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The Ibanez '''RG870Z''', also known as the '''RG870''', is an [[RG series]] [[Premium]] electric guitar model introduced in 2011. The RG Premium models are all new for 2011 and are Indonesian made higher-grade models. The RG870QMZ has a basswood body, Ibanez made pickups, a Wizard Premium neck and an Edge Zero II tremolo. A similar model with a quilted maple top is issued as the [[RG870QMZ]].
  
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==Specifications==
  
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|name =RG870Z; RG870
  
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|series =RG series
  
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|year =2011
  
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|made =Indonesia
  
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|colors =BK (Black) / LB (Laser Blue)
  
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|matbody =Basswood
  
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|matfb =Rosewood
  
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|nj =[[AANJ]]
  
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|neck =[[Wizard Premium]]
  
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|frets =24 / Jumbo
  
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|bridge =[[Edge Zero II]] with [[ZPS3Fe]]
  
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|hw =Cosmo Black
  
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|pucon =HSH
  
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|puneck =[[CAP-VM1]]
  
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|pumid =[[CAP-VM1S]]
  
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The '''RG870Z''' is an [[RG series]] solid body electric guitar model introduced by [[Ibanez]] in 2011. It was made in Indonesia as part of the mid-level [[Premium]] line. In some cases, notably in the US, it was referred to as simply as the '''RG870'''.
   
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The RG870Z features a basswood body bolted to a titanium reinforced maple and walnut neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset pearl dot position markers. Components include newly developed Ibanez CAP-VM pickups with a pair of [[humbucker]]s flanking a [[single-coil]] and an Edge Zero II [[double locking tremolo]] with a removable ZPS stabilizer.
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The [[RG870SPZ]] is a similar [[spot model]] with a flat black finish. The [[RG870QMZ]] is a similar model with a quilted maple top.
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This was one of the initial models in the Premium line which are produced from higher grade materials and components in a separate facility from other Indonesian models.
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The RG870Z was discontinued after 2012.
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== Specifications ==
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{{Speclist
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| name = RG870Z / RG870
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| series = RG series
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| subseries = Premium series
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| year = 2011–2012
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| area = Worldwide
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| made = Indonesia
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| colors = Black (BK) / Laser Blue (LB)
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| bodytype = Solid body
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| matbody = Basswood
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| matneck = {{5pmw}} w/KTS titanium rods
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| matfb = Rosewood
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| nj = [[AANJ]]
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| neck = [[Wizard Premium]]
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| scale = {{25.5}}
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| nut = Locking (barless)
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| frets = 24
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| fretsize = jumbo
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 | fretedge = Premium
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| bridge = [[Edge Zero II]] w/ [[ZPS3Fe]] stabilizer
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| hw = Cosmo black
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| pucon = HSH
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| puneck = Ibanez [[CAP-VM1]] {{H}}
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| pumid = Ibanez [[CAP-VM1S]] {{S}}
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| pubridge = Ibanez [[CAP-VM2]] {{H}}
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| control = {{VT5}}
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| inlay = Offset pearl dot
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| tuners = Ibanez die-cast
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| tuning = <!-- E standard -->
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| knobs = [[Knurled metal dome]]
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== Images ==
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| HSH 5-way both-splits.png | Pickup switching diagram
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| Controls VT5.png | Control layout
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== Sources ==
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* [[2011 World catalog|2011 North, Central & South America and Oceania catalog]] ([[:File:2011 World catalog p10-11.jpg|page 10]])
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* [[2012 Europe catalog]] ([[:File:2012 EU elec guitar catalog p8-9.jpg|page 9]])
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20110927170754/http://www.ibanez.com/ElectricGuitars/model-RG870 RG870(Z) product page], Ibanez USA, archived September 2011
   
 
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Revision as of 15:45, 26 June 2019

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The RG870Z is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2011. It was made in Indonesia as part of the mid-level Premium line. In some cases, notably in the US, it was referred to as simply as the RG870.

The RG870Z features a basswood body bolted to a titanium reinforced maple and walnut neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset pearl dot position markers. Components include newly developed Ibanez CAP-VM pickups with a pair of humbuckers flanking a single-coil and an Edge Zero II double locking tremolo with a removable ZPS stabilizer.

The RG870SPZ is a similar spot model with a flat black finish. The RG870QMZ is a similar model with a quilted maple top.

This was one of the initial models in the Premium line which are produced from higher grade materials and components in a separate facility from other Indonesian models.

The RG870Z was discontinued after 2012.

Specifications

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Specifications for RG870Z / RG870
Model name: RG870Z / RG870
Year(s) offered: 2011–2012
Sold in: Worldwide
Made in: Indonesia
Finish(es): Black (BK) / Laser Blue (LB)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Edge Zero II w/ ZPS3Fe stabilizer
Knob style:
Knurled metal dome
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
Wizard Premium
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut w/KTS titanium rods
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Offset pearl dot
Frets:
24 / jumbo

  (Premium edge treatment)

Nut:
Locking (barless)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
Electronics
Pickup configuration:
HSH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez CAP-VM2 (H)
Middle pickup:
Ibanez CAP-VM1S (S)
Neck pickup:
Ibanez CAP-VM1 (H)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
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Images

Additional finishes/ details
RG870Z LB
Laser Blue
HSH 5-way both-splits
Pickup switching diagram
Controls VT5
Control layout

Sources

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