rg560

Ibanut · #1 03-25-2006, 06:25 PM

How rare is a rg560 with a maple board?

Heka · #2 03-25-2006, 06:26 PM

I believe there is no such thing. Are you sure it´s not RG565?

Ibanut · #3 03-25-2006, 06:52 PM

I know its not a 565 I believe its a parts mutt. Ive never seen a 560 with a maple either. I was just checking to be sure.

bikeman · #4 03-25-2006, 07:48 PM

Sounds like a re-neck.

petee · #5 03-30-2006, 07:38 PM

Guitar Center had a limited run made in the early 90's, with a maple fretboard and matching reverse headstock. Dont know how many were made, I know of two locally.

560licious · #6 07-26-2006, 10:08 AM

I've got one. a 1989. and its stock with a maple neck and matching headstock

**jono** · #7 07-26-2006, 01:56 PM

"back in the day" a store could order either a maple or a rosewood neck on the 500 series guitars, the necks wereoften stamped 550M and 550R for maple and rosewood respectively.

rjd_72 · #8 08-04-2006, 04:41 AM

what about an rg560 with a reverse headstock bound neck, body and fretboard and sharkfins? and all genuine factory?

sniperfrommars1 · #9 08-04-2006, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by rjd_72

what about an rg560 with a reverse headstock bound neck, body and fretboard and sharkfins? and all genuine factory?

Sounds like a 565 to me but im up late and very sleepy.

rjd_72 · #10 08-04-2006, 08:37 AM

no, it's definately not an rg565. it has the hss pickup configuration and rg560 stamped on the inside of the neck pocket on body and neck. there is a picture of it in another post called i think "odd reverse headstock rg560" that was posted a couple of months ago before i bought it off e@#*bay.
as soon as i work out how i will try to post a hi res picture of it.

CrossingStar · #11 08-04-2006, 03:43 PM

I was going to post the same thing here. I just picked one up yesterday. It's like a metallic red/orange body w/ a maple fretboard, black hardware and Edge. H-S-S pickups. 1987. The bridge pickup is odd though, it has no markings anywhere, no "V2" or "V8". All the wiring is completely stock so it wasn't replaced.

sniperfrommars1 · #12 08-04-2006, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by CrossingStar

I was going to post the same thing here. I just picked one up yesterday. It's like a metallic red/orange body w/ a maple fretboard, black hardware and Edge. H-S-S pickups. 1987. The bridge pickup is odd though, it has no markings anywhere, no "V2" or "V8". All the wiring is completely stock so it wasn't replaced.

If it were any 87 i think it would have had the F series logo on it, these wore off quite easily, these pickups looked a bit like dimarzios, but the polepieces were just a tad different.

CrossingStar · #13 08-05-2006, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by sniperfrommars1

If it were any 87 i think it would have had the F series logo on it, these wore off quite easily, these pickups looked a bit like dimarzios, but the polepieces were just a tad different.

Yes it does look like a DiMarzio. That's exactly what I was thinking. I looked at the back of it though and there is no marking at all. Are these decent pickups? I think it sounds alright so far but I haven't played loud yet. Seems to be medium output and on the brighter side.

sniperfrommars1 · #14 08-05-2006, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by CrossingStar

Yes it does look like a DiMarzio. That's exactly what I was thinking. I looked at the back of it though and there is no marking at all. Are these decent pickups? I think it sounds alright so far but I haven't played loud yet. Seems to be medium output and on the brighter side.

They are decent pickups imo, the best stocks that dimarzio ever made. Particullarly i love the F2 which just has a great sound to it to me. Some dont like them of course! I tend to enjoy medium output pickups in a few of my guitars, but at the same time i have things, like the duncan invader, and a dimebucker in one!