[Trickae]

I have a RG8527z where the pick ups are mounted on top, however I can't seem to get acces to the wires from the back. Do I remove Edge Zero from the back of the guitar to get access? I can't find a video or anything online or on the ibanez website to do this.

I'm looking at removing the PAF7's for liquifire/crunchlab combo.

 

[AlaskaBat]

You have to take the back cover plate off to gain access to the wiring. Once you have desoldered the pups, you have to unscrew the pickup mounting screws from the pickup tabs.

 

[Trickae]

I have taken off the back cover plate but can't see anything past the edge zero trem springs.... How would i take it out to get access to the wires in the back ?

thanks in advance

 

[Melek Taus]

I replaced both humbuckers in my 8570 last week.

Isn't there any metal cover with 4 screws on the back of your guitar?

 

[AlaskaBat]

I have taken off the back cover plate but can't seen anything past the edge zero trem springs.... How would i take it out to get access to the wires in the back ?

thanks in advance

It's not under the trem cavity cover--it's under the control cavity cover.

 

[AlaskaBat]

Take a good lok at this:
http://image.rakuten.co.jp/k-gakki/cabinet/eg2/iba_g/rg8527z_6.jpg
Se that curved plate with 4 screws? Take it off--that's where your wiring is.

 

[Trickae]

oh crap that makes sense

i thought that only had access to the pots.

THanks for the help

 

[AlaskaBat]

oh crap that makes sense

i thought that only had access to the pots.

THanks for the help

...and the switch! Where exactly did you think the pup wires got connected?

 

[Melek Taus]

There are 2 black sponges (or whatever those things are called) underneath each pickup, working as springs.

Since the Tone Zone and Air Norton are very thin pickups, you will have to cut those black things in half. I had to do that to install my Evos, and iirc, the D Sonic was the thickest pickup I've seen. Considering that the Crunch Lab is similar, be prepared to do the same.

That's the most complicated part of the process but it's worth the pain.