Electric Guitar · Japan · Introduced 2018
The Ibanez Prestige RG550 is a legendary high-performance electric guitar meticulously crafted in Japan, celebrating the radical styling, blistering speed, and uncompromising precision of the original late-1980s shred machine. Built around a lightweight, resonant basswood body, the RG550 features the iconic super-wizard 5-piece maple/walnut neck—widely acclaimed as one of the fastest, slimmest, and most comfortable neck carves in guitar history, engineered specifically for lightning-fast scale runs and effortless technical navigation. The instrument is equipped with versatile HSH V7, S1, and V8 pickups that deliver a powerful range of punchy humbucking crunch and pristine single-coil glassy tones. The legendary Edge double-locking tremolo bridge system allows players to execute extreme dive bombs, flutter effects, and aggressive whammy bar gymnastics while retaining absolute, unyielding tuning stability. Finished in striking neon and classic solid color options with matching headstocks and contrasting fretboard dots, it is the ultimate precision tool for elite lead guitarists and technical shredders.