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Ibanez J Custom RG8520 - Green Emerald

Solidbody Electric Guitar with African Mahogany Body, AAA Flamed Maple Top, Maple/Wenge Neck, Macassar Ebony Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Green Emerald
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This High-end Ibanez Has It All

The Ibanez RG8520 has it all — looks, tone, playability — and then some. Its resonant African mahogany body is capped in beautiful AAA flamed maple. Its 5-piece Super Wizard neck provides a just-right feel, while a J Custom fret edge treatment infuses its bound ebony fingerboard with the ultimate in smooth playability. Experience incredible clarity, power, and fast attack, thanks to the RG8520’s DiMarzio Tone Zone and Air Norton humbuckers. Maintain perfect intonation while bending, twisting, and dive-bombing, courtesy of a Lo-Pro Edge vibrato bridge/tailpiece. A member of Ibanez’s high-end J Custom line, the RG8520 features an eye-grabbing tree of life fingerboard inlay and Cosmo Black hardware.

Incredibly fast J Custom Super Wizard neck

Ibanez Wizard necks are thin and built for speed, and they enable effortless playability and comfort. The RG8520 takes that design to the next level with its 5-piece maple/wenge J Custom Super Wizard neck. The just-right feel provided by this neck encourages lightning-fast runs, arpeggios, and hammer-ons. Capping the neck is a 24-fret Macassar ebony fingerboard, loaded with jumbo frets that are perfect for big note bends. Beyond that, the RG8520's frets have been given Ibanez’s Prestige edge treatment, delivering the ultimate in smooth playability.

DiMarzio dynamic duo delivers expansive sonic range

There’s no denying the massive range of tone that you can get out of the Ibanez RG8520's duo of DiMarzio pickups. First, there’s the DiMarzio Tone Zone at the bridge — a hot humbucker with a super-wide dynamic range. It’s a perfect complement to the RG8520's DiMarzio Air Norton at the neck, which is deep, warm, and remarkably clean, with just the right amount of brightness for chimey chord work. You’ll love this ultra-flexible pickup set.

Lo-Pro Edge bridge for maximum expression

Whether you palm mute with precision or simply have a wild strumming style, few things are worse than getting hung up on your bridge during a furious performance. Guitar players at Sweetwater all agree the Ibanez Lo-Pro Edge bridge gets out of the way of your playing while still serving up maximum expression and tuning stability. You’ll barely know it’s there, thanks to its streamlined profile and recessed fine tuners. And locking studs give you additional tuning stability.

Ibanez RG8520 Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:

  • Resonant African mahogany body topped with beautiful AAA flamed maple
  • 5-piece maple/wenge J Custom Super Wizard neck provides a just-right feel
  • Bound ebony fingerboard with Prestige fret edge treatment delivers the ultimate in smooth playability
  • DiMarzio Tone Zone and Air Norton humbucking pickups yield clarity, power, and fast attack
  • Play expressively while maintaining your tuning stability with the Lo-Pro Edge vibrato
  • Eye-grabbing tree of life fingerboard inlay and Cosmo black hardware

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape J Custom RG
  • Body Material AAA Flamed Maple
  • Body Finish Gloss Polyester
  • Color Green Emerald
  • Neck
  • Neck Material 5-Piece Maple/Wenge
  • Neck Shape RG J Custom Super Wizard
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 16.9"
  • Fingerboard Material Bound Macassar Ebony
  • Fingerboard Inlay Mother-of-Pearl/Abalone Tree of Life
  • Number of Frets 24, Jumbo
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.692"
  • Nut Material Locking
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Lo-Pro Edge Locking Tremolo
  • Tuners Gotoh Machine Heads
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup DiMarzio Air Norton Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup DiMarzio The Tone Zone Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 1 x coil-tap switch, 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings D'Addario, .009-.042
  • Case/Gig Bag Hardshell Case
  • Manufacturer Part Number: RG8520GE

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 5/5

The Best!

Aside from the awesome looks the fretwork is phenomenal! Not to mention the tone from these pickup combination is mind blowing!
Rated 5/5

Real solid

Besides the beauty of this beast,
You can leave it on a stand year round when your not playing it,
and the neck is built so well, I never have to do any trussrod, or bridge height adjustments.
It stays in tune ALWAYS.
Only thing I did do it dye the fret board, for a better popping tree of life.
My first J-Custom, after owning many prestige models.
Music background: Metal head for 40 years
Rated 5/5

Makes Me Feel Like I Didn't Pay Enough For It

This guitar is the gem of my collection. I wanted a speed metal guitar and I've always had an affinity for Ibanez, so I splurged with a tax return. I've never played anything else like it, and it looks better in person than it did in the hi-res photos.

The Wizard neck is a dream, and hammers and taps come out so clean you almost don't need your right hand to play solos. And the pickups. Yes, they're passive, but they're so hot we have to cut the gain by 40% in the studio compared to any average electric guitar.

I cannot say enough good things about this axe, and would absolutely recommend anything in the RG series to anyone looking to shred. Every time I play it I feel like it deserves a better guitarist, and at this price point I can't imagine ever spending more on a metal guitar.
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