RG502BE

RG502BE Marine Sunburst

The RG502BE is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1998. It was produced in Japan by FujiGen.

The RG502BE features a birdseye maple top on a basswood body bolted to a maple Wizard II neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers. Components include an Edge double locking tremolo bridge with a locking nut, a pair of Ibanez Vintage humbucking pickups mounted in pickup rings and Gotoh tuning machines.

The RG503BE is a similar model with a middle pickup. The RG502FX is a related model with a fixed bridge and without the exotic top. The RG507 is a related model without the exotic top and with a middle pickup.

The RG502BE was discontinued after 1998.

Specifications

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Specifications for RG502BE

Model name: RG502BE Year(s) offered: 1998 Sold in: Europe Made in: Japan Finish(es): Marine Sunburst (MS)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Basswood w/ birdseye maple top Neck joint: AANJ Bridge: Edge tremolo (10.8mm string spacing) Knob style: Knurled metal dome Hardware color: Black	Neck Neck type: Wizard II Neck material: 1-piece maple Scale length: 648mm/ 25½" Fingerboard material: Rosewood Fingerboard inlays: Pearloid dot Frets: 24 / jumbo Nut: Top-Lok III Machine heads: Gotoh SG381	Electronics/ Strings Pickup configuration: HH Bridge pickup: Ibanez V8 (H) Neck pickup: Ibanez V7 (H) Controls: Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector Output jack: ¼" stereo barrel (side mounted) Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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Sources

• RG502 listing, Ibanez Register (enthusiast website), archived May 2006