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At A Glance

Neck Type
Super Wizard / 5pc Maple/Walnut neck
Top/Back/Body
Basswood body
Fretboard
Maple / Black dot inlay
Fret
Jumbo frets
Bridge
Edge tremolo bridge
String Space
10.8mm
Neck Pickup
V7 (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
Middle Pickup
S1 (S) middle pickup (Passive/Alnico)
Bridge Pickup
V8 (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Alnico)
Hardware Color
Black
Scale
648mm/25.5"
A : Width
43mm at NUT
B : Width
58mm at 24F
C : Thickness
17mm at 1F
D : Thickness
19mm at 12F
Radius
430mmR
Color
Purple Neon
Description

Ibanez built the RG550PN as part of the RG Genesis Collection, a series that revisited the design principles of the original RG line. The model sat within a range intended to bring the foundational RG specification back into production, carrying forward the Super Wizard neck profile and Edge tremolo that defined the platform.

The RG550PN is built on a basswood body with a five-piece Maple/Walnut Super Wizard neck and a Maple fretboard with black dot inlays. Jumbo frets run across a 430mmR radius board that measures 43mm at the nut and 58mm at the 24th fret, with a neck thickness of 17mm at the first fret and 19mm at the 12th. The 648mm (25.5") scale feeds into an Edge tremolo bridge with 10.8mm string spacing. The HSH pickup configuration pairs a V7 ceramic-passive humbucker at the neck with an Alnico-passive S1 single-coil in the middle and an Alnico-passive V8 humbucker at the bridge. All hardware is finished in black.

Owners sourcing replacement parts — particularly Edge tremolo components, V7/V8 pickup mounting hardware, or nut blanks suited to the 43mm width — should consult a qualified guitar technician to confirm fit against their specific instrument.

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