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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.

The RG3180 features a flamed maple top with natural binding on a mahogany body 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.

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): Royal Violet (RV)

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

Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"

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 (H)

Middle pickup:
DiMarzio Blue Velvet (S)

Neck pickup:
DiMarzio FRED (H)

Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector

About this table

Images

Additional details

Prestige logo (24 fret)

Control layout

Pickup switching

Video

Ibanez_Prestige_RG3180_RV_Royal_Violet_Flame_Top_1997_RG_Guitar_-_1_Year_Only!

1997 Ibanez Prestige RG3180-RV ( Review by "Essex Recording Studios" )

Sources

1997 Europe catalog (page 24)

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-|file    =RG3180 RV.jpg
+ | file    = RG3180 RV.jpg
-|caption =RG3180 RV
+ | caption = '''RG3180''' Royal Violet
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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]].
+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 (1996)|RG3070]] from the previous year and along with the [[RG3120]].
+The RG3180 features a flamed maple top with natural binding on a mahogany body 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.
-Features of the RG3180 include a mahogany body with flamed maple top, a Wizard neck, DiMarzio pickups and a double locking tremolo.
-Unlike the RG3120, the RG3180 was discontinued after a year. A similar model was issued as the [[RG3270]] in Japan only.
+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.
-{{clr}}
+The RG3180 was discontinued after just one year.
-==Specifications==
-{{speclist
+{{Clr}}
-|name     =RG3180
+== Specifications ==
-|series   =RG series
+{{Speclist
-|subseries=Prestige series
-|year     =1997
+ | name       = RG3180
-|area     =Europe
+ | series     = RG series
+ | subseries  = Prestige series
-|made     =Japan
+ | year       = 1997
-|colors   =RV (Royal Violet)
+ | area       = Europe
-|matbody  =Mahogany with Flamed Maple top and binding
+ | made       = Japan
-|matneck  =3-Piece Maple
+ | colors     = Royal Violet (RV)
-|matfb    =Rosewood
-|nj       =[[AANJ]]
+ | bodytype   = Solid body
+ | matbody    = Mahogany w/ flamed maple top w/ binding
-|neck     =[[Wizard]]
-|frets    =24 / Jumbo
+ | matneck    = {{3pm}}
+ | matfb      = Rosewood
-|bridge   =[[Lo Pro Edge]]
-|hw       =Powder Cosmo
+ | nj         = [[AANJ]]
-|pucon    =HSH
+ | neck       = [[Wizard]]
+ | scale      = {{25.5}}
-|puneck   =[[DiMarzio FRED]]
-|pumid    =[[DiMarzio Blue Velvet]]
+ | nut        = [[Top-Lok III]]
+ | frets      = 24 / jumbo
-|pubridge =[[DiMarzio Super 3]]
+ | bridge     = [[Lo-Pro Edge]] tremolo
-|control  =1 Volume / 1 Tone / 5-Way Lever
+ | hw         = Powder cosmo
-|inlay    =Pearl Dots with ''Prestige'' inlay on 24th
-|pg       =
+ | pucon      = HSH
+ | puneck     = [[DiMarzio FRED]] {{H}}
+ | pumid      = [[DiMarzio Blue Velvet]] {{S}}
+ | pubridge   = [[DiMarzio Super 3]] {{H}}
+ | control    = {{VT5}}
+ | inlay      = Pearl dot w/ ''Prestige'' inlay on 24th
+ | tuners     = [[Gotoh SG38]]
+}}
+== Images ==
+{{Imagegallery
+ | model
+ | title = Additional details
+ | RG3180 inlay.jpg | Prestige logo (24 fret)
+ | Controls VT5.png | Control layout
+ | HSH 5-way both-splits.png | Pickup switching
+}}
+== Video ==
+{{Video
+ | name     = Ibanez Prestige RG3180 RV Royal Violet Flame Top 1997 RG Guitar - 1 Year Only!
+ | alt-text =
+ | caption  = ''1997 Ibanez Prestige '''RG3180'''-RV ( Review by "Essex Recording Studios" )''
 }}
+== Sources ==
+<references/>
+* [[1997 Europe catalog]] ([[:File:1997 EU catalog p24-25.jpg|page 24]])
 [[Category:Guitar models]]
 [[Category:RG models]]
 [[Category:Prestige models]]
+[[Category:HSH pickup configuration]]
 [[Category:New in 1997]]
 [[Category:1997 models]]
+[[Category:Discontinued guitar models]]