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In production for over three decades, Ibanez's RG Series is arguably the cornerstone of its product line. And for 2021, the Japanese guitar giant has added a vast selection of new models to the range.
Nine new electric guitars join the basic RG Series, two models join the sculpted-top RGA Series and the drop-tune-optimized RGD line receives four riff-ready new models.
A number of the new guitars boast Fishman Fluence humbuckers, while the RGD lineup features an array of head-turning new finishes.
These models join three new additions to the AZ series and fresh signature guitars for Paul Gilbert, Paul Waggoner and Martin Miller in the company's 2021 lineup.
Without further ado, let's take a dive into the spec sheets of these sleek new axes – you can find more info at Ibanez.com.
RG Series
RG5320C
- Neck type: Super Wizard HP / 5pc Maple/Wenge neck
- Top/back/body: African Mahogany body
- Fretboard: Bound Macassar Ebony fretboard / Off-set Mother of Pearl dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo Stainless Steel frets / Prestige fret edge treatment
- Number of frets: 24
- Bridge: Lo-Pro Edge bridge
- String space: 10.8mm
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio® Air Norton™ (H) neck pickup (Passive/Alnico)
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio® The Tone Zone® (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Alnico)
- Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
- Strings: D'Addario® EXL120
- String gauge: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
- Nut: Locking nut
- Hardware color: Chrome
- Controls: Volume and tone knobs, three-way selector switch
RG5170B
- Neck type: Super Wizard HP / 5pc Maple/Wenge neck
- Top/back/body: Basswood body
- Fretboard: Bound Macassar Ebony fretboard / Off-set Mother of Pearl dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo Stainless Steel frets / Prestige fret edge treatment
- Number of frets: 24
- Bridge: Lo-Pro Edge bridge
- String space: 10.8mm
- Neck pickup: Fishman® Fluence Modern Humbucker Alnico (H) neck pickup (Active/Alnico)
- Middle pickup: Fishman® Fluence Single Width Ceramic (S) middle pickup (Active/Ceramic)
- Bridge pickup: Fishman® Fluence Modern Humbucker Ceramic (H) bridge pickup(Active/Ceramic)
- Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
- Strings: D'Addario® EXL120
- String gauge: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
- Nut: Locking nut
- Hardware color: Gold (Black knobs)
- Controls: Volume and tone knobs, Fishman Fluence voicing switch, five-way selector switch
RG5121
- Neck type: Super Wizard HP / 5pc Maple/Wenge neck
- Top/back/body: African Mahogany body
- Fretboard: Bound Macassar Ebony fretboard / Off-set Mother of Pearl dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo Stainless Steel frets/Prestige fret edge treatment
- Number of frets: 24
- Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II bridge
- String space: 10.8mm
- Neck pickup: Fishman® Fluence Modern Humbucker (H) neck pickup (Active/Ceramic)
- Bridge pickup: Fishman® Fluence Modern Humbucker (H) bridge pickup (Active/Ceramic)
- Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
- Strings: D'Addario® EXL110
- String gauge: .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
- Nut: Graph Tech® BLACK TUSQ XL® nut
- Hardware color: Cosmo black
- Controls: Volume and tone knobs, Fishman Fluence voicing switch, three-way selector switch
RG752AHM
- Neck type: Wizard-7 / 5pc Maple/Wenge neck
- Top/back/body: Ash body
- Fretboard: Bound Birdseye Maple / Black dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Bridge: Lo-Pro Edge 7 tremolo bridge
- String space: 10.8mm
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio® PAF® 7 (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio® PAF® 7 (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Factory tuning: 1E, 2B, 3G, 4D, 5A, 6E, 7B
- String gauge: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054
- Hardware color: Cosmo black
- Controls: Volume and tone knobs, five-way selector switch
RG652AHMFX
- Neck type: Super Wizard HP / 5pc Maple/Walnut neck
- Top/back/body: Ash body
- Fretboard: Bound Birdseye Maple / Black dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II bridge
- String space: 10.8mm
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio® Air Norton™ (H) neck pickup (Passive/Alnico)
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio® The Tone Zone® (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Alnico)
- Factory tuning: 1E, 2B, 3G, 4D, 5A, 6E
- String gauge: .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
- Nut: Graph Tech® nut
- Hardware color: Cosmo black
- Controls: Volume and tone knobs, five-way selector switch
RG6PKAG
- Neck type: Wizard / 11pc Maple/Walnut/Bubinga neck
- Top/back/body: Koa top / African Mahogany body
- Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard / Mother of Pearl dot inlay
- Fret: Jescar EVO Gold frets / Premium fret edge treatment
- Number of frets: 24
- Bridge: Edge bridge
- String space: 10.8mm
- Neck pickup: EMG® SA (S) neck pickup (Active/Alnico)
- Middle pickup: EMG® SA (S) middle pickup (Active/Alnico)
- Bridge pickup: EMG® 81(H) bridge pickup (Active/Ceramic)
- Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
- Strings: D'Addario® EXL110
- String gauge: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
- Nut: Locking nut
- Hardware color: Gold
Ibanez RG631ALF
- Neck type: Nitro Wizard / 5pc Panga Panga/Walnut neck
- Top/back/body: Nyatoh body
- Fretboard: Macassar Ebony fretboard/White Step off-set dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo Sub Zero treated frets
- Number of frets: 24
- Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II bridge
- String space: 10.8mm
- Neck pickup: Fishman® Fluence Modern Humbucker Alnico (H) neck pickup (Active/Alnico)
- Bridge pickup: Fishman® Fluence Modern Humbucker Ceramic (H) bridge pickup (Active/Ceramic)
- Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
- Strings: D'Addario® EXL110
- String gauge: .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
- Nut: Plastic nut
- Hardware color: Black
RG80F
- Neck type: Wizard II-8 / 5pc Maple/Walnut neck
- Top/back/body: Meranti body
- Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard/White dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Number of frets: 24
- Bridge: F108 bridge
- String space: 10.5mm
- Neck pickup: Fishman® Fluence Modern Humbucker Alnico-8 (H) neck pickup (Active/Alnico)
- Bridge pickup: Fishman® Fluence Modern Humbucker Ceramic-8 (H) bridge pickup (Active/Ceramic)
- Factory tuning: 1D#,2A#,3F#,4C#,5G#,6D#,7A#,8F
- Strings: D'Addario® EXL120-7+.065
- String gauge: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065
- Nut: Plastic nut
- Hardware color: Gold
RG320EXZ
- Neck type: Wizard III Maple neck
- Top/back/body: Meranti body
- Fretboard: Bound Jatoba fretboard / White dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Number of frets: 24
- Bridge: Edge-Zero II w/ZPS3Fe bridge
- String space: 10.8mm
- Neck pickup: Quantum (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Bridge pickup: Quantum (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
- Strings: D'Addario® EXL120
- String gauge: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
- Nut: Locking nut
- Hardware color: Black
RGA Series
RGA42HPT
- Neck type: Wizard III Roasted Maple neck
- Top/back/body: Nyatoh body
- Fretboard: Jatoba fretboard / Off-set white dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Number of frets: 24
- Bridge: Double Locking tremolo bridge
- String space: 10.5mm
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio® Fusion Edge (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio® Fusion Edge (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
- Strings: D'Addario® EXL120
- String gauge: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
- Nut: Locking nut
- Hardware color: Gold
RGA42HP
- Neck type: Wizard III Roasted Maple neck
- Top/back/body: Nyatoh body
- Fretboard: Jatoba fretboard / Off-set white dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Number of frets: 24
- Bridge: F106 bridge
- String space: 10.5mm
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio® Fusion Edge (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio® Fusion Edge (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
- Strings: D'Addario® EXL110
- String gauge: .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
- Hardware color: Gold
RGD Series
RGDR4427FX
- Neck type: Wizard-7 / 5pc Maple/Wenge neck w/KTS™ TITANIUM rods
- Top/back/body: Richlite top/Ash body
- Fretboard: Bound Macassar Ebony fretboard / Off-set Luminlay dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets/Prestige fret edge treatment
- Number of frets: 24
- Bridge: Mono-rail bridge
- String space: 10.8mm
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio® Fusion Edge 7 (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio® Fusion Edge 7 (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Factory tuning: 1D,2A,3F,4C,5G,6D,7A
- Strings: D'Addario® EXL110-7
- String gauge: .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046/.059
- Nut: Graph Tech® BLACK TUSQ XL® nut
- Hardware color: Black
RGD61ALA
- Neck type: Nitro Wizard 5pc Panga Panga/Walnut neck
- Top/back/body: Ash body
- Fretboard: Macassar Ebony fretboardWhite Step off-set dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo Sub Zero treated frets
- Number of frets: 24
- Bridge: Mono-rail bridge
- String space: 10.8mm
- Neck pickup: Fishman® Fluence Modern Humbucker Alnico (H) neck pickup (Active/Alnico)
- Bridge pickup: Fishman® Fluence Modern Humbucker Ceramic (H) bridge pickup (Active/Ceramic)
- Factory tuning: 1D,2A,3F,4C,5G,6D
- Strings: D'Addario® EXL110
- String gauge: .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
- Nut: Plastic nut
- Hardware color: Black
RGD71ALPA
- Neck type: Nitro Wizard-7 / 5pc Panga Panga/Walnut neck
- Top/back/body: Poplar Burl top/Layered Ash & Nyatoh body
- Fretboard: Macassar Ebony fretboard/White Step off-set dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo Sub Zero treated frets
- Number of frets: 24
- Bridge: Mono-rail bridge
- String space: 10.8mm
- Neck pickup: Bare Knuckle Aftermath-7 (H) neck pickup (Passive/Alnico)
- Bridge pickup: Bare Knuckle Aftermath-7 (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Factory tuning: 1D,2A,3F,4C,5G,6D,7A
- Strings: D'Addario® EXL110-7
- String gauge: .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046/.059
- Nut: Plastic nut
- Hardware color: Black
RGD7521PB
- Neck type: Wizard II-7 Roasted Maple neck
- Top/back/body: Poplar Burl top / Nyatoh body
- Fretboard: Jatoba fretboard/White dot inlay
- Fret: Jumbo frets
- Number of frets: 24
- Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II-7 bridge
- String space: 10.8mm
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio® PAF® 7 (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio® PAF® 7 (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Factory tuning: 1D,2A,3F,4C,5G,6D,7A
- Strings: D'Addario® EXL110-7
- String gauge: .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046/.059
- Nut: Plastic nut
- Hardware color: Black
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Sam was Staff Writer at GuitarWorld.com from 2019 to 2023, and also created content for Total Guitar, Guitarist and Guitar Player. He has well over 15 years of guitar playing under his belt, as well as a degree in Music Technology (Mixing and Mastering). He's a metalhead through and through, but has a thorough appreciation for all genres of music. In his spare time, Sam creates point-of-view guitar lesson videos on YouTube under the name Sightline Guitar.
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