Produktbewertungen Ibanez [RG Series] RG550 - Desert Sun Yellow ( 9/10) - 3 Produktbewertungen

Die weltweite Bewertung zu diesem Produkt unserer 9 Anwender: 9/10

3 Produktbewertungen über Ibanez [RG Series] RG550 - Desert Sun Yellow in Deutsch

Sprache	Mitglied	Eigenschaften1	Anwendung2	Sounds3	Gesamteindruck4
	James...
	King Loudness
	Hatsubai

• 1↑. In welchem Land wurde das Instrument hergestellt? (USA, Japan, Mexico, Deutschland...) Wieviele Bünde, Art der Pickups und Konfiguration? Was für ein Steg (Floyd, Wilkinson...)? Was für Einstellungen können vorgenommen werden (Volumen, Tone, Pickup Selector)? Was für ein Hals?
• 2↑. Ist der Zugang zu den oberen Bünden einfach? Ist das Design ergonomisch (Form, Gewicht...) Ist es einfach einen guten Sound zu erhalten?... Laufen die Treiber stabil?
• 3↑. Mit welchen Verstärkern oder Effekten verwenden Sie das Instrument? Was für Sounds erhalten Sie und welche Einstellungen nehmen Sie dafür vor? (Clean, verzerrt,...)? Welche Sounds gefallen Ihnen am besten / wenigsten? Passen sie zu Ihrer Musikrichtung?
• 4↑. Was gefällt Ihnen am besten / wenigsten? Haben Sie vor dem Kauf viele andere Modelle getestet? Wie sieht für Sie das Preis/Leistungs-Verhältnis aus? Mit dem Wissen das Sie jetzt haben, würden Sie wieder die gleiche Entscheidung treffen?... Präzision und Qualität des Sounds?

• 28/12/11

  Produktbewertung von James... ( Übersetzung ) Diese Übersetzung verbessern "Great reissue"

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  Eigenschaften

  I am a huge RG collector. I have an original RG550 from 89 and 91. When the reissue was announced I knew I would have to get one. These are for all intents and purposes very faithful reissues. Basswood body. Maple neck. Access neck joint. IBZ pickups. Edge pro bridge. Japan made. Ibanez really decided to do these right. To my eyes these look like time machines. Literally everything is exactly correct. I rarely give a perfect rating but the vibe says it is.

  Anwendung

  At the time of production these were made to be the best shredders you could find. The Wizard neck still holds up today as a favorite with shredders. It's a wide thin design made for easy scale runs and all that good stuff. You either love it or hate it. The fret access with the originals was not as good because of the block heel. These have the newer access heels which solve that issue. The Edge Pro is possibly my favorite bridge of all time, and fits this guitar perfect. It's very playable and the setup is pristine. While I have babied my reissue since I got it, I have no doubt that it would stand up to heavy touring.

  Sounds

  Despite my historical dislike for stock Ibanez pickups, these RG550 ones have always had a bit of magic to them. Seems like a lot of players like how versatile they are. Personally I put some bare knuckles in mine but that's not a knock against the stock ones. They are quite good just not quite my flavor. The wiring in these is fine and I didn't feel the need to gut it.

  Gesamteindruck

  I am truly impressed with how accurate these are. It's like a true time machine. In fact I would say these are better overall than the originals. The Japan factory is doing some great things these days and they did this guitar a lot of justice. If you can find one of these, please pick it up. It's worth every dime. Who says hair metal is over? I use mine for everything.
  Did you find this review helpful?janein
• 24/03/11

  Produktbewertung von King Loudness ( Übersetzung ) Diese Übersetzung verbessern "Like a samurai sword... light, stealthy and deadly!"

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  Eigenschaften

  The Ibanez RG550 was pretty much the archetypal shredder's guitar of the late eighties, so when I had a chance to rescue an abandoned one to add to my stable... I couldn't say no! This one was a 1991 with the pre AANJ 4 bolt neck heel. It was made in Ibanez's Fujigen plant in Japan. The features are as follows:
  
  
  
  *Basswood body
  
  *Maple neck and fretboard
  
  *Ibanez Edge double locking tremolo
  
  *H-S-H pickup configuration
  
  *Volume/tone controls and a 5 way selector switch
  
  *The famed uber-thin Ibanez "Wizard" neck profile
  
  
  
  The pickups were made by DiMarzio for this particular guitar (as has been common for a long time with Ibanez) and they were definitely eighties in their tonal nature. The bridge was a double locking Ibanez tremolo, so you could very easily go nuts with the vibrato unit and it would still hold perfect tune. It's definitely a guitar that was designed to push the limits... especially for those seeking a killer shred guitar!

  Anwendung

  The guitar was designed to be like a Japanese weapon... light, stealthy, and deadly. It's an extremely light guitar (due to the sculpted basswood body) and fitted my (smaller) body frame like a glove. It was very easy to hold and play (even for extended periods of time) because of its light weight and the ergonomics of it were obviously a key point to the designers. The Wizard neck profile is definitely something that is meant for fast, fast playing. It took me a little while to get used to because it was MUCH thinner than any Ibanez or other guitar that I'd owned previously. The biggest issue I found with the neck was that it would occasionally start to give me hand cramps (after long periods of time) simply because I wasn't used to a neck that was that thin in diameter. Reaching the top frets was a non-issue because, again, the design was made so that you could get to that top 24th fret without a problem. In addition to the cutaways being very deep, the neck plate was angled slightly forwards so that the guitar had an easier grip when you were up higher on the neck... definitely great for shredding on.
  
  
  
  I found it very easy to get decent tones with the guitar. When I was given it, the guitar was in rough shape and had been left outdoors and in wet conditions... so I was shocked that the pickups/electronics even worked! However, I didn't even need to touch up any solder joints... everything worked great! The tones were very fitting of a guitar like this. It didn't excel at anything but the high gain thing, but that high gain thing why it was marketed in the first place!

  Sounds

  When I got the guitar, I was using a rig centered around a Mesa Studio Preamp (Mesa Mark IIC+ head in preamp form.) into a 4x12 cabinet. For comparison, I also had a 1987 Ibanez 540R, a 2010 Charvel San Dimas USA HSS, and a 1997 Yamaha Pacifica 604W that I was using as superstrats around that time. I found the 550 to be the most modern sounding of any of them...
  
  
  
  The clean tones were not bad. Certainly not as good as a Strat or Tele, but considering that it was a basswood guitar with high output pickups and a locking tremolo, I thought they were decent! There was a nice chime to the clean tones when you split the coils using the 5 way selector switch, which sounded very good for that processed, wet eighties clean sound. It's not the type of clean tones I'd recommend for jazz or country type sounds though...
  
  
  
  There was really no middle ground as far as low/mid gain tones went. The pickups were quite high output and really just sounded weak to me at lower gain levels. That might have had to do with the woods or bridge as well.
  
  
  
  The high gain tones of this guitar were definitely its strong point. The neck pickup was great for solo tones ala Jason Becker or Yngwie, and the bridge humbucker went from that more processed sounding L.A rock tone to the more modern chunk tones of more recent times. It cut through very well in a band mix and I thought that it was a very nice complimentary tone to my Gibson LP or other superstrat guitars. It was more modern sounding than my Ibanez 540R and had a much tighter sound than my Charvel San Dimas. Staccato shred runs ala Paul Gilbert could be pulled off with ease as the tones stayed tight even at higher volumes.

  Gesamteindruck

  Overall I thought the Ibanez RG550 was a great sounding guitar for that eighties shred/guitar hero vibe. The Ibanez guitars of old are killer players that really push the limits of us as guitarists. My biggest caveat was the Wizard neck... as my hands just cannot get along with one after playing a Gibson Les Paul with a baseball bat '50s neck for some time before getting this guitar.
  
  
  
  The tones are very eighties in nature like I said. The guitar might have benefited from a pickup change at some point... but I'm not usually one to modify my guitars so really I base my opinions for these reviews on what the guitar WAS, not what it COULD have been. If you want an eighties sounding guitar that can get into some modern chunk tones and allows you to fly over the fretboard, I'd give the 550 serious consideration. Many players have used them over the years and Ibanez certainly built a serious reputation on these guitars. They're very well crafted instruments... and you can usually pick them up fairly cheaply used as well, so it's definitely a cool guitar to look into if you want a shred 'samurai sword,' so to speak.
  Did you find this review helpful?janein
• 17/03/11

  Produktbewertung von Hatsubai ( Übersetzung ) Diese Übersetzung verbessern "The pinnacle shred guitar"

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  Eigenschaften

  Back in 1987, Ibanez released the RG550. These guitars had some fairly radical colors at the time, and they quickly became popular thanks to famous guitar players like Paul Gilbert. My personal model is a 1987 Road Flare Red model. Given its year, it means that the headstock is also painted the same color as the body. During the later years, the guitars had black headstocks. The later years also had the new AANJ, where as the older ones had the recessed square neck joint.

  Anwendung

  Ibanez is famous for their super thin Wizard necks and wide fretboards. This guitar comes with the standard basswood body and maple neck, but these models also had a maple fretboard -- something Ibanez still doesn't fully pursue for whatever reason. While they came with the standard HSH configuration, there are tons of pickguards out there to customize it to whatever you'd like. The stock pickups are a bit bland, and the electronics are questionable, but it's an easy fix. The biggest thing regarding these guitars is cracking behind the back of the nut. The nut is rear mounted, and given how thin Ibanez necks tend to be, along with a lot of inexperienced users out there, cranking down on the rear nut screws can result in cracking. If you're not experienced in woodworking, this can be a bit of a pain to fix.

  Sounds

  Basswood tends to get a bad rap because of some of Ibanez's budget line. It's not completely consistent at times, and there are definitely some dead sounding woods out there. However, once you find the right piece, it really sounds awesome. It's a heavy midrange wood with some neutral overtones that work awesome for lead playing. The stock pickups suck, but a pickup swap fixes that no problem. My personal model has Breeds in it, and they work really well with basswood. The Edge trem is also one of the best floyds out there, and it's a shame that Ibanez no longer makes them due to patent issues.

  Gesamteindruck

  If you're looking for a wide/thin neck'd shred guitar, Ibanez is the brand you want to check out. The reissues cost quite a bit of money, and they seem to lack the "mojo" the originals had. If you hold out, you can find the original RG550s for a good deal. I actually prefer the tone of the original neck joint rather than the AANJ, but some people cannot get past the slightly hindered upper fret access. Don't be afraid to try a few models until you find one that speaks to you as the quality control at Ibanez varied at the time.
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3 Produktbewertungen über Ibanez [RG Series] RG550 - Desert Sun Yellow in Französisch

Sprache	Mitglied	Eigenschaften	Anwendung	Sounds	Gesamteindruck	Google Translation
	wrigleyx					Lesen
	Grind my axe					Lesen
	borfuck					Lesen

3 Produktbewertungen über Ibanez [RG Series] RG550 - Desert Sun Yellow in Englisch

Sprache	Mitglied	Eigenschaften	Anwendung	Sounds	Gesamteindruck	Google Translation
	James...					Lesen
	King Loudness					Lesen
	Hatsubai					Lesen