"RANGE FINDER"
This design from the Japan Custom Shop is a one-off, 7-string version of a very unique, limited-run model from 2011, the RG550XH. The primary defining feature of this instrument is its 30-fret design. This highly unusual feature not only gives the guitar an exceptionally extended range, but it also makes for a seriously distinctive design, and it’s also the widest range instrument we’ve ever produced with a trem. Because the fretboard is so much longer than a typical RG, the lower cutaway is significantly deeper which is not only a functional change, but adds a touch of modern, avant garde styling to the overall aesthetic. The guitar does not have a neck pickup, so a special active EQ system was installed enabling a neck pickup tone when the 5-way switch is in the front two positions. Other defining features include Luminlay dot markers on the fretboard, a premium grade Flamed Maple top, and a Lo-Pro Edge 7 tremolo system.