RG450DX is a model name which has been applied to several distinct RG series guitar models. Features common to all these RG450DX variants include the RG body, pickguard-mounted pickups in an HSH (humbucker, single coil, humbucker) configuration and a double locking tremolo bridge. The "DX" in the model name indicates a "deluxe" version of the standard RG450, which generally means a model with sharktooth or other special fretboard inlays.
RG450DX commonly refers to one of these models:
- RG450DX (1994–1997); made in Korea, triangle (1994–95) or sharktooth (1996–97) position markers, mirror or pearloid pickguard (depending on finish)
- RG450DX (2013–2014); rosewood fretboard, pearloid pickguard, Edge III tremolo, Infinity pickups, Sharktooth inlays
- RG450DX (2015–2023); rosewood (later jatoba) fretboard, pearloid pickguard, Std. DL tremolo, Quantum pickups, Sharktooth inlays
- RG450DX (2024); meranti body, jatoba fretboard, pearloid pickguard, Edge Zero II tremolo, Quantum pickups, Sharktooth inlays
Other close variants of the RG450DX include:
- RG450DXB (2013–2014); rosewood fretboard, pearloid pickguard, black hardware, Edge III tremolo, Infinity pickups, Sharktooth inlays
- RG450DXBL (2013–2014); left-handed version of the RG450DXB (2013–2014)
- RG450DXB (2015–2023); rosewood (later jatoba) fretboard, pearloid pickguard, black hardware, Std. DL tremolo, Quantum pickups, Sharktooth inlays
- RG450DXBL (2015–2019); left-handed version of the RG450DXB (2015–2023)
- RG450DXB (2024); jatoba fretboard, pearloid pickguard, black hardware, Edge Zero II tremolo, Quantum pickups, Sharktooth inlays
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