My Axe

[RG462]

Hey guys! My name is Patrick and I'm 15. This is a thread especially made for my RG. I bought an RG from my friend for dirt cheap and decided to refinish it. I had no previous experience with anything like that. I researched and got alot of info from here and I want to thank everyone and the Ibanez/Jem world. I did a marble/swirl paintjob, redid all the electronics, put Dimarzio Evolutions in neck and bridge, and the thing looks and feels absolutely incredible. But sounds twice as good! please feel free to post any comments, suggestions, questions etc.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...unkie/SwirlRG0 17-1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...unkie/SwirlRG0 18-1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...unkie/SwirlRG0 11-1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...unkie/SwirlRG0 04.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...unkie/SwirlRG0 03-1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...unkie/SwirlRG0 07-1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...unkie/SwirlRG0 08-1.jpg

I dont know if you can tell in the pic below but for some reason the saddle on the trem for the B String sits lower than all the others. I have taken it all apart and can't figure out what it is. It kind of annoying because when playing high notes the string touches the frets.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...unkie/SwirlRG0 14-1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...unkie/SwirlRG0 08-1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...unkie/SwirlRG0 12-1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...unkie/SwirlRG0 13-1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...unkie/SwirlRG0 01-1.jpg



Hope you like it! Let me know. Also I am looking for a good mod to do on the neck, maybe swirl headstock and gunstock oil in the neck? P.S. I am working on getting video for youtube and myspace and what not so I'll post a link here when I get something uploaded.

Pics work here http://www.ibanez.com/forum/forum_po...724&PN=1&TPN=1

[elcid]

links dont work Chico.

[elcid]

[elcid]

[elcid]

Looks awesome man

[RG462]

At the bottom of my first post there is a link to another thread that the pics do work at. But thanks for the reply!

[old_metal_head]

Looks good. I think you are gaurenteed an original when you do a swirl.

[timi_h]

Originally Posted by old_metal_head

Looks good. I think you are gaurenteed an original when you do a swirl.

unless entropy increases

aint gonna happen in the lifetime of the universe though!

[RG462]

Yeah it is one of a kind. I dipped it a little differently to get the different shades and shapes, but there is no way I could get even close to the exact same patterns.

[LonePhantom]

If the B string saddle is sitting a little lower than you would like you can just shim it with a small strip of emery paper (type of sand paper). Cut a small strip and sit it under the edge of the saddle closest to your bridge pickup and check to see if the height is more where you want it.

[LonePhantom]

Scratch that, looks like you may have your B and high E string saddles around the wrong way. The middle saddles (D G) should sit the highest, next 2 (A B) a little lower, and the last 2 ( E e) should be the lowest, matching the radius of your fretboard pretty much.

[twooos]

hey, im 15 too, nice guitar man.

[choubix]

wow very nice!

did you actually do the swirl yourself?? looks fantastic in that blue!
some people do a swirl on the headstock as well.

just curious: was it difficult? to strip the coating then swirl and coat the guitar again??

[twooos]

how did you strip the coating?

[RG462]

well it definetly was a project. Due to my lack of experience it took me longer than it should have. I am going to try swaping the saddles around and see what I come up with. And yes everything done to that guitar I did myself. Stripped body, preped, spray painted many coats, swirled, clear coated, and buffed to a factory shine. Not to mention wire in those pups