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Old 11-08-2006, 07:29 PM
jclogston jclogston is offline
 
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Advice for new RG body...


Hi everyone -

So I have been gassing for a new guitar in transparent blue that i overlooked my present guitar. I need some advice/help on this. My present guitar is shown below:


I would like to have a body in transparent blue, similar to the rg320fm in lavender blue or the rg3120tw. Would like direct mounted HxH, 3-way switch, and volume knob located where the tone knob is usually located (nothing where the volume knob would be normally).

Now - i figure i can do the following:

1 - pick up a rg body and swap. BUT my rg550 is pre-aanj so pretty much every guitar body out there is aanj and i would need to modify my present neck.

2 - look for a pre-aanj body: BUT very hard to find and i believe nothing in tran blue.

3 - Can i modify my existing rg550 body for this? I think not b/c of the routing for the rg550 (swimming pool) but i could be wrong.

4 - Get a new body made with the specs listed above. It would have to be able to accept a pre-aanj neck. Question, is it a simple swap procedure (literally remove and replace in new body)? Would i need to send in my neck to whoever would be making the body?

Please advise as the GAS is killing me,,,,,,,LOL

Thanks in advance

Jeff
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Old 11-08-2006, 07:53 PM
David McCarroll David McCarroll is offline
 
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Re: Advice for new RG body...


..... well - if you are feeling like a bit of do it yourself beautification - have a look at this:

http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/veneer.htm

Otherwise you could always get Christopher Woods to make you a solid Ash body and stain it in trans blue?
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