Author Topic: Ibanez Guitar Confusion! (Read 20706 times)

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #30 on:** July 27, 2006, 11:04:20 PM »

Yeah ima go buy this before i change my mind again! :P

But seriously though i'm not going to change my mind, this guitar looks b-e-a-utiful. All that is left to do now is to check it out and hopefully, buy it!

deg0ey · « **Reply #31 on:** July 27, 2006, 11:06:27 PM »

:lol: can you order on the site, or do you have to go there in person? 'cause it may already be gone and just not updated yet...

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #32 on:** July 27, 2006, 11:08:01 PM »

I don't know, i might ring them, if it is gone then i will be most upset!

Edit: http://www.coda-music.com/Secondhand%20Guitars/rg550.jpg

Does anyone know what year the guitar is? Most RG550's i have looked at have grey/titanium colour tremelos, but this one has a black one, not sure if you can tell by just the colour of the tremelo.

Twinfan · « **Reply #33 on:** July 28, 2006, 09:00:50 AM »

You need the serial number to check the year.

The serial number will be F8xxxxx, F9xxxxx, F0xxxxx, F1xxxxx to F7xxxxx for 1988 to 1997. It'll then be F98xxxxx, F99xxxxx etc for 1998 onwards.

The bridge will be an Ibanez Edge of some description, not a Floyd Rose.

deg0ey · « **Reply #34 on:** July 28, 2006, 09:09:16 AM »

Quote from: Twinfan

The serial number will be F8xxxxx, F9xxxxx, F0xxxxx, F1xxxxx to F7xxxxx for 1988 to 1997. It'll then be F98xxxxx, F99xxxxx etc for 1998 onwards.

What would it go to after F99xxxx? Just out of interest :P

Twinfan · « **Reply #35 on:** July 28, 2006, 09:46:31 AM »

F01xxxxx and F02xxxxx etc

There are always 5 digits after the year indicator, so:

1990 guitar = F012345
2000 guitar = F0012345

The number of x's in my above post is important ;)

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #36 on:** July 28, 2006, 01:19:44 PM »

Well i won't know that until i go to the shop.

Twinfan · « **Reply #37 on:** July 28, 2006, 01:55:18 PM »

You could ask them over the phone for it...

Dave Simpson · « **Reply #38 on:** July 28, 2006, 02:02:35 PM »

Get an RGA-121 if you can live with out the whammy bar. Mahogany body with a maple cap. Five piece Prestige neck. Made in Japan and sounds damn good once you put the BKP's in it of course. :twisted:

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #39 on:** July 28, 2006, 02:13:47 PM »

Also damn expensive!

gingataff · « **Reply #40 on:** July 28, 2006, 02:23:41 PM »

Really?
¥120,750, thats about 600quid.

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #41 on:** July 28, 2006, 02:25:26 PM »

But i said i am on a budget, and then i said the RG1570 was at the limit of my budget, and that was £499

gingataff · « **Reply #42 on:** July 28, 2006, 03:02:12 PM »

fair enough.
In the UK its probably more than that anyway. I don't hink Ibanez uk put prices on their website the same as the Japan site (and the shops give big discounts on the list price here too).
That said I'd love to try one of those archtop RGs downtuned with MMs in it!

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #43 on:** July 28, 2006, 03:44:19 PM »

Gotta love archtops!

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #44 on:** July 28, 2006, 08:55:49 PM »

Tut tut tut, i have found marks on the guitar!

They are ringed in red (sorry for the small picture) the one on the left is pretty tiny, but the one on the right i don't like, you can see bare wood and it is rather noticable.
I havn't even gone to look at it yet so by the looks of things here it might have a lot more of these scratches/dents in it.
I know it is used and that it is quite an old guitar, but still i don't like unattractive guitars, people will be like oh how did you do that one, and it will annoy me!

Edit: Now that you know where they are you can see them better on the big picture: http://www.coda-music.com/Secondhand%20Guitars/rg550.jpg