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This Axion Label 7-string Electric Delivers Modern Metal Madness!





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The Axion Label RGD71ALPA 7-string Electric Guitar from Ibanez represents the type of attention to detail that has the modern metal player in mind. This sleekly designed, streamlined axe features a poplar burl top with layered ash and nyatoh back and sides that is lightweight, resonant, and ready to rock right out of the box. A bolt-on, Nitro Wizard-7 5-piece panga panga/walnut neck with Macassar ebony fingerboard is ideal for both lightning-fast djent-style runs and chunky power chords. Driving the tone of this searing axe is a pair of Bare Knuckle Aftermath humbucking pickups that kick out some serious high-gain tone. A Mono-rail bridge rounds out the RGD71ALPA, ensuring stellar resonance and mind-blowing articulation.





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Bare Knuckle Aftermath humbuckers





Sweetwater is unbelievably excited by the outcome of the partnership between Ibanez and Bare Knuckle pickups. With a duo of Bare Knuckle's Aftermath humbucking pickups loaded into the Axion Label RGD71ALPA, Ibanez ensured that this guitar will wail with the aggressive voice they envisioned. Aftermath humbuckers are hand-wound by Bare Knuckle to deliver a fast bass response and a focused midrange. They send your jackhammer riffing and single-note lines out of your rig with the utmost clarity and power. On top of that, the RGD71ALPA boasts a coil tap switch that unlocks a wide range of single-coil tones.





Super-fast Nitro Wizard neck





The Nitro Wizard-7 neck is one of Ibanez's fastest and slickest necks to date. Built to enable blistering speed while providing comfort, it has a 5-piece panga panga/walnut construction and a satin finish that won't get sticky or hard to play during long sessions. The slim carve enables you to pull off intense lead lines with ease, but still gives you enough substance to comfortably fret chords. From the first time you hold this neck in your hand, you'll know that this guitar was built with performance in mind.





More resonance, better articulation





The RGD71ALPA features Ibanez's Mono-rail bridge, which uses a single bridge piece for each individual string. This provides tighter component coupling and improves the transfer of string vibrations to the tonewood for a purer, more resonant sound. Additionally, it prevents the vibration of strings from impacting each other, which can increase articulation.





Ibanez Axion Label RGD71ALPA 7-string Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:


Carved lightweight poplar burl top with layered ash and nyatoh back and sides provides hours of playing comfort


Bare Knuckle humbucking pickups produce savage high-gain tones


Nitro Wizard-7 5-piece panga panga/walnut neck with Macassar ebony fingerboard is ideal for lightning-fast runs as well as power chords


Mono-rail bridge ensures stellar resonance and mind-blowing articulation


Gotoh MG-T locking tuners make string changes a breeze


Luminescent side markers help you stay in position on the darkest stages