Ibanez loaded the Iron Label RGRB720 with a pair of DiMarzio D Activator-7 humbucking pickups. These high-octane pickups deliver a full and enriched harmonic quality that’s great for rhythm and solo playing alike. DiMarzio designed their D Activator pickups to eliminate the sterile edginess that plagues many active pickups. The bottom line is that they deliver all the advantages of active pickups without the drawbacks. Plus, these pickups don’t require batteries! What’s more, their massive headroom permits you to pick as aggressively as you want without flattening your signal. These pickups also have exceptionally balanced volume between the neck and bridge — you can switch between the two positions with zero drops in volume. The RGRB720 includes Ibanez’s vaunted dyna-Mix10 switching system, along with an Alter switch.
Palm-mute-promoting Edge-Zero II-7 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 RGRB720’s Edge-Zero II-7 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 and recessed fine tuners. Plus, locking studs give you additional tuning stability. As for functionality, we’ve been using — and abusing — Ibanez’s Edge-Zero and its variants around AJ’s Music & The Music Man since the early 1990s, and we can proclaim with the utmost confidence: the Edge-Zero II-7 is 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.
Tech Specs
- RGRB720 Iron Label
- Satin Polyurethane
- 7
- Right-handed
- Solidbody
- RGR Doublecut
- Nyatoh
- Satin Polyurethane
- Black Flat
- 5-piece Maple
- Wizard II-7
- Bolt-on
- 15.74″
- Ebony
- 24
- 25.5″
- Locking
- Ibanez Edge-Zero II-7 Locking Tremolo
- Gotoh
- DiMarzio D Activator 7 Humbucker
- DiMarzio D Activator 7 Humbucker
- 1 x volume, 1 x tone
- 5-way blade pickup switch (dyna-MIX10), alter switch
- .009-.054
- RGRB720BKF
