The Ibanez RGAIX6U Iron Label Electric Guitar is perfectly adapted for the Metal guitarist, and features a set of DiMarzio Fusion Edge pickups, for superb clarity and a smooth response. Players will love the eye-catching poplar burl top, along with a laminated ash and mahogany body, delivering great sustain with a soft, fat bass sound. For a perfect performance, a Gibraltar Standard II bridge offers an enhanced transfer of each string's vibration, and Gotoh MG-T locking machine heads provide superb intonation. This guitar is the ultimate choice for Metal guitarists, and players who specialise in fast styles. Ibanez Iron Label Series The Ibanez Iron Label Series are a meticulously designed and professional quality series of 6, 7 and 8 string electric guitars purposely built for modern metal guitar players that feature only the highest quality parts such as active EMG or DiMarzio pickups, Ibanez’s own nitro wizard neck, heavy duty hardware and even killswitches. By stripping back the designs to the basics and working from the ground up Ibanez have built an adept line of heavy metal guitars that cater to your every need and prove to be an outstanding choice for all styles of metal players. Nitro Wizard Neck The use of Ibanez's own Nitro Wizard neck allows for the RGDIX6PB Electric Guitar to be extremely playable, perfect for lead guitarists, as the thin nature of the neck helps to perform swift and nimble guitar runs seamlessly whilst retaining enough substance to ensure a thick and full resonance when playing rhythm patterns and chords. Bound Ebony Fingerboard The Ibanez Iron Label RGDIX6PB features an ebony fingerboard that provides a smooth natural finish, along with a very responsive bright, snappy attack with a smooth sustain. Its bound edges allow for smoother movement and fluid hand flexibility across the whole neck. DiMarzio Fusion Edge Pickups Players can achieve that classic metal tone with the duo of DiMarzio Fusion Edge pickups which were designed in a collaboration between Ibanez and DiMarzio. Located on the neck and bridge positions, these pickups produce a variety of overdriven textures and a progressive metal sound with clarity, power and velocity, perfect for all metal styles. Gibraltar Standard II Bridge The RGDIX6PB Iron Label also features a Gibraltar Standard II bridge, designed to join with the guitar's body and provide optimal transfer of each string's vibration, for enhanced resonance and sustain. Its smooth surface is also designed to maximize playing comfort and be unobtrusive. About Ibanez Over the past 30 years, Ibanez Guitars have always been at the forefront of developing the right tools for Electric Guitar players pushing the boundaries of music. For decades, Ibanez designers and luthiers have been the embodiment of this ideology, pushing their skills to the edge of imagination, consistently creating some of the most versatile and unique instruments ever. Although Ibanez guitars have been made since 1908, it wasn't until the late 1980’s that they began to form an identity for themselves when artists such as Steve Vai and Frank Zappa began using their instruments. Now with a huge artist clientele across the globe Ibanez are a leading manufacturer of electric guitars and basses and a first choice for many dedicated musicians. Features Equipped with a pair of DiMarzio Fusion Edge pickups that deliver power, clarity and velocity Ultra thin, Ultra-playable Nitro Wizard neck provides a smooth, playing surface with a quick response Stunning ash and mahogany body with Surreal Black Burst finish delivers warm, expressive tone Contoured body shape provides comfort and easier playability Gotoh MG-T locking machine heads provide superb intonation Perfect for Metal guitarists Single cutaway design allows easier access to the higher frets Gibraltar Standard II bridge offers an enhanced transfer of each string's vibration Angled headstock provides better string tension and eliminates undesirable string vibration at the nut Specifications Body Series: RGD Body Top: Poplar Burl Body: Ash & Mahogany Layered Body Finish: Surreal Black Burst Neck Neck Material: 3-Piece Maple/Bubinga Neck Shape: Nitro Wizard Scale Length: 26.5" Fingerboard Radius: 400 mm Fingerboard: Bound Ebony Fret Size: Jumbo Nut Width: 43 mm Hardware & Electronics Bridge Pickup: DiMarzio Fusion Edge (H) Neck Pickup: DiMarzio Fusion Edge (H) Controls: Volume Pickup Switching: 3-Way Toggle Switch Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II Bridge Tuning Machines: Gotoh MG-T Locking Hardware Colour: Black