This list explains various recurring and nonrecurring suffixes Ibanez appends to the end of its guitar model numbers. These suffixes are typically abbreviations for some aspect of the instrument's specifications, e.g. "FM" will typically indicate a flame maple top or veneer. They are considered an integral part of the model number and are used to distinguish similar models.
A single model name may include more than one suffix from the list below. Take for example the RGIT20FE, the first portion of this name is covered in the broader article on Ibanez model numbers, but let's take a look at those final two letters. In this case the F indicates this model has a fixed bridge, while the E denotes the model's EMG pickups. So if you can't find a particular multi-character suffix in this table, try breaking it down into individual components.
These suffixes should not be confused with finish (color) codes which are also sometimes appended to the end of a model name. As a single model often has more than one available finish, these finish codes are not considered as part of the model name for the sake of classification here in the wiki. All finishes offered for a particular model are documented here in a single article.
Suffix | Meaning | Example(s) |
---|---|---|
7 | Indicates a seven-string model | JEM7V7 |
A | Ash top | RGT220A |
A | Puma ash top | RG652AG |
A | ? (used for certain GIO models in Japan) | GRX40A, GRX90A |
AB | Ash burl top | S4170AB |
AH | Ash body | RG542AH, RG652AHM, FRIX7FEAH |
AH | Ash top | FRIX7FEAH |
AH | Celebrating Australis-Hoshino partnership | RG40AH |
AL | Axion Label line | RGA60AL |
AX | Ash body and EX (see below) | RG370AX |
B | Black hardware | S470B, RG350ZB |
B | Bad Horsie | JEM77B |
B | Mahogany burl top | RGV3750BD |
B | Sapele burl top | RG652BG |
BB | Buckeye burl top | RG921WBB |
BC | Bocote top | AZ242BC, RGR621XEBC |
BDG | Black Dog | JSBDG |
BE | Birdseye maple top | RG502BE, RG503BE |
BG | Bubinga top | SAS36BG |
BKP | Uses Bare Knuckle pickups | RG90BKP |
BM | Burl mahogany body | S540BM |
BW | Burled olive walnut top | S5470BW |
BW | Bastogne walnut (burl?) top | AZ2402BWB |
BWE | Black and white ebony top | S5221BWE |
C | Cocobolo top/back/sides | AS93C |
C | Compact? | JCRG16C01 |
CL | Classic | AT100CL, PS10CL |
CM | Cinnamon top | RG420CM |
CM | Curly maple top | SC420CM |
CR | Chrome finish | JS1CR30, JS1CR |
CSD | Designed at Ibanez' L. A. Custom Shop in California | RG6CSD1, AX6CSD1 |
CT | Curly maple top (?) | RG2820CT, RG7CTTL |
CW | Black walnut top | RGEW520MCW |
CW | Claro walnut top | RG421CW |
D | Dot position markers | JEM7D |
D | Seymour Duncan pickups | RG8420ZD, RGV3750BD |
D | DiMarzio pickups | RGIX6FDLB, RGRT621DPB |
D | Short for DX (see below) | RGR370D |
DEX | Short for DX EX (see below) | GRG220DEX |
DM | "Diamond" (bejeweled with rhinestones) | PS1DM |
DX | Deluxe (fancier looks with binding, inlays etc.) | RG350DX, RG550DX |
E | EMG pickups | RG8420ZE, RGIR9FME |
E | Short for EX (see below) | RG2550E, RG7EF2 |
E | Ebony fretboard | RGR621XEBC |
EA | Earth (?) | JEM7EAFX |
EG | Engraved guitar (used for the RG Creations engraved body top guitars) | RG420EG |
ET | Equipped with an Evertune bridge | RGD61ALET |
EX | Extreme (metal style guitar, for example with EMG pickups, sharktooth inlays, etc.) | RGT6EX, S520EX |
F | Flamed maple top | RGA321F, S5470F |
F | Gravure flame maple top | RGR480F, RG380F |
F | Roasted flamed maple fretboard | AZ2402FF |
F | Fixed bridge | FRIX6FEAH, SIX6FDFM |
F | Floating pickup(s) | AF711F, SS401F |
FA | Flamed ash top | RG320FA |
FB | Figured bubinga top | S2170FB |
FM | Flamed maple top | RG7321FM, RG1070FM |
FS | Flamed sapele top | RG520FS |
FW | Figured poplar (wood?) top | S2170FW |
FX | Fixed bridge | RGT42FX |
G | Roland GK compatible | RG1520G |
G | Gold hardware | RG652BG |
GB | Gig bag included | GRGM21GB |
GF | Gravure flame top | RG570GF |
GH | Gravure hard maple top | RG370GH |
GK | Features Roland GK system | RG420GK |
GP | Graphic print finish (used for the Graphic Print RG subseries) | RG370DXGP1, RG370DXGP2, RG370DXGP3, RG370DXGP4 |
GX | Gold hardware, deluxe | RG1550GX |
H | Mahogany body | RGT220H |
H | Semi-hollow | JTK30H, RC365H |
H | Hipshot D-tuner | AX320H |
HAM | Hoshino Anniversary Model (models made in honor of the 90th anniversary of the Hoshino company) | |
HH | HH pickup configuration | 540S-HH |
HP | High Power (maybe?), has a built in speaker | GRGM51HP |
HP | High Performance (equipped with name brand pickups) | RGA42HPT |
K | Used to denote year 2K (2000) Millennium models | JEM2K, JS2K |
K | Australian blackwood top | RG652K |
K | Koa top | AZ2402K |
KA | Koa top | RG470KA |
L | Left-handed guitar model | RG1570L |
LB | Laurel burl top | RGIX6DLB |
LTD | Limited edition (generally produced in small numbers) | RG09LTD, PS10LTD, RG6PFGMLTD |
LTD | Indicates a higher-end model | S540LTD, RG550LTD |
LW | Limba wood top | RG752LWFX, RG852LW |
M | Maple fingerboard | RG1550M |
M | Roasted maple fingerboard | RGEW521MZW |
MB | Maple burl top | SA560MB |
ME | Macassar ebony construction | AM93ME |
MF | Mukali flame top | RG470DMFZ |
MH | Mahogany body | RG321MH |
MPL | Maple back and sides | AVD15MPL |
MW | Myrtle wood top | RG8570MW, AZ2402MW |
N | Nylon-string guitar | SC500N |
P | Pyramid inlays | JEM7P, UV777P |
P | Indicates a Premium line model | UV70P, JEM77P |
P | Pearloid pickguard | TM302PM |
PB | Poplar burl top | S670PB, RGR621XPB |
PFR | Pau ferro back and sides | AVD15PFR |
PG | Paper Art Guitar (used for the RG creations Paper Art Finish guitars) | RG320PG |
PV | Pearl vine inlaid top | AF95PV/ AS93PV |
Q | Quilted maple top | RGT320Q |
QA | Quilted ash top | AR325QA |
QA | Quilted art grain top | ART120QA, GRGM22QA |
QH | Quilted ash top | GRG120QH |
QM | Quilted maple top | SZ520QM, S470DXQM |
QS | Quilted sapele top | RG320QS, RG520QS |
R | Rosewood fingerboard | RG550RXX, AT10RP |
R | Reissue | PS10R |
RE | Reissue | PGM100RE, AR300RE |
RW | Rosewood top | S970WRW |
S | Stainless steel frets | RG6UCS |
S | Soapbar pickup equipped | JTK2S |
S | Special order or special production run | RG652MBQS, RG752MFS |
S | Spalted maple top | RG8620S |
S | Silver Surfer graphic | JS20S |
S | Equipped with a Sustainiac | JS240PS |
SC | Showcase model | S2009SC, SV2009SC |
SE | Swirled ebony top | S670SE, S2170SE |
SH | SH (or HS) pickup configuration | 540S-SH |
SK | Silky oak | RG657MSK, S6570SK |
SM | Spalted maple top | RGIX20FESM |
SP | Special edition model | RG27SP, RGT32FMSP, GRG6SP1 |
SP | Spalted maple top | RG8527SP |
SPL | Special edition model | S100SPL |
T | Tremolo bridge | RGA72TQM, RGAR42MFMT |
T | Vibrato tailpiece | AS93TG |
th | Used for Anniversary models (10th = 10th anniversary, 20th is 20th anniversary, etc.) | JEM10th, JS20th |
TL | Tree of Life fretboard inlays | RG7CTTL |
TN | Twin neck | 540STN |
UC | Indicates a Prestige Uppercut model | RGD7UC, ARZ6UCS, FR6UC |
V | Vine inlay | JEM7V, JEM77V, JEM777V |
V | Volo shorter scale basses | BTB845V |
W | Wide string spacing | SR2405W |
X | Double Edge, Double Lo Pro Edge or Double Edge Pro piezo pickup equipped | RG1820X, S2020X |
X | Extended scale neck | RGR621XPB |
XH | Extra length 27 fret fingerboard | XPT700XH |
XL | Extra long 27" scale length neck | RG1077XL, RG2027XL |
XX | 20th anniversary model (Roman numeral XX) | RG550MXX, RG8570ZXX |
XXV | 25th anniversary model (Roman numeral XXV) | RG1XXV, S1XXV |
WM | Wenge top on mahogany body | RG752WMFX |
WN | Walnut top | S570WN |
W | Wenge neck | S970WRW, SA1060WZC |
W | Wenge fretboard | RGR621XW |
W | White pickups/ pickguard | GRX20W |
Z | Edge Zero or Edge Zero II tremolo equipped | RG2570Z, RGT320Z |
ZB | Zebra-finished ash body | BL300ZB |
ZC | Ziricote top | SA1060WZC, RGEW521ZC |
ZW | Zebrawood top | RGEW521MZW |