What woods were each RG7--- made from?

halsinden · 11-28-2007, 01:09 PM

thinking about getting m’self a body to screw up / practice modding on for the bevelled creature that i plan on using (…to dominate the universe and enforce mandatory love of technical death metal & the two ronnies).

can someone in the know please let me know what (if any) the differences were in woods used between the RG7620, 7621, 7640 etc.?

H

WarriorOfMetal · 11-28-2007, 01:11 PM

the three you listed are all basswood bodies with maple necks and rosewood fingerboards. some have a darker stripe in the neck, i believe it's bubinga.

Nick · 11-28-2007, 01:15 PM

bubinga is correct

Stitch · 11-28-2007, 01:17 PM

All basswood. The RG7620 neck is all maple neck while the the RG7420 neck is maple/bubinga/maple. However, necks were swapped between the models during production. All were hand profiled in the FujiGen factory which is why they all feel so awesome.

The only guitar of that era with anything different was the S7420 which is mahogany. Some feature a flamed maple veneer too.

halsinden · 11-28-2007, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitch

All basswood. The RG7620 neck is all maple neck while the the RG7420 neck is maple/bubinga/maple. However, necks were swapped between the models during production. All were hand profiled in the FujiGen factory which is why they all feel so awesome.

The only guitar of that era with anything different was the S7420 which is mahogany. Some feature a flamed maple veneer too.

ok, cool.

were there ever any differences in the bodies and their sizes? i could swear i played an RG7321 back in the day and it felt larger than my 7620, but then i hadn’t really played any 7s much back then.

H

Stitch · 11-28-2007, 01:23 PM

Not to my knowledge - I'm pretty sure they are all the same size.

The dimensions could have been skewed I suppose in the move to Indonesia.

I forgot to add, the RG7321's meck is a 5 piece laminate of Maple and Walnut. Or maybe Wenge. I forget.

thedonutman · 11-28-2007, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitch

All basswood. The RG7620 neck is all maple neck while the the RG7420 neck is maple/bubinga/maple. However, necks were swapped between the models during production. All were hand profiled in the FujiGen factory which is why they all feel so awesome.

The only guitar of that era with anything different was the S7420 which is mahogany. Some feature a flamed maple veneer too.

Do you mean the frets or the neck? Also, is this only the RG7s or all the stuff that came out of Fujigen?

Stitch · 11-28-2007, 05:48 PM

What are you asking? I'm pretty sure all the guitars that came out of FujiGen had hand profiled necks.

guitarplayerone · 11-28-2007, 05:52 PM

all j- customs that I know of either have mahogany bodies with maple tops of varying thickness or alder bodies (in the case of the RG8327)

The K7 is also mahogany-bodied (as is the APEX-1 idk about the APEX-2)

thedonutman · 11-28-2007, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitch

What are you asking? I'm pretty sure all the guitars that came out of FujiGen had hand profiled necks.

Oh right, I was just asking if it was the necks or the frets that were hand profiled.

11-28-2007, 01:09 PM	#1
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11-28-2007, 01:11 PM	#2
WarriorOfMetal The Dragonrider Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston, MA // Northern VA Posts: 2,632 Real Name: Ari Main Seven: HevAri Dragonrider Rig: Engl Savage 120 Thanked: 54	the three you listed are all basswood bodies with maple necks and rosewood fingerboards. some have a darker stripe in the neck, i believe it's bubinga.

11-28-2007, 01:15 PM	#3
Nick 'VHT Sig X Whore' Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: glasgow scotland Posts: 1,975 Main Seven: RG1527 Rig: VHT Sig X -> ENGL Thanked: 13	bubinga is correct

11-28-2007, 01:17 PM	#4
Stitch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 7,231 Real Name: Simon Main Seven: Ibanez RG7420 & S7420FMTW Main ERG: Orion OG8 Rig: Peavey 6505 Thanked: 112	All basswood. The RG7620 neck is all maple neck while the the RG7420 neck is maple/bubinga/maple. However, necks were swapped between the models during production. All were hand profiled in the FujiGen factory which is why they all feel so awesome. The only guitar of that era with anything different was the S7420 which is mahogany. Some feature a flamed maple veneer too.

11-28-2007, 01:23 PM	#6
Stitch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 7,231 Real Name: Simon Main Seven: Ibanez RG7420 & S7420FMTW Main ERG: Orion OG8 Rig: Peavey 6505 Thanked: 112	Not to my knowledge - I'm pretty sure they are all the same size. The dimensions could have been skewed I suppose in the move to Indonesia. I forgot to add, the RG7321's meck is a 5 piece laminate of Maple and Walnut. Or maybe Wenge. I forget.

11-28-2007, 05:48 PM	#8
Stitch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 7,231 Real Name: Simon Main Seven: Ibanez RG7420 & S7420FMTW Main ERG: Orion OG8 Rig: Peavey 6505 Thanked: 112	What are you asking? I'm pretty sure all the guitars that came out of FujiGen had hand profiled necks.

11-28-2007, 05:52 PM	#9
guitarplayerone Needs NYC prog vox Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York Posts: 1,614 Real Name: Roman Main Seven: RG8427F-BX Thanked: 15	all j- customs that I know of either have mahogany bodies with maple tops of varying thickness or alder bodies (in the case of the RG8327) The K7 is also mahogany-bodied (as is the APEX-1 idk about the APEX-2)


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