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Ibanez Genesis Collection RG550 Purple Neon

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Ibanez Genesis Collection RG550 Purple Neon
Product no: 9000-0041-5249 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The introduction of the Ibanez RG in 1987 can be seen as a milestone in the history of rock-focussed guitars. The super-sharp look, snug playing comfort and broad range sound are just as impressive today as they were back then. So it should comes as no surprise that Ibanez has breathed new life into this icon of a six-string as part of the Genesis Collection. This electric guitar has been built with pride in Japan and is an excellent pick for gigging guitarists who demand all of the aesthetics as well as the sonics.

The Ibanez RG550: It's All About the Rock

One of the most noteworthy features of the Ibanez RG550 is the neck, which boasts a five-piece maple and walnut construction to result in fully optimised stability. The Super Wizard profile, meanwhile, combines with a twenty-four-fret maple fretboard to polish off the perfect platform for speedy solos, and the Edge tremolo bridge combines with a locking nut to support everything from subtle vibratos to wild dive-bombs without dropping tune. Capping it all off with elastic tone that can be dialled in to back up pretty much any playing style, we have a fat HSH pickup configuration, planting an alnico humbucker at the bridge and a ceramic humbucker as the neck, sandwiching an alnico single-coil in the middle.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets 24
Number of strings 6
Bridge type double locking tremolo
Sustainable product not specified
Pickup configuration HSH
Pickup type humbucker (passive), single-coil (passive)
Suitable style of music all-round, warm blues, metal, pop, rock
Neck connection bolt on
Fretboard wood maple
Includes cover no
Includes case no
Colour purple
Country of origin Japan
Left-handed no
Body material linden (basswood)
Scale length 25.5 inches (648mm)
Body type ST

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 6,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 112,5 x 43,0 x 12,0 cm

Product specifications

  • neck: Super Wizard, 5-piece maple/walnut
  • frets: 24, jumbo
  • bridge: Edge tremolo
  • bridge pickup: V8 passive alnico bridge humbucker
  • middle pickup: S1 passive alnico middle single-coil
  • neck pickup: V7 passive ceramic neck humbucker
  • controls: 1x master volume, 1x master tone, 5-way pickup switch
  • made in Japan
Ibanez Genesis Collection RG550 Purple Neon

Wrote the following about Ibanez Genesis Collection RG550 Purple Neon
Amazing, qualitative product. Comfortable to play, keeps strings in tune for a long time.
Versatile instrument , can provide a lot of tones for different styles of music.

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