The RG565R is a reissue and update of the original RG565R from 1989. It features a basswood body bolted to a maple and walnut Wizard neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with white binding, white sharktooth position markers and a reversed headstock. Components include Ibanez pickups with direct mounted V8 humbucker at the bridge and an Ibanez Infinity R single-coil sized humbucker at the neck, an original Edge double locking tremolo bridge with a locking nut, black hardware, and Gotoh machine heads.
The RG565 is a similar predecessor model with maple fretboard and color matching dots inlays.
The RG565R was discontinued after 2025 without any direct replacement.
