Ibanez RGD621AHMNF RGD Electric Guitar (Midnight Shade Flat)The RGD is Ibanez's ultimate metal machine. The demands of down tuning require a specifically designed responsiveness not found in normal guitars. To optimize for the rich, desirable thickness of tone that down tuning produces, we extended the neck by one inch to a 26. 5 scale. Longer than standard yet not overly long. The neck is still considered a fast neck for speed soloing. Extra deep cutaways grant comfortable access to the necks highest notes.