This iteration of the RG470L features a basswood body bolted to a maple Wizard II neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers. Components include Ibanez Infinity pickups and a Lo TRS II double locking tremolo bridge with a locking nut. Changes from the previous year's Japanese-made model include the new All access neck joint (rather than a square heel joint with a metal plate), and different neck, bridge and pickups. The RG470 is a right-handed version. This model was discontinued after 1999 with production returning to Japan for the 2000 model.