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RG852LW HAB
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The RG852LW is an eight string RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2014. It was made in Japan by FujiGen as part of the upscale Prestige line.

The RG852LW features a limba wood top on a basswood body bolted to a maple and wenge Ultra-8 neck with a matching headstock and a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot position markers. Components include a Gibraltar Standard II-8 fixed bridge, dual EMG active humbucking pickups and Gotoh tuning machines.

The RG852 is a similar version withou the limba wood top. The RG852MPB is arelated model with a poplar burl top and DiMarzio pickups.

The RG852LW was discontinued after 2016.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RG852LW
Model name: RG852LW
Year(s) offered: 2014–2016
Sold in: USA
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Hazelnut Ale Brown (HAB)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood w/ limba wood top
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Gibraltar Standard II-8 fixed (10.8mm string spacing)
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
Ultra-8
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ wenge
Scale length:
686mm/ 27"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
White dot
Frets:
24 / jumbo
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG381
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
EMG 808 (H) active/ alnico
Neck pickup:
EMG 808 (H) active/ alnico
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
String gauge (factory):
.009–.065
Factory tuning:
1D# 2A# 3F# 4C# 5G# 6D# 7A# 8F

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