Name: Ibanez RGMS8 Multi-scale 8-String - Black
Brand: Ibanez
SKU: 8096
Availability: BackOrder

Ibanez RGMS8 Multi-scale 8-String – Black

8-string Guitar Built for Performance The Ibanez RGMS8 Multi-scale 8-string guitar’s distinctive fretboard and compensated pickup and hardware configuration give you outstanding playing comfort and great intonation all the way up the fast, super-slim neck. The nyatoh body’s warm tone also serves up plenty of cut and sustain. And the RGMS8’s Mono-rail bridge lets each…

8-string Guitar Built for Performance

The Ibanez RGMS8 Multi-scale 8-string guitar’s distinctive fretboard and compensated pickup and hardware configuration give you outstanding playing comfort and great intonation all the way up the fast, super-slim neck. The nyatoh body’s warm tone also serves up plenty of cut and sustain. And the RGMS8’s Mono-rail bridge lets each string vibrate independently, while a pair of Ibanez Array 8 MS humbuckers delivers the amp-punishing punch you demand. A lot of guitars can play metal, but the Ibanez Iron Label RGMS8 8-string guitar was born for it.

Designed for metal

When Ibanez introduced their Iron Label series of electric guitars, it was clear they were heavy metal guitars through and through. The Iron Label RGMS8 8-string guitar carries on that tradition, and it adds a multi-scale fret design for incredible down-tuned punch while keeping the higher strings feeling familiar and sounding clear. And Array 8 humbucking pickups will push your amp into tight, aggressive distortion. Ibanez is famous for their fast, super-slim necks. The Wizard III-8 neck on the RGMS8 is topped with a premium jatoba fingerboard for enhanced fretting dexterity and optimized articulation.

Multi-scale frets for comfort, tension, and tone

Multi-scale frets are an exciting trend in guitar design aimed at down-tuned and technical playing. Matched to your fretting hand’s natural angle of movement, you get a longer scale length on the bass side of the instrument and a shorter scale on the treble side. Not only does this offer you better intonation across all eight strings, but the higher tension on the low strings adds muscle and punch to your tone. The multi-scale neck construction of this 8-string guitar equalizes that tension, resulting in a vibrant, open tone. At the same time, the higher strings have a familiar scale length for great single-string performance. While getting used to them may seem intimidating, guitarists at AJ’s Music & The Music Man have found that it’s a very natural transition.

Ibanez Array 8 MS humbuckers

A pair of slant-mounted Ibanez Array 8 MS pickups delivers the sonic essence of the RGMS8. Designed for down-tuning, these humbuckers are highly responsive, with a super-tight growl and fat, snarling tone that makes this guitar a natural for progressive metal and aggressive fusion styles.

Tech Specs

Scale Length Type: Multi-scale
Number of Strings: 8
Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
Body Type: Solidbody
Body Shape: RG
Body Material: Nyatoh
Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Color: Black
Neck Material: 5-piece Maple/Walnut
Neck Shape: Wizard III-8
Neck Joint: Bolt-on
Radius: 15.75″
Fingerboard Material: Jatoba
Fingerboard Inlay: Offset White Dots
Number of Frets: 24, Jumbo
Scale Length: 25.5″-27.2″
Nut Width: 2.165″
Nut Material: Plastic
Bridge/Tailpiece: Mono-rail Bridge
Tuners: Ibanez Closed Gear
Neck Pickup: Array 8 MS Humbucker
Bridge Pickup: Array 8 MS Humbucker
Controls: 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
Switching: 5-way blade pickup switch
Strings: D’Addario, .009-.080
Case/Gig Bag: Sold Separately
Manufacturer Part Number: RGMS8BK

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