RG570 vs. 550

[Thrash]

Can you put a pickguard on a 570 without much work?

[RRAShred]

yea, just drill the holes.

[Thrash]

Anyone done it?

[Dee]

No, but it's easy. I'd go for a pre-cut one for a guitar like the JEM77FP or 770DX. Jeannie Pickguards do them, I'm sure. They are an e-Bay seller.

Like this one below but in whatever cutom colour you wanted. Jeannie Pickguards do a nice red/white/red 3 ply.



EDIT: Thinking about it, the 570 has pickup mounting rings, doesn't it? If so you'd need a regular 550 p/guard. Sorry, with the plate I suggested you wouldn't be able to mount the pickups properly.

[RRAShred]

very easy to do just get it lined up perfect and pre drill your holes.

[djohns74]

The only real trouble is with the pickup selector. Often, the shaft on these things isn't long enough to clear both the top of the guitar and the pickguard and the plastic knob on it ends up resting on the guard, sometimes being pushed off the switch's shaft because of it. That's why the 77FP guards, for example, have the larger cutout around the selector switch, as seen in the picture above.

If you mount a guard on a rear-rounted RG, like the 570, you should make sure to get one of these and there shouldn't be any trouble. I think you'll have to end up mounting the pickups to the body rather than to the rings or the guard, but that shouldn't be a major problem. Or Jeannie's might be able to make one with the extra cutout for the switch where the pickups mount to the guard, that might be the best bet.

[brothersnowgone]

I've done it and he's ^ right lol

[Thrash]

Will this work with a rg520?

[Dee]

The 520 doesn't have a single coil, so you'd need to get a plate made without the space for one.

[sniperfrommars1]

I have direct mount modified several of my guitars! Just get whatever fits and go from there, i prefer the tone of direct mounts myself.