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The RGR5227MFX is a seven string RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2019. It was made in Japan by FujiGen as part of the high-end Prestige line.

The RGR5227MFX features an ash top on an African mahogany body bolted to a maple and wenge neck with a reverse headstock and a birdseye maple fingerboard with 24 stainless steel frets, offset mother of pearl dot position markers and luminescent side dots. Components include a pair of Bare Knuckle Brute Force 7 humbucking pickups, a Gibraltar Standard II-7 fixed bridge with through-body string routing and Gotoh MG-T tuning machines.

The RGR5220M is a similar six string model with a tremolo bridge.

The RGR5227MFX was discontinued after 2020.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RGR5227MFX
Model name: RGR5227MFX
Year(s) offered: 2019–2020
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan 2020 / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$2,533.32 (2019)[1] • SMAP: US$1,899.99 (2019)[1]
Finish(es): Transparent Fluorescent Green (TFG)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
African mahogany w/ ash top
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Gibraltar Standard II-7 fixed (10.8mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Gotoh VK1-19 knurled metal dome
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
Wizard-7 Prestige
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ wenge
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Birdseye maple w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Offset mother of pearl dot/
Luminlay side dots
Frets:
24 / jumbo stainless steel (Prestige edge treatment)
Nut:
Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL (48mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG381 MG-T locking
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Bare Knuckle Brute Force 7 bridge (H) passive/ ceramic
Neck pickup:
Bare Knuckle Brute Force 7 neck (H) passive/ ceramic
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 3-way lever pickup selector / coil-split mini-toggle
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046/.059
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E,7B

Images[]

Additional details
2020 RGR5227MFX TFG 00 01 back
Rear of body
HH 3-way-toggle coil-split-toggle
Pickup switching
Controls VT3L coil-split-toggle
Control layout

Video[]

2019 RG5000 demo featuring Hidehisa Sasaki


Sources[]

  • RGR5227MFX product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2019
  • RGR5227MFX product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2020
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