RG 5000?

[Ayrton]

Caught this on that auction site, and thought this would be a good guitar for a reissue.

Some kind of dealer run in '91 Japan apparently. I am sure Rich knows for sure.

[Chritar]

yep, thats a real nice guitar i like that red one a whole lot

[nuno]

i like the red one the most, but they're all cool.

[jono]

Amazing find

I love it when folks discover "new" models it's like unlocking secret levels on video games or something. Even when we think we know everything about a range of guitars, there're still a few things that surprise us all

[DavyH]

Nice. I'm not wild about the green or yellow with maple fretboards, but there could be something in a reissue.

[Lefty Robb]

Ibanez has so many short run japan models its almost impossible to keep track.

[IbanezFreak777]

That green looks vomitastic. I would buy it for shizzle !!



(im in a very good mood today)

[reguv760]

i thought these were japanese edition 550's? oh crap, they have matching dots except the DY! personally, i'm all over that green one sans yellow knobs + tip :P

Reg

[nuno]

Originally Posted by Lefty Robb

Ibanez has so many short run japan models its almost impossible to keep track.

...and it's also impossible with non-Japan models. i'm putting down some kind of an RG-database which gathers all the known RG models, of course, tracking them down from all the catalogs i can get. and i tell you, i'm freaking out.

i wonder if Ibanez ever kept track of all the models they made to these days now.

[LonePhantom]

Damn! Those are awesome.

[Metal Tiger]

Awesome!!!

[michblanch]

Thats a great color. Thanks for sharing the picture.
I think the maple neck and the mirrored pickguard really set it off.

Seems like the Japanese market gets alot of the one off, or the limited run stuff.
Thats why Ibanez needs to open a US plant.

[mrjakob69]

Originally Posted by michblanch

Thats a great color. Thanks for sharing the picture.
I think the maple neck and the mirrored pickguard really set it off.

Seems like the Japanese market gets alot of the one off, or the limited run stuff.
Thats why Ibanez needs to open a US plant.

thats how all industries are we get a whole lot of cool fenders and Gibson that no one else gets, plus look at car companies they have all sorts of models everywhere.

[Lefty Robb]

Originally Posted by nuno

...and it's also impossible with non-Japan models. i'm putting down some kind of an RG-database which gathers all the known RG models, of course, tracking them down from all the catalogs i can get. and i tell you, i'm freaking out.

i wonder if Ibanez ever kept track of all the models they made to these days now.

You mean like short run European runs as well, yup..Aside from a few short run store only models the US is kind of bleek on odditys.

[psychoshredder]

i don't want maple neck anymore, but for this one, I would make an exception.