No White And Maple Neck
 

Surprised Ibanez didn't listen and have more maple necks. Guess I may have to go Jackson.

Re: No White And Maple Neck
 

yep, im dissapointed with ibanez,
they know what we want but they wont do it
maybe if there sales drop they will get there heads out of the clouds.

Re: No White And Maple Neck
 

+1 - its a dinky for me this year - with the cool black sharktooth inlays !
would have bought a 550DY if they had not restricted the supply !

Re: No White And Maple Neck
 

Get this and use white vinyl to cover the f-holes?

http://www.ibanezrules.com/namm/imag...7/P1010022.JPG

Re: No White And Maple Neck
 

Seriously how ****ING stupid is that, your not alone my friend!

Re: No White And Maple Neck
 

lol, but then the control knob would look like it's in the middle of nowhere for no reason...

Re: No White And Maple Neck
 

It's a bit of a catch 22 though...

If sales drop, they won't make a lot of money which means there'll be less money to invest in a wider (i.e. more commercially risky as you don't want lots of stock you can't afford not to sell) range.

So we're back where we start.

But, if they don't offer the options that people want then the sales will drop...

ad infinitum

Re: No White And Maple Neck
 

Solution:

Make the RG2550 with a maple board, include the old colours (DY and RF) as an option and give it a matched headstock. Simple. That would satisfy a whole lot of us. If they can't see this, then I really don't know what to say.

Re: No White And Maple Neck
 

Sure sounds simple enough now doesn't it? I can't see how they fail to see that as the best business move and it definately would increase sales!

Re: No White And Maple Neck
 

Obviously the reason why the 550 is limited, is because it would be unfair to people like me who own an original 550 in DY. And don't want to see a million and one people out there with the same guitar and color as myself.

Having a limited batch of guitars and colors allows each buyer to have a relatively rare guitar.

Personally I am in love with the Ibanez style especially the headstock. I just love the Z cut at the top, it has a style all of its own.

Id be happy with any color ibanez.

Re: No White And Maple Neck
 

Sorry, but this is ridiculous. It's more unfair to those who DIDN'T get one. Please take your head out of the clouds. The reason why it's limited is because Ibanez don't know if they will sell very well. Hopefully when they see how fast these things go they will start to realize we have been right for years and they should have listened. With the RG20th, they are testing the waters. They aren't sat there thinking "well, let's be careful here, just release a few because it's unfair to that guy on Jemsite who owns a DY". Ridiculous.

Re: No White And Maple Neck
 

There is a limited edition white RG350 with maple neck available from Sam Ash at the moment, I believe