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LACS8 "GLEN" Natural Gloss (more images)

The LACS8 "GLEN" is an American Master series RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2022. It was crafted by L. A. Custom Shop in California as part of the 50th anniversary of Ibanez’s US-based distributor Hoshino U.S.A. Inc.

The LACS8 is a One-off model which is sold exclusively by select Ibanez music retailers.

The LACS8 - "GLEN" features neck-through-body construction with mahogany body and flamed maple top attached to a 3 piece maple and purpleheart neck, with rosewood fingerboard, 24 jumbo frets with silver dots and luminlay side dots inlays and a black headstock. Components are a DiMarzio PAF ProHumbucking pickups on the neck, a DiMarzio True Velvet™ single coil pickup in the middle position and a DiMarzio Steve’s Special™ Humbucking pickups on the bridge position, a Lo-Pro Edge double locking tremolo bridge, cosmo black hardware, gotoh MB-500 machine heads and includes hardshell case & certificate of authenticity.


LACS8 - "GLEN" HISTORY

The American Master series was an extremely limited run of instruments produced from the late ‘80s to the early ‘90s that perfectly encapsulated the core foundations of Ibanez. As such, the team opted to include a little history while naming this axe “Glen,” short for Glendale California, where Master Luthier, Tak Hosono’s shop was located at the time, and it was the place many of the originals were built. This RG is one of three American Master series reproductions built for this special Ibanez anniversary project.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for LACS8 - "GLEN"
Model name: LACS8 - "GLEN"
Year(s) offered: 2022
Sold in: USA
Made in: USA
Price: MSRP: US$ 14.666.65
Finish(es): Natural Gloss
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany w/ flamed maple top
Neck joint:
Neck-thru
Bridge:
Lo-Pro Edge tremolo (10.8m string spacing)
Knob style:
2 Tek Grip knob (cosmo black)
Hardware color:
Cosmo Black
Neck
Neck type:
Half Round shape
Neck material:
3-piece maple/ purpleheart
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Silver dots and luminlay side dots
Frets:
24 / Jumbo Stainless Steel
Nut:
Top-Lok III (1.692")
Machine heads:
Gotoh MB-500
String gauge (factory):
D'Addario® EXL120
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)
Electronics
Pickup configuration:
HSH
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio Steve’s Special (H)
Middle pickup:
DiMarzio True Velvet (S)
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio PAF Pro (H)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector

Images[]

2022 Ibanez LACS8 - "GLEN" ( Rear: Neck-through-body construction with Mahogany body attached to 3-piece maple/ purpleheart Half Round shapep neck and Gotoh MB-500 machine heads )
Additional details
half-inch thick Flamed Maple top
3pc Maple/Purpleheart Neck-thru neck
Rosewood fingerboard / Silver dots
DiMarzio HSH configuration

Sources[]

Ibanez "Hoshino (USA) Inc. 50th Anniversary" : Ibanez LACS8 "GLEN" product page, February 2022