The RG has been the benchmark for high-performance rock and metal guitars since the late '80s, and the RG470DXW is a solid example of why the formula still works. It's built around the things that made the RG famous — a fast neck, a floating trem, an HSH pickup layout — and packages them at a price that doesn't require a lot of justification.
The neck is a Wizard III maple profile: thin, flat, and built for speed. If you've played an RG before, you know exactly what you're getting here. The jatoba fingerboard adds a bit of snap and warmth to the response, and the 24 jumbo frets cover everything you'd want across two full octaves. Meranti body keeps the weight manageable and contributes a slightly scooped midrange character — not a bad thing when you're running high gain.
Electronics are Ibanez's Quantum HSH configuration: ceramic-loaded humbuckers at the neck and bridge, an alnico single-coil in the middle, running through a master volume, master tone, and 5-way selector. The Edge-Zero II tremolo handles the floating bridge duties with a stud lock function for tuning stability when you're pushing the dive.
Wine Red Frozen Matte finish with black hardware throughout. Comes with locking nut. Ships with a tremolo arm and hex key. No case included.
Specs
Body: Meranti
Body Finish: Satin polyurethane
Finish: Wine Red Frozen Matte
Neck: Maple, Wizard III profile
Neck Construction: Bolt-on
Neck Finish: Satin polyurethane
Fretboard: Jatoba
Fretboard Inlay: Sharktooth
Number of Frets: 24
Fret Type: Jumbo
Scale Length: 648mm / 25.5"
Nut Width: 43mm
Width at 24th Fret: 58mm
Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: 19mm
Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: 21mm
Radius: 400mmR
Neck Pickup: Quantum (H), Passive/Ceramic
Middle Pickup: Quantum (S), Passive/Alnico
Bridge Pickup: Quantum (H), Passive/Ceramic
Pickup Configuration: HSH
Controls: Master volume, master tone
Switching: 5-way lever switch
Bridge: Edge-Zero II
String Spacing: 10.8mm
Nut: Locking nut
Tuners: Ibanez die-cast
Hardware Color: Black
Factory Tuning: E/B/G/D/A/E
Strings: D'Addario EXL120 (.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042)
Country of Origin: Indonesia
Includes: Tremolo arm, hex key