Members pureanalog Posted September 30, 2006 Members Share Posted September 30, 2006 Can you please recognize this Ibanez RG? I just bought it off ebay. I will give you all the clues I have. On the back of the neck right before the neck pocket it says made in korea. Neck and fretboard are maple. The neck is not a wizard thin neck. Its kind of like fender thickness though with a flat top, not quite rounded. The neck pocket is not the kind of vintage metal plate (fender type), but neither is it a modern Ibanez all access joint. The pickups are INF and the tremolo is Ibanez Lo-Trs. Frets are extra jumbo large frets. The serial number is a 7 digit number that follows an "S" probabley designating this one was made by Samick for Ibanez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soloist5 Posted September 30, 2006 Members Share Posted September 30, 2006 i guess maybe a RG550 great guitar, my friend had one of those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pureanalog Posted September 30, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 30, 2006 Do RG550s made in Korea exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StringBreaker Posted September 30, 2006 Members Share Posted September 30, 2006 Its not a 550, its got a {censored}ty trs trem on it, no edge or lo pro edge. I know a guy with a RG250 thats the same as that but a rosewood board. Might be a rg250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fatfingaz Posted September 30, 2006 Members Share Posted September 30, 2006 it can't be an RG550. They were all made in Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TornadoShaunUK Posted September 30, 2006 Members Share Posted September 30, 2006 it's not a 1550 is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pureanalog Posted September 30, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 30, 2006 Originally posted by StringBreaker Its not a 550, its got a {censored}ty trs trem on it, no edge or lo pro edge.I know a guy with a RG250 thats the same as that but a rosewood board.Might be a rg250. The {censored}ty trs you are referring to is the lo-trs II which the RG250 has. Mine has the lo-trs which so far seems to be pretty good. It hold its tune rock solid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Toshiro Posted September 30, 2006 Members Share Posted September 30, 2006 RG450. They were made in Korea from 1994 to 1996. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 7hslee Posted September 30, 2006 Members Share Posted September 30, 2006 wht's the serial number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pureanalog Posted September 30, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 30, 2006 S/N: S4 122140 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pigsinzen Posted September 30, 2006 Members Share Posted September 30, 2006 Yeah the 550 had an Edge or LoPro trem. And def had the wizard. I had a 550 in the early 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pureanalog Posted October 10, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 10, 2006 Originally posted by 7hslee wht's the serial number? any findings with the serial? here's another pic i made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarMasterNot Posted October 10, 2006 Members Share Posted October 10, 2006 Originally posted by pureanalog S/N: S4 122140Thanks! 'S4' means it was made at the Samick factory in Korea in 1994. It is an RG450. Check the catalog out at http://www.ibanezrules.com/catalogs/us/1994/94013.jpg The Black one looks exactly like your guitar and with the same specs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pureanalog Posted October 12, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 12, 2006 Thanks for the info. I don't think that the RG450 in the catalogue has the same specs with mine. Mine does not have a Wizard II neck. Mine has a bulkier neck. Mine does not have a cheap Lo-Trs II korean tremolo. Mine has the Lo Trs Tremolo. I opened the back and it says Takeuchi made in Japan. I am confused now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jdjonsson Posted October 12, 2006 Members Share Posted October 12, 2006 Sounds like it got a new neck at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pureanalog Posted October 12, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 12, 2006 Originally posted by jdjonsson Sounds like it got a new neck at some point. From which RG model would that fat maple neck be then? And was the tremolo replaced too? Btw the serial number is stamped on the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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