Ibanez introduced the RG470DX in 2019, a stellar model within the RG series, crafted in Indonesia. The RG470DX boasts a meranti body paired with a maple Wizard III neck, featuring a 24-fret jatoba fingerboard adorned with sharktooth position markers. Noteworthy components include a standard double-locking tremolo bridge with a locking nut and powerful Ibanez Quantum pickups, featuring dual humbuckers in pickup rings flanking a single-coil.
A kindred model, the RG470AHM, showcases an ash body, cosmo black hardware, and dot fretboard inlays. Meanwhile, the RG470MB presents a maple fretboard with dot inlays, and the RG470MSP features cosmo black hardware and dot fretboard inlays, adding distinctive variations to the lineup.
Specifications:
Body Material | Meranti |
Neck Profile | Wizard III |
Fretboard Material | Jatoba |
Fretboard Radius | 400mmR |
Scale Length | 25.5″ (648mm) |
No. of Frets | 24 Jumbo Frets |
Fretboard Inlays | Sharktooth Inlay |
Pickups | Quantum Passive/Ceramic Humbucker (Bridge), Quantum Passive/Alnico Single-Coil (Middle), Quantum Passive/Ceramic Humbucker (Neck) |
Bridge | Edge-Zero II bridge |
Strings | D’Addario® EXL120, .009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042 Gauges |
Tuning Machines | Ibanez Die-Cast |
Hardware Finish | Black |