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Ibanez Gio GRG121DX - Metallic Gray Sunburst

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Poplar Body, Maple Neck, Purpleheart Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Metallic Gray Sunburst
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Big on Tone and Playability, Light on Price

The Ibanez GRG121DX solidbody electric guitar is an incredible value! The GRG121DX's poplar body is comfortable and resonant for rockin' all nighters, while its two humbuckers serve up boatloads of tone. The GRG121DX sports a hardtail bridge that gives you maximum tuning stability, a fast-action maple neck with a flatter-then-Kansas bound purpleheart fingerboard, and 24 jumbo frets for the kind of effortless shredding that put Ibanez on the metal map. Cool sharktooth inlays top off the package. You get a whole lotta guitar for the money with the Ibanez GRG121DX!

Powerful ceramic-magnet humbucking pickups give you impressive tonal flexibility

The Ibanez GRG121DX's pickups give you amazing tonal versatility. Two powerful ceramic-magnet humbucking pickups give you high output without muddiness. The GRG121DX is ready for any style you need, from clean, warm ballads to face-melting metal and beyond.

Smooth-playing, fast-action neck enhances your speed

A guitar is only as playable as its neck. Good thing the Ibanez GRG121DX has a smooth and fast-playing maple neck. This comfortable neck is capped by a bound purpleheart fingerboard with a super-flat 400mm radius and 24 jumbo frets, giving you the agility to execute lightning-fast high-range single note runs with the greatest of ease.

Enjoy the tuning stability benefits of a hardtail bridge

Divebombs can be fun, but many guitarists prefer the absolute stability of a hardtail bridge - legions of ace guitarists won't go anywhere near a whammy bar. If you're in this camp, then the Ibanez GRG121DX is your kind of axe. The GRG121DX's fixed bridge anchors the strings, giving you a rock-solid platform for your music.

Ibanez GRG121DX Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:

  • Comfortable contoured poplar body
  • Fast-action maple neck
  • Purpleheart fingerboard with jumbo frets and sharktooth inlays
  • 2 powerful ceramic-magnet humbucking pickups
  • Hardtail bridge/tailpiece for maximum tuning stability

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape GIO GRG
  • Body Material Poplar
  • Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane
  • Color Metallic Gray Sunburst
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Maple
  • Neck Shape GRG
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 15.7"
  • Fingerboard Material Purpleheart
  • Fingerboard Inlay Sharktooth
  • Number of Frets 24, Jumbo
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.692"
  • Nut Material Plastic
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Ibanez F106 Fixed Bridge
  • Tuners Ibanez Closed Gear
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup IBZ-6 Ceramic Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup IBZ-6 Ceramic Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 5-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings 10-46
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: GRG121DXMGS

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 5/5

Perfect Practice Axe

Awesome guitar! Perfect to practice rock songs on. Very light! I have an Epiphone Les Paul Custom, and the Ibanez feels like a feather. Love the tones. Plus it just looks sharp.
Music background: Casual player
Rated 5/5

Love this!

Great sounding guitar, stays in tune, right out of the box it plays fantastic! I definitely recommend!
Music background: singer/songwriter/guitarist/drummer
Rated 5/5

Great playability!

The guitar itself is actually very good for the money you are spending. The neck is satin so you can really slide up and down no problem. Fret ends are polished smoothly and I had no issue with that. The coils are a bit on the cheaper end but still they sound pretty good. The playability in general is great! The setup was not optimal (especially the intonation) but you can fix that ether by yourself or just by going to a professional. I have some concerns about the poplar body being not so sturdy but as long as you are careful it will be fine. The 5-way switch is very useful for playing just about anything.

In general: Great guitar for beginners because of great playability! And, in my opinion, it looks metal as heck
Music background: Self-thought
Rated 5/5

Got mine from Amazon but.....

It is an awesome guitar and I would get it from here just because I have heard good things about this company and I think if they sell through Amazon it may have came through here but I got it for this price. That was last year. I wanted the wood veneer version of it but even though you could get them for decent money you couldn't find them anywhere at all because everyone was getting them and marking them up a ton and people with that kinda money were snatching then up. I can tell you if you want to jam out like metal or even pretty hard rock then this isn't the guitar for you. This is not of a country low tone jazz or reverb some rock with some distortion pedals or anyway I think I might be wrong about that because I don't think the over drive on my amp works so maybe that's why I'm not getting that sound. Although my daughter's fender rides fine so idk it's just something to think about before you buy but either way you won't be disappointed Andi think the value will keep going up it went up 30 to 50 dollars already so get them before they to out pre order a wood grain they may still sell for cheap then you can make a pretty penny on them but I'm sure Ibanez has caught on and raised the price but I haven't researched that.
Music background: Played piano in high school and I still do play it I'm trying like to learn the guitar but I'm only good at playing with 2 fingers Andi know that can be done at least one famous guy played that way back in the 30s or 40s I think in a jazz band. My bigges
Rated 5/5

An amazing guitar for an amazing price!!!

I've had this guitar for well over a year now, and I love it. The pickups are amazing and the guitar is very light weight.
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