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1998 RG503BE MS
RG503BE Marine Sunburst Red copyright sprite

The RG503BE is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1998. It was produced in Japan by FujiGen.

The RG503BE 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, Ibanez pickups with a pair of humbuckers mounted in pickup rings flanking a single-coil and Gotoh tuning machines.

The RG502BE is a similar model without the middle pickup. The RG507 is a related model without the exotic top.

The RG503BE was a limited edition which was offered only in 1998.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RG503BE
Model name: RG503BE
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:
Chrome
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:
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)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
HSH 5-way both-splits
Pickup switching diagram
Controls VT5
Control layout

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