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RG652AHM NGB
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The RG652AHM is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2015. It is made in Japan by FujiGen as part of the Prestige line.

The RG652AHM features an ash body bolted to a maple and walnut neck with a 24-fret birdseye maple fingerboard with cream binding and black dot position markers. Components include an Edge double locking tremolo bridge, a pair of DiMarzio humbucking pickups and Gotoh tuning machines.

The RG652AHML is a left-handed version. The RG652AHMFX is a similar model with a fixed bridge. The RG652AHMS is a related spot model with different pickups. The RG652K is a related model with an Australian blackwood top and marbled rosewood fretboard. The RG652AG is a related spot model with a puma ash top. The RGR652FM is a related spot model with a flamed maple top on a mahogany body and a reverse headstock. The RG652AM is another related spot model with a special finish.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RG652AHM
Model name: RG652AHM
Year(s) offered: 2015–2024
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan 2015–2018 / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$1,866.65 (2015[1]–2016[2]) / US$2,133.32 (2020[3]–2024[4]) • SMAP: US$1,399.99 (2015[1]–2017[5]) / US$1,499.99 (2019[6]) / US$1,599.99 (2020[3]–2024[4])
Finish(es): Antique White Blonde (AWD) 2016–2024, USA only[2] / Nebula Green Burst (NGB)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Ash
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Edge tremolo (10.8mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Gotoh VK1-19 (knurled metal dome)
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
Super Wizard HP
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Birdseye maple w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Black dot
Frets:
24 / jumbo nickel silver (Prestige edge treatment)
Nut:
Top-Lok III
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG381 (non-locking)
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio The Tone Zone (H) passive/ alnico
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio Air Norton (H) passive/ alnico
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
2015–2022: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
2023–2024: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042 (D'Addario EXL120)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Other available finishes
2016 RG652AHM AWD
Antique White Blonde
Additional details
2020 RG652AHM NGB rear
Rear of body
HH 5-way parallel-neck
Pickup switching
Controls VT5
Controls layout

Sources[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 RG652AHM product listing, Guitar Center (US retailer), archived August 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 2016 USA summer new product book (p. 5)
  3. 3.0 3.1 RG652AHM product listing, Sweetwater (US retailer), archived November 2020
  4. 4.0 4.1 RG652AHM-AWB product listing, Sam Ash (US retailer), archived February 2024
  5. RG652AHM product listing, Guitar Center (US retailer), archived December 2017
  6. RG652AHM product listing, Sweetwater (US retailer), archived January 2019
  • 2015 USA catalog (p. 12)
  • RG652AHM product page, Ibanez USA, archived June 2016
  • RG652AHM product page, Ibanez USA, archived November 2017
  • RG652AHM product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2018
  • RG652AHM product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2019
  • RG652AHM product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2020
  • RG652AHM product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2021
  • RG652AHM product page, Ibanez China, archived May 2022
  • RG652AHM product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived January 2023
  • RG652AHM product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2024
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