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1995 RG450DX WH
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The RG450DX is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1994. It is among the first South Korean-made RG models.

The RG450DX features a basswood body bolted to a maple Wizard II neck with a 24-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with triangle position markers (changed to sharktooth inlays in 1996). Components include a low-profile Floyd Rose-style double locking tremolo bridge, Ibanez Infinity pickups in an HSH configuration and a locking nut.

The triangle fretboard inlays of the 1994 & 1995 models are generally associated with the earlier Korean-made EX series. This is perhaps the only (or one of very few) RG models which have this type of inlay design.

The RG450DX was offered in three finishes, each with unique pickguards.

The RG470 is a similar model without the pickguard and with dot inlays.

The RG450DX was offered only in the USA market and was discontinued after 1997.

Specifications[]

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RG450DX (1994–1997)
Model name: RG450DX
Year(s) offered: 1994–1997
Sold in: USA
Made in: South Korea
Finish(es): Black (BK) 1995–1997 / Laser Blue (LB) 1994–1996 / White (WH)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Lo TRS II
Pickguard:
WH finish: Pearloid
LB finish: Blue mirror
BK finish: Mirror
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
Wizard II
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays:
1994–1995: Triangle
1996–1997: Sharktooth
Frets:
24 / jumbo
Nut:
Locking
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HSH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez INF2 (H)
Middle pickup:
Ibanez INFS1 (S)
Neck pickup:
Ibanez INF1 (H)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" mono (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional finishes & details
1997 RG450DX BK
Black (1997)
1995 RG450DX LB
Laser Blue (1995)
1997 RG450DX WH
White (1997)
Wiring-diagram 1994 RG-HSH-standard
Wiring diagram 1996[1]

Sources[]

  1. RG450DX wiring diagram, Ibanez, archived April 2003
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