IBANEZ RG-550 PN Purple Made in Japan

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 locking tremolo. Loaded with aggressive styling (including eye-grabbing black hardware), the RG550 is a fast-playing, hard-rocking tone machine.

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 tuning
• Eye-grabbing black hardware

Tech Specs

• Body Type: Solidbody
• Body Shape: Genesis RG
• Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
• Number of Strings: 6
• Body Material: Basswood
• Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
• Color: Road Flare Red
• Neck Material: 5-piece Maple/Walnut
• Neck Shape: Super Wizard
• Radius: 16.9″
• Fingerboard Material: Maple
• Fingerboard Inlay: Black Dots
• Number of Frets: 24, Jumbo
• Scale Length: 25.5″
• Nut Width: 1.692″
• Nut Material: Locking
• Bridge/Tailpiece: Edge Locking Tremolo
• Tuners: Gotoh
• Neck Pickup: V7 Humbucker
• Middle Pickup: S1 Single-coil
• Bridge Pickup: V8 Humbucker
• Controls: 1 x master volume, 1 x tone, 5-way blade pickup switch
• Strings: .009-.042