Model · Ibanez

RG2228 eight-string

An Ibanez electric, introduced 2007^{[1, 2, 3]}, made until 2016. Built on the Ibanez Japan (FujiGen: J Custom, Prestige) line.

Introduced mid-2007, discontinued after 2016 (S579, community); Wikipedia Ibanez RG says 8-string 2007 (S578). RG2228A 2012 and RG2228M 2013 variants exist.

How it changed

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Who owned it and where it was built

The eras of the Ibanez Japan (FujiGen: J Custom, Prestige) line in the years this model was made. The model rides on its line: when the owner or the plant changed, it changed for this model too.

Sources

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1. 1
   Wikipedia: wiki/Ibanezgraded community
2. 2
   Ibanez RG2228 (Ibanez Wiki)graded community
3. 3
   Ibanez RGgraded community
4. 4
   Wikipedia: wiki/Hoshino Gakkigraded community

   • "1981: Hoshino changes company name… to Hoshino Gakki"Era: Ibanez Japan (FujiGen: J Custom, Prestige), 2007–2016
   • "1969: Hoshino Gakki Ten starts to use the FujiGen… factory"Era: Ibanez Japan (FujiGen: J Custom, Prestige), 2007–2016
5. 5
   Wikipedia: wiki/Ibanez Icemangraded community
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   Hoshino Gakki Co. Ltd. Company Historygraded secondary

   • The following year, the company changed its own name to Hoshino Gakki Co.Era: Ibanez Japan (FujiGen: J Custom, Prestige), 2007–2016
7. 7
   Hoshino Gakki (Wikipedia)graded community

   • Hoshino changes company name from Hoshino Gakki Ten to Hoshino GakkiEra: Ibanez Japan (FujiGen: J Custom, Prestige), 2007–2016
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   星野楽器(株) インターネットエラベル企業情報graded secondary

   • 設立 1981年11月Era: Ibanez Japan (FujiGen: J Custom, Prestige), 2007–2016