Ibanez RGR5220M TFG

The Ibanez Prestige RGR5220M offers the perfect combination of looks, sound, and playability — it’s the epitome of refined brutality. Its resonant ash-topped African mahogany body infuses your playing with a gorgeous blend of warmth, brightness, and sustain. Its comfortable 5-piece Super Wizard HP neck is topped with an ultra-playable bird’s-eye maple fretboard. Feeling aggressive? If so, the RGR5220M’s Bare Knuckle Brute Force humbuckers will accommodate you with high output and a deep, saturated tone. Beyond that, its Lo-Pro Edge tremolo ensures complete pitch control and rock-solid intonation. The RGR5220M includes luminlay side dots and an attractive satin finish.

Incredibly fast Super Wizard HP neck

Ibanez Wizard necks are thin and built for speed, and they enable effortless playability and comfort. The RGR5220M takes that design to the next level with its 5-piece maple/wenge Super Wizard HP neck. The just-right feel provided by this neck's satin finish encourages lightning-fast runs, arpeggios, and hammer-ons. Capping the neck is a 24-fret bird’s-eye maple fingerboard, loaded with stainless steel jumbo frets that are perfect for big note bends.

Bare Knuckle Brute Force humbuckers

it's good to see the outcome of the partnership between Ibanez and Bare Knuckle pickups. By loading a duo of Bare Knuckle's Brute Force humbucking pickups into the Prestige RGR5220M, Ibanez is ensuring the guitar screams with the combative voice they envisioned. Brute Force humbuckers are hand-wound by Bare Knuckle to deliver high output and a deep, saturated tone that’s ideal for progressive metal, thrash, hardcore, and extreme metal. On top of that, the RGR5220M boasts a coil tap switch that unlocks a wide range of single-coil tones.

Palm muting never felt so good with the Lo-Pro Edge tremolo

Whether you palm mute with precision or simply have a wild strumming style, few things are worse than getting hung up on your bridge during a furious performance. Guitar players at Sweetwater all agree the Ibanez Lo-Pro Edge bridge gets out of the way of your playing while still serving up maximum expression and tuning stability. You'll barely know it's there, thanks to its streamlined profile and recessed fine tuners. And you'll have additional tuning stability thanks to the locking studs.