Ibanez Iron Label RGIR28 FEBK Eight String Guitar

The following content is related to the July 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store. In recent years, eightstring guitars have enjoyed increased popularity thanks to progressive metallists like Meshuggah s Fredrik Thordendal and Mårten Hagström, Tosin Abasi of Animals as Leaders and Periphery s Misha Mansoor. But eightstring guitars are a smart choice for any player who regularly tunes way down, allowing you to get massive low end without the flubby sound and weak responsiveness of detuned strings on a standard sixstring. Ibanez has long been a leader in seven and eightstring guitarsnot surprisingly, all of the abovementioned artists play Ibanez eightstringers. The Iron Label RGIR28FEBK is the company s latest eightstring creation, one that is aimed squarely at the metal market. With its 27inch scale, thin but strong neck construction, powerhouse electro