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For other RG550 models, see RG550 (disambiguation).

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The RG550LTD is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1994. It was produced in Japan by FujiGen.

The RG550LTD features a basswood body bolted to a maple (maple and bubinga from 1997) neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with binding and sharktooth position markers. Components include a Lo-Pro Edge double locking tremolo bridge, a locking nut, Ibanez pickups mounted in a mirror pickguard with V7 & V8 humbuckers flanking an single coil and Gotoh tuning machines.

The RG550LTD was the second RG550 model featuring a mirror pickguard, following the RG550DX which it replaced. The black examples have a standard mirror guard. The blue and purple guitars sport color-matched mirror guards. So called "hologram" guards are used on the pewter and copper models.

The RG550LTD was discontinued after 1999. It was replaced by the RG550EX for 2000.

Specifications

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Specifications for RG550LTD

Model name: RG550LTD

Year(s) offered: 1994–1999

Sold in: Worldwide (except Japan)

Made in: Japan

Finish(es): Black (BK) / Dark Adriatic Blue (DAB) 1998–1999 / New Penny Matte (NPM) 1999 / Purple Neon (PN) 1994–1997 / Pewter (PT) 1996–1998

Body

Body type:
Solid body

Body material:
Basswood

Neck joint:
AANJ

Bridge:
Lo-Pro Edge tremolo (10.8mm string spacing)

Pickguard:
BK finish: Mirror
DAB & PN finish: Colored-matched mirror
NPM & PT finish: Hologram mirror

Hardware color:
Cosmo black

Neck

Neck type:
1994–1997: Wizard
1998–1999: Super Wizard

Neck material:
1994–1996: 1-piece maple
1997–1999: 3-piece maple/ bubinga

Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"

Fingerboard material:
Rosewood w/ binding

Fingerboard inlays:
Sharktooth

Frets:
24 / jumbo

Nut:
Top-Lok III

Machine heads:
Gotoh SG38

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)

String gauge (factory):
.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042

Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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Other available finishes

Dark Adriatic Blue

New Penny Matte

Purple Neon

Pewter

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-The '''RG550LTD''' is an [[RG series]] solid body electric guitar model introduced by [[Ibanez]] in 1994. It was produced in Japan by [[FujiGen]].
+The '''RG550LTD''' is an [[RG series]] solid body electric guitar model introduced by [[Ibanez]] for  1994. It was produced in Japan by [[FujiGen]].
 The RG550LTD features a basswood body bolted to a maple (maple and bubinga from 1997) neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with binding and sharktooth position markers. Components include a Lo-Pro Edge [[double locking tremolo]] bridge, a locking nut, Ibanez pickups mounted in a mirror pickguard with V7 & V8 [[humbucker]]s flanking an [[single coil]] and Gotoh tuning machines.
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 == Specifications ==
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- | name        = RG550LTD
+ | name         = RG550LTD
- | series      = RG series
+ | type         = Guitar
- | year        = 1994–1999
+ | series       = RG series
- | area        = Worldwide (except Japan)
+ | year         = 1994–1999
- | made        = Japan
+ | area         = Worldwide (except Japan)
+ | made         = Japan
- | colors      = Black (BK) / Dark Adriatic Blue (DAB) ''1998–1999'' / New Penny Matte (NPM) ''1999'' / Purple Neon (PN) ''1994–1997'' / Pewter (PT) ''1996–1998''
+ | colors       = Black (BK) / Dark Adriatic Blue (DAB) ''1998–1999'' / New Penny Matte (NPM) ''1999'' / Purple Neon (PN) ''1994–1997'' / Pewter (PT) ''1996–1998''
- | bodytype    = Solid body
- | matbody     = Basswood
+ | bodytype     = Solid body
+ | matbody      = Basswood
- | matneck     = ''1994–1996'': {{1pm}}<br/>''1997–1999'': {{3pmb}}
+ | matneck      = ''1994–1996'': {{1pm}}<br/>''1997–1999'': {{3pmb}}
- | matfb       = Rosewood w/ binding
- | nj          = [[AANJ]]
+ | matfb        = Rosewood w/ binding
- | neck        = ''1994–1997'': [[Wizard]]<br/>''1998–1999'': [[Super Wizard]]
+ | nj           = [[AANJ]]
+ | neck         = ''1994–1997'': [[Wizard]]<br/>''1998–1999'': [[Super Wizard]]
- | scale       = {{25.5}}
- | nut         = [[Top-Lok III]]
+ | scale        = {{25.5}}
- | frets       = 24 / jumbo
+ | nut          = [[Top-Lok III]]
- | bridge      = [[Lo-Pro Edge]] tremolo
+ | frets        = 24
- | hw          = Cosmo black
+ | fretsize     = jumbo
- | pucon       = HSH
+ | bridge       = [[Lo-Pro Edge]] tremolo
+ | stringspace  = 10.8mm
- | puneck      = [[Vintage 7|Ibanez V7]] {{H}}
- | pumid       = [[Single 1|Ibanez S1]] {{S}}
+ | hw           = Cosmo black
- | pubridge    = [[Vintage 8|Ibanez V8]] {{H}}
+ | pucon        = HSH
- | control     = {{VT5}}
+ | puneck       = Ibanez [[V7]] {{H}}
- | inlay       = [[Sharktooth]]
+ | pumid        = Ibanez [[S1]] {{S}}
+ | pubridge     = Ibanez [[V8]] {{H}}
- | pg          = ''BK finish'': Mirror<br/>''DAB & PN finish'': Colored-matched mirror<br/>''NPM & PT finish'': Hologram mirror
+ | control      = {{VT5}}
+ | output       = {{Stereo-barrel}} (side mounted)
+ | inlay        = [[Sharktooth]]
+ | pg           = ''BK finish'': Mirror<br/>''DAB & PN finish'': Colored-matched mirror<br/>''NPM & PT finish'': Hologram mirror
+ | strings      = {{9–42}}
+ | tuning       = {{EStd}}
+ | tuners       = [[Gotoh SG38]]
+ | knobs        =
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 * [[1999 Europe catalog]] ([[:File:1999_EU_catalog_p10-11.jpg|page 11]])
-[[Category:Guitar models]]
 [[Category:RG models]]
 [[Category:HSH pickup configuration]]

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