| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Traded as | TYO: 7951 |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | October 12, 1887 |
| Headquarters | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan |
| Key people | Torakusu Yamaha, founder |
| Products | Musical instruments, Audio/Video, Electronics, Computer related products, automobiles, Vehicle Engines, Personal water craft, golf clubs |
| Revenue | 4.676 billion US$ (March 31, 2009) |
| Operating income | 140.95 million US$ (March 31, 2009) |
| Net income | (209.87) million US$ (March 31, 2009) |
| Employees | 26,803 (March 31, 2009) |
| Website | Yamaha.com |
The Yamaha RGX and RGZ electric guitars Series are manufactured by the Yamaha Corporation and bear a close resemblance to the Ibanez RG series, the Jackson Soloist and other "superstrat" enhanced copies of the Fender Stratocaster. These Taiwan-made instruments were introduced in 1987.
RGX Series guitars often have 24 or more frets and a bolt-on neck. Some high-end models use a neck-through-body design. Some come with Yamaha active pickups, two single coils and one humbucker.
Most of these instruments were generally known as RGZ, including the RGZ820R, a custom plaid graphic model with two humbuckers and a Floyd Rose licensed locking tremolo, played by rock guitarist Blues Saraceno.
The RGX guitars were upgraded in 2003 with a 3D headstock sporting a 3+3 tuner layout and a piezo bridge option for acoustic-like tones. Famous endorsees of the RGX/RGZ guitars included Blues Saraceno and Ty Tabor of King's X, who got his namesake RGX-TT and RGX-TTD6 signature models in 2000.