The Guitar That Keeps SELLING OUT!

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

AND WE HAVE A WINNER!!!! Congrats to Thomas Borbonus

[@TJBorbonus]

@RobertBakerGuitar Any update on the RG ? Would it help you out if I helped with shipping ?

[@cactu5jack]

​@@TJBorbonuslol dat RG got yoinked 😂

[@TJBorbonus]

@@cactu5jack I got it, it came about a week later.

[@cactu5jack]

@@TJBorbonus i got mine a few days after you replied 🎸

[@craigharrison5406]

I had to wait a year to get my purple Genesis. It was worth the wait though. You are right about the pickups, they are vintage output about 7.5K ohms. I swapped them out for a Dimarzio set and that guitar is the best one in my collection now.

[@greekfreak1980]

The bridge pickup is actually 15,5 K ohms, that's pretty hot, more than a Duncan Nazgul. If you have an amp with a good high-gain channel these Ibanez pickups can get you decent tones.

[@AlineArruda88]

Just got mine, a purple one, and I’m in love with its looks! In the future I want to change the pickups for it to be even more metal

[@captaintrips8651]

Dave from Jane’s Addiction is one of my all time favorite guitar players so I inherently love this body style/shape of Ibanez. I know he mainly plays PRS now, but last time I saw them he played his (or one of) white RG on “Been Caught Stealing.” Fun fact - it was the second to last show at Irvine Meadows. They played the entire Ritual album, plus a few more songs.

[@AC-bl1rl]

I think I caught that one as well. Tom Morello did a nice solo with his group, and then Dave just wrecked it, later on.

[@stevenashmore4522]

Video for Mountain song - his yellow RG550 makes an appearance.

[@D4RKV3NOM]

i loved your choice of guitar licks you played in this video, especially the volume rolled down sections

[@altemu]

2:08 Reb Beach - Black MAgic from the album the guitars that rule the world!!! thank you for the good memories

[@rjeff753]

Love that red with the maple fretboard..really pops! And that the headstock is the same color.

[@sole__doubt]

Ha! The maple fret board is what ruins the guitar for me. Different strokes I guess...

[@iwannabeadored69420]

​@@sole__doubt maple looks so much more 80s

[@LCTenshi]

@@iwannabeadored69420 tbh the older guitar styles are my least favorite, maybe it would be different for me if i was around then or if i were to like artists from the time

[@thebloodychord]

I have the same model! It's my E standard guitar and I absolutely love it!

[@che2335]

Had an 87 570 w rosewood and dot markers loaded w 81/SA/89 i lost to pawn for 300 by 1 day. That bastard.

[@observinghumanity3034]

I have the 2007 RG550XX 20th anniversary in this Roadflare Red. The 20th anniversary does not have a volute on the neck and has an embossed 20th anniversary backplate. I did swap the pickups to a set of Dimarzio Satch pickups. Sick guitar, and it’s a keeper.

[@pyratoothNL]

Picked this up in Desert Yellow in summer of 2020 after reaching a milestone age. I used to drool over these when I was a teen but could never afford them at the time. So it was a present to myself for sure. Wonderful instrument, quality is excellent and that neck is in a class of its own!

[@bc454irocz89]

You have to swap the magnets in the pickups and they sound way better!!! Put the alnico in the neck and ceramic in the bridge, they shouldve been this way from the factory but theyre opposite. I think Ibanez did a great job balancing the old with the new. Love that they have the classic neck joint but I also love the 5 piece neck and volute for strength and the fact they fixed the neck pocket from cracking. Only problem is it comes with rough frets and fret ends but nothing some polishing cant fix. What more can you ask for from a MIJ guitar for under a grand? I sold my red one but might pick up a yellow one

[@leof777]

I though I bought a used RG550 arround 1997 or so. It was made in Korea but that seal was scratched.. that looked weird... I realized many many years later it was actually an RG430... I was scamed... but the happines I had with that guitar was 100% original...

[@martinsutcliffe5824]

The biggest deal is the lack of drilled through holes for the Floyd nut. Try buying an old Ibanez without cracks at the Floyd nut bolts...

[@jamesmarcin4787]

Awesome. I bought a desert sun yellow RG550 in 1989 brand new. I ended up trading it for an Ibanez EX in 1992 which I still have. Stupid mistake but I did keep the case. Lol.

[@DogAfraidOfUmbrellas]

You gotta get Bukovac to play that thing, just for kicks.

[@guitardave3028]

I'd pay money to hear that!

[@martinclayton7260]

I bought my 1980's RG 550 secondhand in 1991, and I still have it. It did have a maple fingerboard, but I had a new neck fitted after the original split, it's had new pickups, Damarzio's, new pots, new knobs and switch tip, Cust made truss rod cover, new trem, I hated the original trem as I drove me nuts when the arm would never stay where I wanted it to, new wiring, and new jack socket. The only original parts on it are the body, scratch plate, back plates, and machine heads.

[@JasonMarshMusic]

I'm impressed by how colorful the neck pickup sounds.

[@XSlicecoX]

Sounds great! When I was buying my first electric guitar I decided to get a schecter but I really loved the Ibanez neck - super smooth and felt great to play.

[@AndrewMeddaugh]

Love the RG550, I have an RG550DY that I ordered and bought new in 1991 and its the best guitar I've ever played. Love the neck profile and the original Edge bridge, The pickups sound good although one of these days I think I may put a Duncan JB in the bridge position. Other than that this guitar will be with me forever..

[@studowling]

The Reb Beach, the George Lynch, and now the Genesis this must be 80s month LOL. I have an RG350MDX that I guess is the last of the maple fretboards with the black sharktooth inlays that they stopped making in 2010. It has the Infinity pickups which, to be honest are better than the Dimarzio Evos I swapped in, and then swapped back out lol. Unfortunately it has been played and the frets are getting low after a few level jobs. But man I would love to have me a Genesis so thanks for the chance.

[@y2kcurran]

I have a old 350dx and that thing always impressed me when I plug it in. I agree the pickups are surprisingly good. The neck is effortless and tuning stability is superb. I'd like to A/B a 550 to see how they might differ in my own hands, but I do feel my trusty old 350 would be hard to improve on!

[@alistairclifton1286]

Hearing Black Magic and that amazing guitar was awesome. Thanks for the videos Rob..one of the top guitar channels for me on youtube!

[@Obxhatman]

I got a white jem jr , doing a scalloped neck ( sending it off for that ) a shallow scallop , not as aggressive as Yngwie but about half that , deeper on top three string and shallow on bottom three. The guy doing the neck is going to do blue petals on the vine work. I got a marbled bluie white and black pickguard , gonna paint the claw with a enamel blue. Gotoh FR style bridge , new locking tuners and locking nut . Bought a set of blue with black poles, Dimarzio Utopia pickups to go in it. New full pots , and new switch. Cant wait to get it all together.

[@timcole421]

Nothing like having 2k in a $300 guitar lol. Been there done that

[@Obxhatman]

@@timcole421 After the neck job , the pickups and parts , the guitar itself and the case , eh , maybe 1.5 k or so , my time. etc. If done right , I will end up with a Utopia style Jem Jr. with the quality of a boutique style Japan PIA and even better because the entire fret board will be scalloped. SO eh , instead of spending 3500 on a PIA and getting good craftsmanship , I'll spend 1200 , and have top tier craftsmanship. I'll take that.

[@Obxhatman]

@@timcole421 Besides , everyone knows , what matters is the hardware on a guitar , the body and the neck with CNC matters a lot less today than use to. I have firefly guitars that will destroy many guitar company brand big names 10 times the cost of my fireflys. This is my firefly version of a Ibanez PIA and it will be a playing workable piece , not something I'm going to hand on the wall to look pretty.

[@jfo3000]

Awesome! Make it what you want it to be. I mod all of my guitars, even just filing the saddles and nut to not hurt me. Lower friction pots. Most Floyd nuts get lowered by grinding the underside. This and more before changing pickups or any more common mods. You gotta put the time and money in to make it "yours".

[@MyLifEcademy-sr4hy]

Thats a lot like the Ritchie Blackmore scallop on his Artist series Strats...

[@murrayprairie6178]

I had a blue one when I was 16 and did not realize it was perfect for me. Miss it greatly.

[@ChadieB]

that guitar screams 80's... and I love it

[@joaomauriciobasiledesouza6204]

It’s screams 80’s so much that it should come with Walkman with a cassette tape with the owners manual instructions.

[@joshmarksberry2274]

​@@joaomauriciobasiledesouza6204 lol best comment. My genesis is en route. Treated myself finally. Fingers crossed it comes with Sony Walkman and an ALF stuffed animal lol

[@BlazonStone]

They need to make the WHITE one again! Cant believe they only made that one limited but the others keeps getting made!

[@hemmelight]

Yes, damn! The white has always been the best one.

[@truthtorpedo99]

Likely because white is the most difficult color, need to keep the booth mega clean to prevent contamination

[@TheCyberMantis]

Yes, white would be the best color. Or natural wood grain.

[@PESHMERGASM]

@@truthtorpedo99 The base coat on neon colors is usually white to make the colors pop... i would think the 2 step painting process for neon colors would be more difficult then just leaving it in base coat.

[@timkopp2268]

One of the best bang for the buck guitars in the Ibanez line.

[@itheuserfirst3186]

Dude, it's a thousand dollars.

[@jerk5959]

@@itheuserfirst3186 And made in Japan. This is the equivalent to an American Fender at a great price.

[@BillVerdon]

Agreed.... I have played one a few years ago... fantastic instrument!

[@bassyey]

@@jerk5959 Just checked, I can't believe this is actually MIJ.

[@zwerko]

@@itheuserfirst3186 Yes, and it's easily one of the best guitars you can get on the low side of $1k.

[@NotAnotherSatchFan]

I also have RG550 RF and becomes my go to practice guitar loaded it with Mo Joe and Paf Joe. I had to replace the pickup selector when it started having issues in just 3 months of use. As it turns out RG550 reissues apparently have low quality selector. Even my old 2005 MIK RG370DX has better selector quality.

[@zeorge99]

I think the "V8" bridge pickup is absolutely fantastic.. it's 15.8k resistance with an alinico magnet.. right on.. I've bought numerous of those off ebay and loaded all my main guitars with those in Bridge position. My rig is a JCM800 with a couple of boss GE7 eq pedals for boost... works perfect!

[@kerrywalling9397]

Great video . I owned an RG 750 in the late 80's. Lip stick red. Great Guitar

[@permanentwaves4621]

I love that guitar, but my playing style "mutated" over the years into me not being able to have a center pickup. My hand sits right there and the hits it.

[@eddiejr540]

I lower it all the way down so I don’t hit it ….btw…love your handle ….permanent waves👍

[@TreatzTMA]

@@eddiejr540yup same here. It’s not really a middle pickup kind of guitar lol

[@brandonjackson5865]

@@TreatzTMAthe whole point of the 550 five way switching system is dependent upon the middle pickup to approximate strat tones. Position 2 and 4 are really great for clean picking and even with the middle pickup set low it still does a lot in positions 2 and 4 . I’ve had my 550 in all kinds of different pickup and switching configurations but ultimately came back to a stock-ish set up with a Duncan Distortion in the bridge and a Pearly Gates in the neck and for now the stock S1 in the middle with push pull pots for series/parallel on the Duncan’s. I thought I wouldn’t miss the middle pickup but those in between tones are what makes the RG550 so versatile. The cool thing about them and being front routed is it’s easy to try different pickup configurations but the 550 can cover about any type of music with its HSH and the super switch.

[@TreatzTMA]

@@brandonjackson5865 all good. I was being a little flippant that’s all. I’ve had mine since ‘87 but every time I pick it up it begs me to shred 🤷‍♂️

[@Tomekkplk]

Glad I got my RG550 desert sun yellow genesis when I did. Had it for about a year now and wanted to buy the purple one and I never see these available anymore. Great Axe! Grab the Charvel Pro-mod Satchel next!

[@NavelOrangeGazer]

I've had my DSY since they came out, imo it's the most solid floating trem on a guitar this price. I regret not getting the white since they discontinued it hope they bring it back eventually.

[@Tomekkplk]

@@NavelOrangeGazer Future looks bleak on that one but I also hope for that. They don't even make barettas in white with a floyd anymore.

[@MrJeffwards]

My number 1 has been a 550 longer than any other guitar thru the years. Had an ‘89 in white for a while and now a Genesis collection in rfr like that one.

[@torahwarrior2442]

Swapped out mine with dimarzio super distortion...area58 ....paf joe....awesome rock machine now

[@stratolestele7611]

I've still got my black '87. Bought one of the first run Desert Yellow (?). Nice guitar, but I couldn't get the trem to return back to 'zero' (nor could my tech), so I sold it. Still have my '87 though. It's very special to me.

[@angusorvid8840]

I've never owned an RG but I remember when they came out in '87, which I think of as the year of the great Ibanez revival, when they really began to conquer the guitar world, or at least the super strat world. I remember trying the RG, the similarly inspired Jem, the Saber and other models. I thought of the RG as the ultimate shred stick at the time. I agree that the pickups on contemporary RGs do not sound as good as the more PAF design of the 80s. If I had an RG I would pop in either a Tone Zone/True Velvet Middle/Air Norton set, or go for the Vai Evolution set, or pop in a MoJoe/True Velvet Middle/PAF Pro set.

[@currenlee6696]

i have blue 550 1992. been using to play 80s song. one of the kind.

[@andrealaymusic7]

i really love maple necks the way they dig in to the note and ring them out

[@henrykelly1183]

I managed to pick up a used purple genesis a few years ago and its so fantastic. The neck is like a wafer and in truth probably not my favourite shape but it plays into the whole hot-rodded 80s speed vibe. I thought the V pickups were not too bad at all but I did replace with some gold Dimarzio Gravity Storms. The only thing i miss about the og pickups is the in between sounds have this nasally thin sound that some might hate but I found really characterful and unique, after replacing the pickups it now has a more typical in between sound, fuller and arguably better but slightly less character.

[@darralsmith1913]

Both guitars sound amazing! Hard to choose, both have their own character, but I agree with you on the new pups. I built a RG 550DX with the body and neck of a RG320 and put a n Duncan parallel axis neck and bridge wi black nickel Floyd. Almost wanna throw rocks at my other RS's. Thanks Robert

[@prairieschooner2599]

Ibanez has quietly been the guitar Fender and Gibson wished they were. My Iceman with a Seymour Duncan Invader in the bridge position was a heavy metal howitzer. Still miss that one. 🤘

[@tdz69]

In the mid to late 80s, Ibanez were the guitars everyone wanted. The colors, the floyds….many days and nights looking at magazines hoping to get one. I worked my ass off one summer to get an RG540. Still have her. All white and banged up but lots of miles put on.

[@toddasmaximus]

I bought my orange 550 in 91 Dimebag told me about the Bill Lawerence XL550L so put them in 94 got a red 550 around 94 again had to go with the Lawarence again. After 30yrs had a crack at headstock, got it repaired. The thing never goes out of tune after tons of gigs. It is my baseball glove!!

[@rocketpigrecords3719]

I loved my RG550, an 89 Desert Yellow model I refinished in a black stain, black headstock. Dimarzio Tone Zone & Steve Morse Bridge in the neck. Tbh I want to try the Morse again, it seemed like it just worked as a high output neck pickup to 18yo me. Once I bought my first Gibson, though, it immediately fell to #2. A 24 3/4" ball bat just fits my big mitts perfectly. If you have a classical background, you may love the wide/thin Wizards. Probably an easy port over from classical acoustic necks. But, there's no perfect neck shape for everyone. Thinnest might not be fastest in your hands. But if these are still made to that old standard, it's a quality option at a good price if you like you some RG.

[@afterstars]

100% agree. People always say ‘faster neck’ and I understand their point of view but I’m so used to my Gibson LP Custom I can definitely play faster on that than anything else.

[@mylogify]

I sold my beautiful RG550 because it's neck was too thin for me, but I ended up loving the Pia's neck which is only slightly thicker.

[@neevious]

I have 2 Ibanez an S-Series that was my first guitar. It’s been thru it had to replace the neck. Then I decided to upgrade the pickups with coil splitters. And recently I installed a killswitch. But I love the trem and it sounds great. The other one is a pwm10 and I love it.

[@Official_MotörHead]

I have RG550 which I bought new in Dec.1987 I immediately changed the pickup for Dimarzio Paf Pro/Air Norton 🤘 In 1997 I bought another RG550 LTD (rosewood fingerboard with binding + bubinga neck strip) I use both guitars in studio and are my work horse on tour

[@hms2407]

Do you still use them and how well do they hold up?

[@akaychi]

Back when the dimarzios were hand wound, they sounded the best

[@Official_MotörHead]

@@hms2407 Of course I use them..except 1997 I retired .. I don't take her on tour. For me, the Lo-Pro Edge is still the best tremolo which I played.

[@Quietistooquiet]

Like the Reb Beach nod. I have a genesis in purple. He needs a brother.

[@vadenk4433]

I’m glad Winger is finally more than just a joke band. They didn’t deserve such a bad rap. It’s crazy how a few off the cuff jokes can change the public’s perception so easily

[@eddiejr540]

@@vadenk4433…I don’t know about the “joke” thing but if you try to play some of Reb’s solos, you learn real quick…those songs are freakin hard!!!

[@andersestes]

Me too. The best color

[@craigharrison5406]

Reb Beach was never considered a joke. He was and is still well respected in the guitar community.@@vadenk4433

[@JoseGarcia-eadgbe]

Reb Played many Ibanez models. Can someone list them please. Thank you 💫🤘🏼🎸🎶🎼🎶🎶🎵

[@brucemyers5463]

I've got an 84 destroyer and a 95 iceman. Love em both. Haven't had the pleasure of owning an rg yet. Guitar stores are too far away.

[@mikerauter1859]

OG picups blow it away though, but the new version has better volume knob placement. Michael Amott used one in Carcass back in the day too.

[@fretlessed25]

I'm so glad they keep pumping these out for fans of 1980's guitars. Super quality and great price. My only issue is I had young fingers in the 1980's, but they're not so young any more, so the small neck makes my fingers cramp up after a while. Wish they'd re-issue the 540R Radius as those had more fendery necks.

[@jasonsapp792]

Robert on the Genesis pickups... As simple as it sounds , roll the tone back to 7-8 , it adds the slight warmth your talking about is missing ... The Genesis pickups are REALLY bright , cut tone slightly at guitar and golden

[@FrankPapadakis]

There's 25 new ones on reverb right now, maybe just keeps selling out on certain vendors websites but there's tons of new 550's you can buy out there.

[@xerodelacroix5552]

I want one of these so badly. I had a MIJ 470 that I stupidly sold to a friend when I was a teenager and didn't know any better.

[@mikeseadorf4952]

I have the 2021 RG 570 reissue in Orange , love it!!!

[@jaimeriosx]

My first electric guitar was a Roadstar II back in the 80s. Been wanting a higher end Ibanez and finally picked up a yellow genesis a couple weeks ago after a few years of pining for it. Loving it - but doesn't have the bite my EVH Striped or EVH 5150 have (both which I got new for under 1k - although I think they both sell for just over that now). I think the clean may win on the Ibanez. Suggestions on upgraded pickups? For stuff like GnR, Metallica, Zeppelin, Hendrix, AC/DC. I would get EVH pickups - since I want that growl - but also want something a little different for variety.

[@ynot5150]

Nice Reb Beach riff! Remember that riff kicked off the Guitars That Rule the World cd...Hopefully I can win this stunning guitar. Especially having lost all my gear in a fire not too long ago. Much respect! 🤘✌️

[@shawnstarks1743]

I’ve always wanted to play Ibanez RGs but I hated the Floyd Roses. So I never bought one. I Gibson Flying Vs and Stratocasters. I’m not gonna give up my Flying Vs (hell naw) However the Stratocasters? Yep. Especially since I played the RG 652 Prestige w/o the Floyd. Gotta have it.

[@kazkylheku1221]

The vibe I'm picking up is that the OG's bridge pickup sounds like a distortion pickup (e.g. DiMarzio Super Distortion) whereas the 550 is more PAF-like.

[@alfredoverton9649]

I got the Desert Yellow. Liked it so much I ordered the red. Realized they only had four colours. I have all four now. The white I had to get from Japan. A bit spooked buying sight unseen but took the chance. It was perfect, brand new, in tune right out of the box.

[@chadracine]

I bought one 2 years ago same color and yes I had to wait a long time to get it. I had an original coral mist around 1990.

[@jimscarlett]

I played a yellow Genesis when they first came out - it's a great guitar! I absolutely adore my 1992 RG550 in Purple Neon, with original matching purple mirror pickguard. The LoPro Edge is still the best locking trem I've ever played, and mine has a DiMarzio Transition in the bridge and a PAF Pro in the neck position (still the stock S1 in the middle). It rocks pretty hard, and may smell like hairspray.

[@Twy7chTec_Shop]

I'll always dig the outlandish Neon 80s Shredder Color(s) that they have on RG550 & JEM Series models.

[@mattsguitarchannel]

I have an RG750, from the S/N it is Japanese (FujiGen) made in Feb 1990, I bought it used in 1998 for £200GBP, I was actually looking for an RG550 but this was a really great deal at the time. It's an amazing workhorse guitar, tuning stability is spot on and I've never had a single problem with it. Owned other Ibanez including more modern RGs, S540, S1540P and let those go - but my RG750 is going nowhere!

[@stringedaz]

That fire engine red one with the matching headstock looks HOT! I used to hate 80's looking shredder style guitars, but they have really grown on me over the last couple of years.

[@RaulEdu33]

My first guitar was a used blue RG550 back in the 90', it was an amazing guitar, and the closest thing to the signature Steve Vai Jem that I could afford at the time. 🎸🥇👌🙂

[@isaacrodriguez3000]

Always wanted one of these. My first electric guitar was an Ibanez GIO in red with the black pickguard. Thought it would be cool to have more of a pro version of it

[@Erock503]

man, that clean on pos 4, wow. Didn't think an Ibanez could pull that off!

[@darylclouse4394]

Yep..I have a 550 and 570 from the 80s..absolutely love them

[@sydwynd]

You can find plenty of these on the used market in all three colors. I had an OG 550 and have checked out one of the new ones. I prefer the old school neck since it's more of a gloss finish, which I like. Didn't realize I had a unicorn but my 550 was pink. Haven't seen one since I sold it (except the Jem reissues). Still looking if I can get my hands on that guitar again.

[@phillippitts6294]

The red one please. There’s two in my local shop right now. One new , one used .

[@Cookie4yabro]

I have something very similar to these but it’s called the Heartfield Talon by Fender. Fender made em in the same Fujigen factory back in the 90s

[@stuntman_mike]

Reb Beach - Black Magic 🤘 Thanks for the opportunity to win 🤘

[@caiusmadison2996]

Thanks for the opportunity Robert! I'm a huge fan of 80's amd 90's instruments. This is one of the main ones I've always wanted, but in yellow, thought this red works too!😊

[@sole__doubt]

I need to start a guitar channel so I can get gear and write it off.

[@donkarnage6032]

Bought a yellow 550 genesis a few years back. It is a great guitar. I ended up swapping the stock pickups for some pink DiMarzio PAF Pros in order to make it more like the original JEM guitars. I've always wanted one of the early JEMs with the disappearing pyramid inlays but I can't afford that so the closest I can get is putting pink pickups and green knobs on a 550.

[@ant1738]

I own the OG version 550! Great appreciation for Ibanez guitars! Still clarity w/ volume lowered, yet the OG is brighter and has more attack than the New . And THANK YOU FOR THE CONTEST! I ENTERED! Great Job! THX!

[@ARTIFICIALFAITHOFFICAL]

Got the Ibanez RG550 PN last month. Amazed by the quality, how easy it is to play and the variety of tone in the pickups. 5/5.

[@dwo37650]

Thanks for the opportunity. Happy Easter!

[@May-ms9wg]

the new rg550s looks so odd to me with the spanking new maple boards and necks, its probably what the 80s one looked like when it was new too but I'm too used to seeing the aged look

[@greendayray]

Was the neck replaced on the old one? I had an original 1987 550 and the headstock matched the body

[@chzzyg2698]

I'm almost sold on it. Over the past year I've become a neck joint snob though. I'm only getting neck-thru from now on.

[@1Know1tHurts]

Robert, what synthwave song have you used in the background? It is amazing!

[@HowardFrischer]

Nice guitar I love the HSH Setup

[@BadHorsie2]

I have actually check this out at the music store. They are pretty nice.

[@markjacksonmusic21]

Love mine. Pair that with the new NEURAL DSP Soldano plugin, total fire

[@snowdevil7727]

Sold my “red” (more like pinkish red) original RG550 to afford a pink 1987 (OG not the LTD reissue) ESP Mirage Deluxe. I would love to see a comparison of the OGs. I liked the ESP neck better but the guy at my local guitar shop thought the neck on the RG550 was the best he’d played.

[@Mraknz]

My first electric was an rg550 back in the 90's, was great but traded it in on a 1989 777vbk and still got that!

[@traceroberts9474]

I currently own 2 of the Prestige version of the RG550. They were called the RG655, love them!!!

[@Inverse_Sense]

From where I'm listening it seems like the new one has a more balanced tone output, almost like active pickups versus passive. But again that's just me listening in my car. And it kind of sounded like the OG version was hitting the compressor harder. I could be wrong just throwing my two cents in there.

[@marrowoflife410]

I could be wrong but doesn't that plastic film left on pickups darken up your sound a bit?

[@MashaT22]

That’s a smexy guitar for sure! Nothing bad about it from what I’ve heard. Even the trem keeps up with dive bombs, which is a big deal at this price point.

[@traixa]

This will be the perfect ax for me to fail at playing the Crossroads suite on

[@terryaldridge6461]

That color rocks! Who does love an iconic Ibanez!! Sounds good too.

[@WendigoSotomonte]

Dude how cool that you got the Reb Beach gtar and This one !!! They are like Legendary sneaky pokemons 😂❤ that yellow one has some Mojo 😮

[@blitzblisser5677]

I like the neck that's what I would use in extreme hot weather to keep the guitar frets from popping out.

[@harleywhatman1493]

I had the one that was amazing, it had emgs with the afterburner circuit and a purple crushed velvet paint job.

[@BrianBower]

Love these! I really need to get my old Ibanez going again. Frets are so worn out.

[@mmikeyhignight8573]

The clean tone sounds fantastic! Thanks Robert😊

[@davidbrucemusicvideo]

Does anyone know what the original one was called in 1988, where it was fluorescent like this, but it had a humbucker, and two single coils? I had a fluorescent orange one, and I thought it was a 550, but I guess it’s not.

[@guinness138]

Hum, single, single would have been an RG560.

[@fadetoal]

Robert pal! That sounded great! Gear, lessons! I love it all bro! 🎸😝🤟