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* [http://archive.is/2017.11.01-142254/http://www.ikebe-gakki.com/ec/pro/disp/1/546918 RG550 RF product page], Ikebe Gakki (retailer website), archived from [http://www.ikebe-gakki.com/ec/pro/disp/1/546918 the original] November 2017
 
* [http://archive.is/2017.11.01-142254/http://www.ikebe-gakki.com/ec/pro/disp/1/546918 RG550 RF product page], Ikebe Gakki (retailer website), archived from [http://www.ikebe-gakki.com/ec/pro/disp/1/546918 the original] November 2017
 
* [http://archive.is/2017.11.01-141942/http://www.ikebe-gakki.com/ec/pro/disp/1/546919 RG550 WH product page], Ikebe Gakki (retailer website), archived from [http://www.ikebe-gakki.com/ec/pro/disp/1/546919 the original] November 2017
 
* [http://archive.is/2017.11.01-141942/http://www.ikebe-gakki.com/ec/pro/disp/1/546919 RG550 WH product page], Ikebe Gakki (retailer website), archived from [http://www.ikebe-gakki.com/ec/pro/disp/1/546919 the original] November 2017
* [http://archive.is/2018.01.11-171939/http://www.ibanez.com/products/u_eg_detail18.php?year=2018&cat_id=1&series_id=1&data_id=310&color=CL01 RG550 product page], Ibanez USA, archived from [http://www.ibanez.com/products/u_eg_detail18.php?year=2018&cat_id=1&series_id=1&data_id=310&color=CL01 the original] January 2018
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* [http://archive.is/2018.01.11-171939/http://www.ibanez.com/products/u_eg_detail18.php?year=2018&cat_id=1&series_id=1&data_id=310&color=CL01 RG550 product page], Ibanez USA, archived January 2018
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20190105234805/https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/detail/rg550_03.html RG550 product page], Ibanez Europe, archived from [https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/detail/rg550_03.html the original] January 2019<!-- alternate archive link: http://archive.today/2019.01.05-234751/https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/detail/rg550_03.html -->
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20190105234805/https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/detail/rg550_03.html RG550 product page], Ibanez Europe, archived from [https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/detail/rg550_03.html the original] January 2019<!-- alternate archive link: http://archive.today/2019.01.05-234751/https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/detail/rg550_03.html -->
   

Revision as of 01:43, 14 April 2019

This page is about the late 2017 RG550 reissue. For other RG550 models, see RG550 (disambiguation).
2017 RG550 RF
RG550 Road Flare (more images) Red copyright sprite

The RG550 is an RG series solid body electric guitar model reissued by Ibanez in late 2017. This model is a reissue of the original RG550, which was produced between 1987 and 1994.

Similarities to the classic RG550 include a basswood body, a tilt neck joint with a stamped metal plate, a maple fingerboard with dot position markers and an original Edge double locking tremolo bridge with a locking nut. Differences include a five-piece laminated maple and walnut neck (the original neck was one-piece maple) and the pickups which are a pair of Ibanez V7/V8 humbuckers flanking an S1 single-coil (the original had Ibanez V1/V2 humbuckers, with the switch to the V7/V8s happening in 1994).

Although the RG550 name was discontinued after 2002, the spirit of the model continued to live on in the various models in the RG1550 Prestige lineup including the RG1550MV. The RG655 which was introduced in 2014 and its variations are the modern equivalent of the original RG550.

The RG550L is a left-handed version. The classic RG570 is also being reissued alongside this model as well as a new dual humbucker, hardtail model, the RG521. These throwback models are marketed as the Genesis Collection. The RG550DX was added in 2019.

Specifications

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Specifications for RG550 (2017–2019)
Model name: RG550 (2017–2019)
Year(s) offered: 2017–2019
Sold in: Worldwide
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Desert Sun Yellow (DY) / Purple Neon (PN) not available in North & South America and Oceania / Road Flare Red (RF) / White (WH) not available in Asia
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood
Neck joint:
Tilt Joint
Bridge:
Edge tremolo
Pickguard:
Black
Knob style:
Top hat
Hardware color:
Black
Neck
Neck type:
Super Wizard
Neck material:
5-piece maple/ walnut
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Maple
Fingerboard inlays:
Black dot
Frets:
24
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
String gauge (factory):
.009–.042

Images

Additional finishes/ details
2017 RG550 DY
Desert Sun Yellow
2017 RG550 PN
Purple Neon
2017 RG550 WH
White
HSH 5-way both-splits
Pickup switching diagram
Controls VT5
Control layout

Videos

Sources