Was thinking the same thing...

Viewers: I see what you did there, GAK. :)

Very sneaky.

And you've got 55 likes.... I won't wreck it for you 🙂

Expected 4:20?

Great Solo at the end, cudos!

This. I wanted one of these when I was learning as a teen in the late 80's but it never happened. I also ended up with a Squire, although it was new :) Was able to acquire a Purple one just recently from Sweetwater! Teenage dream accomplished!

Amigo yo soy Chileno, y tengo el honor de que por fin pude conseguir la IBANEZ RG550, la misma del video, color blanco con las capsulas HSH V8 en el puente y V7 en el mástil, y más encima tengo la pedalera multiefecto BOSS GT1000, conectada a 2 amplificadores Fender Americanos, bueno que te puedo decir, SUENA DE DIOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

La jem blanca con oro me acuerdo q la vendian como por 5000 verdes en allegro alla en el san ignacio. Tremenda guitarra

regular playing man I don't see anything special and extraordinary.

I couldn't find white either

I have a white model ;)

I have the white one now. I had to order it from a store in Japan.

@@alfredoverton9649how much did you pay in USD?

Daniel Hartman Niceeeeeee. Enjoy :)

how is it m8?

hey Daniel howz the rg so far ? I am just about the order the white one it should be great for shredding right ?

I'm looking to purchase a white one as well - what are your thoughts a year later?

I don’t think so. Watch the demo with jen majura on youtube rg550 and she tests the old and new one after the other and says the genesis neck is flatter

This statement is untrue I believe. They didn’t have the technology back then to make them thin.

Congratulations

Yes dude , this guitar plays buttery smooth. It's incredible for that price range.

i prefer the matching colors..

Does the tremolo stay in tune good?

@@FingerBob the EDGE is the best tremolo ever!

I ordered the Purple RG 550 Genesis this week 11/9 and waiting on it’s arrival. I have the 89’ RG 570 (purple)I love but mostly playing the RG 450DX(white) till my 550 arrives. I have tried many guitars Fender strat, Gibson Les Paul, & Charvel San Dimas was closest to the sound I crave but sold them to get my new 550. It was just made for me....#Ibanez🎸❤️

I've found it difficult to get a great heavy sound with the 550. Not sure if it's the basswood or what. Ended up with a Evo2. Tried 3 Duncan's and they sounded nothing like they do in my other guitars.

@@wills8705 I doubt it's the basswood, even concrete strats sound like a strat (check youtube), and i also have 2 of the exact same guitar but they still sound different. anyway yea, I doubted that they'd get that heavier tone I was after so I bought another model (another ibanez rg)

@@wills8705 Duncan’s just don’t sound good in RGs. They sound great in alder guitars though. It took me a while but I dialed in a tone that’s brutal with the RG 550. It made me appreciate lower output pickups for heavier music. My tone is basically a patch of a mid modded JCM-800 with a TS in front 50/50, with rich delay and reverb. The V pickups really work with a high gain Marshall or EL34 amp.

You can change the bridge pickup to a dimarzio super distortion. Don't really need to get too fancy to make this guitar sound good

They didn’t add the all access neck joint to this guitar i guess to make it affordable and keep the price at $1000

Me too, 1987 RG550DY. Got it second hand from my guitar teacher 20+ years ago, my very first electric. Still have it and its my favorite go to axe to this day, even with having an 91 RG565LB, a couple early 2000s JEMs and a few Fenders... Really want either another original or this Genesis reissue in Road Flare Red to compliment my Desert Sun Yellow.

Same here

550

did you end up with buying :D ?

They’re both great guitars. I’ve had a chance to own both models over the years. I got the original RG550 when I started playing guitar back in late 80’s (loved it so much, but it got stolen). I like the RG2550z better because of the Edge-Zero system, It really makes a difference in stability. I vote RG2550z

My first guitar costed £50 with an amp...

po.st/PDhD8S | po.st/f8TL5V

1070pbz is a stellar.... Good looking with very good specs on an affordable price

Yes. The quality of the guitar is top notch, so you'll never need to worry about outgrowing it quality wise. The significant learning curve is going to be negotiating the tremolo when you change strings and do setups. Floyd Rose style trems are kind of a pain in the ass till you figure them out. But there are lots of good videos on KZfaq to help with figuring them out!

Hell, yes! Owned an original first-year (1987) model from 1989 to 2016. (Forced to sell it for financial reasons that year.) This one can satisfy for a LIFETIME. In my opinion, it's one of the best all-purpose rock guitars you can get, and easily one of the sweetest guitars I have ever played.

I’m with the same question

@@Ethelmer1 i am going for the schecter reaper man

The 550 is a slightly better build quality. However, both are excellent. The Charvel will produce a better sound for anything rock or heavier.

Charvel = sound Ibanez = quality built

This is an always was the mother. Also more versatile than Charvel (I also love them, but 550 is 550 ;-) )

Charvel was making shred machines way before Ibanez...

Charvel has real S.Duncan pickups and a compound radious neck and cost around the same price.They also have a new model,the DK 24 Pro Mod,with 24 frets and roasted maple neck,like the custom shop Guthrie Govan model,that costs a little bit more. The RG's Ibanez pickups suck,you need to put some proper DiMarzios on it,to make it sound good,also the neck is super thin and the fretboard radious is super flat.For fast shredding that's great but for rythm playing not so much. Compound Radious Charvel neck>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Ibanez Wizard neck.

@@greekfreak1980 hmm. Guess it all depends on you as a player. The pups dont' suck on these. But pups are up to each individual. Just because Charvel comes w/ Seymours doesn't mean they're the set you really like. And if you have great tone in your fingers who cares. Don't really need all the fancy pups if you really know how to play. Which is why when these first came out most artists kept the stock pups. It wasn't till the artists started getting endorsement deals w/ pup companies that started making them change them out. And the for me the Charvel necks don't feel right, they look nice, but don't feel right in my hand. And as for not playing rhythm on these? I'm pretty sure players like: Marty Friedman, Alex Skolnick, Paul Gilbert, Bruce Bouillet, Dexter Holland, Gary Holt, John Petrucci etc.. all would argue this. Although most of these guys are known for their blistering leads, they're also very well established Rhythm players as well.

@@arun7837 Not really. The Roadstars were incredible shredders, which in 87' became the RG "Roadstar Guitar". Roadstars started around 83' but prior to that into the 70's it was the Roadster..

its tilted and it's just fine, just like the originals. Remember just about every shredder used these w/ the tilt joint back in the day and it was just fine. I don't even really notice when playing

They had to cut corners somewhere lol

Honigdachs Classy isn’t what they were going for...think retro 80’s.

Lol these are retro

@Luke Aware of that obviously, but 80s hair metal isn't generally associated with good taste. Google that RG550EX BK - now that's a sexy looking RG, isn't it?

"Tonewood" it's just a myth on electric guitars 🙄

@@iranhernandez6659 Were you dropped on your head when you were an Infant? Lol

1970borntorun It’s a fact ...the wood has minimal impact on a electric. As far as basswood goes...its preferred by Suhr and EVH...so there’s that.

@@deltawhiskey1398 It's a fact! You're a deaf idiot.

@@1970borntorun no it's really not. It's been proven so many times. With pick ups and electronics now and of course the way they primer and paint guitars today.. the wood really doesn't make much difference in tone. I have one of these w/ a set of Seymours in it (TB-6 and SH2) and I have another super strat made of Mahogony w/ the same pups and they both sound the same. Only difference between the two is I prefer the Ibanez cause of the neck and feel.. However, acoustics are a completely different story when it comes to wood/tone