The RG450LTD features a basswood body bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with sharktooth position markers. Components include a double locking tremolo bridge, Ibanez pickups in an HSH configuration and a locking nut. The RGR450LTD is a similar model with a reverse headstock. The RG450AH is a similar model with an ash body and dot position markers. The RG450GX is a related model which was introduced in 2004. As its name implies the RG450LTD was a limited production model. It was discontinued after 2003.