Ibanez
RG653DX
ElectricSuperstratJP
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Ash-body Prestige RG with rosewood fingerboard and DiMarzio Air Norton/Tone Zone humbuckers built for smooth, high-gain lead tone.
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Score
estimated from specs & owner reviews75
Overall / 100
Playability
67
Sound
68
Build
87
Value
74
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Ibanez |
|---|---|
| Type | Electric |
| Country | JP |
| Body wood | Ash |
| Neck wood | Maple |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Strings | 6 |
| Frets | 24 |
| Scale length | 25.5" |
| Pickups | DiMarzio® Air Norton™ (H) / DiMarzio® The Tone Zone® (H) |
| A Width | 43mm at NUT |
| Bridge | Edge bridge |
| Bridge pickup | DiMarzio® The Tone Zone® (H) bridge pickupPassive/Alnico |
| B Width | 58mm at 24F |
| C Thickness | 17mm at 1F |
| D Thickness | 19mm at 12F |
| Factory Tuning | 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E |
| Fret | Jumbo frets |
| Hardware | Black |
| Neck pickup | DiMarzio® Air Norton™ (H) neck pickupPassive/Ceramic |
| Neck Type | Super Wizard HP5pc Maple/Walnut neck |
| Nut | Locking nut |
| Radius | 430mmR |
| Recommended Bag | IGB724-BK |
| String Gauge | .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042 |
| String Space | 10.8mm |
| Top Back Body | Ash body |
