RGTHRG1 with "NY City XIX" graphic (more images) | ![]() |
The RGTHRG1 is a limited edition RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2005. It is part of the H. R. Giger series with body covered in a graphic print of a portion of Giger's painting NY City XIX.
The RGTHRG1 features neck-through-body construction with mahogany body wings attached to a maple and walnut neck. The neck has a 24-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with wedge sharktooth position markers. Components include dual Ibanez Infinity humbucking pickups, an Edge Pro II double locking tremolo bridge and a locking nut.
The RGT42DX is a similar model withouth the Giger graphic.
The RGTHRG1 was one of the initial products of the collaboration between Ibanez and Giger, along with the Iceman-bodied ICHRG2. Both models were revealed at the 2005 Winter NAMM show.[1] A second wave of Giger models got released at 2006 Winter NAMM show comprising the SHRG1Z, SRXHRG1 and the RGTHRG2. The series concluded with the RGHRG1 in 2008.
The RGTHRG1 was produced only in 2005.
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- ↑ H.R. Giger Signature Series Ibanez guitars unveiled, Ibanez USA (website), archived February 2006.