Ibanez

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The Ibanez RG470DX RG Series 6-string electric guitar unleashes pure metal fury with its thin, fast Wizard III maple neck and sleek meranti body. Developed for guitarists who demand both playing comfort and lightning fast speed, the RG470DX allows you to blaze across the fingerboard with ease. Its Quantum pickups produce focused, vintage-modern tones perfect for everything from soaring leads to crunchy rhythm. With a smooth jatoba fingerboard, jumbo frets, sharktooth inlays and a double locking tremolo bridge, this Ibanez guitar provides exceptional playability you can count on in any live performance situation.

Shred With Ease Using the Wizard III Maple Neck

The Wizard III maple neck on the RG470DX lives up to its magical name, promoting effortless speed and fluid playing. Its thin, flat profile offers unmatched comfort, allowing your fingers to fly up and down the neck during solos and riffs. The silky satin finish enhances your grip for accurate, precise fretting. Designed specifically for shredding, this Wizard neck gives you the perfect blend of contour and slimness to conquer even the most demanding passages and techniques with ease.

Access Thick, Aggressive Tones With the Quantum Pickups

Outfitted with a powerful trio of Quantum pickups, the Ibanez RG470DX serves up thick, aggressive rock tones perfect for metal and hard rock. The Quantum neck pickup produces warm, vintage-flavored leads, while the Quantum middle pickup adds snarl and attitude to rhythms. For searing solos, the Quantum bridge pickup unleashes high-output crunch with excellent note separation. With a 5-way switch, you can blend the pickups and shape your tone for everything from clean arpeggios to heavy distorted riffing.

Enhance Playability With Jatoba Fingerboard

The RG470DX features a jatoba fingerboard with jumbo frets and pearl sharktooth inlays for excellent playability. Jatoba offers a dense, rigid feel that enhances note articulation and makes string bending smooth and responsive. The large pearloid sharktooth inlays provide great visual references while you're shredding up and down the neck. With its 16" fingerboard radius, the Ibanez stays comfortable during intricate solos and speedy passages.

Stay in Tune Using the Double Locking Tremolo

No matter how aggressively you use the whammy bar, the RG470DX's double locking tremolo system keeps your guitar sounding pitch perfect. The knife-edge bridge saddles add precision to the tuning stability, while the sturdy steel base plate provides a rock-solid foundation for dive bombs, flutter effects and other radical techniques.

Ibanez RG470DX Electric Guitar Sea Foam Green Matte
Ibanez RG470DX Electric Guitar Sea Foam Green Matte
Ibanez RG470DX Electric Guitar Sea Foam Green Matte

collapse expand iconFeatures

  • Gloss-finish solid meranti body
  • 25.5"-scale maple neck with bound jatoba fingerboard
  • Ibanez Quantum pickups, 5-way switch
  • Ibanez double-locking tremolo system, die-cast tuners

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Body
  • Body shape: Double cutaway
  • Body type: Solidbody
  • Body material: Solid wood
  • Top wood:
  • Body wood: Meranti
  • Body finish: Gloss
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: Wizard III
  • Neck wood: Maple
  • Joint: Bolt-on
  • Scale length: 25.5"
  • Truss rod: Dual-action
  • Neck finish: Gloss
Fingerboard
  • Material: Jatoba
  • Radius: 15.75"
  • Fret size: Jumbo
  • Number of frets: 24
  • Inlays: Shark tooth
  • Nut width/material: 1.69" (43 mm), locking
Pickups
  • Configuration: HSH
  • Neck: Quantum (H), Ceramic
  • Middle: Quantum (S) Alnico
  • Bridge: Quantum (H) Ceramic
  • Brand: Ibanez
  • Active or passive pickups: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Parallel
  • Piezo: No
  • Active EQ: No
  • Special electronics:
Controls
  • Control layout: Master volume, tone
  • Pickup switch: 5-way
  • Coil tap or split: Coil tap
  • Kill switch: No
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
  • Bridge design: Double-locking tremolo
  • Tailpiece: Not applicable
  • Tuning machines: Die-cast
  • Color: Black
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features:
  • Case: Sold separately
  • Accessories:
  • Country of origin: Indonesia

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Warranty terms vary. Check with manufacturer for specific product warranty.

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4.6

10 Reviews

90%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

Most Liked Positive Review

5

Really great guitar that isn't too expensive

Just got this today and Wow! Not only did it look great it sounds awesome and even with the floating bridge it holds its tune like a rock. Now I did need to tune it right out of the box because the locking nut wasn't locked down all the way and not noticing this I dive bombed right away and went flat lol but that's no issue everyone says dont buy a guitar with a tremolo/floyd rose bridge because of the tuning nightmare and other complications, but just look up some YouTube vids and you should be fine just be patient I mean if you're patient enough for guitar alone you can handle tremolo bridges lol

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Most Liked Negative Review

1

I wouldn't get this guitar again

I got this guitar as a gift excited to plug it in I spent a lot of time trying to give it a good sound but there was no hope.The pickups were fuzzy there was a bad fret buzz and when I held it it felt like it was gonna Fall apart. I took it to my local music store to get it set up and it still didn't work well afterwards. I hate to say I won't by this guitar again

Filters
Best Uses
  1. Jamming7
  2. Practicing7
  3. Recording6
  4. Rock Concerts4
  5. Small Venues4
Cons
  1. Craftsmanship1
  2. Flat Sound1
  3. Fret Buzz1
  4. Poor Pick Up1
Describe Yourself
  1. Experienced8
  2. Novice1
  3. Professional Musician1
Pros
  1. Fun To Play9
  2. Good Tone9
  3. Good Feel8
  4. Good Pick Up6
  5. Solid Electronics6
  • A fun guitar to have

    5

    submitted2 years ago

    byRichard

    fromDuluth GA

    What I like about this guitar is it is versatile with the HSH pickup configuration. I have been able to use it for metal, classic rock, funk and jazzy stuff just fine. Now if you don't have patience to restring a Floyd Rose, don't get this though it stays in tune just fine.

  • I would buy this again

    5

    submitted4 years ago

    byRoger H.

    fromElizabethtown, KY

    Have always liked Ibanez guitars. Great guitar for the price.

  • Amazing

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byWah wah

    fromTrenton NJ

    Amazing for all genres jazz to death metal

  • I wouldn't get this guitar again

    1

    submitted5 years ago

    byDjent god

    fromTrenton,NJ

    I got this guitar as a gift excited to plug it in I spent a lot of time trying to give it a good sound but there was no hope.The pickups were fuzzy there was a bad fret buzz and when I held it it felt like it was gonna Fall apart. I took it to my local music store to get it set up and it still didn't work well afterwards. I hate to say I won't by this guitar again

  • This Guitar is Extremely Comfortable to Play, Sounds Great.

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byPidon

    fromMissouri

    I've had this Guitar for a while now, it feels great, sounds great with great tone, and is my favorite guitar to write music on, it feels so free. super cool guitar.

  • Great Guitar for the money

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    byKelso

    fromSurprise, Arizona

    Great value for the money. Action is good on arrival and I probably won't even need a setup. Had to retune but it's not that difficult. Tuning a Floyd Rose is pretty easy if you come into without fear and you watch a couple YouTube videos. Plays great and doesn't deal to heavy. Looks good too

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Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.

  • asked byTodd

    fromFremont, Ca

    Is it brand new?

    Is it brand new?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    Yes, the RG470DX is new in the box.
  • asked byBrad

    fromundisclosed

    This product is currently on backorder. Do you have an idea when it will be back in stock?

    This product is currently on backorder. Do you have an idea when it will be back in stock?

    Open Reply - Ronald
    We aren't able to discuss the availability of items via this means of communication. Give us a call at 866-498-7882 and we can get you an accurate idea of when this will be back in stock.
  • asked byBignen

    fromundisclosed

    The specs say proprietary pickups, so does that mean that I cant change the pickups.

    The specs say proprietary pickups, so does that mean that I cant change the pickups.

    Open Reply - Kenneth
    No, you can still swap them out if you like. Proprietary means that Ibanez makes them.
  • asked byRyan

    fromIllinois

    How many frets

    How many frets

    Open Reply - Beau
    This guitar has 24 jumbo frets.
  • asked byVarvatos Vex

    fromVancouver, WA

    How is the fret buzz. My wife bought me a starter Austin guitar. I've been practicing for a few months and am struggling with the feet buzz and getting the sound right.

    How is the fret buzz. My wife bought me a starter Austin guitar. I've been practicing for a few months and am struggling with the feet buzz and getting the sound right.

    Open Reply - Ronald
    This shouldn't have fret buzz, but it is possible. Most guitars are sent out with a basic setup on it, which from time to time may result in some fret buzz. It is recommended that you get a setup for optimal play-ability.