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UCMD Reptilian (1989)
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The UCMD Reptilian is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1989. It was produced in the United States as part of the Metal Design series of the USA Custom line. The Metal Design models feature bodies which are covered in iridescent fabrics in exotic designs.[1]

The UCMD Reptilian features a basswood body covered in a reptilian patterned fabric bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret bound maple fingerboard with black dot position markers. Components include a DiMarzio Super Distortion humbucking pickup an the bridge and a pair of DiMarzios VS-1 single coil pickups in middle and the neck positions, an Edge double locking tremolo bridge. Controls are volume, tone and a 5-way lever pickup selector, cosmo black hardware a locking nut and Gotoh tuning machines.

This represents only the "stock" configuration, as customers could customize the guitar to their own desires. The customer could select the pickup configuration and pickups, the fretboard material and inlays, the headstock, the hardware color and more.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for UCMD Reptilian
Model name: UCMD Reptilian
Year(s) offered: 1989
Sold in: USA
Made in: USA
Finish(es): Reptilian skin (fabric)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood
Neck joint:
Tilt joint
Bridge:
Edge tremolo
Knob style:
Top hat (Black plactic)
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
Ultra or Wizard
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Maple w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Black dots
Frets:
24 / jumbo
Nut:
Top-Lok III
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG38
String gauge (factory):
.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)
Electronics
Pickup configuration:
HSS
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio Super Distortion (H)
Middle pickup:
DiMarzio VS-1(S)
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio VS-1 (S)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector

Images[]

Additional details
UCMD Reptilian HSS
DiMarzio pickups
UCMD Reptilian Controls
Controls