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RG7620 VK
RG7620 Vampire Kiss (more images) Red copyright sprite

The RG7620 is a seven-string RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in mid/late 1997. It was sometimes referred to in promotional materials as the RG7-620.

The RG7620 was one of the first seven-string RG series models offered by Ibanez along with its fixed bridge sibling, the RG7621. The only previous Ibanez seven strings were part of Steve Vai's signature Universe series.

The RG7620 features a basswood body bolted to a maple (maple and bubinga starting in 2000) neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position markers. Components include a pair of Dimarzio humbucking pickups, a Lo Pro Edge 7 double locking tremolo bridge. Although some Ibanez catalogs state that the RG7620 was equipped with DiMarzio Blaze pickups, the pickups were actually special DiMarzio 7 pickups, also known as Custom 7, which were made specifically for Ibanez's seven-string models.

For 2000, the RG7620 was updated along with the introduction of the RG7420. New features included a three-piece neck, new finishes and powder cosmo hardware.

The RG7620 and RG7621 were both discontinued after 2002. Similar models were introduced as the RG1527 and RG15271 in 2003, and later as the RG752 and RG752FX in 2014, as a part of the Prestige series. While the RG1527 featured the Edge Pro 7, the RG752 features the return of the Lo Pro Edge 7 once found on the RG7620.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RG7620 / RG7-620
Model name: RG7620 / RG7-620
Year(s) offered: 1997–2002
Sold in: Worldwide
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Black (BK) 1997–2000 / Dark Adriatic Blue (DAB) 2000–2001 / Galaxy Black (GK) 2000–2002 / Gray Nickel (GN) 1999–2001 / Pearl White (PL) 1997–1999 / Royal Blue (RB) 1997–1999 / Vampire Kiss (VK) 1997–1999
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Lo Pro Edge 7
Knob style:
Gotoh VK1-19
Hardware color:
1998–1999: Black
2000–2002: Powder cosmo
Neck
Neck type:
RG7
Neck material:
1997–1999: 1-piece maple
2000–2002: 3-piece maple/ bubinga
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl dot
Frets:
24 / jumbo
Nut:
Top-Lok III (48mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG38
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio RG-7-B (H)
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio RG-7-N (H)
Switch:
VLX91
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E,7B

Images[]

RG7620 rear
2000 Ibanez RG7620 ( Rear: Basswood body, AANJ 3-piece maple/ bubinga RG7 neck & Gotoh SG38 tuners) Red copyright sprite
Other finishes
2000 RG7620-DAB
Dark Adriatic Blue
RG7620 GK
Galaxy Black
RG7620 GN
Gray Nickel

Video[]

Ibanez RG7620 -BK ( Demo by Albert Houwaart )


Sources[]

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