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The '''ARZIR28''' is an eight-string [[Artist series]] solid body electric guitar model introduced by [[Ibanez]] in 2015. It is part of the metal-focused [[Iron Label]] line.
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The '''ARZIR28''' is an eight string [[Artist series]] solid body electric guitar model introduced by [[Ibanez]] in 2015. It was made in China as part of the metal focused [[Iron Label]] line.
   
 
Features of the ARZIR28 include a single cutaway archtop mahogany body, a set-in neck with a smooth heel and a 24-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with acrylic and abalone block inlays. Components include dual active EMG [[humbucking pickup]]s with individual volume controls, a fixed bridge and tailpiece, Sure Grip III knobs and cosmo black hardware.
 
Features of the ARZIR28 include a single cutaway archtop mahogany body, a set-in neck with a smooth heel and a 24-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with acrylic and abalone block inlays. Components include dual active EMG [[humbucking pickup]]s with individual volume controls, a fixed bridge and tailpiece, Sure Grip III knobs and cosmo black hardware.
   
Similar six-string ([[ARZIR20]]) and seven-string ([[ARZIR27]]) models were also produced. The ARZIR28 was discontinued after 2015.
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Similar six string ([[ARZIR20]]) and seven string ([[ARZIR27]]) models were also produced.
   
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The ARZIR28 was discontinued after just one year in production.
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== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
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| name = ARZIR28
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| name =
 
| series = Artist series
 
| series = Artist series
 
| subseries = ARZ series
 
| subseries = ARZ series
| subseries2 = Iron Label
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| subseries2 = Iron Label series
 
| year = 2015
 
| year = 2015
| area = Japan / USA / Australia, Canada, Central & South America
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| area = Japan / USA / North & South America and Oceania
| made = Indonesia
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| made = China
| colors = DBS (Dark Brown Sunburst)
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| colors = Black (BK)
 
| bodytype = Solid body
 
| bodytype = Solid body
 
| matbody = Mahogany
 
| matbody = Mahogany
| matneck = {{5pmw}}
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| matneck = {{5pmahw}}
| matfb = Rosewood with binding
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| matfb = Rosewood w/ binding
| nj = [[Set-in]] with smooth heel
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| nj = [[Set-in]] w/ smooth heel
| neck = [[ARZ (neck type)|ARZ]]
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| neck = [[ARZ-8 (neck type)|ARZ-8]]
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| scale = {{27}}
 
| frets = 24 / medium
 
| frets = 24 / medium
 
| bridge = [[Full Tune III]] fixed
 
| bridge = [[Full Tune III]] fixed
 
| tailpiece = [[Full Tune III]]
 
| tailpiece = [[Full Tune III]]
| hw = Cosmo black w/ black knobs
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| hw = Cosmo black w/ black Sure Grip III knobs
 
| pucon = HH
 
| pucon = HH
| puneck = [[EMG 808]] (H) ''active/ alnico''
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| puneck = [[EMG 808]] {{H}} ''active/ alnico''
| pubridge = [[EMG 808]] (H) ''active/ alnico''
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| pubridge = [[EMG 808]] {{H}} ''active/ alnico''
| control = 2 volume / 1 tone / 3-way toggle
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| control = {{2VT3}}
| inlay = Acrylic/ abalone blocks
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| inlay = Acrylic/ abalone split block
 
| tuners = Locking
 
| tuners = Locking
 
| strings = .009–.065
 
| strings = .009–.065
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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* [[2015 USA new product book]] ([[:File:2015 Winter USA new products p12-13.jpg|page 13]])
* [http://www.ibanez.com/anniversary/expansion.php?cat_id=414&now=15 2015 Ibanez USA catalog]
 
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* [[2015 Europe catalog]] ([[:File:2015 EU catalog p30-31.jpg|page 30]])<!--
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150128071401/http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/u_eg_page15.php?year=2015&cat_id=1&series_id=7&data_id=225&color=CL01 2015 product page] on Ibanez USA website (archived January 2015)
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150128071401/http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/u_eg_page15.php?year=2015&cat_id=1&series_id=7&data_id=225&color=CL01 ARZIR28 product page], Ibanez USA (website), archived January 2015 / DEAD LINK due to robots.txt change -->
   
 
[[Category:Guitar models]]
 
[[Category:Guitar models]]
 
[[Category:8-string guitar models]]
 
[[Category:8-string guitar models]]
[[Category:HH pickup configuration]]
 
 
[[Category:ARZ models]]
 
[[Category:ARZ models]]
 
[[Category:Iron Label models]]
 
[[Category:Iron Label models]]
 
[[Category:HH pickup configuration]]
 
[[Category:New in 2015]]
 
[[Category:New in 2015]]
 
[[Category:2015 models]]
 
[[Category:2015 models]]

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The ARZIR28 is an eight string Artist series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2015. It was made in China as part of the metal focused Iron Label line.

Features of the ARZIR28 include a single cutaway archtop mahogany body, a set-in neck with a smooth heel and a 24-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with acrylic and abalone block inlays. Components include dual active EMG humbucking pickups with individual volume controls, a fixed bridge and tailpiece, Sure Grip III knobs and cosmo black hardware.

Similar six string (ARZIR20) and seven string (ARZIR27) models were also produced.

The ARZIR28 was discontinued after just one year in production.

Specifications

Specifications for ARZIR28
Year(s) offered: 2015
Sold in: Japan / USA / North & South America and Oceania
Made in: China
Finish(es): Black (BK)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany
Neck joint:
Set-in w/ smooth heel
Bridge:
Full Tune III fixed
Tailpiece:
Full Tune III
Hardware color:
Cosmo black w/ black Sure Grip III knobs
Neck
Neck type:
ARZ-8
Neck material:
5-piece mahogany/ walnut
Scale length:
686mm/ 27"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Acrylic/ abalone split block
Frets:
24 / medium
Machine heads:
Locking
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
EMG 808 (H) active/ alnico
Neck pickup:
EMG 808 (H) active/ alnico
Controls:
Two volumes / master tone / 3-way toggle pickup selector
String gauge (factory):
.009–.065
Factory tuning:
1D# 2A# 3F# 4C# 5G# 6D# 7A# 8F

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