The special feature of the RG527R is the reverse headstock and burst finish. It has a basswood body bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers. Components include Ibanez pickups with V7 and V8 humbuckers flanking an S1 single-coil and an Edge double locking tremolo bridge with a locking nut. In 1996, a similar model featuring sharktooth inlays was offered as the RG527RLTD.