First built in 1987, the original Ibanez RG550 is revered by rock and metal guitarists. This Genesis Collection reissue takes its ancestor's classic design and adds a few modern touches. The original's 1-piece maple neck has been upgraded with a 5-piece laminated maple/walnut one. Its versatile HSH pickup configuration has been overhauled with modern V7 and V8 humbuckers. The RG550 features a comfortably contoured basswood body, resonating with a warm growl and enough midrange definition to cut through a dense mix. Twist, bend, and dive-bomb to your heart's content, thanks to an Edge tremolo. Loaded with aggressive styling (including eye-grabbing black hardware), the RG550 is a fast-playing, hard-rocking tone machine. Ibanez RG550 Features: Basswood body produces a warm, growling tone with defined mids 5-piece maple/walnut Super Wizard neck enables easy playability Classic-style tilt neck joint with stamped metal plate provides classic RG feel HSH pickup configuration yields a wide range of harmonic-rich tones Ibanez Edge locking tremolo provides complete control and solid intonation Gotoh machine heads maintain stable intonation Eye-grabbing black hardware Specifications: Construction: Bolt-On Scale: 25.5" Body: Basswood Neck: 5pc Maple/Walnut Fingerboard: Maple Fingerboard Radius: 16.92" Finish: Road Flare Red Nut Width: 43MM Nut Type: Locking Neck Contour: Super Wizard Frets: 24 / Jumbo Nickel Hardware Color: Black Tuners: Gotoh Bridge: Original Edge Pickups: V8 Bridge / S1 Middle / V7 Neck Electronics: 5-way blade pickup selector / Master Volume / Master Tone Strings: 9-42 Case Included: No Specifications: Construction: Bolt-On Scale: 25.5" Body: Basswood Neck: 5pc Maple/Walnut Fingerboard: Maple Fingerboard Radius: 16.92" Finish: Road Flare Red Nut Width: 43MM Nut Type: Locking Neck Contour: Super Wizard Frets: 24 / Jumbo Nickel Hardware Color: Black Tuners: Gotoh Bridge: Original Edge Pickups: V8 Bridge / S1 Middle / V7 Neck Electronics: 5-way blade pickup selector / Master Volume / Master Tone Strings: 9-42 Case Included: No

Specifications:
Construction: Bolt-On
Scale: 25.5"
Body: Basswood
Neck: 5pc Maple/Walnut
Fingerboard: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 16.92"
Finish: Gray Metallic Flat
Nut Width: 43MM
Nut Type: Locking
Neck Contour: Super Wizard
Frets: 24 / Jumbo Nickel
Hardware Color: Black
Tuners: Gotoh
Bridge: Original Edge
Pickups: V8 Bridge / S1 Middle / V7 Neck
Electronics: 5-way blade pickup selector / Master Volume / Master Tone
Strings: 9-42
Case Included: No