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The RG550R is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1995. It was made in Japan by FujiGen. The RG550R model name was previously used for original RG550 variant with a rosewood fingerboard.

The RG550R features a basswood body bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot position markers. Components include Ibanez pickups mounted in a black pickguard with V7/V8 humbuckers flanking an S1 single-coil, a Lo-Pro Edge double locking tremolo bridge and Gotoh tuning machines.

The RG550 is a similar model with a maple fretboard.

The RG550R was discontinued after 1996 and replaced by a new RG550.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for RG550R
Model name: RG550R
Year(s) offered: 1995–1996
Sold in: Asia / Europe 1995 / South America
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Black (BK) / Desert Sun Yellow (DY) Europe only
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Lo-Pro Edge tremolo (10.8mm string spacing)
Pickguard:
3-ply black/ white/ black
Knob style:
Plastic top hat
Hardware color:
Black
Neck
Neck type:
Wizard
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Dot
Frets:
24 / jumbo
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)
String gauge (factory):
.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional finishes & details
DSY
Desert Sun Yellow
HSH 5-way both-splits
Pickup switching diagram
Controls VT5
Control layout
Wiring-diagram 1994 RG-HSH-RG550
Wiring diagram[1]

Sources[]

  1. RG550R wiring diagram, Ibanez, archived April 2003
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