Meanings of RG,S,SZ,...

[rgk7]

So what does it stand for?

RG
GRG
S
SZ
SA
X
GAX
JTK
IC
AR
AF
AK/AG
AFS
AGS
AS
AWD

[mordil]

Hmm, thatīs a good question.

Maybe RG stands for RockGuitar? ;-)

[GTR-MAN]

I believe the the Ibanez book the RG came from "roadstar guitars", I could be wrong. It's been awhile since I read that.

[Myst and rain]

RG = Road star
GRG GAX = Gio
S = Saber
SZ = ?
SA = Semi acoustic
X = Xiphos or just ' X-series', I'm not sure.
JTK Jet king
IC = Iceman
AR AF AK/AG AFS AGS AS AWD = Artcore / Artist / Art field/ Art star, I don't know all the exact names.


Alwin

[kirk]

My GUESSES:

RG = Roadstar or Rock Guitar
GRG = Good Rock Guitar
S = Slim (low carb bread, no mayo)
SZ = Slim with extra meat (the z in a to z, more massive body)
SA = Slim with no meat (the a in a to z so you're getting less body)
X = X Treme
GAX = This is the sound you make after you play one.
JTK = Jet King
IC = Ice Man
AR = Artist
AF = Artcore Full-Hollow
AK/AG = Artcore somethingoranother
AFS = Artcre Full-Hollow w/Stupid Vibrato
AGS = Artcore Guitar Slim (it is skinnier than its brothers)
AS = Artcore Semi-Acoustic
AWD = All wheel drive

[Myst and rain]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibanez#Electric_guitars

www.ibanezregister.com

On Ibanezregister, go to the old gallery, and the subsequently to 'The guitars'. There are a lot of names there.

Alwin

[Myst and rain]

Originally Posted by kirk

My GUESSES:

RG = Roadstar or Rock Guitar
GRG = Good Rock Guitar
S = Slim (low carb bread, no mayo)
SZ = Slim with extra meat (the z in a to z, more massive body)
SA = Slim with no meat (the a in a to z so you're getting less body)
X = X Treme
GAX = This is the sound you make after you play one.
JTK = Jet King
IC = Ice Man
AR = Artist
AF = Artcore Full-Hollow
AK/AG = Artcore somethingoranother
AFS = Artcre Full-Hollow w/Stupid Vibrato
AGS = Artcore Guitar Slim (it is skinnier than its brothers)
AS = Artcore Semi-Acoustic
AWD = All wheel drive

Alwin

[andy7jem]

JEM

Joyous,Exceptional,Majestic

[Demiurge]

EDIT: sorry kirk, I stole your GAX explanation and didn't even realize it

[ibanezcollector]

Originally Posted by kirk

GAX = This is the sound you make after you play one.

AWD = All wheel drive

LMAO hahaha GAX haha

[toshiro]

RG - Rock Guitar or Roadstar Guitar
GRG - Gio RG
S - Saber
SZ - Not sure on this, bet is has something to do with the S or a Strat though.
SA - Saber Arch? These are an S with a flat back.
X - Well, there was an X-series back in the 80's. Possible X-treme. lol
GAX - Gio AX. AX is probably "Artist X-treme". lol
JTK- Jetking
IC - Iceman

[Dee]

RG = Roadstar Guitar. Not Rock Guitar. They wanted something similar to Gibson's "SG" name. Rich Lasner confirms this in his interview on Nuno's site. Good interview, everyone here should read it.

SZ = this was developed from the S (Saber). I don't know what the Z is for.

Just to add another: EX = Experimental.

[toshiro]

Originally Posted by Dee

RG = Roadstar Guitar. Not Rock Guitar. They wanted something similar to Gibson's "SG" name.

Rich Lasner confirms this in his interview on Nuno's site.

SZ = this was developed from the S (Saber). I don't know what the Z is for.

Just to add another: EX = Experimental.

Figured it was Roadstar, but I've heard both so just covered the bases. lol

[Dee]

No worries. Most people seem to think it's "Rock Guitar", this question comes up about 300 times a week on the official Ibanez forums.

OK, I exaggerated a little bit.

[FloridaNative]

I always thought that they called it simply RG to take the place of both the Roadster and the Roadstar Guitars. But what the hell do I know??