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1997 RG-ART1
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The RG-ART1 is an RG series solid body electric guitar model offered by Ibanez in 1997. They were produced in Japan by FujiGen as part of the upscale J Custom line.

The most striking feature of the RG-ART1 is its multicolor geometric design. It has a basswood body with a 7mm thick flame maple top with natural binding bolted to a maple Wizard neck with a 24-fret maple fingerboard with a special geometric mirror inlay at the 12th fret. Components include dual DiMarzio humbucking pickups, a Lo-Pro Edge double locking tremolo bridge with a locking nut and Gotoh tuning machines and Free-lock strap locks.

The RG-ART1 was produced only in 1997 in limited numbers (perhaps 30 or fewer examples).

Specifications

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Year(s) offered: 1997
Sold in: Japan
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Multi-color geometric design
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood w/ 7mm AAA flame maple top
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Lo-Pro Edge tremolo
Strap buttons:
Gotoh Free Lock
Knob style:
Knurled metal dome
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
Wizard
Neck material:
3-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Maple
Fingerboard inlays:
Custom mirror design at 12th fret
Frets:
24 / jumbo (SBB215-175)
Nut:
Top-Lok III
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG38
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio Tone Zone (H)
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio Air Norton (H)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
String gauge (factory):
.009-.042

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