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Ibanez bolsters Iron Label guitar range with S Series models

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By Michael Astley-Brown published 18 July 2016

Reverse headstocks and DiMarzio pickups onboard

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Pumping Iron (Label)

Pumping Iron (Label)

Ibanez's metal-ready Iron Label models have gone down a storm, and the Japanese guitar giant has now added two new six-strings and a seven-string in the inimitable S Series style.

All three models offer big-name specs, with coil-splittable DiMarzio humbuckers designed specifically for the Iron Label line, plus Gotoh locking tuners and none-more-cool reverse headstocks.

Read on for all the info…

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Ibanez Iron Label SIX6FDFMBCB (Blue Space Burst)

Ibanez Iron Label SIX6FDFMBCB (Blue Space Burst)

  • 3pc Maple/Bubinga Nitro Wizard neck
  • Flamed Maple Top/Bound Mahogany body
  • Jumbo frets
  • Bound Ebony fretboard
  • Gotoh locking tuners
  • Gibraltar Standard II bridge
  • Coil-tap switch
  • DiMarzio Fusion Edge neck pu
  • DiMarzio Fusion Edge bridge pu
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Ibanez Iron Label SIX6FMDCB (Dark Space Burst)

Ibanez Iron Label SIX6FMDCB (Dark Space Burst)

  • 3pc Maple/Bubinga Nitro Wizard neck
  • Flamed Maple Top/Bound Mahogany body
  • Jumbo frets
  • Bound Ebony fretboard
  • Gotoh locking tuners
  • Edge-Zero II bridge
  • Coil-tap switch
  • DiMarzio Fusion Edge neck pu
  • DiMarzio Fusion Edge bridge pu
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Ibanez Iron Label SIX7FDFMDCB (Dark Space Burst)

Ibanez Iron Label SIX7FDFMDCB (Dark Space Burst)

  • 3pc Maple/Bubinga Nitro Wizard-7 neck
  • Flamed Maple Top/Bound Mahogany body
  • Jumbo frets
  • Bound Ebony fretboard
  • Gotoh locking tuners
  • Gibraltar Standard II-7 bridge
  • Coil-tap switch
  • DiMarzio Fusion Edge-7 neck pu
  • DiMarzio Fusion Edge-7 bridge pu
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Michael Astley-Brown
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Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.

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