The RG8527Z features an African mahogany body with a flamed maple top and binding bolted to a maple and wenge neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with flamed maple binding and a Tree of Life inlay. Components include dual DiMarzio PAF 7 humbucking pickups, an Edge Zero 7 tremolo bridge with removable zero point system tuning stabilizer and Gotoh tuning machines. The RG8527SP is a similar limited production model with a spalted maple top and gold hardware. The RG8527Z was discontinued after 2016