Ibanez Wiki
Register
No edit summary
m (discontinued)
(20 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
  +
{{Topimage
[[Image:GRG150DX_BKN.gif|thumb|500px|GRG150DX BKN (For more images see [[#Images|below]])]]The [[GIO series|GIO]] Ibanez '''GRG150DX''' is an entry level [[RG]] model also known as the '''GRG150D''' issued in Asia only.
 
  +
| file = GRG150DX_BKN.gif
  +
| caption = GRG150DX Black Night (w/ FAT-10)
  +
| more = yes
 
}}
  +
The '''GRG150DX''', also known as the '''GRG150D''', is an [[RG series]] solid body electric guitar model introduced by [[Ibanez]] in 2008. It was made in Indonesia as part of the entry-level [[GIO]] line.
   
  +
The GRG150DX features a solid wood body (originally basswood, more recently poplar) bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with sharktooth position markers. Components include Ibanez pickups and a [[synchronized tremolo]] bridge.
{{speclist|name=GRG150DX; GRG150D|year=2008-2009|area=JP|colors={{color|BKN}} / {{color|CA}} / {{color|PW}}|matbody=Basswood|matneck=1-Piece Maple|matfb=Bound Rosewood|nj=[[AANJ]]|neck=GRG|frets=24 / Medium|bridge=[[FAT10]] tremolo|hw=Chrome|pucon=HSH|puneck=Humbucking PU/PSND1 ([[Powersound 1]])|pumid=Single Coil PU/PSNDS ([[Powersound Single]])|pubridge=Humbucking PU/PSND2 ([[Powersound 2]])|control=1 Volume / 1 Tone / 5-Way Lever|inlay=Sharktooth|pg=Aluminium|made=China/Indonesia}}
 
   
  +
In mid-2017 a new fretboard material, treated New Zealand pine, replaced rosewood.<ref name=NZpine>[http://archive.is/2017.11.21-150245/http://www.ibanez.com/products/eg_detail17.php?year=2017&area_id=2&cat_id=1&series_id=10&data_id=470&color=CL01 GRG150DX product page], Ibanez Canada, archived from [http://www.ibanez.com/products/eg_detail17.php?year=2017&area_id=2&cat_id=1&series_id=10&data_id=470&color=CL01 the original] November 2017</ref>
==Images==
 
  +
{|
 
  +
The GRG150DX has been available in Japan since 2008. It was introduced for the US market as a new model in 2011. Since 2012 it's been available only in Australia, Canada and a handful of other small markets.
|[[Image:GRG150DX_CA.gif|thumb|none|GRG150DX CA]]
 
  +
|[[Image:GRG150DX_PW.gif|thumb|none|GRG150DX PW]]
 
  +
The [[GRG150DXB]] is a similar model. The [[GRG150LTD]] is a similar model with red fretboard inlays and pickguard. The [[GRG6SP1]] is another similar model.
|}
 
  +
  +
The GRG150DX was discontinued after 2018 in all markets except China. It was discontinued completely after 2019.
  +
  +
{{Clr}}
  +
== Specifications ==
  +
{{Speclist
  +
| name = GRG150DX /GRG150D
  +
| type = Guitar
  +
| series = RG series
  +
| subseries = GIO series
  +
| year = 2008–2019
  +
| area = China ''2018–2019'' / Japan ''2008–2010'' / Oceania and North, Central & South America (excl. USA) ''2011–2018'' / USA ''2011–2012 ''
  +
| made = Indonesia
  +
| colors = Black Night (BKN) / Candy Apple (CA) ''2008–2010, 2018–2019 (China only)'' / Navy Metallic (NM) ''2016–2019'' / Pearl White (PW) ''2008–2016'' / White (WH) ''2018–2019 (China only)''
  +
| bodytype = Solid body
  +
| matbody = ''2008–2012'': Basswood<br/>''2013–2019'': Poplar
  +
| matneck = {{1pm}}
  +
| matfb = ''2008–2017'': Rosewood w/ binding<br/>''2017–2019'': Treated New Zealand pine w/ binding
  +
| nj = [[AANJ]]
  +
| neck = ''2008–2010, 2017–2018'': [[GRG (neck type)|GRG]]<br/>''2011–2016'': [[GRG1]]
  +
| scale = {{25.5}}
  +
| frets = ''2008–2012'': 24 / medium<br/>''2013–2018'': 24 / jumbo
  +
| bridge = ''2008–2018'': [[FAT-10]] tremolo<br/>''2018 (China)'': Ibanez [[T102]] tremolo<br/>''2019'': Ibanez [[T102]] tremolo
  +
| hw = Chrome
  +
| pucon = HSH
  +
| puneck = ''2008–2014'': Ibanez [[Powersound 1|PSND1]] {{H}}<br/>''2015–2019'': Ibanez [[Infinity pickups|Infinty R]] {{H}} ''passive/ ceramic''
  +
| pumid = ''2008–2014'': Ibanez [[Powersound Single]] {{S}}<br/>''2015–2019'': Ibanez [[Infinity pickups|Infinty RS]] {{S}} ''passive/ ceramic''
  +
| pubridge = ''2008–2014'': Ibanez [[Powersound 2|PSND2]] {{H}}<br/>''2015–2019'': Ibanez [[Infinity pickups|Infinty R]] {{H}} ''passive/ ceramic''
  +
| control = {{VT5}}
  +
| inlay = [[Sharktooth]]
  +
| pg = Aluminium
  +
| strings = {{9–42}}
  +
| tuning = {{EStd}}
  +
| tuners = Ibanez die-cast
  +
|}}
  +
 
== Images ==
  +
{{Imagegallery
  +
| models
  +
| title = Additional finishes/ details
  +
| 2018 GRG150DX BKN 2Y 03.png | Black Night (w/ T102)
  +
| GRG150DX_CA.gif | Candy Apple
  +
| 2017 GRG150DX NM 2Y 01.png | Navy Metallic
  +
| GRG150DX_PW.gif | Pearl White
  +
| GRG150DX WH.png | White
  +
| HSH 5-way both-splits.png | Pickup switching diagram
  +
| Controls VT5.png | Control layout
  +
}}
  +
{{Image missing|GRG150DX White (WH)}}
  +
  +
== Sources ==
  +
<references/>
  +
* [[2014 World catalog|2014 North America catalog]] ([[:File:2014 NA catalog p16-17.jpg|page 16]])
  +
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160522092335/http://www.ibanez.com/products/eg_detail.php?year=2016&area_id=2&cat_id=1&series_id=9&data_id=214&color=CL01 GRG150DX product page], Ibanez Canada, archived May 2016
  +
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170127170311/http://www.ibanez.com/products/eg_detail17.php?data_id=273&color=CL02&area_id=2&year=2017&cat_id=1&series_id=9 GRG150DX product page], Ibanez Canada, archived January 2017
  +
* [http://archive.is/2018.01.18-233834/http://www.ibanez.com/products/eg_detail18.php?year=2018&area_id=2&cat_id=1&series_id=9&data_id=258&color=CL01 GRG150DX product page], Ibanez Canada, archived January 2018
  +
* [http://archive.today/2018.05.10-154231/http://www.ibanez.com/products/cn_eg_detail18.php?year=2018&area_id=6&cat_id=1&series_id=9&data_id=399&color=CL01 GRG150DX product page], Ibanez China, archived May 2018
  +
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20190109161253/http://www.ibanez.com/cn/products/detail/grg150dx_03.html GRG150DX product page], Ibanez China, archived January 2019<!-- alternate archive link: http://archive.today/2019.01.09-161029/http://www.ibanez.com/cn/products/detail/grg150dx_03.html -->
   
[[Category:Guitar models]]
 
 
[[Category:RG models]]
 
[[Category:RG models]]
 
[[Category:GIO models]]
 
[[Category:GIO models]]
  +
[[Category:HSH pickup configuration]]
 
[[Category:New in 2008]]
 
[[Category:New in 2008]]
 
[[Category:2008 models]]
 
[[Category:2008 models]]
 
[[Category:2009 models]]
 
[[Category:2009 models]]
 
[[Category:2010 models]]
  +
[[Category:2011 models]]
  +
[[Category:2012 models]]
  +
[[Category:Updated in 2013]]
  +
[[Category:2013 models]]
  +
[[Category:2014 models]]
  +
[[Category:Updated in 2015]]
  +
[[Category:2015 models]]
  +
[[Category:New finish in 2016]]
  +
[[Category:2016 models]]
  +
[[Category:Updated in 2017]]
  +
[[Category:2017 models]]
  +
[[Category:Updated in 2018]]
  +
[[Category:2018 models]]
  +
[[Category:2019 models]]
  +
[[Category:Discontinued guitar models]]

Revision as of 22:21, 3 February 2020

GRG150DX BKN
GRG150DX Black Night (w/ FAT-10) (more images) Red copyright sprite

The GRG150DX, also known as the GRG150D, is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2008. It was made in Indonesia as part of the entry-level GIO line.

The GRG150DX features a solid wood body (originally basswood, more recently poplar) bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with sharktooth position markers. Components include Ibanez pickups and a synchronized tremolo bridge.

In mid-2017 a new fretboard material, treated New Zealand pine, replaced rosewood.[1]

The GRG150DX has been available in Japan since 2008. It was introduced for the US market as a new model in 2011. Since 2012 it's been available only in Australia, Canada and a handful of other small markets.

The GRG150DXB is a similar model. The GRG150LTD is a similar model with red fretboard inlays and pickguard. The GRG6SP1 is another similar model.

The GRG150DX was discontinued after 2018 in all markets except China. It was discontinued completely after 2019.

Specifications

Related content: GIO series | RG series | Models-icon
Specifications for GRG150DX /GRG150D
Model name: GRG150DX /GRG150D
Year(s) offered: 2008–2019
Sold in: China 2018–2019 / Japan 2008–2010 / Oceania and North, Central & South America (excl. USA) 2011–2018 / USA 2011–2012
Made in: Indonesia
Finish(es): Black Night (BKN) / Candy Apple (CA) 2008–2010, 2018–2019 (China only) / Navy Metallic (NM) 2016–2019 / Pearl White (PW) 2008–2016 / White (WH) 2018–2019 (China only)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
2008–2012: Basswood
2013–2019: Poplar
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
2008–2018: FAT-10 tremolo
2018 (China): Ibanez T102 tremolo
2019: Ibanez T102 tremolo
Pickguard:
Aluminium
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
2008–2010, 2017–2018: GRG
2011–2016: GRG1
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
2008–2017: Rosewood w/ binding
2017–2019: Treated New Zealand pine w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Sharktooth
Frets:
2008–2012: 24 / medium
2013–2018: 24 / jumbo
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HSH
Bridge pickup:
2008–2014: Ibanez PSND2 (H)
2015–2019: Ibanez Infinty R (H) passive/ ceramic
Middle pickup:
2008–2014: Ibanez Powersound Single (S)
2015–2019: Ibanez Infinty RS (S) passive/ ceramic
Neck pickup:
2008–2014: Ibanez PSND1 (H)
2015–2019: Ibanez Infinty R (H) passive/ ceramic
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
String gauge (factory):
.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images

Additional finishes/ details
2018 GRG150DX BKN 2Y 03
Black Night (w/ T102)
GRG150DX CA
Candy Apple
2017 GRG150DX NM 2Y 01
Navy Metallic
GRG150DX PW
Pearl White
HSH 5-way both-splits
Pickup switching diagram
Controls VT5
Control layout
Wimage An image for this article is missing!
An image of the GRG150DX White (WH) is wanted for this article. You can help by finding, uploading and adding it!

Sources

  1. GRG150DX product page, Ibanez Canada, archived from the original November 2017