Description
The Ibanez RG550 from the Genesis Collection in Electric Blue is a no-nonsense shredder built for players who want speed, precision, and classic RG attitude. Whether you're a serious intermediate or gigging lead player, this guitar gets you right into the world of fast, articulate playing with the same specs that helped define late '80s and early '90s metal and hard rock. It's a faithful throwback to the original Japanese-built RGs, and it plays exactly how you'd hope.
The RG550 is all about performance. The Super Wizard 5-piece maple/walnut neck is thin, flat, and fast, built for complex runs, fast alternate picking, and comfort over long sessions. You've got a versatile H-S-H pickup configuration with Ibanez's own V7, S1, and V8 pickups, covering clean tones, saturated leads, and crunchy rhythm work all in one guitar. The Edge locking tremolo system keeps things rock solid even with aggressive whammy use, and tuning stays locked in thanks to the double-locking nut setup.
The maple fretboard keeps the top end bright and responsive, which really helps with note separation when running through high-gain amps. It's also got 24 jumbo frets and a flat 430mm radius(that's 16.93" in freedom units), so the upper register stays clean and easy to reach. The RG550 is a reliable, hard-hitting guitar that brings classic Ibanez feel with modern reliability. We've seen these fly off the wall for a reason-they do exactly what players expect and then some.
Specifications:
- Body Material: Basswood
- Body Finish: Electric Blue
- Neck Wood: 5pc Maple/Walnut
- Neck Profile: Super Wizard
- Fretboard Material: Maple
- Fretboard Radius: 430mm(16.93")
- Fret Size: Jumbo
- Nut Material: Locking Nut
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- No. of Frets: 24
- Fretboard Inlays: Black Dot
- Tuning Machines: Gotoh
- Bridge: Edge Tremolo Bridge
- Hardware Finish: Black
- Pickups: V7 (H) Neck, S1 (S) Middle, V8 (H) Bridge
- Controls: 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone, 5-Way Pickup Selector
- Control Knobs: Black
- Case: Not included
Sku: RG550EB
