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RG652FX GK
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The RG652FX is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2014. It was made in Japan by Fujigen as part of the upscale Prestige line.

The RG652FX features a basswood body bolted to a maple and walnut Super Wizard HP neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers. Components include a Gibraltar II fixed bridge, dual DiMarzio direct-mounted humbucking pickups, a Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut and Gotoh locking tuning machines.

A seven-string version, the RG752FX, was released concurrently. A model with an Australian blackwood top, the RG652KFX was added in 2015 followed in 2016 by the RG652MPBFX with a poplar burl top and birdseye maple fingerboard and the RG652AHMFX with an ash body and maple fingerboard. Also introduced in 2015 were two versions with a tremolo bridge, the RG652K (Australian blackwood top) and RG652AHM (ash body and maple fingerboard). In 2017, the RG652LWFX was introduced, which has a limba wood top. The RG652EXFX is a similar model with DiMarzio/IBZ pickups a marbled rosewood fretboard without inlays.

The RG652FX was discontinued in 2017.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RG652FX
Model name: RG652FX
Year(s) offered: 2014–2017
Sold in: Worldwide (Europe in 2017 only)
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Cobalt Blue Metallic (CBM) / Galaxy Black (GK) / White (WH) 2016–2017
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Gibraltar Standard II fixed
Knob style:
Gotoh VK1-19 (knurled metal dome)
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
Super Wizard HP
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
White dot
Frets:
24 / jumbo
Nut:
Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG381 MG-T locking
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio The Tone Zone (H) passive/ alnico
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio Air Norton (H) passive/ alnico
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Other available finishes
RG652FX CBM
Cobalt Blue Metallic
2017 RG652FX WH 00 01
White

Sources[]

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