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At A Glance
- Neck Type
- GRGM / Maple neck
- Top/Back/Body
- Basswood body
- Fretboard
- Jatoba fretboard / Sharktooth inlay
- Fret
- Medium frets
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Bridge
- F106 bridge
- String Space
- 10.5mm
- Neck Pickup
- Infinity R (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Bridge Pickup
- Infinity R (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Factory Tuning
- 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
- Strings
- -
- String Gauge
- .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
- Nut
- Plastic
- Hardware Color
- Chrome
- Scale
- 22.2
- A : Width
- 41mm at NUT
- B : Width
- 56mm at 24F
- C : Thickness
- 19.5mm at 1F
- D : Thickness
- 21.5mm at 12F
- Radius
- 400mmR
- Finish
- Black Night
Ibanez built the GRGM21BKN as part of the miKro Series, a line designed around a shortened scale length and compact overall dimensions. The guitar sat at the entry level of Ibanez's GRG family, positioned as a full-featured electric on a reduced-size platform suited to players requiring a smaller instrument.
The body is basswood, paired with a maple neck carrying the GRGM profile. The jatoba fretboard runs 24 medium frets with sharktooth inlays, a 400 mm radius, and a 41 mm plastic nut. The 22.2-inch scale length is the defining characteristic of the miKro platform. Neck dimensions measure 19.5 mm thick at the first fret and 21.5 mm at the twelfth, widening from 41 mm at the nut to 56 mm at the twenty-fourth fret. The F106 bridge is set to a 10.5 mm string spacing. Electronics consist of two passive ceramic Infinity R humbuckers — one at the neck, one at the bridge. Hardware throughout is chrome. The instrument ships strung with a .010–.046 gauge set in standard factory tuning.
Owners researching replacement parts should note that the F106 bridge, Infinity R pickups, and plastic nut are Ibanez-specific components; a qualified guitar technician can advise on compatible substitutes where original parts are no longer available.
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