- For a complete list of models in the RGV series, see Portal:RGV series.
The RGV series is a line of electric guitars produced for Hoshino Gakki and sold under the Ibanez brand. The series was introduced in 2016.
The RGV models feature the traditional Ibanez RG body, but the aesthetics and components are designed to appeal to those who lean toward a "vintage" vibe (hence the "V"?). Ibanez' promotional materials stress the series' versatility (another "V"). The initial models offer vintage features like a bone nut, tortoiseshell pickguard, a ball-bearing equipped synchronized tremolo bridge and a humbucking neck pickup which can be coil tapped to deliver a traditional Stratocaster single-coil tone.
History[]
The initial models in the RGV series were introduced exclusively in Japan in 2016. They are the RGV3750BD and RGV3750D. These two models differ primarily in that one has a figured mahogany burl top; they both use similar components including Seymour Duncan vintage tone pickups.
The RGV series was discontinued after 2017, presumably in favor of the newly introduced AZ series, which also feature synchronized tremolo bridges. However, it returned in late 2018 with the RGV8570, which was the first J Custom RGV model.
The RGV series was extended to the lower end of the pricing spectrum with the RGV250 which was offered as a spot model in Japan starting in 2021.