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At A Glance

Neck Type
Wizard III / Maple neck
Top/Back/Body
Meranti body
Fretboard
Maple fretboard / Black dot inlay
Fret
Jumbo frets
Number of Frets
24
Bridge
Double Locking tremolo bridge
String Space
10.5mm
Neck Pickup
Quantum (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
Middle Pickup
Quantum (S) middle pickup (Passive/Alnico)
Bridge Pickup
Quantum (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
Factory Tuning
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
Strings
D'Addario EXL120
String Gauge
.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
Nut
Locking nut
Hardware Color
Cosmo black
Scale
648mm/25.5"
A : Width
43mm at NUT
B : Width
58mm at 24F
C : Thickness
19mm at 1F
D : Thickness
21mm at 12F
Radius
400mmR
Finish
Turquoise Sparkle
Description

Ibanez built the RG470MSPTSP as part of the RG Series, positioning it as a high-output, double-locking tremolo instrument within a long-running line designed around fast playability and versatile pickup configurations. The model carried a Turquoise Sparkle finish and was equipped with a three-pickup HSH arrangement driven by Quantum pickups.

The guitar was constructed with a Meranti body and a Maple neck of the Wizard III profile — a slim, fast-feeling contour. The Maple fretboard carried 24 jumbo frets with black dot inlays, a locking nut, and a 400mm radius. The scale length ran 648mm (25.5"). Neck width measured 43mm at the nut and 58mm at the 24th fret; thickness was 19mm at the first fret and 21mm at the 12th. The double locking tremolo bridge used 10.5mm string spacing. Hardware throughout was finished in Cosmo black. The HSH pickup layout placed a Quantum humbucker (passive, ceramic) at the neck, a Quantum single-coil (passive, Alnico) in the middle position, and a Quantum humbucker (passive, ceramic) at the bridge. The guitar left the factory strung with D'Addario EXL120s (.009–.042) in standard E tuning.

Owners requiring setup work, tremolo calibration, or nut replacement should consult a qualified guitar technician, who can verify correct string spacing and locking-nut fit against the original specifications above.

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