The Guitar That Keeps SELLING OUT!
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@RobertBakerGuitar Any update on the RG ? Would it help you out if I helped with shipping ?
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.
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.
You gotta get Bukovac to play that thing, just for kicks.
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.
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.
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.
i loved your choice of guitar licks you played in this video, especially the volume rolled down sections
I have the same model! It's my E standard guitar and I absolutely love it!
Love that red with the maple fretboard..really pops! And that the headstock is the same color.
Ha! The maple fret board is what ruins the guitar for me. Different strokes I guess...
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
Got mine last week after months of waiting and I'm super impressed. My last Ibanez was a Jemm 77FP so this is a bit different but still amazing. Another difference is, the neck runs the whole length of the fingerboard now right up to the neck pickup (rather than the last four frets being an extension of the fingerboard over the body).
that guitar screams 80's... and I love it
It’s screams 80’s so much that it should come with Walkman with a cassette tape with the owners manual instructions.
2:08 Reb Beach - Black MAgic from the album the guitars that rule the world!!! thank you for the good memories
I'm impressed by how colorful the neck pickup sounds.
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.
The clean tone sounds fantastic! Thanks Robert😊
Thanks Robert!! Happy Easter!!
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.
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.
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
Great video . I owned an RG 750 in the late 80's. Lip stick red. Great Guitar
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!
i really love maple necks the way they dig in to the note and ring them out
I had the one that was amazing, it had emgs with the afterburner circuit and a purple crushed velvet paint job.
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
Love that Neck Pickup sound on both.
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.
They need to make the WHITE one again!
Cant believe they only made that one limited but the others keeps getting made!
Yes, damn! The white has always been the best one.
Likely because white is the most difficult color, need to keep the booth mega clean to prevent contamination
Yes, white would be the best color. Or natural wood grain.
@@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.
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!!
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.
Love these! I really need to get my old Ibanez going again. Frets are so worn out.
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...
Bro that intro rocks! Its great, hope you can share or make a full somg of it!
Was the neck replaced on the old one? I had an original 1987 550 and the headstock matched the body
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
Do you still use them and how well do they hold up?
Back when the dimarzios were hand wound, they sounded the best
@@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.
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.
i have blue 550 1992. been using to play 80s song. one of the kind.
Like the Reb Beach nod. I have a genesis in purple. He needs a brother.
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
@@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!!!
Me too. The best color
Reb Beach was never considered a joke. He was and is still well respected in the guitar community.@@vadenk4433
Reb Played many Ibanez models. Can someone list them please. Thank you 💫🤘🏼🎸🎶🎼🎶🎶🎵
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.
Thanks for the opportunity. Happy Easter!
Hearing Black Magic and that amazing guitar was awesome. Thanks for the videos Rob..one of the top guitar channels for me on youtube!
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.
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
Swapped out mine with dimarzio super distortion...area58 ....paf joe....awesome rock machine now
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.
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.
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.
I had a blue one when I was 16 and did not realize it was perfect for me. Miss it greatly.
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..
Loving that red! Killer color, killer sound!
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!
Yep..I have a 550 and 570 from the 80s..absolutely love them
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.
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.
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.
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. 🤘
Love how you cranked up some of Reb Beach's solo stuff 😎
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!
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.
@@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.
Don't know much about this particalar model but it is a great design and versatile
Does it use "Active' electronics? Thanks.
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!
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.
Love the red! Sounds great Robert! Thanks Sweetwater and Robert!!
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.
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...
I have the 2021 RG 570 reissue in Orange , love it!!!
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
@RobertBakerGuitar , On this Easter Day, I just want to say that lessons rhymes with blessin’s (yeah, I’m in the South). So, super excited that you are getting the urge to teach. Cuz like I said before, I’ve learned more from your style of teaching than some of the best on other platforms like TrueFire.
I'll always dig the outlandish Neon 80s Shredder Color(s) that they have on RG550 & JEM Series models.
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.
Luv what you do.. Be blessed brother!!
Love mine. Pair that with the new NEURAL DSP Soldano plugin, total fire
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
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 😮
man, that clean on pos 4, wow. Didn't think an Ibanez could pull that off!
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.
Nothing like having 2k in a $300 guitar lol. Been there done that
@@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.
@@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.
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".
Thats a lot like the Ritchie Blackmore scallop on his Artist series Strats...
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.
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.
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.
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. 🎸🥇👌🙂
Really digging that finish!!!
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.
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.
I'm partial to that awesome red, but whoa that purple POPS!
I currently own 2 of the Prestige version of the RG550. They were called the RG655, love them!!!
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.
That color rocks! Who does love an iconic Ibanez!! Sounds good too.
Beautifull guitar, totally gets the 80s feel. Love the super wizard / maple combo. Those stock pickups sound like shiatze but nothing that some Dimarzios cant fix
Can't wait for the lessons!
I like the thicker upper horn of the original, but these are awesome too.
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.
Reb Beach - Black Magic 🤘 Thanks for the opportunity to win 🤘
That’s a nice one. Great color.
Very nice guitars! Love the colors. ❤
One of the best bang for the buck guitars in the Ibanez line.
Dude, it's a thousand dollars.
@@itheuserfirst3186 And made in Japan. This is the equivalent to an American Fender at a great price.
Agreed.... I have played one a few years ago... fantastic instrument!
@@jerk5959 Just checked, I can't believe this is actually MIJ.
@@itheuserfirst3186 Yes, and it's easily one of the best guitars you can get on the low side of $1k.
I have a red Genesis RG550, too. I bought when they released it. Love it. It's kind of heavy, though.
Good luck to everyone. Rock On 😊
I have an Ibanez Iron Label Six20dbg, and I love out. I'd love to try out this new RG550.
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!
It is such a great guitar. I managed to grab one recently. I wish they would do different colour options for Lefties.
Great video Robert, thank you for your content!
I picked up a new Desert Yellow RG at the end of December for $880 so I had no idea they were hard to come by. The 80s child within me has been jumping for joy ever since. I realize it's a "shreddy" guitar but position 4 clean is my favorite.
Nice guitar I love the HSH Setup
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.