The RG450AH features an ash body with a mirror pickguard bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers. Components include a double locking tremolo bridge, Ibanez pickups in an HSH configuration and a locking nut. The RG480AH is a similar model without the pickguard. The RG450LTD is a similar model with a basswood body and sharktooth fretboard inlays. The RG450GX is a related model which was introduced in 2004. The RG350GX was a similar model with a pearloid pickguard and gold hardware. The RG450AH was discontinued after 2002.