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stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
edited September 2013 in Guitar
Picked me up a 1990 RG550 with an Edge trem and in good nick for its age. Has had the obligatory neck cracks etc etc Seems to play really well now I have set it up wit a fresh set of 10s and added a bit of relief to the neck...

Has a really old what looks like a Seymour Duncan JB SH-4 labelled 'JBL' bucker in the bridge. The guy that wired it had it so that it was on all of the 5 positions, so I re-soldered it to your average "I want this as lead and with middle" position. Not sure why anyone would do that but hey. 

Removed back plate and truss rod cover as I'm a tweaker and they only slow me down.

The neck glue on the cracks was an old repair so I lightly sanded back over the crack to get rid of the join to touch. So you can see it, but you can no longer feel it. Its dead straight though, so Ibanez-itis and now it has a touch of relief, it no longer buzzes across the neck ( what is it with gauge 9 strings and zero relief, just sounds awful). Tung oiled it and now it plays great!

So I think I like either very, very FAT necks or very wide necks as this Wizard neck is anorexic. As it is wide as hell though I find it really comfortable. Who knew?

So I'm pretty happy with it as it is lightweight (well under 8 pounds on my kitchen scales), really resonant and the Edge is really smooth and holds tuning perfectly. Frets are also in great shape as well.

Great guitars and a lot of good ideas in terms of hardware that still hold up well to modern equipment I reckon.

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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    How time flies if that's an "old" guitar! :D

    I had an RG750 a couple of years after that, which I bought second hand, but it was probably made around the same time. An amazing thing in its own way but very definitely not for me - although at least I know I'll never need to own another guitar with a Floyd or a neck like that ever again.


    The JB was probably wired on in all positions because whoever fitted it didn't know what they were doing ;).

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    23 years.

    So in 1970 if you'd have bought a 23 year old used guitar from across the pond just imagine what you could have picked up..

    I was being 'tongue in cheek' with the 'old' bit. But it makes you think...
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  • Si_Si_ Frets: 384
    Didn't you sell one of those sometime on the MR forums?

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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    edited September 2013
    Si_ said:
    Didn't you sell one of those sometime on the MR forums?
    Well I sold an RG560 in red, but that wasn't on MR. 

    I have another one as well with an old JEM 777 DY pyramid neck on, a Fernandes Sustainer fitted and with a Lo Pro Edge.
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  • ChuffolaChuffola Frets: 1966
    Nice. I've always fancied an Ibby RG type if I could get one for little cash. I've never owned a floyd equipped guitar and it appeals to my inner (Zappa era) Stevie Vai (even though I don't think he played Ibanez with Frank).

    All black, maple neck...what's not to like?
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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    I've spent the last couple of hours working out various parts of the layers of 'Ted Just Admit It' with it. Perfect guitar for that late '80s Alternate Rock thing.
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  • dindudedindude Frets: 8409
    Like the black and maple board contrast, nice.
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    dindude said:
    Like the black and maple board contrast, nice.
    Looks dated and in a good way to my eye.
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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5698
    Chuffola said:
    Nice. I've always fancied an Ibby RG type if I could get one for little cash. I've never owned a floyd equipped guitar and it appeals to my inner (Zappa era) Stevie Vai (even though I don't think he played Ibanez with Frank).

    All black, maple neck...what's not to like?

    I think (I'm pretty sure) Steve Vai played a green Charvel (the Green Meanie) with Zappa.

    Loverly Ibby too. I gotta agree on the necks very comfortable

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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7749
    edited September 2013
    Nice!

    I want an RG550 even more now. A yellow one.
    - "I'm going to write a very stiff letter. A VERY stiff letter. On cardboard."
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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    Bucket said:
    Nice!

    I want an RG550 even more now. A yellow one.
    I'd happily buy more and coloured ones would be good. Red or Yellow.
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  • Van_HaydenVan_Hayden Frets: 434
    I've been looking after a yellow one for about 12 years for a pal who went to China, he's not been back for it yet.... Great guitar for the era. I had a blue one from 89 that was very good, paid £50 for it and when I got offered £400 it had to go.....

    I like that period of ibanez. Before they started making the Korean cheap crap. Picked up my dream guitar from 93 not so long ago - a S540 burl mahogany. I wanted one of these when I got my PRS, couldn't find one so settled on the secondhand PRS. Good move considering how much I gave for the Ibanez.....
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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    A yellow one is next on my list.
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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5698
    stonevibe said:
    Bucket said:
    Nice!

    I want an RG550 even more now. A yellow one.
    I'd happily buy more and coloured ones would be good. Red or Yellow.
    And, just to annoy you, My Rg550, Charlene is both red and yellow, in a lovely sunburst.......

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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    mike_l said:
    stonevibe said:
    Bucket said:
    Nice!

    I want an RG550 even more now. A yellow one.
    I'd happily buy more and coloured ones would be good. Red or Yellow.
    And, just to annoy you, My Rg550, Charlene is both red and yellow, in a lovely sunburst.......
    I want a pic of that...

    Here are both of mine and as you can see one is a bit of a Franken-RG.

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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5698

    Here's Charlene

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  • gilbygilby Frets: 176
    stonevibe;29056" said:
    I've spent the last couple of hours working out various parts of the layers of 'Ted Just Admit It' with it. Perfect guitar for that late '80s Alternate Rock thing.
    Need a "cool" icon to add to the wow, wisdom, face palm and lol
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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7749
    @stonevibe - no offence to your new one but that modded one with the Sustainer is REALLY f'n cool.
    - "I'm going to write a very stiff letter. A VERY stiff letter. On cardboard."
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  • LixartoLixarto Frets: 1618
    Even I like the Space Invader one :)
    "I can see you for what you are; an idiot barely in control of your own life. And smoking weed doesn't make you cool; it just makes you more of an idiot."
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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5698
    edited September 2013

    I should also say, Charlene came with Di Marzio pup's already installed, an Al DiMeola (Neck), NS-2 (Middle) and Double Whammy (Bridge), and the switch between the volume and tone seems to be a mids boost, with a slight amount of phasing.

     

    Edit. The awesome Viz has agreed to see what he thinks on this switch too, I'm not 100% sure...........

     

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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    Bucket said:
    @stonevibe - no offence to your new one but that modded one with the Sustainer is REALLY f'n cool.
    Wait till you see the new one when I've had my way with it...
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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5698
    Lixarto said:
    Even I like the Space Invader one :)

    You are learning ;) >:D<

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  • MoltisantiMoltisanti Frets: 1131
    i used the exact same guitar for 5 years as my live guitar and it was absolutely bomb proof, never went out of tune, always played great and was really versatile, plus the Ibanez trems are top notch

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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    I'd agree the build quality on Ibanez is superb for their age. A classic design and very well thought out. Plus they are great to modify as well!


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  • n3pn3p Frets: 38
    Very cool :)
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