Ibanez RG2228

The Ibanez RG2228 is the world's first mass-produced eight string electric guitar.^[1] It came out in March 2007 and was introduced in the Winter NAMM Show of that year.^[2]

RG2228
Manufacturer	Ibanez
Period	since 2007
Woods
Body	Basswood
Neck	Five-piece maple and wenge
Fretboard	Rosewood
Hardware
Bridge	Fixed Edge III-8, double-locking
Pickup(s)	EMG 808
Colors available
Galaxy Black[1]

Specifications

Basic Information

• Scale Length - 27" (Baritone Scale)
• Neck Length - 685.8 mm
• Neck Material - Five-piece maple and wenge
• Body Material - Basswood
• Fingerboard - Rosewood with dot inlays
• Frets - 24 Jumbo Frets
• Bridge - Fixed Edge III-8, double-locking

Pickups

Neck and Bridge Pickups:

• Name - EMG 808
• Type - Active Humbucker

Strings

String	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Factory Tuning	F1	A1#	D2#	G2#	C3#	F3#	A3#	D4#
Standard Gauge	.065"	.054"	.042"	.032"	.024"	.016"	.011"	.009"

Notable users

• Tosin Abasi - Animals as Leaders, until Ibanez created his own signature 8-string model.
• Dino Cazares - Fear Factory, Asesino and Divine Heresy
• Ihsahn - Emperor, Thou Shalt Suffer and Peccatum
• Tony MacAlpine - Tony Macalpine band
• Fredrik Thordendal and Mårten Hagström from the Swedish tech-metal band Meshuggah use custom Ibanez eight-strings of a similar aesthetic design to the RG2228.
• Scott Hull - Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, (formerly) Anal Cunt
• Justin Lowe and Trent Hafdahl - After the Burial
• Misha Mansoor - Periphery
• Timfy James - Hacktivist
• Josh Martin - Little Tybee
• Herman Li - DragonForce
• Kevin Armelloni - Deadalus
• Sébastien Pirotte - Deadalus
• Joshua Travis - tony danza tapdance extravaganza