GRX70QA

GRX70QA Transparent Blue Burst (2021) (more images)

The GRX70QA is an RX series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in late 2011. It is part of the entry-level GIO line. This model is produced in factories in China and Indonesia for delivery in various worldwide markets; as such, some specifications may vary even within the same model year depending on the market.

The GRX70QA features a basswood body with an art grain simulated quilted maple veneer bolted to a maple neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers. Components include Ibanez pickups with two humbuckers flanking a single-coil, and a synchronized tremolo bridge.

In mid-2017 a new fretboard material, treated New Zealand pine, replaced rosewood.^[1] For 2018 GRX70QA models sold in the USA market get the T106 tremolo; this tremolo was offered across the board in 2019. For 2020 the fretboard was changed to purpleheart for models sold in the USA market and to jatoba for other markets.

The GRX70QAL is a left-handed version.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for GRX70QA

Model name: GRX70QA

Year(s) offered: 2011–2025

Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA & Canada

Made in: China/ Indonesia

Price: MSRP: US$285.70 (2022–2025)^[2]^[3] / €249 (2024–2025)^[4]^[5] • SMAP: US$199.99 (2022–2025)^[2]^[3]

Finish(es): Sunburst (SB) 2019–2025 / Transparent Blue Burst (TBB) / Transparent Emerald Burst (TEB) 2016–2025 / Transparent Black Sunburst (TKS) / Transparent Red Burst (TRB) / Transparent Violet Burst (TVT) 2019–2025

Body

Body type:
Solid body

Body material:
2011–2012: Basswood w/ quilted maple art grain top
2013–2025: Poplar w/ quilted maple art grain top

Neck joint:
Bolt-on

Bridge:
2011–2017: FAT-6 tremolo
2018 (outside USA): FAT-6 tremolo
2018 (USA): T106 tremolo
2019–2025: T106 tremolo

Knob style:
Plastic chrome dome

Hardware color:
Chrome

Neck

Neck type:
GRX

Neck material:
1-piece maple

Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"

Fingerboard material:
2011–2017: Rosewood
2017–2019: Treated New Zealand pine
2020–2021 (USA): Purpleheart
2020–2021 (outside USA): Jatoba
2022–2025: Jatoba

Fingerboard inlays:
White dot

Frets:
22 / medium nickel silver

Nut:
Black plastic (42mm)

Electronics/ Strings

Pickup configuration:
HSH

Bridge pickup:
2011–2014: Ibanez PSND2 (H)
2015–2025: Ibanez Infinity R bridge (H) passive/ ceramic

Middle pickup:
2011–2014: Ibanez PSNDS (S)
2015–2025: Ibanez Infinity RS middle (S) passive/ ceramic

Neck pickup:
2011–2014: Ibanez PSND (H)
2015–2025: Ibanez Infinity R neck (H) passive/ ceramic

Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector

Output jack:
¼" mono (side mounted w/ oval plate)

String gauge (factory):
.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042

Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)