RG1702

RG1702 Silky Black (more images)

The RG1702 is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1997. It is made in Japan by FujiGen as part of the upscale J Custom line.

The RG1702 features a mahogany body with a flamed maple top bolted to a maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard with offset dot position markers. Components include dual DiMarzio humbucking pickups, a Lo-Pro Edge double locking tremolo bridge and Gotoh tuning machines.

The RG1712 is a similar model with a quilted maple top. The RG1802 is another similar model with a bound fingerboard.

The RG1702 was discontinued after 1998.

Specifications

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Specifications for RG1702

Model name: RG1702 Year(s) offered: 1997–1998 Sold in: Japan Made in: Japan Finish(es): MBL (Marine Blue) 1998 / SLK (Silky Black)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Mahogany w/ 4mm AAAA flame maple top & natural binding Neck joint: AANJ Bridge: Lo-Pro Edge tremolo Hardware color: Black	Neck Neck type: RG J Custom Neck material: 3-piece maple Scale length: 648mm/ 25½" Fingerboard material: Rosewood Fingerboard inlays: Offset abalone dot Frets: 24 / custom jumbo Nut: Top-Lok III Machine heads: Gotoh SG38	Electronics Pickup configuration: HH Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Tone Zone (H) Neck pickup: DiMarzio Air Norton (H) Controls: Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector

About this table

Images

RG1702 Marine Blue

Sources

• 1997 Japan catalog (page 8)
• 1998 Japan catalog (pages 10–11)
• 1997 J-Custom guitars, Jemsite, archived from the original October 2017