Ibanez RGA8?

[muckypup1]

http://www.ibanez.com/ElectricGuitars/model-RGA8

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/produ...=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=base

Has anyone on here used this guitar before?

The scale seems a little short to me, its only 27 inches Is this long enough for a 8 string?

And are the stock pups usable?

I'm liking the look of this But its a lot of saving I have to do, so I need to make sure this isn't a piece o crap

 

[Josh Burgess]

same scale as the rg2228

 

[muckypup1]

same scale as the rg2228

Whoa, I never checked that Is this long enough then? like long enough for the low F# to feel tight?

 

[Brandon E.]

only 27 inches

Lol that locking nut is weirding me out, never saw one on an 8 string before

 

[muckypup1]

Lol that locking nut is weirding me out, never saw one on an 8 string before

I know, they are strange because you don't actually have a floyd rose on it

But I'm guessing 27 inches is long enough then?

 

[AeternusEternus]

My Schecter V8 has a 26.5" scale and it does me just fine.

 

[AntonioPetrole]

But I'm guessing 27 inches is long enough then?

I guess i have to be the first person to say this.......

thats what she said

And yes i would imagine 27 inches would be long enough, but i cant confirm cause i only have a 7 string

 

[pattonfreak1]

27 inches (baritone scale) will do just fine.


For what it worth though, Agile (rondomusic.com) have very fine playing/sounding 8 strings for $699.99 USD that feature:

A 28.625" scale:
http://www.rondomusic.com/intrepiddual828rnblood.html

And a 30" scale:
http://www.rondomusic.com/product3399.html

so in actuality, you could tune... dare I say... lower?

 

[muckypup1]

27 inches (baritone scale) will do just fine.


For what it worth though, Agile (rondomusic.com) have very fine playing/sounding 8 strings for $699.99 USD that feature:

A 28.625" scale:
http://www.rondomusic.com/intrepiddual828rnblood.html

And a 30" scale:
http://www.rondomusic.com/product3399.html

so in actuality, you could tune... dare I say... lower?

Haha, thats kind of what I want to do, like tune the whole guitar down a step or two, so the low F#, becomes D#

Do you think that a 27 inch scale would be long enough to tune down a bit?

 

[pattonfreak1]

Haha, thats kind of what I want to do, like tune the whole guitar down a step or two, so the low F#, becomes D#

Do you think that a 27 inch scale would be long enough to tune down a bit?

I like the way you think

I personally wouldn't go more than a half step or whole step down... You should be okay doing F or E# with a 27" scale. You'll probably have to make height/truss/intonation adjustments as well though.

 

[amarshism]

There is no E# unless you have an F and F# in the same key signature. In which case E# would denote F.

 

[GoofPig]

^ Trueisms.

It's typically not kosher to call it E# or Fb for that matter.

 

[abt]

There is no E# unless you have an F and F# in the same key signature. In which case E# would denote F.

The keys F# and C# both have E# as diatonic notes. Any other key that has F# in it you write E# to sound the note F. Although writing F natural has crept into the vernacular. Same rules apply for all other notes but the confusion happens when dealing with b-c e-f. If you're talking about guitar tunings then you're tuning the note to F.

 

[Ola Englund]

the pickups needs to be changed as soon as you get the guitar. I got the RGA7 and those semi-active 3 V pickups are the worst invention ever...

 

[muckypup1]

There is no E# unless you have an F and F# in the same key signature. In which case E# would denote F.

But Meshuggah's Nebulous song is played with the low F# string tuned down to D#? Though I'm no expert on what notes exist haha, all I know is I want to detune it down a step or two

 

[muckypup1]

the pickups needs to be changed as soon as you get the guitar. I got the RGA7 and those semi-active 3 V pickups are the worst invention ever...

Thanks for the warning dude!

 

[abt]

But Meshuggah's Nebulous song is played with the low F# string tuned down to D#? Though I'm no expert on what notes exist haha, all I know is I want to detune it down a step or two

If it's tuned to D# then it's D#. This is why we don't call it the "E-string" but instead stick to the convention of the string number ie the 6th string or in this case the 8th string. This way the string tuning can change but the string number always stays the same.

 

[ze kink]

I've tried one, didn't like it at all. Then again, I owned the Rg2228 for a while and didn't like it either. The scale's just too short and the bridge sucks. The pickups on the RGA were pretty horrible too, even compared to the Emg 808's I didn't like either.

 

[JMarz]

I want this guitar. Really, really bad.

 

[guitarguru777]

With all this lower tuning I am wondering when we will start using 15" speakers ....lol

If you wanna tune that low play a bass!