Ibanez RG421EXL 6 String Left Handed Electric Guitar Overview:

The RG421EXL is a left-handed RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2015. It is produced in Indonesia.

The RG421EXL features a mahogany body with binding bolted to a maple Wizard III neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with binding and white dot position markers. Components include dual Ibanez Quantum humbucking pickups and a fixed bridge.

The RG421EX is a right-handed version.

The RG421EXL was discontinued after 2017, but returned in mid-2019. For 2019 the body was replaced with meranti and the fretboard was replaced with jatoba. It was again discontinued after 2019, but was once again reintroduced in 2021.

Specifications:

Body

• Body type: Solid body
• Body material: 2015–2017: Mahogany w/ binding
• 2019, 2021: Meranti w/ binding
• Neck joint: AANJ
• Bridge: Fixed bridge
• Knob style: Knurled metal dome
• Hardware color: Black

Neck

• Neck type: Wizard III
• Neck material: 1-piece maple
• Scale length: 648mm/ 25½”
• Fingerboard material: 2015–2017: Rosewood w/ binding
• 2019, 2021: Jatoba w/ binding
• Fingerboard inlays: White dot
• Frets: 24 / jumbo
• Nut: Black plastic (43mm)
• Machine heads: Ibanez die-cast

Electronics/ Strings

• Pickup configuration: HH
• Bridge pickup: Quantum (H) passive/ ceramic
• Neck pickup: Quantum (H) passive/ ceramic
• Controls: Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
• String gauge (factory): .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
• Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)