{"product_id":"ibanez-j-custom-rg8527-flame-maple-top-vintage-violin-finish-w-case-japan","title":"Ibanez J Custom RG8527 Flame Maple Top, Vintage Violin Finish w\/ Case, Japan","description":"Up for sale, a 2000s Ibanez J Custom model RG8527 7-string electric guitar in near mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. J Custom guitars are crafted by master luthiers at the famed FujiGen factory in Japan, with very small production numbers, select woods, and exquisite attention to detail.This upscale seven-string features a gloss Vintage Violin sunburst finish on the bookmatched flame maple top over a mahogany body. The bound maple\/bubinga three-piece neck is capped with a slab rosewood fretboard and abalone offset dot inlay, and premium performance specs include a “Velvetouch” finish on the profile and AANJ (All Access Neck Joint) for an effortless playing experience. The guitar is loaded with stock DiMarzio RG-7 passive humbucking pickups, specifically designed for seven-string guitars. These pickups have ample output offering defined low end and crisp, cutting highs, engineered to handle high gain and low frequencies with excellent clarity. Balancing well on a strap at 8lbs 14oz, this J Custom 7-string has been professionally setup here at Mike and Mike’s Guitar Bar with accurate intonation and fast action.The three-piece maple\/bubinga\/maple neck has an \"RG J Custom\" neck shape, and this slender D profile carve has full shoulders, measuring .775” deep at the 1st fret and .830” at the 12th. The bound slab rosewood fretboard has a 24 fret range and features offset abalone dot inlay and pristine stock jumbo fretwire. The guitar plays effortlessly in every register up the straight neck with an ideally adjusted and responsive truss rod. The scale is a full 25 1\/2”, and the locking nut measures a spacious 1 7\/8“ in width, ensuring optimal tuning stability even with heavy vibrato use. The headstock features a bound rosewood veneer with Ibanez J Custom inlay and stock black Gotoh tuners that turn smoothly.The body has a simple and sleek control layout, with a five-way pickup selector switch and Master Volume and Tone knobs. The stock Lo-Pro Edge tremolo has improved sustain over the older Edge system, and was designed by Ibanez to provide the fast vibrato response and snap needed to pull off sharp bends and flutters. The Cosmo Black hardware is clean as can be, and the sunburst Vintage Violin finish highlights the bookmatched AAA figured maple top. There's barely a scratch on the guitar save for a couple pinhead-sized nicks and a small spot of localized pick scuffing just forward of the bridge position humbucker. The neck profile features a pristine satin “Velvetouch” finish that is exceptionally smooth.  The original Ibanez-branded molded hardshell case is included. The case retains its original latches and handle, with one small split in the plastic at the headstock end.","brand":"Ibanez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42290942312704,"sku":"07016","price":2799.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4437\/4714\/products\/medium_670e5bbc-db5f-49a9-9072-6b99cb3b0255.jpg?v=1751513036","url":"https:\/\/mmguitarbar.com\/products\/ibanez-j-custom-rg8527-flame-maple-top-vintage-violin-finish-w-case-japan","provider":"Mike \u0026 Mike's Guitar Bar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}