Ibanez RG3550MZ Prestige Electric Guitar (with Case)

As the RG Prestige history continues to be written, players have demanded new specs, new finishes and new thrills. In 2009, Ibanez has responded with a host of new models. These guitars are all made in Japan by our finest luthiers and have the fast, flat Prestige necks, drop-dead good looks and double-locking trems, plus new finishes, maple fretboards and new pickup configurations featuring DiMarzio(R) Air Norton(TM), True Velvet(TM) and Tone Zone(R) pickups.

New for 2009: Fast, flat and thin 5-piece Maple/Walnut Super Wizard Prestige necks (RG3620Z, RG3570, RG3550MZ). Edge Zero bridges with ZPS3 spring system (RG3620Z, RG3570, RG3550MZ) and Edge Pro bridges (RG1550, RG1527).New Roadster Orange Metallic finish on RG3550MZROM. New DiMarzio Air Norton, True Velvet and Tone Zone pickups on RG3620, RG3570Z, RG3550MZ.

Features
The RG3550MZ features the powerful combination of DiMarzio(R) Air Norton(TM) in the neck position, DiMarzio(R) True Velvet(TM) in the middle and DiMarzio(R) Tone Zone(R) in the bridge.

The RG3550MZ's Edge Zero bridge with ZPS3 spring system allows for the most radical of trem effects.

The RG3550MZ's 5-piece maple/walnut Super Wizard Prestige neck features a bound maple fretboard and Wedge Sharktooth inlays

Edge Pro Tremolo
The Edge-Zero, Ibanez's newest generation of knife edge tremolos, deploys all of the unique features of the ZR trem.

Edge-Zero trems are standard on all RGT Prestige, RG3000 and RG2000 models.

Back view of the Edge Zero bridge with ZPS3 string system which allows radical trem effects with flawless tuning accuracy.

Just unscrew the built-in intonation adjustment tool from the base and screw it into the bottom of each saddle for quick adjustments.

The locking bolt is offset from the center of the saddle, which allows easy access to the bolt without loosening the strings.

Technical Info

Specifications
Neck Material: 5pc Maple/ Walnut

Neck Type: Super Wizard Prestige

Body: Basswood body

Frets: Jumbo frets

Fingerboard: Bound Maple

Inlay: Wedge Sharktooth inlay

Bridge: Edge Zero bridge w/ZPS3

NeckPU: DiMarzio(R) Air Norton(TM) Neck

MiddlePU: DiMarzio(R) True Velvet(TM) Middle

BridgePU: DiMarzio(R) Tone Zone(R) Bridge

HW Color: CK

Finishes: GW, GK, ROM

Neck
Scale/Length: 648mm/25.5 in.
a: Width at Nut 43mm
b: Width Last Fret 58mm
c: Thickness 1st Fret 17mm
d: Thickness 12th Fret 19mm
Radius: 430mm

Pickups
Bridge Pickup
Name: DiMarzio(R) Tone Zone(R)
Model No: DP155
Construction: Humbucking
Magnet: Alnico
Description: Hot enough to qualify as a high-output pickup, but has a wider dynamic range--hard picking will produce a lot of power, and softer picking will be much cleaner and quieter.

Middle Pickup
Name: DiMarzio(R) True Velvet(TM)
Model No: DP175S
Construction: Single Coil
Magnet: Alnico
Description: A vintage-style single-coil pickup that's clean and bright, but designed to still sound sweet when picking above the 12th fret. Coil is tuned to a frequency range that's bright but not thin.

Neck Pickup
Name: DiMarzio(R) Air Norton(TM)
Model No: DP193
Construction: Humbucking
Magnet: Alnico
Description: The tone is deep and warm, but not muddy. It's hot, but not distorted. It's even got cool harmonics, which are really unusual for a neck humbucker.