The RG450LTD1 features a basswood body 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 RG450LTD is a similar model with different pickups and sharktooth inlays which was introduced the following year. As its name implies the RG450LTD1 was a limited production model.