Ibanez Wiki
Advertisement
IbanezRS528BLK
RS528 Black (more images) Red copyright sprite

The RS528 is a Roadstar II series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1985. It was made in Japan.

The RS528 features a flat top basswood body bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers. Components include Ibanez pickups mounted in a black pickguard with an IBZ humbucker at the bridge and V7 single-coils in the middle and neck position, Duo Sound coil-split functionality for the bridge pickup, a Pro Rock'r double locking tremolo bridge, knurled Tek Grip control knobs and Smooth Tuner II tuning machines.

The RS529 is a similar model with a trio of single coil pickups.

The RS528 was offered only in Japan and only produced in 1985.

Specifications[]

Related content: Roadstar II series | Models-icon
Specifications for RS528
Year(s) offered: 1985
Sold in: Japan
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Black (BK) / White (WH)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood
Neck joint:
Bolt-on traditional square heel
Bridge:
Pro Rock'r tremolo
Pickguard:
Black
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
Roadstar II
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl dot
Frets:
24
Nut:
Graphite w/ Top Lok
Machine heads:
Smooth Tuner II
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HSS
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez IBZ (H)
Middle pickup:
Ibanez V7 (S)
Neck pickup:
Ibanez V7 (S)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector / push-push Duo Sound switch on tone
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

1985 RS528 WH
1985 Ibanez RS528 White Red copyright sprite

Sources[]

Advertisement