RG identification

[Martinmax]

Hi all could you tell me what rg is this : it has v7 v8 s1 pickups , tremolo is ibanez pro edge ... and the picture:

[brianxtr]

i think a rg 550..replacement pickguard?isnt it a edge bridge?....

[Martinmax]

it say edge pro

[Ironjose]

i'd say that is an original edge !!!

[psychoshredder]

not sure the tremolo, but matching color headstock?
could be RG 550 DX

[nuno]

you again!?!
anyway, it's a Lo-TRS or Lo-TRS II.

[Ibateur]

looks like a 450 (body) possibly with an OFR

- or -

a 550 with an Edge

[nuno]

Martinmax can you plz post some hi-res pics of the trem?

[bammbamm]

Pull the neck off and see what it says in the pocket and on the back of the neck...

[jazzedout]

This doesn't look like an original Edge to me.

[newbieguitarmaker]

Originally Posted by jazzedout

This doesn't look like an original Edge to me.

+1 and it's def not edge pro or ofr from what I can tell, I think trs like nuno said

[hall]

An RG550 normally has sharktooth inlays on rosewood fretboards, do they not ?? On maple fretboards, they'll have "dots".

[David McCarroll]

Originally Posted by hall

An RG550 normally has sharktooth inlays on rosewood fretboards, do they not ?? On maple fretboards, they'll have "dots".

I think it's the 570 that has sharkfins? I'm sure I've seen dots on a Rosewood 'board 550 .......

[Dee]

No, the RG550DX has sharktooth inlays. "Regular" 550's have dots whether it's a rosewood or maple board. The RG550LTD also had sharks on rosewood. 570 is the same as the 550. Identical except there's no pickguard. So, basically DX = sharktooth inlays, be it a 270, 350, 450, 550, and so on. One exception is the RG7xx series, they had sharks, even non-DX models.

I've increased the brightness on the original pic and blown it up. Now you might be able to see the trem a bit better.

[psychoshredder]

Originally Posted by Dee

No, the RG550DX has sharktooth inlays. "Regular" 550's have dots whether it's a rosewood or maple board. The RG550LTD also had sharks on rosewood. 570 is the same as the 550. Identical except there's no pickguard. So, basically DX = sharktooth inlays, be it a 270, 350, 450, 550, and so on. One exception is the RG7xx series, they had sharks, even non-DX models.

I've increased the brightness on the original pic and blown it up. Now you might be able to see the trem a bit better.

correction Dee :
not all 'DX' means sharktooth.
check ibanez USA 92 catalogue, RG 550DX is a dot inlays but the dot is matching color with the body finish, and it's maple fretbaord.

Regarding the picture on this thread, I remember something...
somewhere in 99, there is japanese domestic model called RG450 DX, it's rosewood, matching color headstock, TRS trem, BUT.... V6 humbuckers and RTS single coil instead of V8/7 and S1.
So.. we have a dead lock here..