Screaming speed and serious classic metal style.
If Ibanez holds the most iconic name in metal, then the RG is certainly the guitar that built this reputation. Every inch of this classic screams speed, fury, and expression.
The RG470DX features the legendary thin, Wizard III Maple neck, revered for both its playing comfort and unparalleled speed. A bound Jatoba fingerboard with Sharktooth inlays rounds out the visuals. Proprietary Quantum pickups for a focused, vintage meets modern, vibe and you’ve got a guitar that’s every inch a pure metal machine.
The RG470DX features the legendary thin, Wizard III Maple neck, revered for both its playing comfort and unparalleled speed. A bound Jatoba fingerboard with Sharktooth inlays rounds out the visuals. Proprietary Quantum pickups for a focused, vintage meets modern, vibe and you’ve got a guitar that’s every inch a pure metal machine.
Specifications
Body
- Body shape: Double cutaway
- Body type: Solid body
- Body material: Solid wood
- Top wood:
- Body wood: Meranti
- Body finish: Gloss
- Orientation: Right handed
- Neck shape: Wizard III
- Neck wood: Maple
- Joint: Bolt-on
- Scale length: 25.5 in.
- Truss rod: Dual-action
- Neck finish: Gloss
- Material: Jatoba
- Radius: 15.75 in.
- Fret size: Jumbo
- Number of frets: 24
- Inlays: Sharktooth
- Nut width/material 1.69 in. (43 mm) Locking
- Configuration: HSH
- Neck: Quantum (H) Ceramic
- Middle: Quantum (S) Alnico
- Bridge: Quantum (H) Ceramic
- Brand: Ibanez
- Active or passive pickups: Passive
- Series or parallel: Parallel
- Piezo: No
- Active EQ: No
- Special electronics:
- Control layout: Master volume, tone
- Pickup switch: 5-way
- Coil tap or split: Coil tap
- Kill switch: No
- Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
- Bridge design: Double-locking tremolo
- Tailpiece: Not applicable
- Tuning machines: Die-cast
- Color: Black
- Number of strings: 6-string
- Special features:
- Case: Sold separately
- Accessories:
- Country of origin: Indonesia
Features
- Gloss-finish solid meranti body
- 25.5"-scale maple neck with bound jatoba fingerboard
- Ibanez Quantum pickups, 5-way switch
- Ibanez double-locking tremolo system, die-cast tuners