Ibanez RG470DXFM RG Limited - Cherry Sunburst

Ibanez RG470DXFM RG Limited – Cherry Sunburst

The Ibanez RG470DXFM is an electric guitar from the Ibanez Standard series, combining classic RG features with a slightly thicker neck profile. The guitar features a Cherry Sunburst finish with a flamed maple top for a distinctive look. It is designed to offer versatile tonal characteristics with a focus on playability and tuning stability.

Neck and Fingerboard

This model has a Wizard III neck, which is a slightly thicker and rounder variation of the classic Wizard profile. The neck radius is 400 mm, providing a slightly more curved grip compared to the standard Wizard’s 430 mm radius. It is equipped with 24 jumbo frets and a jatoba fingerboard with sharktooth inlays.

Body and Electronics

The body is made from Meranti, a lightweight wood with a balanced frequency response across the tonal spectrum. This makes the instrument suitable for a wide range of sounds. The flamed maple top adds a detailed visual finish. The guitar is fitted with three Quantum pickups (Humbucker-Single-Humbucker) and features a 5-way switch with shared volume and tone controls. The bridge is an Edge-Zero II tremolo, providing stable tuning.

Pickup Switch Functions

The 5-way switch offers the following pickup combinations:

1. Bridge humbucker in series (full output, hum-canceling)
2. Split bridge humbucker combined with middle single coil (brighter, more open sound, hum-canceling)
3. Middle single coil only
4. Split neck humbucker combined with middle single coil (brighter, more open sound, hum-canceling)
5. Neck humbucker in series (full output, hum-canceling)

Splitting a humbucker means one of the coils is deactivated, resulting in a cleaner, clearer sound with less output, while hum cancellation is maintained when combined with the middle pickup.

Specifications

• Neck: Wizard III, 5-piece roasted maple/walnut
• Fingerboard: Jatoba with sharktooth inlays
• Frets: 24 jumbo
• Radius: 400 mm
• Body: Meranti with flamed maple top
• Pickup configuration: Quantum (Humbucker) – Quantum (Single) – Quantum (Humbucker)
• Bridge type: Edge-Zero II tremolo
• Controls: 1 volume, 1 tone, 5-way pickup selector
• Hardware: Cosmo Black
• Scale length: 648 mm (25.5")
• Nut width: 43 mm
• Width at last fret: 58 mm
• Neck thickness at 1st fret: 19 mm
• Neck thickness at 12th fret: 21 mm