NGD - My first Ibeenhad

[DonP]

Is this one any good?





Just trying to keep up with straycat

[MetalHeadMat]

Looks to me like an Ibanez RG550. If it is, then yes it's good. Any Ibanez made in Japan is great though so it's all good.

[DonP]

RG550

Made in Japan

s/n F044671 I think. Maybe I missed some numbers but I'm sure of the F044.

[kermitz]

Congrats and nice score. I used to have an Ibanez RG770 i bought new @ 1991. I miss that guitar soo much, i'm still kicking myself for selling it.

[lhrocker]

Nice guitar Don. 550's have paper thin necks, but they're still awesome!!!

[straycat]

550's made in Japan are the only ones I care for.
Passed on a sweet charcoal gray made in Japan JS today nice guitar but the non tilt headstock kills it for me.
Good score Don.

[CowboyFromHell]

Ok, since no one else has said it yet... GTWGITS!

[straycat]

First pics is close enough me thinks.

[MetalHeadMat]

RG550

Made in Japan

s/n F044671 I think. Maybe I missed some numbers but I'm sure of the F044.

Ah, I thought you were asking what it was Either way very nice score!

Congrats and nice score. I used to have an Ibanez RG770 i bought new @ 1991. I miss that guitar soo much, i'm still kicking myself for selling it.

I got a nearly mint 1990 one a little while ago!

[Grim]

The 550 was the only Ibanez I ever liked. Happy NGD.

[rjohnstone]

Serial makes it a 1990 RG550. Fantastic guitars.
I have a 1987 RG560 (H-S-S no pickguard) and love it.

[straycat]

Still looking for a desert yellow 550/maple board seems like forever.

[QuantumRider]

The F at the beginning of the serial number means that it was made at the Fujigen factory, which is considered to be the best factory that Ibanez ever had guitars built in.

[Rich#6]

Still looking for a desert yellow 550/maple board seems like forever.

those go for crazy prizes

[DonP]

Ok, since no one else has said it yet... GTWGITS!

Sorry, thought I did that in the first photo. My picture taking skills suck. I was watching to make sure I didn't cut the headstock off, but the black body was hard to see to make sure I didn't cut that off.


The one issue that worries me with the guitar is a small slit in between the locking nut bolts. It doesn't connect the bolts; instead it's between them. I a Dan Erlewine book I have, he said (on one example he worked on) that ths was caused by the truss rod being cranked down too tightly.

The other issues are cosmetic, three dings in the front face of the axe, which is weird because the sharp edges are still in good shape (on most axes I've seen, the edges take the beating).

The neck humbucker doesn't function. It's hard to tell in the pictures but it's in backwards (screws to the bridge instead of the neck).

The hardshell case has two broken latches. Only the third latch works. Usual weird case smell for an old axe.