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The Ibanez '''RG540''' is an [[RG series]] guitar model, introduced in 1988 as part of the [[Roadstar Deluxe series]]. It is similar to the [[RG550]] with pickguard mount pickups, but has an SSH pickup configuration. A similar model without pickguard was issued as the [[RG560]].
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The '''RG540''' is an [[RG series]] solid body electric guitar model introduced by [[Ibanez]] in 1988. It was made in Japan by [[FujiGen]] as part of the [[Roadstar II series]].
   
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The RG540 is available with both maple and rosewood fingerboards. The pickups are Ibanez made and the bridge [[humbucker]] can be coil tapped with the push-pull tone knob. Other features include a basswood body and an Edge tremolo.
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The RG540 features a basswood body bolted to a maple Wizard neck with a 24-fret fret maple or rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers. Components include Ibanez pickups mounted in a black pickguard with a V2 [[humbucker]] at the bridge and Super 8A [[single-coil]]s in the neck and middle positions, and Edge [[double locking tremolo]] bridge and Gotoh tuning machines.
   
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The [[RG560]] is a similar model without the pickguard. The [[RG550 (1987–1994)|RG550]] is a similar model with a humbucker at the neck.
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The RG540 was offered only in Japan and was discontinued after 1989.
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== Specifications ==
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| name = RG540
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| year = 1988–1989
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| nut = [[Top-Lok III]]
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| hw = Black
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| pucon = HSS
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| puneck = Ibanez [[Super 8A]] {{S}}
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| pumid = Ibanez [[Super 8A]] {{S}}
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| pubridge = Ibanez [[Vintage 2]] {{H}}
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| control = {{VT5}} / push-pull coil split on tone
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| inlay = Pearl dot
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== Sources ==
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* [[1988 Japan catalog]] ([[:File:1988 Japan catalog poster front.jpg|poster front]])
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* [[1989 Japan catalog]] ([[:File:1989 Japan catalog p8-9.jpg|page 8]])
   
 
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Revision as of 18:10, 31 October 2018

RG540 WH-R
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The RG540 is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1988. It was made in Japan by FujiGen as part of the Roadstar II series.

The RG540 features a basswood body bolted to a maple Wizard neck with a 24-fret fret maple or rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers. Components include Ibanez pickups mounted in a black pickguard with a V2 humbucker at the bridge and Super 8A single-coils in the neck and middle positions, and Edge double locking tremolo bridge and Gotoh tuning machines.

The RG560 is a similar model without the pickguard. The RG550 is a similar model with a humbucker at the neck.

The RG540 was offered only in Japan and was discontinued after 1989.

Specifications

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Specifications for RG540
Model name: RG540
Year(s) offered: 1988–1989
Sold in: Japan
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Black (BK) / White (WH)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood
Neck joint:
Tilt Joint
Bridge:
Edge tremolo
Pickguard:
Black
Hardware color:
Black
Neck
Neck type:
Wizard
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Maple or rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl dot
Frets:
24 / jumbo
Nut:
Top-Lok III
Electronics
Pickup configuration:
HSS
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez Vintage 2 (H)
Middle pickup:
Ibanez Super 8A (S)
Neck pickup:
Ibanez Super 8A (S)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector / push-pull coil split on tone
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