GRX... new colours

Ibanez's April highlight is actually a trio of GRX in three new colours. That's right, colours are new, the GRX40 had been a Gio mainstay for a while. 

I used to own the RX40 (Korean) & the vibes are obviously different from the current GIO interpretation. If you look carefully, the RX has a slightly deeper treble-side cutaway compared to its GIO counterpart. Despite being an Ibanez fan, I would recommend a Jackson JS model over this GRX40 in terms of value-for-money consideration.

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Ibanez: GRX40

The current GRX models by Ibanez are made in China. The RX models were discontinued in 1998 & they trickled into the Gio series of entry-level units then, selected models were also offered in the anufacturer's starter pack range. The guitar per se is a good player for the money. The current incarnation is much heavier than the ones before the Gio tag kicked in, giving the instrument a much need bass propulsion. Many of us couldn't be bothered by this model but when it was hot back then, it became the working model for Andy Timmon's first signature unit.