Brimming with Exclusive Looks, Tone, and Playability
Like all of the guitars in Ibanez's high-end J Custom line, the RG8570 is brimming with looks, tone, and playability. Its beautiful, exotic maple-capped African mahogany body, available only at Sweetwater, supplies unbelievable resonance and sustain. Its 5-piece neck provides a just-right feel, while Ibanez's J Custom fret edge treatment infuses its bound rosewood fingerboard with the ultimate in smooth playability. DiMarzio's Tone Zone, True Velvet, and Air Norton pickups push your amp to get crunchy rhythms and hot leads. Beyond that, you can bend, twist, and dive-bomb with impunity, thanks to a Lo-Pro Edge tremolo. The RG8570 features Volume and Tone control knobs, Gotoh strap lock pins, and an eye-grabbing tree of life fingerboard inlay.
Incredibly fast J Custom Super Wizard neck
Ibanez Wizard necks are thin and built for speed, and they enable effortless playability and comfort. The RG8570 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 rosewood fingerboard, loaded with jumbo frets that are perfect for big note bends. Beyond that, the RG8570's frets have been given Ibanez's J Custom edge treatment, delivering the ultimate in smooth playability.
Three DiMarzio pickups cover an expansive sonic range
There's no denying the massive range of tone that you can get out of the Ibanez RG8570's trio 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 RG8570's DiMarzio Air Norton at the neck, which is deep, warm, and remarkably clean. Finally, a DiMarzio True Velvet in the middle position offers up clean, punchy high and midrange tones. You'll love this ultra-flexible pickup trio.
Go wild with the Lo-Pro Edge tremolo
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. That’s one area in which the RG8570’s Lo-Pro Edge tremolo really shines; it 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. Plus, locking studs give you additional tuning stability. As for functionality, Sweetwater guitarists cite the Lo-Pro Edge as among the most reliable double-locking trems you’ll ever put your hands on. So, pull the bar all the way up, then slam it down to the body all you want; you can follow it up with a jazz chord, and it’ll be perfectly in tune.
Ibanez J Custom RG8570 Features:
- Resonant African mahogany body capped in beautiful AAA flamed maple
- 5-piece maple/wenge J Custom Super Wizard neck provides a just-right feel
- Bound rosewood fingerboard with J Custom fret edge treatment delivers the ultimate in smooth playability
- DiMarzio Air Norton, True Velvet, and Tone Zone pickups serve up classic tone
- Play expressively while maintaining your tuning stability with the Lo-Pro Edge tremolo
- Gotoh strap lock pins safeguard against droppage
- Volume and Tone control knobs and an eye-grabbing tree of life fingerboard inlay
