The HRG1802 is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1996. It was made in Japan by FujiGen as one of the initial models in the upscale J Custom line. The HRG1802 was a spot model created exclusively for the Japanese retailer Ikebe Gakki.
The HRG1802 appears to have been inspired by the JPM100 John Petrucci signature model; it shares the control layout of the JPM and has a similar neck profile. It features a solid two-piece bookmatched flamed maple body bolted to a maple neck with a J Custom volute and a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset abalone dot position markers. Components include dual DiMarziohumbucking pickups , a Lo-Pro Edge double locking tremolo bridge and locking nut and Gotoh tuning machines.
The HRG1802 is one of only a small handful of production models produced by Ibanez with a solid flame maple body (as opposed to just a flame maple cap or top on some other wood species); others include the RG1808, RG2808 and HRG2001. The HRG1802S is a similar model with different pickups with colored bobbins and without the binding on the fretboard. The HRG1702 is a related model.
The HRG1802 was discontinued after just one year in production. It's unknown exactly how many were produced, but it's unlikely to be more than twelve.
