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The PGM50 is a solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2023. It is a signature model of American guitarist Paul Gilbert. It is made in Indonesia as part of the mid-tier Premium line.

The PGM50 features an American basswood body bolted to a maple and walnut neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot position markers and white side dots. The body has a black finish with gold painted f-holes. Components include DiMarzio pickups with a pair of DiMarzio Air Classic humbuckers flanking a DiMarzio PGM signature single-coil, an F106 fixed bridge, and Gotoh MG-T locking machine heads.

Specifications[]

Specifications for PGM50
Model name: PGM50
Year(s) offered: 2023–2025
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: JP¥ 240,000 (2023–2024[1]) • SMAP: US$1,399.99 (2023[2]–2024[3])
Finish(es): Black (BK)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
American basswood
Neck joint:
Tilt Joint
Bridge:
F106 fixed (10.5mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Sure Grip III
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
PGM Premium
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
White dot w/ white side dots
Frets:
22 / medium (Premium edge treatment)
Nut:
Black plastic (43mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh MG-T locking machine heads
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HSH
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio Air Classic neck (H) alnico/passive
Middle pickup:
DiMarzio PGM middle (S) alnico/passive
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio Air Classic bridge (H) alnico/passive
Controls:
Master volume / 5-way lever pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046 (D'Addario EXL110)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
PGM50 BK front
Body (front)
PGM50 BK rear
Body (rear)
PGM50 pu
DiMarzio (pickups)
PGM50 bridge
F106 (bridge)
PGM50 machinehead
Gotoh MG-T locking (machine heads)
PGM50 fretboard
Rosewood fretboard with white dots
PGM50 neck
5-piece neck
Eg control 53
Controls layout
JCRG2102 puswitch
Pickup switching

Video[]

Paul Gilbert's PGM1000T & PGM50 - Ibanez Signature Guitars


Sources[]

  1. PGM50 product page, Ibanez Japan, January 2024
  2. [ PGM50 product listing], Sweetwater (US retailer), archived February 2024
  3. PGM50 product listing, Sweetwater (US retailer), archived February 2024
  • PGM50 product page, Ibanez USA, archived June 2023
  • PGM50 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, January 2024
  • PGM50 product page, Ibanez Europe, January 2025
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