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The GRG121DX is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2012. It is as part of the entry-level GIO line.

The GRG121DX features a one-piece maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with sharktooth inlays and two covered humbuckers with a 3-way selector switch. It is a hard-tail model.

For 2018 the rosewood fingerboard was replaced with treated New Zealand pine and bridge was replaced by the F106. For 2019 the 3-way pickup selector was swapped out for a 5-way lever. For 2020 the fretboard was changed to purpleheart.

Initial production from 2012 through 2014 was in both China and Indonesia. From 2015 through 2017 it was produced only in Indonesia. From 2018 production was moved to China.

The GRG121DXL is a left-handed version. The GRG121EX is a similar model with dot fretboard inlays. The GRG121SP is a similar model with a cheetah-patterned pickguard and white dot inlays. The GRG120BDX is a similar model with a tremolo bridge.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for GRG121DX
Model name: GRG121DX
Year(s) offered: 2012–2024
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / USA
Made in: Indonesia (2012–2017)/ China (2012–2014; 2018–2024)
Price: MSRP: US$285.70 (2012[1]–2015[2])
Finish(es): Black Flat (BKF) 2015–2024 / Black Night (BKN) 2012–2018 / Metallic Gray Sunburst (MGS) / Metallic Red Sunburst (MRS) 2012–2015 / Red (RD) 2013–2014 / Starlight Blue Sunburst (SLS) 2015–2016 / Walnut Flat (WNF) 2015–2024
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany, basswood, poplar or okoume
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
2012–2017: Fixed bridge
2018–2024: Ibanez F106 fixed (10.5mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Plastic dome
Hardware color:
Black
Neck
Neck type:
GRG
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
2012–2017: Rosewood
2018–2019: Treated New Zealand pine w/ binding
2020–2024: Purpleheart w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Sharktooth
Frets:
24 / jumbo nickel silver
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez IBZ-6 (H) passive/ ceramic
Neck pickup:
Ibanez IBZ-6 (H) passive/ ceramic
Controls:
2012–2018: Master volume / master tone / 3-way lever pickup selector
2019–2024: Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" mono (side mounted w/ metal plate)
String gauge (factory):
.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Other finishes
GRG121DX BKN
Black Night
GRG121DX MGS
Metallic Gray Sunburst
GRG121DX MRS
Metallic Red Sunburst
2014 GRG121DX RD 2Y 01
Red
GRG121DX SLS
Starlight Blue Sunburst
GRG121DX WNF
Walnut Flat
Additional details
2020 GRG121DX WNF back
Rear of body
HH 3-way toggle
Pickup switching diagram (2012–2018)
Controls VT3L
Control layout (2012–2018)
HH 5-way single-split
Pickup switching diagram (2019–2024)
Controls VT5
Control layout (2019–2024)

Video[]

2016 Ibanez GRG212DX ( Review by Lee Wrathe )


Sources[]

  • 2013 World catalog (p. 20)
  • 2017 Europe catalog (p. 31)
  • GRG121DX product page, Ibanez Europe, archived November 2017
  • GRG121DX product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2018
  • GRG121DX product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2019
  • GRG121DX product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived January 2020
  • GRG121DX product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2020
  • GRG121DX product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
  • GRG121DX product page, Ibanez Europe, archived
  • GRG121DX product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2023
  • GRG121DX product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2024
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