Skip to main content
MusicRadar MusicRadar The No.1 website for musicians
UK EditionUK US EditionUS AU EditionAustralia SG EditionSingapore
Sign in
  • View Profile
  • Sign out
  • Artist news
  • Guitars
  • Controllers
  • Drums
  • Keyboards & Pianos
  • Guitar Amps
  • Music Gear Reviews
  • Synths
  • Software & Apps
  • More
    • Recording
    • DJ Gear
    • Acoustic Guitars
    • Bass Guitars
    • Tech
    • Tutorials
    • Reviews
    • Buying Guides
    • About us
More
  • Christine McVie's masterpiece
  • Macca vs Phil Collins
  • Music theory tricks
  • Kiss From a Rose
  • 95k+ free music samples
  • Yes
  1. Guitars

Ibanez bolsters Iron Label guitar range with S Series models

News
By Michael Astley-Brown
Published 18 July 2016

Reverse headstocks and DiMarzio pickups onboard

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

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…

Page 1 of 4
Page 1 of 4
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
Page 2 of 4
Page 2 of 4
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
Page 3 of 4
Page 3 of 4
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
Page 4 of 4
Page 4 of 4
Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown
Social Links Navigation

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.

Read more
The Ibanez Standard Series RGR431PB finished in Charcoal Gray Flat
Electric Guitars “Ibanez serves up another RG that’s built for stunt guitar, priced for virtuosos-in-training, and with enough sounds to please the fusion kid and headbanger alike”: Ibanez RGR431PB review
 
 
MusicRadar Guitar Gear Round-up June 2026
Guitars MusicRadar’s epic guitar gear round-up: June ’26 edit, ft. EHX, PRS, Fender’s mega-launch and more
 
 
Charvel's Neo-Classic Series offers the San Dimas Style 1 with and without a Floyd Rose, with finishes including Robin's Egg Blue, Ivory Blitz, Gloss Black, Velvet Midnight and Racing Red
Guitars Dweezil Zappa shredding in a skate park? That must be Charvel’s all-new American Neo-Classic Series
 
 
Jackson and Charvel Sleep Token Signature Models: the Jackson Monarkh and Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas Bass V are designed for low-end metal riffing.
Artists Jackson and Charvel’s Sleep Token signature models are officially here – and are officially kind of insane
 
 
Harley Benton Fusion-T II: these humbucker-loaded T-styles are packed with features and are offered with myriad hardware, pickups and finish options
Guitars Harley Benton throws a big ol' T party and you are all invited, as it debuts the Fusion-T II series
 
 
MusicRadar Guitar Gear Round-up July 2026
Guitars MusicRadar’s July 2026 guitar gear roundup: featuring Orange Amps, Harley Benton, Epiphone and more
 
 
Latest in Guitars
Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitars Neural DSP adds Device Presets and expands Quad Cortex functionality in biggest ever CorOS update
 
 
Harley Benton SC-Special Hybrid
Guitars Harley Benton’s new $195 single-cuts have got a touch of the Nik Huber boutique vibe about them
 
 
Jackson and Charvel Sleep Token Signature Models: the Jackson Monarkh and Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas Bass V are designed for low-end metal riffing.
Artists Jackson and Charvel’s Sleep Token signature models are officially here – and are officially kind of insane
 
 
Johnny Marr [left] and Andy Burnham [right] playing some Smiths for a Ukrainian soldier
Artists Johnny Marr reacts to British PM Andy Burnham playing the Smiths on guitar for soldiers in Ukraine:
 
 
Bruce Springsteen sits in with the Gaslight Anthem at the 2024 Sea.Hear.Now Festival
Artists Brian Fallon on the Roy Buchanan trick that Bruce Springsteen taught him on guitar
 
 
Marshall 60th Anniversary Jimi Hendrix JMH Studio Edition
Guitars Marshall gives the Studio Vintage a cosmic makeover for the Jimi Hendrix 60th Anniversary Collection
 
 
Latest in News
Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitars Neural DSP adds Device Presets and expands Quad Cortex functionality in biggest ever CorOS update
 
 
Dreamtonics
Software & Apps Dreamtonics’ Instrument X provides a range of classical instruments - and expressive control over them - with a tiny footprint
 
 
A Suzuki Omnichord on a green background
Gear & Gadgets Sweetwater just launched its massive Labor Day sale early
 
 
Alex Warren and John Mayer
Singers & Songwriters Alex Warren busts out his air guitar as he reveals the touching reason why John Mayer is on his new album
 
 
Polyend Keys
Midi Controllers Polyend’s MIDI/QWERTY keyboard hybrid looks so elegant that we wonder why no one thought of it before
 
 
Harley Benton SC-Special Hybrid
Guitars Harley Benton’s new $195 single-cuts have got a touch of the Nik Huber boutique vibe about them
 
 

MusicRadar is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.

Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google
  • About Us
  • Contact Future's experts
  • Terms and conditions
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies policy
  • Advertise with us
  • Accessibility Statement
  • Careers

© Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. All rights reserved. England and Wales company registration number 2008885.

Please login or signup to comment

Please wait...