The base guitar is a stock Ibanez RG1570, with the body and pickup covers custom swirled. Like the JEM77 GMC, JEM77 PMC and the UV77 MC, each RG20051 is different in appearance due to the unique hand-swirling process. The headstock is not swirled and retains the standard Ibanez Prestige appearance, and the rear cavity plates remain the standard, plain black.