I was thinking about getting one of the Ibanez 1017XL baritones, but I'd really like to have 13-pin piezo capability in this guitar. *I think that if I could get some piezo saddles installed, I could use RMC electronics to get the 13-pin split happening.
I've been told that Ibanez doesn't sell the
double edge bridge saddles as replacement parts...so unless someone can tell me otherwise, presumably that's not an option.
Perhaps the Ibanez piezo saddles might be had from L.R. Baggs or from some dealer? *Has anyone done custom piezo saddles for these bridges? *Are the saddles similar to anything more standard like Strat saddles such that something else could be modified to fit?
Any other ideas on how I might do this? *Has anyone here done it, or do you know of anyone who has piezoified a lo-pro?
As a less-preferred option, I guess I could install an internal Roland hex magnetic pickup...this would be not nearly as useful, but if it was the only practical way to get 13-pin output it might make sense. *Does anyone see any barriers to that installation, such as other items in the way where I'd need to install the Roland parts?
