Ibanez J.Custom RG8570-BRE Black Rutile Electric Guitar with Case and Certificate of Authenticity

General

The Ibanez J.Custom RG8570 is one of the best guitars the Japanese maker has ever built. The core of this RG model is formed by a solid African mahogany body that comes topped with flamed maple and finished with natural-reveal binding to create a more-than-charming mix of colours. Meanwhile, the HSH pickup configuration guarantees a vast range of superior sounds as shaped by the beefy DiMarzio 'The Tone Zone' bridge pickup, the highly expressive DiMarzio 'Air Norton' humbucker in the neck position, and the flexible-and-sparkling DiMarzio 'True Velvet' single-coil in the middle. Also, since it's nothing short of the real deal, the J.Custom Series RG8570 comes complete with a case, multi-tool, Gotoh straplocks and a certificate of authenticity.

The J.Custom RG8570: A High-Spec Build

As befits a high-end axe, the RG8570 has a satisfyingly slim, custom Super Wizard neck profile and an uber-stable, 5-piece maple-and-wenge neck. This, combined with a set of trusty Gotoh-made tuners ensures superb tuning stability, while the macassar ebony fretboard has been furnished with an elegant 'Tree of Life' inlay and twenty-four jumbo frets, where each fret has been specially treated to get rid of any sharp edges. The fretboard has a flat 16.9-inch radius for optimum grip on the strings and eased bends, and to accommodate extreme vibrato tricks, Ibanez have completed the build with a Lo-Pro Edge double locking tremolo bridge.