RG170 (disambiguation)

RG170 can refer to several distinct solid body electric guitar models produced by Ibanez.

These models all have several features in common: RG-style super-strat body, pickups in an HSH configurations (two humbucking pickups surrounding a single coil), a tremolo bridge and no pickguard. Beyond that, there are several differences between the various models, although all are relatively affordable entry-level guitars.

These include:

• RG170 (1997–2002), maple fretboard & Powersound pickups, sold in US market, produced in Korea & Indonesia
• RG170 (1999–2001, Japan), rosewood fretboard, produced and sold in Japan

Other variants include:

• RG170B (1998), rosewood fretboard, dot position markers, black hardware
• RG170R (2002–2004), rosewood fretboard, dot position markers, chrome hardware
• RG170DX (2003), rosewood fretboard, sharktooth position markers

...and several more in the affordable GIO line:

• GRG170 (2004–2005), similar to RG170R
• GRG170DXFM (2008–2009), a.k.a. GRG170F, flamed maple top, rosewood fretboard, sharktooth position markers
• GRG170M (2009), maple fretboard and dot position markers
• GRG170DX (2004–2022), rosewood fretboard (treated New Zealand pine, jatoba or purpleheart from 2018), sharktooth position markers, chrome hardware
• GRG170DXB (2014–2019), rosewood fretboard (treated New Zealand pine from 2018), sharktooth position markers, black hardware
• GRG170DXB (2021–2022), rosewood fretboard, sharktooth position markers, black hardware
• GRG170DXL (2004–2022), left-handed version, rosewood fretboard (later treated New Zealand pine, jatoba or purpleheart), sharktooth position markers
• GRG170BBW (2015–2017), similar to GRG170DXB, but with burl wood top
• GRG170BSW (2015–2017), similar to GRG170DXB, but with spalted wood top

Closely related models which do not share all of the features common to the RG170s above include:

• RG172B (1998), no middle pickup
• RG175B (1998), black pickguard

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