a string-through-body fixed bridge) contribute to the RG8's unique, authoritative, eminently musical voice.
The Ibanez RG8 is fitted with two IBZ-8 humbucking pickups. Regardless of the tuning you're employing, you get clear articulation, long sustain, and awesome tonal versatility. Designed specifically for 8-string guitars, the IBZ-8 gives you the clearest, fattest low end you've ever felt from a guitar pickup, along with sparkling highs. It's this kind of tonal versatility that makes the Ibanez RG8 ideal for metal, fusion, and most any flavor of rock.
There are quite a few ways to tune an 8-string guitar. The Ibanez RG8 comes to you with a factory drop tuning of 1D#, 2A#, 3F#, 4C#, 5G#, 6D#, 7A#, and 8F. Where you go from there is your business. Tune in major thirds. Bracket your standard 6-string guitar tuning with a low B and a high G or A. The possibilities are enticing, aren't they? Ibanez RG8 is an affordable opportunity to forge your signature sound. Go for it.
The RG is the most recognizable and distinctive guitar in the Ibanez line. Three decades of metal have forged this high-performance machine, honing it for both speed and strength. Whether you favor a hardtail (fixed) bridge or our industry-leading locking tremolo system, the RG is a precision instrument.
Body Type | Solidbody |
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Body Shape | RG |
Left-/Right-handed | Right-handed |
Number of Strings | 8 |
Body Material | Mahogany |
Body Finish | Urethane |
Color | White |
Neck Material | 5-piece Maple/ Walnut |
Neck Shape | Wizard II-8 |
Radius | 15.75" |
Fingerboard Material | Jatoba |
Fingerboard Inlay | Dots |
Number of Frets | 24 |
Scale Length | 27" |
Nut Width | 2.165 |
Nut Material | Plastic |
Bridge/Tailpiece | RG8WHRG8WH |
Tuners | Standard chrome machine heads |
Neck Pickup | IBZ-8 Humbucker |
Bridge Pickup | IBZ-8 Humbucker |
Controls | 1 x volume, 1 x tone, 3-way blade pickup switch |
Strings | 009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065 |
Manufacturer Part Number | RG8WH |