Ibanez RG550 Demo + DiMarzio PAF Master Set Pickups

[@guitarist6494]

What's this? Guitarist6494 has uploaded 2 videos in less than a month!?!? That's right my friends, ya boi has several videos on the way including a pickup comparison, string comparison and a few Top 10 videos on their way over the coming weeks. Make sure you're subscribed to be notified for the upload if not already. Also liking the video helps me out a ton. Thanks -Alex

[@nirvickkarna8294]

guitarist6494 Your videos are really interesting.

[@MrDoteu]

Great video man, keep up the good work! Love the tone, btw!

[@guitarist6494]

😏

[@ronniekollman930]

YO ALEX. I JUST WANTED TO SAY HI. So there it is..

[@jaychen2000metal]

Guitarist6494 D activators

[@craig9930]

I know this vid is pretty old, but damn good playing. And the tones from this 550 are just great. Salute.

[@Murphy_R9]

There is something about the RG550 and dimarzio's that just do it for me! I have a old 1987 RG550 in white with a set of PAF pro's and i love that guitar as much as my LP goldtop. it just will do any style i throw at it.

[@alfaalex101]

Incredible singing lead tone!

[@angusorvid8840]

This has become one of my favorite DiMarzio sets even though I've never owned it. I love the PAF Master demos I've been hearing and this is a great one. I've owned a lot of DiMarzios but never this one. I'll be checking it out.

[@jedmarsillo]

Man that is one of the nicest looking guitars I have ever seen. Great playing too.

[@kirkpono5951]

WOW. Clean guitar and Clean guitar work! nice chops. Let that 550 SCREAM man!

[@AmritP]

oooh lovin it with the gold/black combination

[@TheMopedraser]

Man what a dreamguitar. And those skills are a dream too! :)

[@averydeadhorse]

I love the look and the sound.

[@MrThemarty915]

Amazing sound!

[@chosuke02]

Black and Gold, Check. Floyd Rose, Check. HSH pickups, Check. Maple Fretboard, Check. Yup, this is my dream guitar.

[@prredo]

what a beautiful guitar 💪🏻

[@jakeusurungus]

Great demo with a great looking Ibby!

[@mikeythedistasteful]

I'm not really a huge fan of ibanez mostly because I don't like the scorpion headstock or whatever it's called but this one is sick. Awesome with the black/gold combo.

[@MeSimpsonMe]

Awesome playing and fantastic sound!

[@HUGEGUY405]

That sounded awesome! I like the sound with distortion

[@trumpforceone2689]

Omg I love this guitar! I have looked for 2 weeks and cannot find one like it. There are some that are close but, not the same

[@yoshiki.g1450]

Nice playing. Sounds amazing. \m/

[@haikalzaidi8323]

good clean control

[@AkiraSpectrum]

wow these sound amazing.

[@DreidMusicalX]

Beautiful Ibanez!

[@davidallen346]

Wow that's a cool looking guitar I dig it !

[@jamiekerley4123]

Beautiful!😍

[@Lavietto]

Best Guitars in the World :) I love them vintage Ibanez guitars :)

[@guitarzarfun]

Wow sounds good! WHAT AMP?

[@ejhielvillarroel3816]

Que hermosa Gruitarra man podrías hacer un video de todos updgrade y donde lo podemos conseguír a nivel internacional. Gracias y saludos hermano. Éxitos

[@ridza76]

Nice 550 bro..did u mod the guitar

[@AlexTheCynic]

Hey nice setup! I have a 89 rg550 and i need to change the pickups. What do you suggest? Oh, by the way i tried the combo JB - 59 on this guitar. They were clearer, 59 wasnt bad at all but Jb didnt impressed me alot. I think i need a more vintage sound overall. I love Andy Timmons tone and these pickups were too far from it. I should try dimarzio next

[@guitarist6494]

Nice, I love how the older RGs feel and sound. Really depends on so many things. What style of music do you play?

[@AlexTheCynic]

@@guitarist6494 I dont really play high gain stuff anymore. Im looking for good clean sound and a distorted sound that doesnt compress too much. I like alot the sound of single coil in the middle. I was thinking of tone zone and maybe paf pro. Tnx for the fast reply!

[@guitarist6494]

The tone zone is very heavy on the bass (and apparently quite compressed) so unless you’ve got a maple fretboard to balance out the tone I personally wouldn’t go for a tone zone. Any PAF pickup is great for that type of sound (clean tones and not too much high gain style of playing). I’d personally go with another PAF pickup in the bridge but that’s just me. Go with whatever you want!

[@krimzonkamikaze8524]

My favorite guitar is the Ibanez Destroyer with the japanese sun or black.

[@dondiegodeleon7257]

What a beautiful guitar!

[@tornadofire1454]

I should just give up guitar now😂. Your playing is phenomenal! Keep it up

[@ibzmav]

Do you prefer these than the Air Norton/Super Distortion you mentioned in the comments?

[@rockerboyworldwide152]

jesus that ibanez is clean

[@Murphy_R9]

Yeah they are out there, I scored a 1992 RG 570FM in blueburst and the thing looks out of the box new, i paid $450 with its case on criagslist.

[@rockerboyworldwide152]

Pc Gaming 5150 I snagged what I'm under the impression is an ex 350 (this is going by a small sticker on the back of the headstock) for a flat 300 a while back and a love that thing. Ibanez definitely rolled out some shredders in the late 80s/early 90s

[@Murphy_R9]

yes they did and IMO still are, the newer RG655m is masterpiece as well! www.ibanez.com/products/u_eg_detail17.php?year=2017&cat_id=1&series_id=1&data_id=180&color=CL01

[@cej3940]

I swear the thumbnail made it look like a 3d model

[@larryjohnson9737]

love to have the tab to those arpeggios...

[@andredamonza7192]

Both humbuckers are the same model DP261BK? Thank you

[@guitarist6494]

I'm not even sure tbh. The neck is a PAF Master Neck and the bridge is a PAF Master bridge

[@REIRBL]

‘Very good’ configuration! always current configuration! perhaps, an alternative, a PAF PRO 36Th anniversary bridge! 👍👍👍👍

[@edsonnavarro1675]

2:44 tab please! Good video, guitar nice!!

[@MusicTutorJay]

Did you yourself install the pickup or luthier did, I installed a dimarzio mojo in an cheap rg270 the my noise has increased in high gain

[@rakusin]

Check your ground connections, especially the bridge grounding

[@NikolaBrajic]

Riff at 03:29 what is it? Sounds so much familiar...

[@guitarist6494]

Ramonza. Classical piece

[@janecampbell2567]

Hello, what are you playing in the minute 1:40?

[@guitarist6494]

Hi Jane, just something I came up with. Unfortunately I can't remember the scale/mode sorry 😅

[@gonzalooliveraalves]

The scales you used were: .C Mixolydian (1:41). .A Minor Pentatonic (1:45). .A Mixolydian (1:49). .A Minor Pentatonic (1:53). .B Aeolian (1:56). .C Mixolydian (1:59). .G Minor Pentatonic (2:06).

[@randomross841]

May i know your equipment used in distortion sound? Its like John Petrucci and Van Halen type of choice.

[@MusicTutorJay]

After installing dimarzio pickups do you get more noise than original pickups, in high gain lead tones

[@ejhielvillarroel3816]

Woooow. What preset use? Genial

[@nicojuarez8599]

I'd love to hear a clean test... no delay, no chorus. Just plain guitar 👍

[@guitarist6494]

I've got a before & after video for that comparing the guitar before it was modified with new pickups & bridge

[@nicojuarez8599]

guitarist6494 thanks for the info! I'll have a look at it

[@sulutkin]

Same here, I don't give a shit about delay and chorus when I really want to put tests on guitars or pick ups. They just mess around with straight clean or overdrive sounds.

[@LynxPlaysOfficial]

2:45 what song is that? Really nice looking guitar btw

[@guitarist6494]

Thanks my friend. Neo Classical Sweep by Gentaro Satormua

[@alexysonny]

What you play at neck on 3:31?

[@guitarist6494]

Ramonza (classical piece)

[@YsAbTones]

what string gauge on the guitar please ?

[@Mr131313ck]

just put them on an upgraded S520, its awesome!

[@paulbucci4126]

Any Chance you can do a Video on how you set up your Guitar, String height, neck relief etc...

[@guitarist6494]

I'm thinking about making a similar video where I go through all my guitars and recording gear and give some description of them. Not sure if I'll go into that much detail where I talk about string height & neck relief, as I never worry about that too much. I know it's important but I have all my guitars set-up by my local tech and just leave it at that. ...But I probably won't be making that video for a while yet just, still got a lot planned for now.

[@memor1481]

exelent, good soun, I dont understand that dislikes

[@fedboy21]

Is that a standart hardware? Like the vol and tone caps looks

[@iammauliyawan]

Man its from 1997 right. how did u keep that maple color on the fretboard from yellowing thing. I mean, maple unfinished fretboard will darken as it gets older right?

[@shawnhedrick3570]

RG550 necks are finished, though they are known for staining and getting a lot of "finger tracks" embedded. I had to repair a crack (by the locking nut holes - classic 550...), so decided to refinish mine with Tru-Oil on the back, poly on the fret side. So in doing so, I can verify I had quite a bit of sanding to do to remove the factory finish AND clean off the "finger tracks" If carefully played and maintained, it isn't that hard to keep clean and new looking. I beat the crap out of mine and that's what I get for it 😁

[@lautaromarcoporleylopo8349]

That's a good damn paf

[@SalmiRahman]

It's a Beautiful Guitar ♥

[@HollyC-ce9ib]

Anybody else grooving right now

[@sonicrising6614]

You're disgustingly good at that.

[@guitarist6494]

Thanks, but good at what haha 🤔😅

[@sonicrising6614]

Playing Guitar.

[@renzolimuaco6178]

Where did you buy the original edge trem bridge?

[@renzolimuaco6178]

Ang how about the gold locking nut?

[@Jettblack98]

love your sound, what settings do you have for the delay? I have a Line 6 Spider 4 and struggle with the delay settings.

[@FabioJunior-yj8ej]

Ela não tem para venda?

[@sulutkin]

I have also RG550, but it's so hard to play, it has had .10 strings and now i'm back on .9 . Still that is like fight against metal bar. Attack so weird that my fingers goes under the strings on bendings and have never happened before with any guitars. How many strings you have on the other side, what are they and how strong? This is exactly the type of sound I'm looking for when it sings so beautifully and still has some EVH attack but not too much black metal chord jamming.

[@brahiansotojaramillo8116]

Excelentes solos!!!

[@Rubyevendy]

what distortion is used for this beautiful sound?

[@VILLAINPANTHERA]

Those gold attachments are customize by you or the guitar comes with them?

[@henrod27]

Where the tone pot 300k or 500k for the pickup/ PAF Master ?

[@Goody9081993]

My sleeping pattern is only getting worse with more tech being uploaded, when will guitarist6494 let ya boi sleep?

[@fawwaz1208]

Goody908 o

[@dinsfire4593]

57 000 views and no one has picked up the fact he played Black and Yellow for the intro (the guitar is black and yellow)

[@charlescull9283]

What did you pick for the middle single coil?

[@fedboy21]

Oh yeah and what about if i put it thise pickups on a jem 7?

[@RorysIrishTour]

which software do you use for this sounds?

[@8bigtubes]

The trem you have on this 550 is an original Edge. Not the Edge Zero like you mentionedto at the end of the video.

[@guitarist6494]

OMG that's really annoying... Thanks for pointing that out, I have no idea how I didn't pick up on that in the editing haha 😫😓😭

[@junjunhaha]

what camera are you using?

[@guitarist6494]

Canon 80D + Sigma 18-35mm

[@Ekabudiyasa]

where could I find this one in Indonesia?

[@guitarist6494]

Not sure, I buy most of my gear online, even internationally

[@Ekabudiyasa]

so what is the address I could click on?

[@Ekabudiyasa]

so what is the address I could click on?

[@BruceBarrera]

where do I buy that guitar with the gold hardware?!!?!?

[@danielhartman6529]

Bruce Barrera all that gold hardware he proubly installed. But yes it does look very nice. And really stands out on the guitar.

[@zacate5]

hi can you tell me the name of the distortion

[@Ekabudiyasa]

where can I find the one like this?

[@guitarist6494]

You can't (not that I'm aware of anyway). I bought all the gold hardware from various website online. It took months and was not cheap.

[@GazzaniSilva]

excelent guitar

[@stewartbrodie9625]

Awesome

[@jwnnwj192]

How long have you played guitar, it seems you've had a breakthrough from all your other videos, your playing was good but now it's great!

[@inchallah3322]

Nice but what is the music at 3:30

[@guitarist6494]

A classical piece called Ramonza

[@inchallah3322]

guitarist6494 thank you men

[@bestboy897]

whatt a guittar damnnn

[@jemelvirrey6118]

what the gauge of your string cuz it's juicy.

[@jakeperozzi]

great demo of the PAF Masters! Convinced me to buy one and try it. I realize this is a dumb question, but im gonna ask anyway. Do these have that PAF twang on the 3 low strings? I Don't know how to describe it otherwise haha.

[@Murphy_R9]

Yes, Dimarzio strives to maintain that on the low strings, even my more modern sounding PAF pro's have twang on the low strings! :)

[@ibzmav]

@@Murphy_R9 does the PAF master twang more than the PAF pro? I mean when overdriven, neck pickup.

[@Murphy_R9]

@@ibzmav Yes the PAF pro will be hotter and has more low end. IF you want a extremely accurate P.A.F and the most "twang" get the dimarzio PAF 59. These are "clones" of the old Gibson P.A.F.

[@gitarisglepotan9886]

I like its"👍👍👍

[@emil5633]

How come no one tries to put covered pickups on an RG with pickguard, I'm imagining a gold-covered humbucker on this one would look super sick

[@daviswood259]

Tim Henson’s signature is sweet

[@emil5633]

@@daviswood259 I can never get used to the AZ shape. I still like the RG

[@jorgesura8151]

como quisiera tocar la guitarra como vos

[@FabioJunior-yj8ej]

A guitarra dos meus sonhos

[@sepwid2465]

Waw nice 🥰

[@PedroParamo1984]

I like more after...

[@3badthebad]

Those aren't Grover tuners

[@HartanaChannel]

Give me please

[@krimzonkamikaze8524]

Hehehe spanish romance!

[@larrydj549]

Chorus

[@gertroyne4426]

Ibanez QC makes that of Gibson look amateurish.

[@jorgesura8151]

:O

[@suchetish]

poison

[@KnellosaurLP]

5th. :^)

[@chromeboy37000]

strat plastic gold pot' like you is shitty pot', i already bought same pot' and that's scratch very easily :((((( gold dome is better (y)

[@TheDevice357]

I see this a lot, why do a lot of ppl play guitars with a locking system and not use a bar. if your not using a bar, and dint just happen to like the free feel of loose bending. then why use one, get a strat style fixed bridge ava do some creative tuning. bye

[@guitarist6494]

Nah fam, I dive bomb all the time

[@supernatural9r406]

I dont like Dimarzios.