Ibanez RG2228

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

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

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