In pictures: Ibanez RG9 unboxed
The nine-string beast outta the box

Ibanez RG9
Back at Winter NAMM 2013, audiences were freaking out at the sight of the Ibanez RG9 – why? Because it has nine strings, that's why.
We've had one of these behemoths for a while, so we thought we'd share a closer look with you – for even more info, check out our 90-second video demo below.
For the full review of the Ibanez RG9, check out Total Guitar issue 259.

Ibanez RG9
There it be: a none-more-black riffing machine

Ibanez RG9
The RG9 is tuned C# F# B E A D G B E, with string gauges starting at 0.009 inches for the high E, down to a 0.090 for the C#

Ibanez RG9
A pair of QM-9 humbuckers provide the tonal firepower, and offer a host of tones via the five-way pickup selector

Ibanez RG9
With a 712mm (28inch) scale length and 950mm radius, the RG9's rosewood fingerboard is certainly a handful

Ibanez RG9
To handle the tension exerted by those nine strings, the RG9's maple/bubinga neck is supported by two titanium rods, with a pair of truss rods for neck adjustments
Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.

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