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Ibanez RG2550Z

STC-Shaped Guitar from Ibanez belonging to the RG Prestige series

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Published on 12/04/08 at 01:31
(Originally written by AlanDay/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
Assembled in Japan by the J.Craft Team. It has 24 jumbo frets, IBZ/Di Marzio HSH pickups (made by DiMarzio for Ibanez or made by Ibanez under DiMarzio license? I don't know...)

Great Edge Zero tremolo on knife edges with locking system that works like a Swiss clock. In the factory setting it's half-floating but you can adjust it so that it floats completely (remove the point zero system)...

Volume and tone controls plus 5-way toggle switch.

Extra flat and wide Wizard neck that feels nice. You'll get used to it after a few hours.

UTILIZATION

Very good access to the upper frets, it's an Ibanez!

Strat-type shape but with a more aggressive and sharper look. It weighs almost the same as a Fender Stratocaster. Well-balanced instrument, superb finish.

The sound is quite powerful. Once you adjusted the pickup height, you can play with the volume control for more sound versatility. The versatility is also enhanced by the 5-way toggle switch and the HSH pickup combination. You get a monster but accurate distortion. The clean sound is clear and well-balanced. The only problem is that the pickups tend to produce too present mids and highs.

SOUNDS

I bought it to play melodic heavy metal and it's great for that sort of music. But it also allows me to play jazz or blues stuff.

I tested it with a Fender Twin amp and a Peavey Triple XXX. The sound is always clear and precise (however a bit more crystal clear with the Fender)...

I like the fat distortion of the neck pickup, it reminds Vai, Satriani and Petrucci.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought it about one month ago. I had to bring it to a luthier because the tremolo generated too much vibration noise. He adjusted it properly and changed the strings. This problem seems to be quite rare on this guitars.

I've had plenty of guitars including an Ibanez Saber. When I tested the RG at the store, it was love at first sight.

The guitar is bit too expensive...

I don't know if I would buy it again because it's still too new for me.