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Ibanez RG550HX Candy Red Sparkle
For sale is a "almost new" Ibanez RG550HX. This guitar was built for shredding. Comes with a Wizard III neck and has an exaggerated lower cutaway, differentiating it from its RG kin, yet aside from the fretboard, the RG550XH is reassuringly familiar. Anyone who has picked up a mid-range Ibanez over the past few years will recognize all of its desirable appointments.
The RG550XH has the incredible Edge-Zero II locking vibrato unit that stays true under the most punishing abuse. With a slim 19mm (0.75-inch) depth at the 1st fret and a fairly flat 400mm (15.75-inch) fingerboard radius, the Wizard neck is a well-known speedster, satin-smooth with a profile that is pure Ibanez. All that, and it comes equipped with an Infinity humbucker.
Rolled out by Ibanez in 1994, the Infinity has a big ceramic magnet, and is hot but not overly so, making the RG550XH a superlative performer for classic high-gain rock playing, and capable of but not restricted to metal tone. Indeed, with the gain rolled back a little, the RG550XH has plenty of smooth blues and snappy crunch.
Also, since the extended neck leaves no room for an actual neck pickup, this model makes use of a "Neck Pickup Simulator" which uses the middle pickup to simulate a neck pickup tone. This model was discontinued in 2015 which only is going to make this guitar a guaranteed collectors item. However, this guitar did not come with a case when arrived at our shop and it's missing the tremolo arm. Taking that into consideration the guitar is reasonably priced and slightly less than other like models on here.
https://reverb.com/item/6770649-ibanez-rg550hx-candy-red-sparkle
