Ibanez updates Herman Li’s signature model for 2016 with the new Ibanez EGEN18 Dragons Blood. The E-Gen series is a solid body electric guitar model designed in collaboration with Herman Li from British power metal band Dragonforce…
The EGEN18 was originally introduced in 2008 and is the first E-Gen series guitar model. It is based on the Japanese-made Ibanez S series but features a number of model specific features, including the Kung Fu Grip on the upper horn, the extended sculpting on the lower cutaway, and a full HSH set of DiMarzio Herman Li pickups with additional switching options.
A more affordable version was introduced in 2010 as the EGEN8.
- Body wood: Mahogany with Flamed Maple top
- Neck type: EGEN 5-piece Maple/Walnut neck
- Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard
- Inlays: Abalone ovals
- Frets: 24 Jumbo frets with Prestige fret edge treatment and scallops on the high frets
- Scale length: 648mm/25.5″
- Width at Nut: 43mm
- Width at last Fret: 58mm
- Neck radius: 430mmR
- Pickup (neck): DiMarzio® HLM (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Pickup (middle): DiMarzio® HLM (S) middle pickup (Passive/Alnico)
- Pickup (bridge):: DiMarzio® HLM (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Bridge: Edge-Zero tremolo bridge w/ZPS3
- Hardware color: Gold
- Controls: 1 x volume with push/pull coil spilt, 1 x tone, 5-way pickup selector switch
- Colors: Dragons Blood, Transparent Violet Flat,
- String gauge: .009/.011/.016/.026/.036/.046
