Ibanez Axe Design Lab RGDMS8-CSM Classic Silver Matte 8-String #466

To optimize for the rich, desirable thickness of tone that down-tuning produces, we extended the neck by one inch to a 26.5” scale. Longer-than standard yet not overly long. The neck is still considered a “fast” neck for speed soloing. Extra-deep cutaways grant comfortable access to the necks highest notes.

Ibanez has been creating innovations which do not only fit the unique demands of players from that period, but also eventually turn into industrial standards, such as 7 string, 8 string and Multi scale guitars. All these started from our attitude to be “Innovative, Cutting-Edge and Pioneer”. Axe Design Lab is the series fully represents this attitude.

• Stock #466
• 8 lbs
• SPECS
• neck type Wizard III-8 for Multi Scale 5pc Maple/Walnut neck
• top/back/body Nyatoh body
• fretboard Macassar Ebony fretboard White Step off-set dot inlay
• fret Jumbo frets
• number of frets 24
• bridge Mono-rail bridge
• string space 10.8mm
• neck pickup Fishman® Fluence™ Modern Humbucker Alnico 9 (H) neck pickup Active/Alnico
• bridge pickup Fishman® Fluence™ Modern Humbucker Ceramic 9 (H) bridge pickup Active/Ceramic
• factory tuning 1D#,2A#,3F#,4C#,5G#,6D#,7A#,8F
• strings D’Addario® EXL120-8
• string gauge .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065
• hardware color Gold
• NECK DIMENSIONS
• Scale : 692mm – 648mm/27.2″ – 25.5″
• a : Width 55mm at NUT
• b : Width 80mm at 24F
• c : Thickness 20mm at 1F
• d : Thickness 21.5mm at 12F
• Radius : 400mmR

Wizard III 5pc Maple/Walnut neck

Ibanez’s thin, flat and fast Wizard neck is strong and sturdy and offers unlimited playability and features a two-octave 24-fret fretboard for a wide tonal range.

Macassar Ebony fretboard

Macassar Ebony produces tight lows and mid range along with strong attack in the highs and quick response with rich sustain.

Nyatoh body

Nyatoh used as the body wood provides a rich mid-low end.

Fishman® Fluence™ Modern Humbucker Alnico / Fluence™ Modern Humbucker Ceramic pickups

The Fishman® Fluence™ Modern Humbucker pickups provide an aggressive tone and a powerful attack without excess noise.

Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads

The Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads achieve incredible tuning stability, cutting down string-changing time.

Mono-rail bridge

Designed for both stability and sustain, the innovative Ibanez Mono-Rail bridge minimizes cross-talk between strings

Coil-tap switch

The coil tap switch adds sound and tonal variations for both pickups.

Fishman® Fluence™ Voicing switch on volume control (push/pull)

The Voicing switch allows the pickups to switch from a modern, active high output sound to a crisp, clean and fluid sound.