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The RGR652AHBF is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in late 2017. It is made in Japan by FujiGen as part of the high-end Prestige line.

The RGR652AHBF features an ash body bolted to a maple and walnut neck with a reverse headstock and a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with white binding and dot position markers. Components include a pair of DiMarzio Fusion Edge humbucking pickups with white bobbins, a Gibraltar Standard II fixed bridge, a Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut, and Gotoh locking tuning machines.

For 2019 the rosewood fretboard was replaced with Macassar ebony. For 2025 the bridge was replaced with an Gibraltar Standard III.

The RGR652AHB is a similar model with a tremolo bridge. The RG652AHMFX is a related model with an a maple fretboard, a standard headstock and different pickups. The RGR752AHBF is a similar seven string model.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RGR652AHBF
Model name: RGR652AHBF
Year(s) offered: 2017–2025
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan 2017–2018 / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$1,733.32 (2017)[1] / JP¥ 185,000 [2] / US$1,999.99 (2020)[3] / US$2,066.65 (2024)[4] • SMAP: US$1,299.99 (2017[5]–2018[6]) / US$1,499.99 (2020)[3] / US$1,549.99 (2024)[4]
Finish(es): Weathered Black (WK)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Ash
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
2019–2024: Gibraltar Standard II fixed
2025: Gibraltar Standard III fixed (10.8mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Gotoh VK1-19 Knurled metal dome
Hardware color:
Black
Neck
Neck type:
Super Wizard HP Prestige
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
2017–2018: Rosewood w/ binding
2019–2025: Macassar ebony w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
White dot
Frets:
24 / jumbo nickel silver (Prestige edge treatment)
Nut:
Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL (43mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG381 MG-T locking
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio Fusion Edge bridge (H) passive/ ceramic
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio Fusion Edge neck (H) passive/ ceramic
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046 (D'Addario EXL110)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
2020 RGR652AHBF WBK back
Rear of body
2-Hum 5-way parallel-neck
Pickup switching
Controls VT5
Controls layout

Sources[]

  1. 2017 USA summer new product catalog (p. 2)
  2. RGR652AHBF product page, Ibanez Japan, archived November 2017
  3. 3.0 3.1 RGR652AHBF product listing, Sweetwater (US retailer), archived November 2020
  4. 4.0 4.1 RGR652AHBF product listing, Sam Ash (US retailer), archived February 2024
  5. RGR652AHBF product listing, Guitar Center (US retailer), archived December 2017
  6. RGR652AHBF product listing, Guitar Center (US retailer), archived April 2018
  • RGR652AHBF product page, Ibanez USA, archived November 2017
  • 2018 Europe catalog (p. 13)
  • RGR652AHBF product page, Ibanez Asia, archived January 2018
  • RGR652AHBF product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2019
  • RGR652AHBF product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
  • RGR652AHBF product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
  • RGR652AHBF product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived May 2022
  • RGR652AHBF product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, January 2023
  • RGR652AHBF product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2024
  • RGR652AHBF product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2025
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