Ibanez Announces Two New Additions to the Axe Design Lab Series.

Ibanez has expanded its Axe Design Lab lineup for 2025 with two exciting new models.

The first, a new SML721, features a brand-new Midnight Atlantic Ocean Matte finish. Another standout feature of this guitar is its light multi-scale construction. This innovative design combines a 25.5″ scale length on the low E string with a 25″ scale on the high E, resulting in balanced tension and consistent feel across the entire fretboard.

The second is the all-new RGR52ET, a guitar meticulously crafted for the modern player. Equipped with Fishman Fluence pickups and an Evertune bridge, this instrument delivers a versatile tonal palette and excellent tuning stability, attributable to its Evertune bridge. The RGR52ET boasts a sleek high-gloss black finish, complemented by all-black hardware and striking gold pickup covers. Other key features include a Macassar Ebony fretboard with luminous side dot inlays, a coil-tap switch, and a Fishman Fluence voicing push/pull switch on the volume knob.

Features 

RGR52ET

• Wizard III 3pc Maple neck
• Maple top/Nyatoh body
• Macassar Ebony fretboard w/White Step off-set dot inlay
• Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
• Fishman® Fluence™ Modern Humbucker Alnico (H) neck pickup
• Fishman® Fluence™ Modern Humbucker Ceramic (H) bridge pickup
• Coil-tap switch
• Fishman® Fluence™ Voicing switch on volume control (push/pull)
• Evertune® bridge
• Black hardware
• Luminescent side dot inlay
• Recommended case: M300C/MAP: $209.99
• Finish: Black

LIST PRICE: $1,928.88

ESTIMATED STREET PRICE: $1.399.99

SML721MAM

• Wizard 5pc Maple/Walnut neck
• 648mm/25.5″ scale at 6th string, 635mm/25.0″ scale at 1st string
• Nyatoh body
• Rosewood fretboard w/White Step off-set dot inlay
• Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
• Q58 (H) neck pickup
• Q58 (H) bridge pickup
• dyna-MIX10 switching system w/Alter Switch
• Mono-rail bridge
• Gold hardware
• Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads
• Luminescent side dot inlay
• Recommended case: M300C/MAP: $209.99
• Finish: Midnight Arctic Ocean Matte

LIST PRICE: $1,333.32

ESTIMATED STREET PRICE: $999.99