IBANEZ LACS14 SLICK

"SLICK"

With unquestionably modern, compelling, and “slick” aesthetics, this RGA amps up the contemporary design cues to the max. While the RGA7 features a figured top, it’s the finish that takes center stage here. The Arctic Oil Spill Burst finish, from which this guitar draws its nickname, offers a subtle transparency, allowing just a hint of the Quilted Maple to come though. The effect of this slightly transparent finish is impressively dramatic. The opacity of the finish creates the impression of viewing the guitar’s top through a sheet of ice. To further enhance this wintery motif, Abalone/Pearloid block inlays run the entire span of the Rosewood fretboard, further complementing the theme with their shimmering, crystalline presence. The finish is held back from covering the entire top, leaving the edges exposed, creating a figured wood binding effect, while actual Quilted Maple Binding runs the perimeter of the fretboard. Both elements allow a bit of the natural figuring of the Maple to shine through the muting effect of the finish.

FOLLOWING THRU

This RGA features neck-thru construction, utilizing a Maple / Purpleheart neck and center block. This feature delivers absolutely seamless upper fret access and an impressive level of sustain. The back of the neck also features a satin finish, and when combined with the thin/fast RGA neck profile and 16” radius, there isn’t a solo or higher fret this guitar can’t handle.

To The Flame

In order to balance out the frosty uniformity of the paint scheme, this guitar features a natural finish where the top meets the body. This creates a stunning faux binding effect, which perfectly complements the true Flamed Maple binding that surrounds the Rosewood fretboard.

ARCTIC CLIMATE

This is perhaps one of the more distinctive finishes used by the LA Custom Shop in this collection. Typically, finishes are usually opaque or transparent, but this finish effectively bridges that gap. It features a lower opacity than most transparent finishes, making the Flamed Maple beneath significantly less prominent, maximizing the effect that it has been frozen beneath a glacier for many years.

LACS14 - "SLICK" BUILD INFO:

• Neck: 3pc Maple / Purpleheart
• Neck Width: 48mm @ Nut, 68mm @ 24th Fret
• Neck Thickness: 19mm @ 1st Fret, 21mm @ 12th Fret
• Grip Shape: Half Round
• Fretboard: Rosewood
• Fretboard Radius: 16”
• Inlays: Abalone/Pearloid Blocks
• Side Dots: Luminlay
• Scale Length: 25.5”
• Neck Joint: Neck -Thru
• Body: Mahogany
• Top: Quilted Maple
• Pickups: DiMarzio Air Norton 7 & Tone Zone 7
• Controls: Vol, Tone, 5-Way Pickup Selector Switch
• Tuners: Gotoh MB-500
• Bridge: Gibralter Std. II
• Finish: Transparent White Artic Oil Spill Burst Gloss
• Includes Hardshell Case & Certificate of Authenticity