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The RG1508 is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1996. It was made in Japan by FujiGen as part of the high end J Custom range.

The RG1508 features a mahogany body with a flame maple top bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset dot position markers. Components include DiMarzio pickups with two humbuckers flanking a single-coil, a Lo-Pro Edge double locking tremolo bridge, a locking nut and Gotoh tuning machines.

The RG1508 was offered for only one year, been essencially replaced for the RG1608.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RG1508
Model name: RG1508
Year(s) offered: 1996
Sold in: Japan
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): AM (Amber)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany w/ flamed maple top
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Lo-Pro Edge tremolo
Hardware color:
Black
Neck
Neck type:
RG J Custom
Neck material:
3-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Abalone offset dot
Frets:
24 / 6100
Nut:
Top-Lok III
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG38
Electronics
Pickup configuration:
HSH
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio Super 3 (H)
Middle pickup:
DiMarzio Blue Velvet (S)
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio FRED (H)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector

Images[]

Additional details
RG1508 front
Front of body
RG1508 rear
Rear of body
RG1508 headstock
Headstock
RG1508 serial
Serial number

Video[]

1996 Ibanez RG1508 Amber ( Demo by "Atanas Shishkov" )

Sources[]

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