EXTREME 80s GUITAR! - Ibanez Genesis Collection RG550 Guitar Review - LongestSoloEver Reviews 

Bought the yellow one and was blown away with how it played and felt, never had the original edge tremolo before. Smoothest trem ever! Stays in tune better than any guitar I’ve ever owned

1:20 ah, but you can answer questions like this with a simple math formula. Amount of guitars you need can be calculated with: x + 1 x = number of guitars you currently own.

This has been my signature guitar for a year now

Great review man! Been wanting to get a 550 also. Hopefully soon! Cheers!

Great review, good luck with the channel. you deserve a lot more subscribers

Very clear and no-nonsense review of what really matters! Liked your video. :). I have been on a guitar hiatus since my uni days and am now really wanting to get back into it. Dusted my old RX60 and giving myself six months to get back to it before I decide to sink some cold hard cash into this baby.

Great review, thanks man! I feel I need this guitar in my life 😂

Got one as my first guitar ,my new favourite item I own.Japanese craftsmanship is awesome.

I had to get me one of them things. Just beautiful. Road flare red. I am very happy with it. It is super versatile. You are not just restricted to metal in spite of how it looks. It absolutely sounds killer when overdriven and distorted. But, the clean tones of those pickups are gorgeous. You can do jazz and blues with it just fine. Works extremely well with ballads if you run it through a chorus. I even tried some rockabilly licks on that middle pickup. Sounded pretty damn good.

Excellent review

Awesome guitar, congrats. Well made, looks / feels great, and sounds awesome. The lower end RG350 and RG450 are great bang for buck RGs, but the 550 is the real deal.

I miss my RG-550. White w/black pickguard. I added DiMarzio pickups to it. A Breed in the bridge and a PAF Pro in the neck. I wanted a FRED in the neck but my local store didn't have them and apparently they were on backorder through DiMarzio so the guy talked me into the PAF Pro. That was my second guitar. My first was a Red 1985 Ibanez Roadstar II.

the sonic drowning music made me crack up.... because i also hear that when explaining to my wife why i need more guitars! :)

Great review & sick playing! I had the desert yellow 20th anniversary edition & seriously regret selling it. Always wanted the road flare red one more, so gonna need to pick one up. The prestige quality is amazing.

I have a white 350 too, my old reliable workhorse... But the new RG565 Genesis is calling my name.

Yooo the lead demo is literally spark mandrill theme from megaman love it! Super helpful video thanks man hahaaha

Damn that sounds so good

Your voice over quality is fantastic. Do tell, good sir... whats your secret sauce?

i loved the review and amazingly super playing so since the time you bought is does it stay in tune when you use trem ?

I bought a few of them!

You needed a new guitar because of different tunings. Lots of 80's metal is tuned half-step down. So both are needed, and actually, you may need another if you play any in drop D.

I had to replace the springs with the higher tension Ibanez ones because they were ringing a lot. Still absolutely killer guitars tho, worth every penny

Love!! 550

that guitar is rad dude and you play good too

I have a 98 rg 550, it's awesome

Have you done a video with the new pickups you mentioned?

I have the 570 Genesis, just like my Prestige models but w/o a case. I actually really like the new remakes of the V7, S1 and V8. I think the neck could be a little less muddy with distortion but... I had planned to replace mine but just can't bring myself to do it yet, lol!

Ordered mine exactly like this one from zZounds and pretty psyched! I'm an Ibanez freak anyways 😛

The stock pups actually don't sound too bad, especially compared to Ibanez's Infinity, Quantum, & Powersound pups. I've watched several demos of the RG550 and the stock pups sounded pretty good in all of them. Personally I prefer DiMarzios in my Ibanez axes, but when I eventually get an RG550 at least I won't feel like I have to replace the stock pups right away. Thanks for the demo!

Don’t waste money and time replacing pick ups, the difference will be minimal. The stock pick ups are actually great. Had mine over 2 years now. I was around when these first came out and they were iconic axes back in the day used by all the local guitarists . The playability is super fast and the trem is the best I’ve ever used. It’s made in Japan and engineered to perfection. You will feel the top quality A1 workmanship from the moment you pick it up.

Excellent video. Thanks very much. What is the name of the song where the first distorted riff is taken from? Would like to learn it. Thank you.

Just bought one and love it

I have the Genesis RG570 in Jewel Blue. I also have a few other RG's, Jem and a JS and the 570 is the hardest for me to put down. The neck took me a few days of playing to get used to, but now I love it. Put in a set a of Seymour Hotrod set and the thing is just incredible. Not that the stock pups aren't bad, cause for stock, they're pretty good.. But I had an extra set of the Seymours laying around, so why not swap them out..But, I'm telling you these Edge Trem's are the best trem on the planet...

Best shred guitar ever!

Well. The two big difference points is the 87 has a wizard neck + v1/s1/v2 pickups set. Whereas (2017/18) genesis has the superwizard neck + v7/s1/v8 pickups. Ibanez could make the genesis in same profile as the original 87. However, it would envolves more costs in the line production to reintroduce a old way manufacturing. But, in my opinion, about the necks comparison. In spite of super wizard not has the 80’s vibes, it’s more modern and strong. Otherwise, I think that the old set pickups has a little more “vintage” sound. Anyway, the genesis it’s a great guitar too.

I think the rosewood frett board would even this axe out nice

Mine arrived today and after reading reviews saying the pickups need upgrading I can disagree. The standard pickups are really really good. Even the middle single coil packs enough punch. Only query I have is regarding the trem arm, how much does it need to be pushed in? All the way or just enough to hold tight.

Lol I understand the guitaring buying...it just is.... enuff said....my guitar is an RG still have it and play it. They feel amazing.

Are the pickups that come In it good for Mötley Crüe

do more starcraft covers please

I just got an rg550 and wanna upgrade the pickups, would dimarzio pia sound good in this guitar?

Great video! So, is this a good guitar to play fast? I mean, in a Paul Gilbert style...

Thanks IBANEZ for providing a Japanese made guitar in such a price point

So I have the original 87’ one... how much do you think it’s worth?

Japan makes everything good awesome man!

Is it anything like the original 1987 model?

A wonderful reason to be in debt :)

Is the nut on this guitar good? Or should I replace it with a Tusq?

Hi. I'd like to ask the author of the video a question. I like RG & Jem a lot, buti've noticed they buzz a lot. In this video too, when you play clean tones, especially when single colis are involved (position 2, 3 ,4 of the toggle switch) there's a lot of buzzing. Is it normal? I have a jem, and i've tried everything: higher action, loosen the truss rod, but it keeps buzzing a lot. It's really annoying. Thanks for your answer.

Lol unless I'm mistaken I have that same Les Paul print behind you. Does it also bother you that the frets are all wrong?

trying to decide between this, a jackson dinky pro or the charvel so-cal (all 2019 models), leaning towards the charvel but apparently out of the 3 the ibanez has the best fr system (edge) thoughts?

Rg550❤❤

Noob question, I wanted one of these in purple but the only model they had was an RG55ODX in laser blue the DX seemingly stands for de-luxe in that the fretboard is made from 'granadillo' wood which I have never heard of plus includes 'sharksteeth' fret inlays. However can someone please help explain to me what model of 'floating bridge' should ship with such a guitar, help greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Do you recommend this to buy?

Pot volume for this model? 250K or 500K?

How is the sustain on this guitar ?how long does it sustain with a vibrato ?

Would you say the finish is similar to "Ferrari red" or it is really more neon orange/red ? Thanks :)

Does it come with a case? I want to buy it in other country in my trip

in real life does the road flare red look red, or more orange? I know how notoriously hard it is to photograph neon colors, and its important for my buying decision to know. Thanks for the help in advance!

Are frets stainless steel?

One month playing my RG550 I have to say it is NOT hype, these are excellent guitars. My complaint is the same as I've read online so many times They could have smoothed out the fret ends lol that's a minor issue that will get resolved when I do my first string change on it. Maybe the heel is a little rough as well. You have to plug these in to really appreciate them, they come set up great and these stock V7 V8 pick ups sound pretty good. Overall I'd give the RG 550 9.3 out of 10. That's a 9.3 on a thousand dollar guitar Get one! Small edit after playing 1 year, the "heel" is a little bulky when playing the higher frets but other than that I can't say anything bad about this guitar.

What was that riff at 5:30???

What is the name of the band in this vdo. Please give me link full vdo. Please my friend. 0:04

Don't tell me you love me!

Would you recommend this guitar to a semi beginner looking for a guitar to grow into and not grow out of?

I'm color blind and I now know what red looks like

Is posible play kinds of metal like Thrash or Death with this guitar?

The lead piece he played sounds a bit like Spark Mandrill's level in MegaMan X haha

Pickups don't sound as wank as you said they were. I quite like the fullness. Can always tweak the EQ to get a higher mid

I like Rosewood so much better, do they do the RG in Rose?

4:00 well in original version of rg550 (not reissue but original series) there are actually screws instead of metal plate and the body is nicely profiled so it's much more comfortable to play on the highest frets.

Talk talk talk

gggoooooooddd !!!!

10min vid 12 ads. Why? Good video though.

Sorry, but AANJ is on their highest end models as well. That horrid neck plate it the homage of their design back in the 80s. It is the only reason for me to not buy this guitar. Otherwise it is a very very nice axe. Cheers

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The most cristal and artificial sound of all the other guitars ,first generation RG 570 had more natural sounds pick up combination

17 degrees not 17 inches on the neck....

i play everything on Carvin ,its you not the guitar lol

How boring to hear the same riff over and over!

Thay all sound the same