The GRX40 is an RX series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2000. It is part of the entry-level GIO line. It was also sold as part of the GRX40J, IJX40 and IJS40Jumpstart packages which also contain a practice amp and various accessories. It has been referred to as the GRX40A in Japan and the GRX40Z in the USA at various points in its lifecyle. It has been produced in both China and Indonesia.
The GRX40 features a solid body mated to a maple neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays. Components include Ibanez pickups in and HSS configuration and a six-screw synchronized tremolo bridge.
In mid-2017 a new fretboard material, treated New Zealand pine, replaced rosewood.[1][2]
It was produced simultaneously in China and in Indonesia; as such, multiple versions of this guitar exist for the different markets. For example, guitars sold in Asia since 2015 are equipped with the FAT-6 tremolo while those sold in other markets have the "standard tremolo". Starting in 2018 the GRX40 sold in the US market has a T106 tremolo. For 2019 the T106 tremolo was used in GRX40s sold worldwide. For 2020 the fretboard was changed to jatoba.
At least five different pickup sets are known for this guitar. Whether these pickups really differ or are just the same pickups with different names is not clear.
Neck Pickup
Mid Pickup
Bridge Pickup
Set 1
PSNDS
PSNDS
PSND2
Set 2
STD-S1
STD-S2
STD-H1
Set 3
STD-S1
STD-S2
STD-H3
Set 4
Single Coil
Single Coil
Humbucking
Set 5
Infinity R (S)
Infinity R (S)
Infinity R (H)
Images[]
Other finishes
Black
Black Night
Beam Blue
Chocolate Brown Flat
Jewel Blue
Metallic Red
Metallic Light Green
Metallic Light Blue
Navy Metallic
Orange
Pale Blue
Pearl White
Starlight Blue
Sunburst
Transparent Blue
Transparent Red
Trifade Burst
White
Yellow
Additional details
Rear of body
Pickup switching
Control layout
IJX40 Jumpstart package contents
Video[]
Ibanez GRX40 ( Demo by Nico Schliemann )
Sources[]
↑GRX40Z product page, Ibanez USA, archived September 2017
↑GRX40 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived September 2017