RGA8 for $450 at sweetwater

[TheKindred]

arrived yesterday.

the F tuning sucked with the stock strings, so that's going to be a quick change. The pups are passibly awful, so those are next to go.

Instrument wise though......

 

[Konfyouzd]

Trigger PULLED

 

[ratm2020]

Snagged one as well, should be some fun modding it up. Anyone seen how the body wood looks on these?




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[leandroab]

HOLY FUCK HOLY FUCK HOLY FUCK HOLY FUCK HOLY FUCK HOLY FUCK HOLY FUCK

 

[Tragedy87]

Anyone know what this bad boy looks like stripped and natural?

 

[MannyMoonjava]

"Sorry, the Ibanez RGA8 - Black is no longer available. We've left this page up for reference only."

 

[Konfyouzd]

Someone has a video of a stripped one.

 

[Buddha92]

Anyone know what this bad boy looks like stripped and natural?

not a clue, but i will eventually paint mine white and give it gold hardware.

 

[Konfyouzd]

Periphery - New Groove (cover) - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k9UR1iCHOEU

 

[unclejemima218]

aaaaaand they're gone

 

[Konfyouzd]

I got the last one I think... After I ordered mine I looked again and couldn't find them...

If it makes you feel better, when I got it, there was a paint chip missing from the neck pocket area. Also... The "light" strings do feel a big flimsy but I was able to successfully get it into Drop E and it's actually not as terrible as people made me think it'd be. I'm still uppping the gauges as soon as my Pegasus/Sentient set comes in...

 

[seek and destroy]

I missed the deal but then snatched one up from a dealer on ebay for $459! Using my new Chase credit card I get $200 cash back on my purchase MERRY F'N CHRISTMAS TO ME!

 

[anthonylbest]

I ordered one as well.. Mine shows up on Thursday. Does anyone one know the big price drop? Also Does this need an EMG 808 update? just need to budget.

 

[mikenothing]

Looks what UPS dropped off earlier this week :

My first 8 string Opened up the box and noticed a few things that concerned me. The fretboard was dry as f*ck. Oiled it up and fixed that. Back of the neck had black stains/fingerprints on it. Which I cleaned up. And lastly, the stock pickups/string gauge were shit. Luckily, I figured as much and installed some Duncan Blackouts and .011-.080 D'addario strings- then just a minimal setup was needed. Now, I'm just waiting for some Sprezel open back tuners to arrive

Great guitar for under $400 bucks (blowout price + %15 off). Add the duncan blackouts/string set and for under $600 I have a killer 8 string guitar

 

[JEngelking]

^ Badass.

Quick question or two to anyone, really: How's the RGA8 bridge work? It looks like the strings attach to the bridge the same way a Floyd does, but does it act like a Floyd, e.g. is it fully floating? I'm kind of leaning towards wanting to get an RGA8 rather than an RG8 due to the potential tuning stability, but Floyds are a bit too much of a hassle for me on a main guitar. Ideally I'd like to be able to drop the low string, change tunings on the fly, etc., without having to block the bridge and such. (If I could, I'd have all the Floyd equipped guitars and just keep them in separate tunings, alas I don't have the money for that. )

Also, does it seem like they've fixed the bridge issues they had in the earlier RGA8 productions?

 

[mikenothing]

^ Badass.

Quick question or two to anyone, really: How's the RGA8 bridge work? It looks like the strings attach to the bridge the same way a Floyd does, but does it act like a Floyd, e.g. is it fully floating? I'm kind of leaning towards wanting to get an RGA8 rather than an RG8 due to the potential tuning stability, but Floyds are a bit too much of a hassle for me on a main guitar. Ideally I'd like to be able to drop the low string, change tunings on the fly, etc., without having to block the bridge and such. (If I could, I'd have all the Floyd equipped guitars and just keep them in separate tunings, alas I don't have the money for that. )

Also, does it seem like they've fixed the bridge issues they had in the earlier RGA8 productions?

The strings attach and lock into the bridge just like a floyd, once you lock your string into place you can fine tune them as well with fine tuners. It does not really float/act like a floyd, and I actually like that. I hate tremolos lol. No need for a block or anything. I heard after 2011 they fixed the screw popping out issue by using a different type of anchor. It keeps tune pretty good, and the stock tuners are actually not that bad. Its a pretty solid guitar. I dig it.

 

[JEngelking]

The strings attach and lock into the bridge just like a floyd, once you lock your string into place you can fine tune them as well with fine tuners. It does not really float/act like a floyd, and I actually like that. I hate tremolos lol. No need for a block or anything. I heard after 2011 they fixed the screw popping out issue by using a different type of anchor. It keeps tune pretty good, and the stock tuners are actually not that bad. Its a pretty solid guitar. I dig it.

Ah cool. I actually love Floyds when playing, I just don't like all the extra maintenance that gets put in to them compared to something like a basic stoptail.

Good to hear they fixed all those issues though and that it's a solid guitar! Definitely got moved up higher on my consideration list.