RG2228
Manufacturer	Ibanez
Period	since 2007
Woods
Body	Basswood
Neck	Five-piece maple and wenge
Hardware
Bridge	Fixed Edge III-8, double-locking
Pickup(s)	EMG 808

The Ibanez RG2228 is the world's first mass-produced eight string electric guitar.^[1] It came out in March 2007 and was introduced in the Winter NAMM show of that year.^[2]

Contents 1 Specifications 1.1 Basic Information 1.2 Pickups 1.3 Strings 2 Notable Users 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Specifications

[edit] Basic Information

• Scale Length - 27" (Baritone Scale)
• Neck Length - 685.8 mm
• Neck Material - Five-piece maple and wenge
• Body Material - Basswood
• Fingerboard - Rosewood with dot inlays
• Frets - 24 Jumbo Frets
• Bridge - Fixed Edge III-8, double-locking

[edit] Pickups

Neck and Bridge Pickups:

• Name - EMG 808
• Type - Active Humbucker

[edit] Strings

The strings are designed to be tuned to standard tuning with two extra basses.

String	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Standard Tuning	F1#	B1	E2	A2	D3	G3	B3	E4
Standard Gauge	.065"	.054"	.042"	.032"	.024"	.016"	.011"	.009"

[edit] Notable Users

• Dino Cazares - Fear Factory, Asesino and Divine Heresy
• Ihsahn - Emperor, Thou Shalt Suffer and Peccatum
• Fredrik Thordendal and Mårten Hagström from the Swedish tech-metal band Meshuggah use custom Ibanez eight-strings of a similar aesthetic design to the RG2228.
• Scott Hull - Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, (formerly) Anal Cunt
• Justin Lowe and Trent Hafdahl - After the Burial

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Video Demonstration
• Ibanez
• EMG