Detail 01
24 jumbo frets and 25.5-inch scale
Gives two full octaves of range for rhythm work, solos, and technical playing.
Product detailSKU #1500000436089
IbanezRG550 Genesis Collection Electric Guitar - Black
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Built in Japan, the black RG550 Genesis Collection carries the original RG550 approach into a current production guitar. Its basswood body and bolt-on Super Wizard five-piece maple/walnut neck are paired with a maple fingerboard, 24 jumbo frets, and a 25.5-inch scale. The passive V7/S1/V8 HSH pickup arrangement offers five selections for clean parts, rhythm sounds, and saturated lead work. An Edge tremolo, locking nut, and Gotoh machine heads support expressive vibrato and dive-bomb techniques with tuning stability.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Technical passages and broad position shifts across a 24-fret, 25.5-inch fingerboard layout.
- Clean rhythm parts and saturated leads using the five pickup selections available.
- Expressive vibrato and dive-bomb techniques using the Edge tremolo and locking nut.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
V7/S1/V8 passive HSH pickups
Combines two humbuckers and a middle single-coil across five pickup selections.
Detail 03
Edge tremolo with locking nut and Gotoh machine heads
Supports subtle vibrato or more dramatic tremolo use while maintaining tuning stability.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01No case or gig bag is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Where is the RG550 Genesis Collection made?
It is made in Japan.
02What pickup configuration does it use?
It uses passive HSH pickups: a V7 neck humbucker, S1 middle single-coil, and V8 bridge humbucker.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
12 detailsPickups & controls
- Middle Pickup
- S1 single-coil
- Neck Pickup
- V7 humbucker
- Active or Passive Pickups
- Passive
- Pickup Type
- Passive
- Pickup Configuration
- HSH
- Bridge
- Edge tremolo
- Kill Switch
- No
- Bridge Pickup
- V8 humbucker
- Pickup Switch
- 5-way
- Middle
- Single-coil
- Neck
- High output humbucker
- Control Layout
- Master volume, tone
12 detailsPlayability
- Fret Size
- Jumbo
- Radius
- Info not available
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Scale Length
- 25.5
- Neck Shape
- Super Wizard
- Nut Material
- Locking nut
- String Gauge
- .009–.042
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Neck Profile
- Super Wizard
- Nut Width
- 43
- Factory Strings
- D'Addario EXL120
- Number of Strings
- 6
22 detailsBody & build
- Joint
- Bolt-on
- Bridge Type
- Tremolo/Vibrato
- Body Type
- Solidbody
- Inlays
- Black dot
- Hardware Finish
- Black
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Neck Joint
- Bolt-on
- Neck Material
- 5-piece maple/walnut
- Body Construction
- Solidbody
- Neck Finish
- Info not available
- Color
- Black, Desert Sun Yellow, Electric Blue, Gray Metallic Flat, Purple Neon, Road Flare Red, White Flat
- Bridge Design
- Ibanez Edge
- Body Material
- Basswood
- Top Material
- Body wood:
- Body Finish
- Black
- Neck Wood
- Maple/walnut
- Fingerboard Material
- Maple
- Body Style
- RG
- Fingerboard Radius
- 16.93 inch
- Material
- Rosewood
- Body Shape
- RG
- Tuning Machines
- Gotoh
6 detailsOther
- Piezo
- Yes
- Model
- RG550
- Active EQ
- No
- Cutaway
- Double cut
- Product Type
- Electric guitar
- Series
- Genesis Collection
