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The RG8560 is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2020. It was made in Japan by FujiGen as part of the high-end J Custom line.

The RG8560 features a 4mm thick flamed maple top with natural binding on an African mahogany body bolted to a maple and wenge neck with VelveTouch finish and a Macassar ebony fingerboard with flame maple binding and Tree of Life inlays. Components include a Lo-Pro Edge double locking tremolo bridge, DiMarzio Black Velvet pickups with a humbucker at the bridge with a mini-toggle coil split switch and single-coils in the neck and middle positions, Gotoh tuning machines and Gotoh locking strap pins.

The RG8520 is a related model with a pair of humbucking pickups. The RG8560SLTD is a similar spot model with a sapele burl top. The RG8560KE is a similar model with a figured Hawaiian koa top.

The RG8560 was discontinued after 2022.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RG8560
Model name: RG8560
Year(s) offered: 2020–2022
Sold in: Japan
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: ¥ (2020[1]–2022[2])
Finish(es): Brownish Sphalerite (BSR) / Sapphire Blue (SPB)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
African mahogany w/ 4mm AAA flamed maple top w/ natural binding
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Lo-Pro Edge tremolo (10.8mm string spacing)
Strap buttons:
Gotoh Free Lock-II
Knob style:
Gotoh VK1-19 knurled metal dome
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
RG J Custom Super Wizard
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ wenge
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Macassar ebony w/ flamed maple binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Tree of life
Frets:
24 / jumbo nickel silver (j.custom edge treatment)
Nut:
Top-Lok III (43mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG381
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HSS
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio Black Velvet humbucker (H) passive/ alnico
Middle pickup:
DiMarzio Black Velvet middle (S) passive/ alnico
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio Black Velvet neck (S) passive/ alnico
Switch:
VLX91
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector / mini-toggle coil-split switch
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled side mount)
String gauge (factory):
.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042 (D'Addario EXL120)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Other finishes
2020 RG8560 BSR 00 01
Brownish Sphalerite
Additional details
2021 RG8560 BSR 00 01 back
Rear of body (BSR finish)
HSS 5-way coil-tap-toggle
Pickup switching
Controls VT5 coil-split-toggle
Controls layout

Sources[]

  1. 2020 Japan catalog (p. 10)
  2. RG8560 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived May 2022
  • RG8560 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived April 2020
  • RG8560 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2021
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