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RG1550GX WM
RG1550GX White Metallic Red copyright sprite

The RG1550GX is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 2003. It was made in Japan by FujiGen as a limited edition model in the Prestige line.

The RG1550GX features a basswood body bolted to a maple neck with a matching headstock and a 24-fret rosewood fretboard with dot position markers. It has dual Ibanez Vintage humbucking pickups flanking and Ibanez single-coil which are mounted in a white pearloid pickguard. Other components include an Edge Pro double locking tremolo bridge with a locking nut and Gotoh tuning machines.

The RG1550 is a similar model with powder cosmo hardware, a black pickguard and a maple fretboard. The RG1550FM is another related model with a mahogany body with a flamed maple top, a black pickguard and a maple fretboard.

The RG1550GX was produced only in 2003.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RG1550GX
Model name: RG1550GX
Year(s) offered: 2003
Sold in: Asia / Europe / Central & South America
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): White Metallic (WM)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Edge Pro tremolo (10.8mm string spacing)
Pickguard:
White Pearloid
Hardware color:
Gold
Neck
Neck type:
Super Wizard Prestige
Neck material:
3-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Dot
Frets:
24 / jumbo
Nut:
Top-Lok III
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG381
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HSH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez V8 (H)
Middle pickup:
Ibanez S1 (S)
Neck pickup:
Ibanez V7 (H)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042

Video[]

2003 Ibanez Prestige RG1550GX-WM Limited Edition ( demo by Atanas Shishkov )

Sources[]

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