Ibanez RGT1270PB-DTF Deep Twilight Flat Premium

RGT: The RG DNA, enhanced by a neck-through construction

Within the family of Ibanez performance-oriented electric guitars, the RGT series carries forward the sharp spirit of the RG and pushes it further with a neck-through architecture. This neck-through construction increases rigidity, promotes generous sustain, and provides a seamless feel across the entire neck, especially appreciated in the higher registers. The RGT1270PB is thus aimed at guitarists who want a precise, stable, and immediately responsive instrument without sacrificing versatility.

For whom and for which styles?

The Ibanez RGT1270PB clearly targets intermediate to expert guitarists seeking speed, comfort, and definition. It excels in modern metal, hard rock, shred, and prog, where sharp attack and ergonomics make a difference on tight riffs and fast leads. Thanks to the selector's intermediate positions, it can also venture into cleaner and funkier tones, useful in pop, fusion, or alternative rock.

Tone

The core of the tonal character comes from the DiMarzio set: an Air Norton at the neck for singing leads and thick but clear rhythms, a True Velvet in the middle for dynamic and snappy cleans, and a The Tone Zone at the bridge for massive riffs rich in mids and sustain. The American basswood provides a balanced foundation that lets the pickups shine, while the ebony fingerboard enhances attack and precision in the upper spectrum. Add the neck-through construction and Edge tremolo: you get a guitar designed to stay articulate under gain while retaining nuance in clean and crunch tones.

Technical specifications

Left handed	No	Fingerboard	Ebony
Strings	Steel	Nbrs of frets	24
Nbr of strings	6

Type	electric guitar	Thickness at 12th fret	21 mm / 0.83"
Body	American basswood	Bridge	Edge tremolo
Top	figured poplar, 3 mm / 0.12" thickness	String spacing	10.8 mm / 0.43"
Finish	Deep Twilight Flat	Tuners	Gotoh
Construction	neck-through	Hardware finish	Cosmo Black
Wood	7-piece maple/walnut	Pickup configuration	H-S-H
Scale length	25.5" / 648 mm	Neck pickup	DiMarzio Air Norton (humbucker, passive, Alnico)
Radius	400 mm / 15.75"	Middle pickup	DiMarzio True Velvet (single-coil, passive, Alnico)
Frets	24 jumbo stainless steel frets, Premium edge treatment	Bridge pickup	DiMarzio The Tone Zone (humbucker, passive, Alnico)
Inlays	acrylic and abalone blocks	Selector switch	5 positions (intermediate positions combine inner and outer coils)
Nut width	43 mm / 1.69"	Controls	1 volume, 1 tone
Width at 24th fret	58 mm / 2.28"	Factory tuning	Standard E (E A D G B E)
Thickness at 1st fret	19 mm / 0.75"	Recommended case	Ibanez MR500C