:: Guitars on Sale ::

December 2023

Two great deals right now! Two Ibanez RG MIJ available, check out below!

Ibanez RG570 FM, MIJ 1990

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750,00€

plus shipping: 30€ to France, 40€ to the European Union. Anywhere else please ask for an estimation.

 

Another awesome Ibanez RG made in Japan available! Not just a guitar, but literally a piece of guitar history.

First time I sell an RG with the OSNJ vintage style neck heel. Although I'm a fan of the AANJ myself, I have to admit it was pretty clever for that period. In fact, I didn't noticed much difference while I was playing it, the access to the highs is great!

33 years old, but still in great shape! I've done the best I could to level the frets; the neck is now pretty much straight with a very slight curve up at the beginning of the fretboard, just enough to make the action as low as 2mm both at the 12th and 24th fret on the low E, and also 2mm both at the 12th and 24th fret too, on the high E string.

The previous owner has installed a Seymour Duncan Parallel Axis and also 2 special features: a kill-switch that goes back to ON when you stop pressing it (lower switch), and a kind of boost switch (I don't know if that has something to do with the Seymour Duncan...). What I know is that you have the usual 5-position switch known by everybody who has already played an HSH Ibanez (love the twangy tone on positions 2 and 4!), and once you engange the mini-switch up, the tone gets thicker and a bit louder while cutting some highs, or boosting some mids, if you prefer.

I've tried it with my Zoom G3 mainly on 3 simulations: Acoustic (great on all positions, boost On or Off); Fender Tweed (you still notice the 5 + 5 tones, boost On/Off), and Mesa Boogie, excellent on high gain tones. The more you push the overdrive, the less you hear the difference of the positions WHEN the boost is ON (the 5 normal/Off positions are always noticeable), meaning that, when you have a very distorted signal with the boost engaged, it seems you only have full humbucker bridge and neck positions (at least my ears don't hear the difference...). If you turn the boost switch Off, even on an overdriven tone, you still hear the difference between the 5 HSH normal positions.

Overall, if you're one of those guys who likes to tweak switches and explore tone, it's a pretty good guitar for that! The pots seem to be very recent too, no noise at all. And even for a guy that doesn't use the Tone knob that much like me, you can still explore that too, there are some great jazzy/funky tones available there on cleaner amp settings.

As for cosmetics, you have 2 major dings, one next to the jack input and the other on the arm cut (see the pics). The neck heel shows on both sides the cracks we all know on RGs, NO it will not break! Remember, 33 years old. The sides and horns are in pretty good condition, and some light scratches from normal wear, really not that visible. See for yourselves!

Last but not least: yes, the original black tremolo bar IS INCLUDED (although I forgot to take pics), the strap pins were replaced by a new set of black Gotoh but you will still receive the chrome ones that came with it, and, sorry, no case. The case below is my own and I use it as background. I don't like the knobs, but you do as you please; personally I would change them for something closer to the original.

Ibanez RG550 LTD, MIJ 1997, HSS

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850,00 Euros

plus shipping: 30€ to France, 40€ to the European Union/UK and 85€ to USA/Canada

 

Hello you all!
This is my personal customised RG550 LTD from 1997. Over time I chose it, being a pickguard model, to do a HSS configuration since I didn't had a single coil guitar.

If you like pristine finishes this is not for you; the poly finish has cracked over the years, and it shows, a lot. Being a guy into relic stuff, I love it. In fact it has been my most played guitar this last 2 years, since the mod was done.

Features, a Dimarzio PAF Pro in the bridge, Fender Yosemite Alnico IV RWRP in the middle, and a Fender American Standard neck pickup in the neck position. Allparts CTS no-load 500k tone pot and CTS audio taper pot in the volume position, along with an original 5-way switch from Fender too. Frets are in very good shape, no buzzing, it was a very good deal, and believe me, I've had a lot of Japanese RGs since my 30's.

The guitar has a low playing action, no tuning or tremolo issues, as all my other RGs, and it was wired by Christophe at MDS Audio. There's a lower volume playing in position 4, neck-middle position, some say it's normal. I don't know, but Christophe has been wiring my guitars since I arrived in France in 2012, no worries until this day. Before I forget: NO TREMOLO BAR included, sorry folks. You can buy one at Fred's Guitar Parts, etc, without having to rob a bank.

I decided to sell it, with regret still, because I need funds to review all the electronics on my RGT220 that's driving me crazy with this hum noise, but also, I want to finally build myself a relic Telecaster with a body I have been keeping since 2020, that looks awesome, and I already have the Ritchie Kotzen Dimarzio combo I have bought at a very good price!! Very excited about it!

God bless!