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The Ibanez '''RG3180''' is an [[RG series]] [[Prestige]] guitar model introduced in 1997. It was one of the first Prestige guitar models, after the 1996 [[RG3070]] and along with the 1997 [[RG3120]].
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The '''RG3180''' is an [[RG series]] solid body electric guitar model introduced by [[Ibanez]] in 1997. It was made in Japan by [[FujiGen]] as one of the first models in the [[Prestige]] line, after the [[RG3070]] from the previous year and along with the [[RG3120]].
   
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Features of the RG3180 include a mahogany body with flamed maple top, a Wizard neck, DiMarzio pickups and a double locking tremolo.
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The RG3180 features a mahogany body with a bound flamed maple top bolted to a maple Wizard neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position markers and a "Prestige" plaque at the 24th fret. Components include DiMarzio pickups with two [[humbucker]]s flanking a [[single-coil]], a Lo-Pro Edge [[double locking tremolo]] bridge and Gotoh tuning machines.
   
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Unlike the RG3120, the RG3180 was discontinued after a year. A similar model was issued as the [[RG3270]] in Japan only.
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The [[RG3120]] is a related model without the middle single-coil pickup. The [[RG4080]] is a similar model with a quilted maple top and different pickups. The [[RG3270]] is a similar model which was offered a few years later in Japan only.
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Unlike the RG3120, the RG3180 was discontinued after just one year.
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| year = 1997
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| area = Europe
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| frets = 24 / jumbo
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| hw = Powder cosmo
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| puneck = [[DiMarzio FRED]]
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| tuners = [[Gotoh SG38]]
 
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* [[1997 Europe catalog]] ([[:File:1997 EU catalog p24-25.jpg|page 24]])
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RG3180 RV
RG3180 Royal Violet Red copyright sprite

The RG3180 is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1997. It was made in Japan by FujiGen as one of the first models in the Prestige line, after the RG3070 from the previous year and along with the RG3120.

The RG3180 features a mahogany body with a bound flamed maple top bolted to a maple Wizard neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position markers and a "Prestige" plaque at the 24th fret. Components include DiMarzio pickups with two humbuckers flanking a single-coil, a Lo-Pro Edge double locking tremolo bridge and Gotoh tuning machines.

The RG3120 is a related model without the middle single-coil pickup. The RG4080 is a similar model with a quilted maple top and different pickups. The RG3270 is a similar model which was offered a few years later in Japan only.

Unlike the RG3120, the RG3180 was discontinued after just one year.

Specifications

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Specifications for RG3180
Model name: RG3180
Year(s) offered: 1997
Sold in: Europe
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): RV (Royal Violet)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany w/ flamed maple top w/ binding
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Lo-Pro Edge tremolo
Hardware color:
Powder cosmo
Neck
Neck type:
Wizard
Neck material:
3-piece maple
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl dot w/ Prestige inlay on 24th
Frets:
24 / jumbo
Nut:
Top-Lok III
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG38
Electronics
Pickup configuration:
HSH
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio Super 3
Middle pickup:
DiMarzio Blue Velvet
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio FRED
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
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