Description Product Description This is a NEW 2011 Ibanez RGA8BK 8 String Guitar in Black.It Features a Fast, flat and slim 5pc Maple/Walnut neck; Two IBZ-8 pickups that feature deep and warm tone, but not muddy even in down tuning; and an Extra long scale 27" neck which offers clear articulation, long sustain, and opens up even more tonal possibilities with factory-set down tuning (1D#, 2A#, 3F#, 4C#, 5G#, 6D#, 7A#, 8F).Ibanez isn't the first to put an extra string or two on an electric guitar. They are, however, the first to make the concept really work. Just as the Ibanez thin, fast, ultra-playable Wizard neck seemed to defy physics when first introduced, their 7, 8 and 9-string guitars necks utilize similar innovative technology. And what about down-tuning? Extended necks? Extra heavy string thicknesses? Ibanez didn't just address those challenges. They mastered them.Its body is Basswood and its Fretboard is Rosewood. The neck dimensions are: Scale:685.8mm/27"a : Width at Nut55mmb : Width at Last Fret80mmc : Thickness at 1st20mmd : Thickness at 12th21.5mmRadius:400mmRThe string gauge is: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065/.Ibanez recommends an RGS8C case (not included.)