Ibanez RG550L-DY

I got this guitar after selling another (as you do) And ive never been so happy with a guitar.

The colour is absolutely mind boggling, it looks just as bright as youd imagine,

The trem flutters away like a small bird and the pickups are fantastic, well done ibanez. Youve done it again.

I would 110% recommend this guitar if you are looking for a guitar to play hard rock/ metal

This guitar is of course a total classic, being the original superstrat. This remake does not disappoint !
Neck and frets are perfect, if feels great in my lap and is light, it does not dive on you and sits very stable.
People talk alot about the pickups being low quality but I find that absolutely false, they are bright and articulate, got a really chunky tone and do clean beautifully, the single coil does have a strong pull so I recommend adjusting it accordingly.
The only thing I can fault this guitar on is the nut, it seems a tad high, but it has a shim that can be removed during string change, so that might not even be an issue.
Absolutely love this guitar 🤘

I will preface my review by stating I have owned, or still own, a large variety of guitars. From cheap to expensive. Harley Benton, Ernie Ball, PRS, Tom Anderson, Jackson, Fender, G&L, Heritage, Ibanez, Gibson. Most of these are the top of the line guitars.

This guitar hits the sweet spot in my opinion.

The setup was pretty much spot on - it plays clean in all registers across the neck. no dead spots.
I also own Ibanez signature models, steve vai and joe satriani.
This RG550 is just as good. (which surprised me)

The guitar doesn't really have a specific sound that can be instantly recognized, which I like, it's a jack of all trades.

Now I know this type of guitar is usually classified/marketed as a shredder guitar (whatever that means) but it can do a lot more than that.
It sounds good playing clean in all pickup configurations clean too.

So, all in all, I would say that it plays as good as a guitar that costs 3 times more, it doesn't really have a distinct sound on it's own, but it gets pretty damn close to all. This guitar is a all trick pony.