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.
Product Features
- Made in Japan
- Neck Material: 5-Piece Maple/Walnut
- Bridge: Edge
- Tuning Machines: Gotoh® Machine Heads
Attributes
- Color: Purple Neon
- Body Shape: Double Cut
Technical Specifications
- Type: Electric
- # of Strings: 6
- Body Type: Solid Body
- Orientation: Right
- Body Material: Basswood
- Body Finish: Gloss
- Neck Joint: Bolt-On
- Neck Material: Maple/Walnut
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- # of Frets: 24
- Nut Width: 1.69"
- Bridge Type: Locking Tremolo
- Pickup Configuration: HSH
- Features: Pickguard, Cutaway
- Neck Radius: 16.9"
- Nut Material: Hardened Steel
- Electronics: 1 x Master Volume, 1 x Master Tone
- Pickup - Neck: V7 (H) Neck Pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Pickup - Middle: S1 (S) Middle Pickup (Passive/Alnico)
- Pickup - Bridge: V8 (H) Bridge Pickup (Passive/Alnico)
- Fingerboard Material: Maple
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