More budget minded Ibanez guitars have got better and better over the years but the Prestige range has some lovely touches that remind you that you are playing a higher end guitar, such as the rolled and polished fret ends that make the playing experience all the more smooth and luxurious. The hardware is completed with an Edge Zero floating bridge with the ZPS3 adjustment system, Jumbo frets, locking nut and a five-way switch with the standard volume and tone control.īuild quality on all Prestige guitars is superb thanks to the workmanship of the Japanese factory, where small details are never overlooked. Ibanez has opted for a unified pickup selection across the Prestige RG range going for a DiMarzio Air Norton, True Velvet and Tone Zone in the neck, middle and bridge positions respectively. The RG2550z follows the traditional RG construction format with a basswood body, five-piece maple and walnut neck, rosewood fretboard and a trio of DiMarzio pickups for a wide range of tones. This particular model has an industrial feel thanks to the use of metallic paint finishes, mirrored scratch plate and hardware finished in a dark chrome that Ibanez call ‘Cosmo Black’.
The RG series has aged incredibly well and the RG2550z still looks modern and cutting edge with its ‘superstrat’ design sporting deep cutaways, pointy horns and sleek headstock, matched with high end hardware. Ibanez has been updating and modifying the design since its inception and the RG2550z is one of the latest models to be released for 2015 in the company’s Japanese made, Prestige range. The Ibanez RG series has been a staple of the Metal and shred scene for three decades now, almost defining the genre in terms of aesthetics and sound. The ZPS3 adjustment is just a dial on the back to make it as hard or soft as you like and I think it can lock out as well.Here is an article I found on Interactive guitar. My old Kramer Pacer just kept going ever so slightly out of tune with every dive and I'd have to pull it up to get it back.
I have the Ibanez Premium with the Edge zero and it's miles ahead of Floyds'.