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The RG5121 is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2019. It is made in Japan by FujiGen as part of the high-end Prestige line.

The RG5121 features an African mahogany body with white binding bolted to a maple and wenge neck with a Macassar ebony fingerboard with 24 stainless steel frets, white binding, offset mother of pearl dot position markers and luminescent side dots. Components include a pair of Fishman Fluence Modern humbucking pickups with ceramic magnets, a Gibraltar Standard II fixed bridge, a Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut, and Gotoh tuning machines.

For 2025 the bridge was changed to Gibraltar Standard III.

The RG5121L is a left-handed version. The RG5121ET is a similar model with an Evertune bridge. The RG5120M is a related tremolo-equipped model with an ash top and birdseye maple fretboard.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RG5121
Model name: RG5121
Year(s) offered: 2019–2025
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan 2020 / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: US$2,399.99 (2019[1]–2024[2]) • SMAP: US$1,799.99 (2019[1]–2024[2])
Finish(es): Burgundy Metallic Flat (BCF) 2021–2022 / Dark Tide Blue Flat (DBF)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
African mahogany w/ white binding
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
2019–2024: Gibraltar Standard II fixed
2025: Gibraltar Standard III fixed (10.8mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Gotoh VK1-19 Knurled metal dome
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
Super Wizard HP Prestige
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ wenge
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Macassar ebony w/ white binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Offset mother of pearl dot /
Luminlay side dots
Frets:
24 / jumbo stainless steel (Prestige edge treatment)
Nut:
Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL (43mm)
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG381
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
Fishman Fluence Modern Humbucker Ceramic (H) active
Neck pickup:
Fishman Fluence Modern Humbucker Ceramic (H) active
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 3-way lever pickup selector / Fluence voicing mini-toggle
Battery:
9V
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[]

Other available finish
2021 RG5121 BCF 00 02
Burgundy Metallic Flat
Additional details
2021 RG5121 BCF 00 02 front
Front of body (BCF finish)
2021 RG5121 BCF 00 02 back
Rear of body (BCF finish)
2024 Gibraltar Standard II bridge
Gibraltar Standard II bridge (2024)
Gibraltar Standard-III bridge
Gibraltar Standard-III bridge (2025)
HH 3-way toggle
Pickup switching
Controls VT3L Fluence-toggle
Controls layout

Video[]

Ibanez RG5121 Prestige (Tone Test)


Sources[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 2019 USA winter new product catalog (p. 1)
  2. 2.0 2.1 RG5121 product listing, Sam Ash (US retailer), archived February 2024
  • RG5121 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2019
  • RG5121 product page, Ibanez Japan, archived January 2020
  • RG5121 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2021
  • RG5121 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived May 2022
  • RG5121 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2023
  • RG5121 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived January 2024
  • RG5121 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2025
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