To handle an eight-string setup without that low-F# getting sloppy, the Ibanez RGMS8 comes furnished with a progressive multi-scale-length that shifts seamlessly from 25.5 inches at the high-E string (matching a standard ST-style scale length) to 27.26 inches at the low F#/F, perfectly balancing and optimising string tension, especially in lower tunings. The nyatoh body, meanwhile, has been dipped in classic high-gloss black and finished with a five-piece maple and walnut bolt-on neck complete with a Wizard III-8 multi-scale profile and a jatoba fretboard, which adds the same warm edge as more scarce rosewood. Polished off with a 16 radius and a set of twenty-four fanned, jumbo frets, this model pretty much demands fast and fluid work. Ultimate Definition & Monstrous Lows Tight rhythms are lent the devoted support of two extra-long Array 8 MS ceramic pickups that spit a satisfyingly aggressive, saturated output, while the multi-scale neck is reinforced by a Mono-Rail bridge with a string-through-body design to further enhance that tight and direct sound. Besides a single volume and tone pot, an expansive range of profiles is accessed via a five-way switch: isolate or combine the humbuckers; split them down the middle to engage the two inner coils for single-coil-flavoured tone with a scooped mid-range and sparkling high-end; or shift the neck humbucker into parallel. A tame behemoth of a guitar, the Ibanez RGMS8 multi-scale has definitely been built for the serious technician.