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Ibanez Prestige RG5120M Electric Guitar - Polar Lights

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Ash Top, Maple/Wenge Neck, Maple Fingerboard, 2 Fishman Fluence Humbucking Pickups, and Lo-Pro Edge Tremolo - Polar LIghts
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Ibanez Prestige RG5120M Electric Guitar - Polar Lights
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A Brutal Axe for Refined Tastes

The Ibanez Prestige RG5120M offers high-end looks and a tone that hits like a pile driver — it’s a brutal axe for guitarists with refined tastes. Ash-topped African mahogany supplies you with a solid tonal base, while a comfortable 5-piece Super Wizard HP neck and slippery-fast bird’s-eye maple fingerboard inject your playing with a serious dose of speed. Experience the full gamut of aggressive yet articulate high-gain tones, courtesy of a duo of Fishman Fluence Modern Humbuckers. Benefit from complete pitch control and rock-solid intonation, thanks to a Lo-Pro Edge tremolo. The RG5120M comes complete with luminlay side dots and a durable gloss finish.

Incredibly fast Super Wizard HP neck

Ibanez Wizard necks are thin and built for speed, and they enable effortless playability and comfort. The RG5120M takes that design to the next level with its 5-piece maple/wenge Super Wizard HP neck. The just-right feel provided by this neck's satin finish encourages lightning-fast runs, arpeggios, and hammer-ons. Capping the neck is a 24-fret bird’s-eye maple fingerboard, loaded with stainless steel jumbo frets that are perfect for big note bends.

Fishman Fluence Modern Humbuckers

The Fishman Fluence Modern Humbuckers in the Prestige RG5120M deliver the most sought-after humbucking tones, from modern active to high-output humbucking. Unlike most wire-wound models, Fluence pickups manage to serve up this massive tone arsenal without noise or inductance issues. On top of that, Fishman Fluence Modern Humbucker pickups provide you with your choice of two distinctly different voices for each pickup. You can change the voicing via dedicated selector switch.

Palm muting never felt so good 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. 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 you'll have additional tuning stability thanks to the locking studs.

Ibanez Prestige RG5120M Features:

  • Resonant ash-topped African mahogany body infuses your playing with warmth, brightness, and sustain
  • Comfortable 5-piece Super Wizard HP neck is topped with an ultra-playable bird’s-eye maple fretboard
  • Fishman Fluence Modern Humbuckers yield aggressive yet articulate high-gain tones
  • Play expressively while maintaining your tuning stability with the Lo-Pro Edge tremolo
  • Luminlay side dots let you know where you are in the dark
  • Durable gloss finish

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape RG Prestige
  • Body Material African Mahogany
  • Body Finish Gloss Polyesterr
  • Color Polar Lights
  • Neck
  • Neck Material 5-piece Maple/Wenge
  • Neck Shape Super Wizard HP
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 16.9"
  • Fingerboard Material Birdseye Maple
  • Fingerboard Inlay Offset Mother-of-Pearl Dots
  • Number of Frets 24, Jumbo Stainless Steel
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.692"
  • Nut Material Locking
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Lo-Pro Edge Tremolo
  • Tuners Gotoh
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Fishman Fluence Modern Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup Fishman Fluence Modern Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 1 x mini toggle Voincing switch, 3-way blade pickup swith
  • Miscellaneous
  • Case/Gig Bag Hardshell Case
  • Manufacturer Part Number: RG5120MPRT

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Reviews

Well crafted and playing guitar.
I own all American built guitars except this one. This guitar playes as well and on the edge of playing better than my custom Keisel.
I think I could lower my action more with a little more work.

My Prestige plays so well and it is the most comfortable neck I've felt since the RG I owned in the 80s.I prefer the low profile tremolo to the eighties model.

This is my first time using Fishman pickups. I'm considering putting some in my Les Paul. The lows are tight, mids are transparent, and the highs have bite. The pickups in this guitar are perfect.

The case is nice and there is a multi tool that has everything to setup. I think the guitar was set up before it shipped. My action was a little higher than I wanted so I set it up with no problems.

I can't praise the neck enough. After 37 years of playing many guitars,I favor Ibanez necks over every one, including my Keisel custom.

This Prestige doesn't have elaborate inlays or flashy finish. It more than makes up for that by it's many virtues. The craftsmanship is excellent. This guitar is versatile with the low end for metal and the mids for rock. I didn't know active pickups could be so noise free.

This Prestige is my favorite guitar to play. I'm glad I picked this model because I love the pickups and neck. Sweetwater had great communication when it was shipped. If you are debating on buying this guitar, you will be happy the first time your hand touches the neck. Japanese craftsmanship at it's finest.
Music background: guitarist
High end, buttery smooth, worth it!
This guitar has attention to detail. There are no cracks, scuffs, scratches, marks, sharp edges, etc. It's absolutely perfect. I've had it for a couple months now and it's in my top 3 picks of guitars. I love it and I highly recommend it. The pickups are insanely good, the necks is smooooothhhhh and thin and it stays in tune even whacking on the whammy bar.

It's also BEAUTIFUL! Pictures don't do it justice. The Birdseye neck is so sexy. The finish is sometimes green - sometimes both, but seems to be mostly purple in my house.

10/10, would recommend.
Music background: casual
One of the best guitars I've played
I've played a lot of guitars, where I live there's only low end ibanez guitars. When I got a chance to play a prestige was blown away at the quality, let alone the price point when compared to gibson, fender, prs.
The nicest guitar I’ve ever owned
The guitar is beautiful and plays wonderfully. It is a better instrument than I am musician. I hope to be worthy of it someday.
Outstanding Instrument!
This guitar is amazing in quality and in playability!