The RG421DX is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2026. It is produced in Indonesia as part of the Standard line.
The RG421DX features a meranti body bolted to a one-piece maple neck with a 24-fret jatoba fingerboard with white sharktooth position markers and black side dots. Components include a pair of white Ibanez Quantum humbucking pickups, an F106 fixed bridge, a black plastic nut, and die-cast tuning machines. The hardware is black.
The RG421 is a similar model with dot fretboard inlays.
BODY
• Body Type: Solid body
• Body Material: Meranti
• Neck Joint: AANJ
• Bridge: F106 fixed (10.5mm string spacing)
• Strap Buttons: Metal button
• Knob Style: Plastic top hat
• Hardware Color: Black
NECK
• Neck Profile: Wizard III
• Neck Material: 1-piece maple
• Scale Length: 648mm/ 25½"
• Fingerboard Material: Jatoba w/ white binding
• Fingerboard Inlays: White sharktooth w/ black side dots
• Frets: 24 / jumbo nickel silver
• Nut: Black PPS plastic (43mm)
• Machine Heads: Ibanez die-cast
• String Gauge (Factory): .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046 (D'Addario EXL110)
• Factory Tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)
ELECTRONICS
• Pickup Configuration: HH
• Bridge Pickup: Ibanez Quantum (H) passive/ ceramic
• Neck Pickup: Ibanez Quantum (H) passive/ ceramic
• Controls: Global volume / global tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
• Output Jack: ¼" mono-unit w/ integrated metal plate
MISC
• Recommended Case: M300C
• Recommended Gig Bag: IGB540