Detail 01
24 jumbo frets and 25.5-inch scale
Gives two full octaves of range for rhythm work, solos, and technical playing.
Product detailSKU #1500000436090
IbanezRG550 Genesis Collection Electric Guitar - Electric Blue
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Electric Blue gives the RG550 Genesis Collection its visual identity, while the core design remains focused on a Made in Japan, original-style RG550 build. A basswood body joins a bolt-on Super Wizard five-piece maple/walnut neck, maple fingerboard, 24 jumbo frets, and 25.5-inch scale. Its passive V7/S1/V8 HSH electronics provide five pickup choices for articulate cleans, rhythm textures, and saturated leads. The Edge tremolo works alongside a locking nut and Gotoh machine heads for controlled vibrato and dive-bomb playing with tuning stability.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Technical passages and broad position shifts across a 24-fret, 25.5-inch fingerboard layout.
- Clean rhythm parts and saturated leads using the five pickup selections available.
- Expressive vibrato and dive-bomb techniques using the Edge tremolo and locking nut.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
V7/S1/V8 passive HSH pickups
Combines two humbuckers and a middle single-coil across five pickup selections.
Detail 03
Edge tremolo with locking nut and Gotoh machine heads
Supports subtle vibrato or more dramatic tremolo use while maintaining tuning stability.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01No case or gig bag is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Where is the RG550 Genesis Collection made?
It is made in Japan.
02What pickup configuration does it use?
It uses passive HSH pickups: a V7 neck humbucker, S1 middle single-coil, and V8 bridge humbucker.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- HSH
4 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.5"
6 detailsBody & build
- Fingerboard Material
- Maple
- Color
- Black, Desert Sun Yellow, Electric Blue, Gray Metallic Flat, Purple Neon, Road Flare Red, White Flat
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Body Material
- Basswood
- Body Shape
- RG
- Neck Wood
- 5-piece maple/walnut
5 detailsOther
- Category Source
- detail
- Korena Special
- false
- Product Type
- Electric guitar
- Tier
- new
- Source Id
- site51500000436090
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