The major difference between the 550 and the 570 is where it's routed. The 550 is front routed (with pickguard) and the 570 back routed (without pickguard).
BEsides there is the bridge I think the 570 has a Lo-pro bridge which is the one that Steve and Joe use the new 1570 has a new edge pro bridge without locking studs..
BEsides there is the bridge I think the 570 has a Lo-pro bridge which is the one that Steve and Joe use the new 1570 has a new edge pro bridge without locking studs..
Also, besides the just the maple neck compared to rosewood, some of the RG570 have the wizzard II necks with bubinga "skunk stripe". Which theres are a bit thinner neck then the regular wizards.
Personally, I like the older 570's with AANJ necks, with the Edge Trem, and you can always put a pick guard on it if you want it to look like a 550.
Yes, it's just a personal opinion. They were all made in Japan so the quality would be about the same. I personally would take an Edge Pro over an Original Edge simply because I like low profile trems, but that's just my preference. I'm sure that others would disagree.
BEsides there is the bridge I think the 570 has a Lo-pro bridge which is the one that Steve and Joe use the new 1570 has a new edge pro bridge without locking studs..
Correction it has an edge bridge and guitar goes here around $698 used and $ 1,164.253 new. I know its a scam but southamerican goverments charge a fortune to "nationalize" products more than half these prices went to the goverment when their original users got them. Anyway everyone scams in this country, tha'ts why is so despingao.
Also, besides the just the maple neck compared to rosewood, some of the RG570 have the wizzard II necks with bubinga "skunk stripe". Which theres are a bit thinner neck then the regular wizards.
Personally, I like the older 570's with AANJ necks, with the Edge Trem, and you can always put a pick guard on it if you want it to look like a 550.
That looks like a late 90's RG-570. Original edge tremolo, v7 and v8 pickups. AANJ, bubinga stripe. However, I'm pretty sure those came with a wizard neck, not a wizard II neck. It's a pretty nice guitar. Personally, I don't like a gold finish. I also would rather have cool inlays or a maple fretboard. I like front-routing more too like the rg-550.
I had a 570 for years, and apart from the pickups it was a great guitar. I wouldn't bother buying a "new model" if the guitar you can get is in god condition and alot cheaper.
In many ways I prefer old guitars to brand new ones. That is a personal thing of course.
In fact I will go further. That is a trs. They do resemble the lopro edge in that they have the string retainer screws on top to give it the low profile at the back. Look at the way the wings angle back towards the fine adjusters. The edge and lopro are perpendicular in that dimension. Also the area of base plate on the bass side stud does not come all the way round the trem. On an edge or lopro it would be enclosed on three sides. I have made the same mistake myself when buying trems off **** for projects, it is easy to mix them up.
No question in my mind that that is a lo-trs, and therefore it must be a 470 or lower.
In fact I will go further. That is a trs. They do resemble the lopro edge in that they have the string retainer screws on top to give it the low profile at the back. Look at the way the wings angle back towards the fine adjusters. The edge and lopro are perpendicular in that dimension. Also the area of base plate on the bass side stud does not come all the way round the trem. On an edge or lopro it would be enclosed on three sides. I have made the same mistake myself when buying trems off **** for projects, it is easy to mix them up.
No question in my mind that that is a lo-trs, and therefore it must be a 470 or lower.
Also, besides the just the maple neck compared to rosewood, some of the RG570 have the wizzard II necks with bubinga "skunk stripe". Which theres are a bit thinner neck then the regular wizards.
Personally, I like the older 570's with AANJ necks, with the Edge Trem, and you can always put a pick guard on it if you want it to look like a 550.
Super Wizard not Wizard II man. The super wizard is the 3-piece neck on the later RG5XX models which is slightly thinner than the original wizrd. The wizard II is equipped on the MIK cheaper models which is thicker and rounder than the Orignal Wizard.
It's sapelle on the top of the 520Q(uilted)S(apelle)
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