Ibanez GRX40 The GRX40 is an RX series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2000. It is part of the entry-level GIO line. It was also sold as part of the GRX40J, IJX40 and IJS40 Jumpstart packages which also contain a practice amp and various accessories. The GRX40 features a solid body mated to a maple neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays. Components include Ibanez pickups in and HSS configuration and a six-screw synchronized tremolo bridge. In mid-2017 a new fretboard material, treated New Zealand pine, replaced rosewood.[1][2] It was produced simultaneously in China and in Indonesia; as such, multiple versions of this guitar exist for the different markets. For example, guitars sold in Asia since 2015 are equipped with the FAT-6 tremolo while those sold in other markets have the “standard tremolo”. Starting in 2018 the GRX40 sold in the US market has a T106 tremolo. This same model is also known as the GRX40A in Japan and the GRX40Z in the USA. Specifications for GRX40 Model name: GRX40 / GRX40A / GRX40Z / GRX40J / IJX40 / IJS40 Year(s) produced: 2000–2018 Sold in: Worldwide Made in: China / Indonesia Finish(es): Black night Body Body type: Solid body Body material: 2000–2014: Agathis or basswood 2015–2018: Poplar Neck joint: Bolt-on Bridge: 2000–2004: Standard tremolo 2002–2004: FAT-10 tremolo 2005–2014: FAT-6 tremolo 2015–2018: (Asia only) FAT-6 tremolo 2015–2018 (Outside Asia): Standard tremolo 2018 (USA/Japan only): T106 tremolo Hardware color: Chrome Pickguard: White Neck Neck type: GRX Neck material: 1-piece maple Scale length: 648mm/ 25½” Fingerboard material: 2000–2017: Rosewood 2017–2018: Treated New Zealand pine Fingerboard inlays: White dot Frets: 22 / medium Electronics/ Strings Pickup configuration: HSS Bridge pickup: 2000–2014: Ibanez PSND2 or STD-H1/STD-H3 or unknown “humbucking” (H) 2015–2018: Ibanez Infinity R (H) Middle pickup: 2000–2014: Ibanez PSNDS or STD-S1 or unknown “single coil” (S) 2015–2018: Ibanez Infinity RS (S) Neck pickup: 2000–2014: Ibanez PSNDS or STD-S1 or unknown “single coil” (S) 2015–2018: Ibanez Infinity RS (S) Controls: Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever String gauge (factory): .009–.042 About this table Pickups At least five different pickup sets are known for this guitar. Whether these pickups really differ or are just the same pickups with different names is not clear. Neck Pickup Mid Pickup Bridge Pickup Set 1 PSNDS PSNDS PSND2 Set 2 STD-S1 STD-S2 STD-H1 Set 3 STD-S1 STD-S2 STD-H3 Set 4 Single Coil Single Coil Humbucking Set 5 Infinity R (S) Infinity R (S) Infinity R (H)
