Ibanez GRG121DX in Black Flat

Like every genre, metal music has its traditions. Drop tuned power chords, screaming solos and plenty of distortion. The GRG121DX is designed to handle even the heaviest of riffs with prominent mid range tone to help you cut through the mix. Over three decades of design, the Ibanez RG has been a heavy hitter in the world of metal. With a modern feel, great playability and amazing value for money, this a great choice for any budding shredder.

Sound

Don’t get lost in the mix. The combination of a poplar body with Ibanez’s in-house pickups is carefully crafted for mid range response and plenty of attack. The purpleheart fretboard takes a little edge off of the tone, especially useful with fresh strings, rounding out the top end and giving you a warmer characteristic.

Hardware setup

A fixed bridge gives you excellent sustain and helps keep the guitar in tune. When you’re using drop tunings a floating bridge needs adjusting to keep the string tension right, fixed bridges don’t need so much attention, great if you want to switch between tunings quickly.

Built for speed

Ibanez’s necks are flat, thin and very fast. Just right for shredding. Deep cutaways give you great access to the upper frets, provide a better range for soloing and a flat fretboard that’s great for quick jumps from string to string.

Specifications

Body & neck

• Neck type: GRG Maple neck
• Top/back/body: Poplar body
• Fretboard: Bound Purpleheart fretboard, White Sharktooth inlay
• Fret: Jumbo frets
• Number of frets: 24

Hardware & Electronics

• Bridge: F106 bridge
• String space: 10.5mm
• Neck pickup: IBZ-6 (H) neck pickup Passive/Ceramic
• Bridge pickup: IBZ-6 (H) bridge pickup Passive/Ceramic
• String gauge: .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
• Hardware color: Black