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The '''GRX70QAL''' is a left-handed [[RX series]] solid body electric guitar model introduced by [[Ibanez]] in 2012. It is part of the entry-level [[GIO series|GIO]] line.
 
The '''GRX70QAL''' is a left-handed [[RX series]] solid body electric guitar model introduced by [[Ibanez]] in 2012. It is part of the entry-level [[GIO series|GIO]] line.
   
The GRX70QAL features a basswood body with a quilted maple art grain top, Ibanez pickups in an HSH configuration and a non-locking tremolo bridge.
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The GRX70QAL 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 a pair of [[humbucker]]s flanking a [[single-coil]] and a non-locking [[synchronized tremolo]] bridge.
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For 2013 the basswood body was replaced with poplar. In mid-2017 a new fretboard material, treated New Zealand pine, replaced rosewood.<ref name=NZpine>[http://archive.is/2017.11.21-223052/http://www.ibanez.com/products/u_eg_detail17.php?year=2017&area_id=1&cat_id=1&series_id=10&data_id=479&color=CL01 GRX70QAL product page], Ibanez USA, archived from [http://www.ibanez.com/products/u_eg_detail17.php?year=2017&area_id=1&cat_id=1&series_id=10&data_id=479&color=CL01 the original] November 2017</ref> For 2018 GRX70QAL models sold in the USA market get the T106 tremolo; this was extended to all markets for 2019. For 2020 the fretboard was changed to purpleheart.
   
 
The [[GRX70QA]] is a similar right-handed model.
 
The [[GRX70QA]] is a similar right-handed model.
   
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== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
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{{Speclist
{{speclist
 
| name = GRX70QAL
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| type = Guitar
| series = RX series
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| name =
| subseries = GIO series
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| series = RX series
| year = 2012–2017
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| subseries = GIO series
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| subseries2 = Left-handed guitar models
| area = Worldwide (except Japan & Europe)
 
| made = China
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| year = 2012–2020
| made2 = Indonesia
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| area = Worldwide (except Asia & China)
| colors = TRB (Transparent Red Burst)
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| made = China
| bodytype = Solid body
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| made2 = Indonesia
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| colors = Transparent Blue Burst (TBB) ''2019–2020'' / Transparent Red Burst (TRB) ''2012–2019''
| matbody = ''2012'': Basswood w/ quilted maple art grain top<br/>''2013–2017'': Poplar w/ quilted maple art grain top
 
| matneck = {{1pm}}
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| bodytype = Solid body
 
| matbody = ''2012'': Basswood w/ quilted maple [[art grain]] top<br/>''2013–2020'': Poplar w/ quilted maple [[art grain]] top
| matfb = Rosewood
 
| nj = [[Bolt-on]]
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| matneck = {{1pm}}
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| matfb = ''2012–2017'': Rosewood<br/>''2017–2019'': Treated New Zealand pine<br/>''2020'': Purpleheart
| neck = [[GRX (neck type)|GRX]]
 
| frets = 22 / medium
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| nj = [[Bolt-on]]
| bridge = [[FAT 6]] tremolo
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| neck = [[GRX (neck type)|GRX]]
| hw = Chrome
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| scale = {{25.5}}
| pucon = HSH
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| frets = 22
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| fretsize = medium
| puneck = ''2012–2014'': PSND1 ([[Powersound 1]])<br/>''2015–2017'': [[Infinity R]] (H)
 
| pumid = ''2012–2014'': PSNDS ([[Powersound Single]])<br/>''2015–2017'': [[Infinity R]] (S)
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| bridge = ''2012–2017'': [[FAT-6]] tremolo<br/>''2018'' (outside USA): [[FAT-6]] tremolo<br/>''2018'' (USA): [[T106]] tremolo<br/>''2019–2020'': [[T106]] tremolo
 
| hw = Chrome
| pubridge = ''2012–2014'': PSND2 ([[Powersound 2]])<br/>''2015–2017'': [[Infinity R]] (H)
 
| control = {{VT3L}}
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| pucon = HSH
 
| puneck = ''2012–2014'': Ibanez [[Powersound 1|PSND1]] {{H}}<br/>''2015–2020'': Ibanez [[Infinity R]] {{H}}
| inlay = White dot
 
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| pumid = ''2012–2014'': Ibanez [[Powersound Single|PSNDS]] {{S}}<br/>''2015–2020'': Ibanez [[Infinity R]] {{S}}
| pg = <!-- None -->
 
 
| pubridge = ''2012–2014'': Ibanez [[Powersound 2|PSND2]] {{H}}<br/>''2015–2020'': Ibanez [[Infinity R]] {{H}}
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| control = {{VT3L}}
 
| inlay = White dot
 
| pg = <!-- None -->
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| tuning = 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)
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| strings = .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
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| tuners = Ibanez die-cast
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| knobs = Plastic chrome dome
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}}
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== Images ==
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{{Imagegallery
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| models
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| title = Additional finishes/ details
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| GRX70QAL TRB.jpg | Transparent Red Burst
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| HSH 5-way both-splits.png | Pickup switching
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| Controls VT5 lefty.png | Control layout
 
}}
 
}}
   
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
* [[2014 USA catalog]] ([http://www.ibanez.com/anniversary/expansion.php?cat_id=411&now=11 page 23])
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* [[2014 USA catalog]] ([[:File:2014 USA catalog p22-23.jpg|page 22]])
* [[2015 USA catalog]] ([http://www.ibanez.com/anniversary/expansion.php?cat_id=414&now=18 page 37])
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* [[2015 USA catalog]] ([[:File:2015 USA catalog p36-37.jpg|page 37]])
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160522075144/http://www.ibanez.com/products/u_eg_detail.php?&year=2016&cat_id=1&series_id=9&data_id=236&color=CL01 GRX70QAL product page], Ibanez USA (website), archived May 2016
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160522075144/http://www.ibanez.com/products/u_eg_detail.php?&year=2016&cat_id=1&series_id=9&data_id=236&color=CL01 GRX70QAL product page], Ibanez USA, archived May 2016
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* [http://archive.is/2018.01.18-214435/http://www.ibanez.com/products/u_eg_detail18.php?data_id=280&color=CL01&year=2018&cat_id=1&series_id=9 GRX70QAL product page], Ibanez USA, archived January 2018
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* [http://archive.is/2018.01.18-214644/http://www.ibanez.com/products/eg_detail18.php?data_id=281&color=CL01&area_id=2&year=2018&cat_id=1&series_id=9 GRX70QAL product page], Ibanez Australia, archived January 2018
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20190109205551/https://www.ibanez.com/na/products/detail/grx70qal_03.html GRX70QAL product page], Ibanez Canada, archived January 2019<!-- alternate archive link: http://archive.today/2019.01.09-205625/https://www.ibanez.com/na/products/detail/grx70qal_03.html -->
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20200107153622/https://www.ibanez.com/usa/products/detail/grx70qal_2y_04.html GRX70QAL product page], Ibanez USA, archived January 2020
   
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[[Category:Left-handed guitar models]]
 
[[Category:Left-handed guitar models]]
 
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Revision as of 15:43, 7 January 2020

2019 GRX70QAL TBB 2Y 03
GRX70QAL Transparent Blue Burst (more images) Red copyright sprite

The GRX70QAL is a left-handed RX series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2012. It is part of the entry-level GIO line.

The GRX70QAL 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 a pair of humbuckers flanking a single-coil and a non-locking synchronized tremolo bridge.

For 2013 the basswood body was replaced with poplar. In mid-2017 a new fretboard material, treated New Zealand pine, replaced rosewood.[1] For 2018 GRX70QAL models sold in the USA market get the T106 tremolo; this was extended to all markets for 2019. For 2020 the fretboard was changed to purpleheart.

The GRX70QA is a similar right-handed model.

Specifications

Specifications for GRX70QAL
Year(s) offered: 2012–2020
Sold in: Worldwide (except Asia & China)
Made in: China/ Indonesia
Finish(es): Transparent Blue Burst (TBB) 2019–2020 / Transparent Red Burst (TRB) 2012–2019
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
2012: Basswood w/ quilted maple art grain top
2013–2020: Poplar w/ quilted maple art grain top
Neck joint:
Bolt-on
Bridge:
2012–2017: FAT-6 tremolo
2018 (outside USA): FAT-6 tremolo
2018 (USA): T106 tremolo
2019–2020: 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:
2012–2017: Rosewood
2017–2019: Treated New Zealand pine
2020: Purpleheart
Fingerboard inlays:
White dot
Frets:
22 / medium
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HSH
Bridge pickup:
2012–2014: Ibanez PSND2 (H)
2015–2020: Ibanez Infinity R (H)
Middle pickup:
2012–2014: Ibanez PSNDS (S)
2015–2020: Ibanez Infinity R (S)
Neck pickup:
2012–2014: Ibanez PSND1 (H)
2015–2020: Ibanez Infinity R (H)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 3-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
GRX70QAL TRB
Transparent Red Burst
HSH 5-way both-splits
Pickup switching
Controls VT5 lefty
Control layout

Sources

  1. GRX70QAL product page, Ibanez USA, archived from the original November 2017