My Ibanez RG 550 mods and why I LOVE this guitar!! 

Glad it’s helped you Brian!! I think you won’t regret it. This guitar plays amazing now. Just make sure you have a good luthier do the job for you, unless you are skilled in this yourself. 🎸🔥🤘🏻

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching! 🤘🏻🎸🔥

Thanks man. She’s just become even more important lately. I might share this side of the story soon. Thanks so much for watching 🤘🏻🔥🎸

Glad you enjoyed it bro 🎸🤘🏻🔥

Thanks for watching man. Yes this guitar has been very good to me over the years 😉🔥🎸

Ahhhh. I stand corrected, thanks for that man! I do have the original pickups somewhere.....well, the ones I took out of this. Got me thinking now perhaps somebody changed them to V7 and V8 before I got it......lol. Need to do a right check up now. Thanks for watching and getting me intrigued by this dude! 🎸🔥🤘🏻

@@anthonygeorgeguitar No bother at all! Your guitar is sounding sexy with those PAFs in it, have never used them myself but might buy some now!

@@IbanezFan550 they are beautiful pickups man. Meaty, clear, articulate, cuts through, but not shrill or muddy. Little low output for a lot of people but for general rock, blues and fusion they’re amazing pups! 🎸🔥🤘🏻

I got an RG 450 Japan from 1992 that came with the V1/S1/V2. I don't mind the pickups but I was recommended many times to change the bridge and the neck pickups for DiMarzio The Tone Zone on the bridge and for DiMarzio Paf Pro on the neck. Do you know if there is much difference the V1 and V2? Is it worth it? Thanks

Cheers man! 550's are killer!

Flying in a blue dream is the absolute blueprint for my perfect song. When asked what did I wish I wrote, that’s the song. My favourite piece of instrumental guitar. So, without knowing it, you’ve given me the biggest compliment there. Can’t believe somebody’s actually thought I sound remotely like that. So, that’s an amazing Christmas present for me. Thank you so much for watching and for those amazing words!!! 😀🎸🔥🤘🏻

@@anthonygeorgeguitar Yep, that was a blessing, in the comment !!🙏🙏🙏

Thanks for the kind words man

Glad to hear the content has been useful man! Thanks for watching 🎸🔥🤘🏻

This is one guitar ill never sell! Thanks so much for watching dude 🤘🏻🔥🎸

Japanese made Ibanez are a fine thing to behold for sure! Thanks for watching

Thanks for watching dude. Glad you like her. I think the upgrades came out very well. Incredibly pleased!

I upgraded my RG too =) For now just put new gotoh bridge and tuner. Strap locks too. Planing to put new electronic and pickips.

@@I____HanS____I can’t go wrong with Gotoh man.

@@anthonygeorgeguitar yeah =)

Yes, my luthier did say it was a nice piece of maple and now all of the moisture has worked it’s way out with it being 30 plus years into its playing life. That fact, combined with the stainless being glued in makes it the tightest neck I own. To say I love this guitar is beyond an understatement ha.

She’s a beauty man. Thanks for watching 🤘🏻🔥🎸

@@anthonygeorgeguitar yeah you're welcome ❤️

Lol, I did have one once but I knocked it off on a gig....never got round to buying another haha. Terrible excuse I know 😂

Nice of you to say man. I love a bit of positivity. It’s amazing how nasty guitar players are to each other, I really don’t understand it but there you go haha. On my 550s it’s always 9’s. On my S series and Suhr pro I use 10s. For no other reason than that’s how the guitars came set up. They’ve all had refrets, neck sets, general set ups etc, but I like to keep string gauges to factory setup, as I feel guitars builders know more than I do about this stuff. I also don’t find my playing style changes really between 9s and 10s so it’s all cool for me. Also, I use NYXLs, which I find even at 10s are super slinky. Also, I am in no way affiliated with Ibanez or daddario, nor do I think what I’m saying here is “right”. It’s just what works for me. Thanks for watching, your positivity, and general good vibes brother. 👊🏻🤘🏻👌🏻🎸🔥

@@anthonygeorgeguitar thanks for the share man. No harm in being positive to each other, it always comes back to you.

@@borrogove love this. All the best man

Hey man. I think a modern day version is around £900. Ibanez call it the genesis model. You can pick up second hand ones like mine from £300 ish plus. Mine is heavily modded obviously so would cost a lot more.......and is basically priceless to me so not for sale haha

@@anthonygeorgeguitar I got a lotta paper round to do

@@alexhd252 😂😂😂. You don’t need to start with a 550 man you could get a GIO to start with and upgrade as you go along! 🎸🔥🤘🏻

@@anthonygeorgeguitar would a fender work?

@@alexhd252 ofcourse mate. Just start out with something that inspires you to want to play. And keep playing!!!

It’s a vintage wiring loom. The wire is thick and high quality. Carries the signal better. I did not do the job by the way, I have an excellent luthier who does all the work for me. So that’s all I know....I don’t know exactly what wire or where from etc. I can ask him though if you want. I’ll probably see him soon. Thanks for watching! 🎸🤘🏻🔥

@@anthonygeorgeguitar whats the diferrence u felt with the wiring? Louder or something more? For example when I bought a Mogami cable the diff was huge in flat EQ and signal strength.

@@treishtrei The pickups just sound fuller and richer. This is because if a combination of the refret and everything though. Because the frets are stainless and glued in the neck is stronger, so the whole guitar is more responsive. Check this video out, I think it sounds ballsy as hell here. This is after all of the work.

@@treishtrei ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rW6NjI8h05U.html

@@anthonygeorgeguitar i never heard a guitar sound that loud and full. I'll have to do this to my ibanez S. Cheers

awesome playing too! one day i will get this guitar in dessert yellow

Not sure what you mean about stripes mate, but certainly you can tell it’s. A good quality piece of maple, especially when it was sanded back to bare. Thanks for watching man! 👍🏻✊🏻🔥🤘🏻🎸

I was reffering to the wood grain of the fretboard.the quality wood they choose back then was top notch.not like now days.

@@vintagetone22 ah yes I see. Yes it’s definitely a good quality piece of maple 🍁🔥🤘🏻🤘🏻

In terms of tuning stability once the nut is locked, no. But, good quality tuners are important when re stringing. You want a good ratio on them for getting it playing in tune before locking. Personally, I’d have locking tuners in every single guitar if I had my way, as they make restringing a much quicker and easier job! Thanks for watching

Do you think so?I find it incredibly hard wearing. Which I believe is actually the point of stainless. What do you prefer?

I believe that it is yes....however I’m not an expert in that, it was my dad who helped out with that. Back in those days he ran the factory that was producing these kind of products. Perhaps not what a luthier would have done, however, they will never come out again, that’s for sure 🤣. Thanks for watching man 🎸🔥🤘🏻

@@anthonygeorgeguitar Great video. Yeah, if it's something like araldite it's permanent haha. They use it on aeroplanes!

@@HardestManInTarot Thanks for taking the time to watch it sir! Yes it was like araldite..... but it’s better lol...whatever that means in epoxy glue terms 🤣. The one we used is automotive. Somebody commented here saying we shouldn’t have needed to do it lol. Well, the old girl had been abused in the past, and the pins were knackered. It was all my dads idea, who’s not a luthier or even a guitarist haha. I’ll say this....combined with a D’addario click lock strap, it’s the most solid guitar I’ve got when playing standing up! So, in essence, fuck that guy! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. All the best man 🎸🔥🤘🏻

Hi Strenya, not sure I’ve understood your comment. Do you mean you can’t hear the difference or you don’t understand why they are different? Happy to help if I can. Thanks for watching 🤘🏻🔥🎸