IBANEZ Standard RGA42EX-BAM Black Aurora Burst Matte
Electric guitar with Quantum Pickups F106 Bridge
With the Ibanez Standard RGA42EX-BAM Black Aurora Burst Matte Ibanez presents an electric guitar for Rock and Metal, which knows how to please with trendy finish, high playability and versatile sounds. The electric guitar has a meranti body, which allows an unhindered access to all layers of the "Wizard III" maple neck with a wide Cutaways body. On the amp, furthermore Ibanez Quantum humbuckers provide differentiated rock and metal sounds, while high-quality Hardware guarantees long-lasting playing pleasure.
The Ibanez Standard RGA42EX-BAM Black Aurora Burst Matte features Quantum Humbuckers for versatile sounds between rock and metal.
Ibanez RGA42FM: Beautiful look, high playing comfort
The Ibanez Standard RGA42EX skillfully combines a beautiful look with contemporary playing comfort. The slim meranti body comes in an iridescent Black-Aurora-Burst-Matte finish. The wide Cutaways also allows unobstructed access to the high registers of the bolt-on maple neck, which has an extremely fast "Wizard III" profile and thus provides the ideal basis for complex riffs and virtuoso solos.
Ibanez Quantum humbucker for differentiated sounds
The Ibanez Standard RGA42EX-BAM Black Aurora Burst matte features two Ibanez Quantum humbuckers in the neck and bridge positions. Equipped with powerful ceramic magnets, these pickups deliver differentiated sounds for modern rock and metal that don't lose their contour even when drop-tuned. Here, the bridge humbucker convinces with its aggressive sound, which asserts itself in the band sound with a laser-sharp focused midrange spectrum, while the neck pickup lets every note sing with a smooth Sustain. The pickups are managed via a 3-way blade switch as well as Master Volume and Master Tone controls.
Ibanez Hardware for unrestricted playing pleasure
A high-quality hardware equipment, which guarantees an unrestricted playing pleasure, completes the Ibanez Standard RGA42EX-BAM Black Aurora Burst Matte. On the body sits accordingly the Ibanez F106 Bridge, which supports a fast Attack with the string guide through the body. Six individually adjustable string saddles guarantee furthermore a perfectly adjusted intonation and a comfortable string position. From the bridge, the strings with 25.5" scale length (648 mm) are guided towards the headstock, where Ibanez tuners ensure a precise and robust tuning of the electric guitar.
The Ibanez Standard RGA42EX-BAM Black Aurora Burst matte at a glance:
Electric guitar from the Ibanez Standard Series.
Meranti body
Bolted maple neck
Jatoba fingerboard with offset dot inlays
"Wizard III" profile
Two Ibanez Quantum humbuckers
Ibanez F106 Bridge
Ibanez die-cast tuners
Features:
Manufacturer:
Ibanez
Series:
Standard
Design:
RGA
Body:
Meranti
Top:
No
Binding:
No
Neck:
Maple
Neck Construction:
Ibanez AANJ, bolt-on
Neck Profile:
Wizard III
Thickness at 1st Fret:
19
Thickness at 12th Fret:
21
Fretboard:
Jatoba
Scale in mm:
648
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
15.75
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Number of Frets:
24
Fret Format:
Jumbo
Fretboard Inlays:
Offset Dots
Nut type:
Plastic
Nut width in mm:
43
Width at Last Fret:
58
Pickup:
HH
Manufacturer pickups:
Ibanez
Neck Pickup:
Quantum (H)
Middle Pickup:
No
Bridge Pickup:
Quantum (H)
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Electronic:
Passive
Switch:
5-Way
Control:
Vol, Tone
Bridge:
Ibanez F106 Bridge
Tailpiece:
No
Tuners:
Die-Cast
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Black
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Finish:
Matte
Colour:
Black Aurora Burst Matte
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
No
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
No
Ibanez Standard RGA42EX-BAM Black Aurora Burst Matte
The guitar is well built as expected from Ibanez, i tried a few models and decided on an RGA, mostly because i like the arch top, i dont like the hard edges of the RG models and while the body shape of the S series fits me well and the hardwars is much the same , the S series guitars are super thin..... This particular guitar i had to return as there is a tiny dent on the neck by the first fret but there models are mass produced so somtimes a few small imperfections slip through the net..... i must say the guitar was very well 'set up' and played great out of the box. To be honest i have not plugged it into an amp as i am returning it so didn't wan't to remove the plastic covering the pickups so i cannot review the sound but i gave 5 stars anyway because it's an Ibanez! There is one small 'smudge' on the front so i gave 4 stars for 'optic'.... The guitar is well made and other than the tiny dent on the neck
Craftsmanship
Sound
Optic
Price/Performance
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