Description
The demands of down-tuning require a specifically designed responsiveness not found in “normal” guitars. To optimize for the rich, desirable thickness of tone that down-tuning produces, we extended the neck by one inch to a 26.5” scale. Longer-than standard yet not overly long. The neck is still considered a “fast” neck for speed soloing. Extra-deep cutaways grant comfortable access to the necks highest notes.
With metal and nothing but metal in mind, we modded and tweaked until we got to the heaviest-hitting metal axes we’ve ever built. For ultimate playability, we took our legendary super-thin, ultra-playable Wizard neck, and upped the ante to a Nitro Wizard – just as fast and comfortable but with added road-tested durability. Whether it’s a 6, 7, 8 or 9-string, every Iron Label axe is equipped with American-made EMG® or DiMarzio® pickups. Purposefully Spartan, you won’t find a feature here that doesn’t contribute directly to a bone-rattling and skull-crushing tone.
- Stock #523
- 7 lbs
- SPECS
- neck type Wizard II-7Roasted Maple neck
- top/back/body Nyatoh body
- fretboard Ebony fretboard
- fret Jumbo frets
- number of frets 24
- bridge Mono-rail bridge
- string space 10.8mm
- neck pickup DiMarzio® D Activator 7™ (H) neck pickupPassive/Ceramic
- bridge pickup DiMarzio® D Activator 7™ (H) bridge pickupPassive/Ceramic
- factory tuning 1D,2A,3F,4C,5G,6D,7A
- strings D’Addario® EXL110-7
- string gauge .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046/.059
- hardware color Black
- NECK DIMENSIONS
- Scale : 673mm/26.5″
- a : Width 48mm at NUT
- b : Width 68mm at 24F
- c : Thickness 19mm at 1F
- d : Thickness 21mm at 12F
- Radius : 400mmR
Nyatoh body
Nyatoh used as the body wood provides a rich mid-low end.
DiMarzio® D Activator™ pickups
DiMarzio® D Activator™ pickups have a powerful, clean, and open sound with excellent harmonic overtones and very tight low-end response.
26.5 inch scale
Its extra long 26.5″ scale and ability to accurately intonate heavier string gauges, make it the perfect beast for down-tuned metal.
Mono-rail bridge
Designed for both stability and sustain, the innovative Ibanez Mono-Rail bridge minimizes cross-talk between strings
Ebony fretboard
Ebony produces tight lows and mid range with a strong attack in the high end and features a quick response and rich sustain.
Luminescent side dot inlays
The luminescent side dot position marks make it easy for players to see fretboard position marks when performing on dark stages.
Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads
The Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads achieve incredible tuning stability, cutting down string-changing time.
Wizard II Roasted Maple neck
The Roasted Maple neck is heat-treated to increase stability, durability, moisture resistance and tolerance of temperature changes.The Graphite reinforcement rods provides massive sustain and excellent stability.
