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2016 RG8570BB NTF
RG8570BB Natural Flat (more images) Red copyright sprite

The RG8570BB is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in November 2016. It was released to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Japanese handcrafted J Custom series.[1] It was produced in Japan by FujiGen.

The RG8570BB features a buckeye burl top on a mahogany body bolted to a titanium-reinforced maple and walnut neck with Velvetouch treatement and a rosewood fingerboard with maple binding and Tree of Life inlays. Components include DiMarzio pickups with two humbuckers flanking a single-coil, a Lo Pro Edge double locking tremolo bridge with a locking nut, recessed Easy Access control knobs and Gotoh tuning machines.

The RG8570MW is a similar model with a myrtle top on an ash body. The RG8570SP is another similar model with a spalted maple and walnut top. The RG8570Z is a related model with a flamed maple top on a mahogany body, an Edge Zero tremolo and cosmo black hardware. The RG8570ZXX is another related model with a curly maple top on a mahogany body and an Edge Zero tremolo.

Production of the RG8570BB was limited to just 20 units and ended in 2017.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RG8570BB
Model name: RG8570BB
Year(s) offered: 2016–2017
Sold in: Japan
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Natural Flat (NTF)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
African Mahogany w/ 4mm buckeye burl top
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Lo-Pro Edge tremolo
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
RG J Custom Super Wizard
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut w/ KTS titanium rods
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Selected rosewood w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Tree of Life
Frets:
24 / jumbo (J. Custom edge treatment)
Nut:
Barless Top-Lok
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG381
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HSH
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio Tone Zone (H)
Middle pickup:
DiMarzio True Velvet (S)
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio Air Norton (H)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
String gauge (factory):
.009–.042

Images[]

RG8570BB Rear
Ibanez RG8570BB ( Rear: African mahogany body bolted to a 5-piece maple/ walnut RG J Custom Super Wizard neck and Gotoh SG381 machine heads ) Red copyright sprite
RG8570BB Full ste
Ibanez RG8570BB ( Full set ) Red copyright sprite
Additional details
RG8570BB front
Front of body
RG8570BB back
Rear of body
RG8570BB Headstock
Headstock

Sources[]

  1. J Custom 20th Anniversary (microsite), Ibanez Japan, archived from the original December 2017
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