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Ibanez RG550 Genesis Collection Electric Guitar - Purple Neon

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RG550 Genesis Collection Electric Guitar - Purple Neon

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RG550 Genesis Collection Electric Guitar - Purple Neon
RG550 Genesis Collection Electric Guitar - Purple Neon
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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.

Specifications
Neck type: Super Wizard/5pc Maple/Walnut neck
Top/back/body: Basswood body
Fretboard: Maple/Black dot inlay
Fret: Jumbo frets
Bridge: Edge tremolo bridge
Neck pickup: V7 (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
Middle pickup: S1 (S) middle pickup (Passive/Alnico)
Bridge pickup: V8 (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Alnico)
Hardware colour: Black

Specifications


Active EQ: No
Body Colour: Purple Neon
Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
Body Material: Basswood
Body Shape: RG
Body Type: Solid
Bridge Design: Edge
Bridge Type: Tremolo
Case/Gigbag: Purchased Separately
Controls: 1 Volume + 1 Tone
Country of Origin: Japan
Features: Classic-style tilt neck joint with a stamped metal plate, Deep treble-side cutaway
Fingerboard: Maple
Fingerboard Inlay: Dots - Black
Fret Profile: Jumbo
Fretboard Radius: 17" / 430 mm
Hardware Finish: Black
Instrument Size: Full
Neck Body Join: Bolt-on
Neck Body Join-Fret: 21st
Neck Finish: Satin Polyurethane
Neck Material: 5-Piece Maple / Walnut
Neck Shape: Super Wizard
Number of Frets: 24
Number of Pickups: 3
Number of Strings: 6
Nut Material: Locking
Nut Width: 1.692" / 43.00 mm
Orientation: Right
Pickup Brand: V7 Ceramic H + S1 Alnico S + V8 Alnico H
Pickup Configuration: HSH
Pickup Type: Humbucker(s) w Single Coil
Scale Length: 25.5" / 648 mm
String Gauge: .009 - .042
String Type: Steel
Switching: 5-Way Blade Switch
Tailpiece: Double Locking Tremolo
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Machine heads

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Sweet 3 of 3 customers found this review helpful
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I just got mine. Beautiful. Price dropped $150 bonus.
Posted by Alfrrd on Feb 8, 2022
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Genesis RG550.. Legend reborn 6 of 6 customers found this review helpful
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For over 25 yrs, my '91 RG550 had been the most reliable axe in my arsenal. I never gig without it.. it's just that reliable. The new Genesis 550 is like traveling back in time and buying that '91 RG560 new off the rack.. absolute perfection. Thank you for this.
Posted by Docta Bong on Nov 9, 2021
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