Ibanez Makeover Complete (56k, watch out)

Dark Alone · #1 09-20-2006, 09:06 PM

Hey guys. I mentioned before that I was making over my Ibanez. I just thought I would share the progress with you.

I still need the Ibanez nut, which is on its way. As you can see, the Floyd Rose nut doesn't quite fit right.

But that aside, she's beautiful! Thanks for help!

My baby, as she was.

And here's the first part of the makeover.

Ready to rock...

Won't be needing these...

These are MUCH better!

And this can go as well... hello there table!

NUDE SHOT!

continued...

Dark Alone · #2 09-20-2006, 09:06 PM

Farewell chrome... We hardly knew ye...

Lookie here...

Yes... this will do...

But we have ONE small flaw...

Ah well... It'll do until the Ibanez nut gets here!

Dark Alone · #3 09-20-2006, 09:07 PM

And the money shots...

And FINALLY...

quik · #4 09-20-2006, 09:14 PM

Cool! That was fun to follow along with! OFR just dropped in, eh?

rya · #5 09-20-2006, 09:23 PM

wow!!! i want one i want one!! man you guys custimize guitars WAY better than ibanez

jemplayer55 · #6 09-20-2006, 09:26 PM

Nice job!!! Looks good!

ibanezcollector · #7 09-20-2006, 09:30 PM

nice job.. Love the maple board..

And you just cant go wrong with black and white pearl.. its almost impossible to make that combination look bad..

Hows she sound with the EMG's?

**jaxadam** · #8 09-20-2006, 09:40 PM

I see you have one of the best tools there, a Hop Devil IPA!

Those are some nice touches.

waylay00 · #9 09-20-2006, 09:44 PM

Looks nice. What was the original tremolo?

ChopTart · #10 09-20-2006, 09:46 PM

Love the sequencing, very fun to follow

Looks way better IMO and will play better with that OFR!

C.Thep · #11 09-20-2006, 11:19 PM

No problems with the radius?

Tubarão Guitars · #12 09-20-2006, 11:42 PM

awesome stuff.
love the ofr.

madpickin03 · #13 09-21-2006, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waylay00

Looks nice. What was the original tremolo?

From the looks of the old chrome one, its a Lo-TRS I, but doesnt say Ibanez on the left side, no short string lockers, no flat knife edges on left side...

**GilkyBear** · #14 09-21-2006, 08:07 AM

Nice job. Way to "Pimp your guitar"

Dark Alone · #15 09-21-2006, 12:10 PM

Thank you all for the kind words, and again, for the help with finding parts.

Now to answer some questions...

Yessir, Victory Hop Devils are probably my favorite beer, next to Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Celebration Ale, and Rogue Dead Guy Ale.

This is a 1995/1996 Ibanez RG-270. It is my first guitar, and I've taken good care of her over the years. I now have 7 guitars, and have traded and bought and sold many, but this one is special, and will never leave my possession.

The EMGs were put in in 1997, and have always sounded awesome.

The original tremelo was a chumpy single-locking Ibanez LFR. It only locked at the nut. The strings fed through the black pieces on the bridge. It was an odd tremelo. The fine tuners were never that great. But, it did the job for as long as I've had it.

The OFR just dropped right in. It's a touch smaller than the tremelo that was in there, but not too noticable, and it doesn't affect playability.

The nut is the problem however. It is not big enough, and raises the strings higher off the fretboard than the stock Ibanez nut. So my action is way too high now. I have an Ibanez nut on its way. Should be here tomorrow or Monday. I'll simply loosen the strings and swap it.

But, all in all, I'm stoked about this baby! The mods really classed up an otherwise ho-hum guitar.

Here's some quick family shots (note: it was shot before all the mods were done).