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RGIR9FME Iron Label 9-String Electric Guitar - Faded Denim Burst Flat

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RGIR9FME Iron Label 9-String Electric Guitar - Faded Denim Burst Flat

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With metal and nothing but metal in mind, Ibanez modded and tweaked to get to the heaviest sounding metal axes ever built. Starting with their legendary super-thin, ultra-playable Wizard neck, Ibanez upped the ante to Nitro Wizard for the ultimate in playability - as fast and comfortable but with added road-tested durability. Whether it's a 6, 7 or 8-string, every Iron Label axe is matched perfectly with American-made EMG® or DiMarzio® pickups. Purposefully Spartan, you won't find a feature here that doesn't contribute directly to rattling bones or waking the dead.

Specifications
Neck type: Nitro Wizard-9, 5pc Maple/Walnut neck
Top/back/body: Flamed Maple top, Nyatoh body
Fretboard: Jatoba fretboard w/ White dot inlay
Frets: Jumbo frets
Number of frets: 24
Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II-9 bridge
Neck pickup: EMG 909 (H) neck pickup (Active/Alnico)
Bridge pickup: EMG 909 (H) bridge pickup (Active/Alnico)
Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E,7B,8F#,9C#
String gauge: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.075/.090
Nut: Graph Tech
Hardware colour: Cosmo black

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3.81.184.170
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Awesome and unique instrument 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Edmonton South, Alberta
I purchased this guitar a few months back, even though I have only played guitar on and off for decades. This has been an inspiring way to get back into it, and this guitar covers most of the tones I'm after (chunky clean baritone tones, crushing djenting, and a massive fretboard for incredibly interesting tunings and chord voicing). The EMG 909 pickups included are suitable, and HOT. I wouldn't see a reason to upgrade to the 909x. I raised the bridge pick-up to get more low end out of the bridge selection and it really rounded out the mids and low end, kept that percussive djenty tone. For warmer, thicker rhythm or lead sounds, the middle selection sounds great. Though I wouldn't mind a passive option somewhere in there. Intonation is pretty solid and easy to dial in -- though I do recommend a tool kit to dial it in better. I did have to file the fret edges a bit from the factory setup (why I didn't give it a 5 for quality), and I was cutting up my fretting hand from the sharp edges when I first played it for a an extended period. 30 minute fix with small filing instrument. One of my favorite things about this instrument (though I know it may compromise intonation) is the full 28 inch scale across the entire neck. It definitely requires some precise fretting on the low strings to hit the right notes (even slight bends can put you out a semi tone that low, and it's easy to bend more than a full time down there at this scale). Playing on the 6th and 7th string from the bridge pickup really gives you that janky baritone guitar sound, and it djents like a beast. With EMG pickups -- though many people find them sterile -- sound great on this instrument and fully cover the range, and allow for a wide range of dynamics and tone (more than previous experience with EMGs). Its a fantastic studio guitar, and easy to experiment with alternative tunings on the fly. I'd definitely call this a 'composers' guitar. Ergonomically, it would be a challenge in a live situation, but I'm sure people who are better than I can work with this. The instrument it's self plays well -- easier than I expected. The neck feels great (after I filed down the over hanging frets) and solid. The middle of the neck is pretty much flat. I have small hands and initially thought getting around on this instrument would be a challenge, it's not. Overall, no regrets adding this unique and versatile instrument to my kit. Finding a non-ibanez (quite expensive for the hard shell) case may be a challenge. I ended up have to use a modified bass case with some extra padding to make up for extended baritone scale and the width of the neck. Fun instrument If you can get your hands on one.
Posted by Real Cardinal on Mar 7, 2021
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