Product Overview
Contact us and find out why you should buy your next guitar from Liberty Music! We fully inspect your instrument more than once, when received and when shipped. We also will SETUP your instrument at no additional charge prior to shipping your order.
We offer the following to help you secure your next dream piece of gear.
TRADE FROM ANYWHERE PROGRAM
- We accept trades on any musical instruments from anywhere simply reach out and we take care of all the logistics.
FINANCING UP TO 48 Months
- We offer financing up to 48 Months with Affirm, Synchrony, and Klarna, contact us today to find out more!
90 DAY LAYAWAY!
- With a 20% deposit you have 90 days to pay the balance if the guitar is in stock, if it is a pre-order simply put 20% down to secure your guitar and the remainder due once it arrives.
We buy, sell and trade with financing options with Klarna, Affirm and Synchrony available.
We will also beat any competitor's price.
We are an AUTHORIZED Ibanez DEALER. New guitars come with a full manufacturer's warranty and remember your item inspected upon receipt from the supplier and again prior to shipping your order.
Description
The Ibanez RG550 is a shredder’s dream, boasting high-speed performance and bold, ’80s-style aesthetics. Originally released in 1987, the RG550 modernized the electric guitar for a new generation of players. It quickly became popular among rock and metal guitarists who demanded a fast, easy-to-play instrument. The Ibanez Genesis Collection RG550 is a reimagining of a classic, combining the adventurousness of early models with current-day revisions. Its D-shape Super Wizard neck, lightweight basswood body, HSH pickup configuration and dive-bombing Edge tremolo guarantees playability and versatility.
Contoured Design
One of the hallmark features of the Ibanez RG series is the exceptionally sculpted body. The RG550 sports an ergonomic build with a deep tummy cut on the back and an arm contour on the front for enhanced comfort. Its basswood body also comes in three eye-catching, original ’80s and ’90s RG colors, including Road Flare Red, Desert Sun Yellow and Purple Neon. Not just for looks, basswood is known for its punchiness and definition, making it ideal for genres like hard rock and metal. Chords ring out with clarity and lead lines cut through a mix with ease, especially under high-gain settings. Additionally, basswood is lightweight, so the RG550 is continuously wieldable during prolonged practice sessions, rehearsals and onstage performance.
Three Pickups for Tonal Variation
The Ibanez RG550 comes equipped with three pickups in an HSH configuration. As a notable improvement over the original guitar, these include the refreshed Ibanez V7 (neck), S1 (middle) and V8 (bridge). While undeniably voiced for heavier genres, this array is noted for its versatility. A 5-way pickup selector helps players find the sweet spot for every situation, and Ibanez split-coil sounds—positions 2 and 4 on the switch—are particularly soulful for low- to mid-gain tones. On its own, the V7 neck serves up rich rhythms or full-bodied leads through its passive ceramic magnet, while the V8 bridge dishes out searing, high-output alnico magic suited to all styles of riffage.
Lightning-Quick Wizard Neck
Ibanez loaded the Genesis Collection RG550 with an ultraplayable Super Wizard neck, featuring a maple fingerboard and 24 jumbo frets. The 5-piece maple and walnut laminate is carved into a flat D-shape that’s a slender 3/4" thick at the 12th fret. Players who prefer to fly around the fingerboard will appreciate the 16.9" radius that aids in technical riffing and lead playing, further assisted by 9–42 gauge strings in standard tuning from the factory. Virtually everything about the Ibanez RG550 screams "playability," and the Super Wizard neck is a testament to Ibanez’s philosophy of helping guitar players shred.
Locking Tremolo Improves Stability
A sturdy locking tremolo system is one of the most characteristic features of the RG550, consistent with all iterations over the decades. Ibanez utilizes their proprietary Edge floating bridge and locking nut in the RG550 for optimal tuning stability, intonation and even underhand comfort. Flutter and dive bomb away, adding a unique dimension to your solos or riffs, all without the worry of bending hopelessly out of tune. Gotoh machine heads round out these important hardware elements, offering precise control and a smooth feel.
The Ibanez Genesis Collection RG550 is a proper throwback to the model’s heyday, though it maintains a reputation as a modern innovation. Perhaps even more relevant today than it’s ever been, the RG550 is a purpose-built shred machine, offering motivated players everything they could want to take their music to the next level. From the super thin, fast-playing neck to the genre-spanning pickup configuration, the RG550 is a wolf in wolves’ clothing
Features
Solid basswood body
Super Wizard 5-piece maple/walnut neck, maple fretboard with black dot inlay, Jumbo frets
Ibanez V7 and V8 humbucking in bridge and neck, S1 single coil in middle, 5-way pickup switch
Edge tremolo bridge, Gotoh tuners, black hardware
Specifications
Body
Body shape: Double cutaway
Body type: Solid body
Body material: Solid wood
Body wood: Basswood
Body finish: Info not available
Orientation: Right handed
Neck
Neck shape: Super Wizard
Neck wood: Maple/walnut
Joint: Bolt-on
Scale length: 25.5"
Neck finish: Info not available
Fretboard
Material: Rosewood
Radius: Info not available
Fret size: Jumbo
Number of frets: 24
Inlays: Dot
Nut width: 43 mm
Pickups
Configuration: HSH
Neck: High output humbucker
Middle: Single-coil
Bridge: High output humbucker
Brand: Ibanez
Active or passive pickups: Passive
Series or parallel: Not applicable
Piezo: Yes
Active EQ: No
Controls
Control layout: Master volume, tone
Pickup switch: 5-way
Kill switch: No
Hardware
Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
Bridge design: Ibanez Edge
Tuning machines: Gotoh
Color: Black
