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Ibanez J Custom RG8570 Electric Guitar - Royal Blue Sapphire

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Maple Top, Maple/Wenge Neck, Ebony Fingerboard, 2 Humbucking Pickups, 1 Single-coil Pickup, and Lo-Pro Edge Tremolo - Royal Blue Sapphire
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Brimming with 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 AAA flamed-maple-capped African mahogany body 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 ebony 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 an Edge-Zero tremolo. The RG8570 features recessed 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 ebony 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.

Palm muting never felt so good with the Edge-Zero 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 Edge-Zero 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 J Custom RG8570 Electric Guitar 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 ebony 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 Edge-Zero tremolo
  • Gotoh strap lock pins safeguard against droppage
  • Recessed control knobs and an eye-grabbing tree of life fingerboard inlay

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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 African Mahogany
  • Top Material AAA Flamed Maple
  • Body Finish Gloss Polyester
  • Color Royal Blue Sapphire
  • Neck
  • Neck Material 5-piece Maple/Wenge
  • Neck Shape Super Wizard HP
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 16.9"
  • Fingerboard Material Macassar Ebony
  • Fingerboard Inlay Tree of Life
  • Number of Frets 24, Jumbo, Nickel Silver
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.692"
  • Nut Material Locking
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Ibanez Lo-Pro Edge
  • Tuners Gotoh
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup DiMarzio Air Norton Humbucker
  • Middle Pickup DiMarzio True Velvet Single-coil
  • Bridge Pickup DiMarzio Tone Zone Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x volume, 1 x tone
  • Switching 5-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings .009-.042
  • Case/Gig Bag Hardshell Case
  • Manufacturer Part Number: RG8570RBS

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Rated 5/5

Even more beautiful with white pickups

I love this guitar. I swapped out the DiMarzios for white Seymour Duncans, which are brighter, and have a stronger output. And it looks so much better with the white pickups. A warning if you plan on doing this yourself: the routings are specific to the DiMarzios. This means that the mounting tabs on the Seymour Duncans had to be whittled down significantly to get them to fit. The playability is excellent, but this is a mahogany axe, and the weight shows it. It's quite heavy. The finish is excellent, and the color is simply marvelous.
Music background: Professional musician for 35+ years. Studio owner.
Rated 5/5

Worth every penny

I'm not a pro; barely an amateur. However, I believe this is the best guitar that I will ever have the opportunity to play. Sweetwater's Luthiers set it up absolutely perfectly. The action is crazy low and not a single fret buzz across all strings. The finish is absolutely gorgeous and very well constructed. The neck is ultra thin and is just a pleasure to play. Having an instrument of this calibur will spoil you!! Nothing else compares. I feel this is the best 6-string that Ibanez has put out this year. Buy it. You won't regret it.

Having said that, I wish they would have put locking tuners on it (not a huge deal) and as the other reviewer pointed out, it is a heavy guitar.

The only change I would ever consider making on this guitar would be to swap out the pickups for some active EMGs. Honestly, it doesn't need the EMGs, I just prefer the sound of an active pickup.
Music background: Amateuer Guitar and Drum player
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