[WMerkert]

Here a pic of an RG321 with some mods:
https://free-picload.com/image/qjh6pt
Cheers !

 

[kirk]

Brought this back from the dead. It was originally a RT650 and was sanded down to bare wood, gouged, chipped binding, just an awful mess. Rattle can finish, my version of a distressed/aged black. Added a Mad Hatter SVST-5/3 but kept the original pickups. Plays and sounds great even if it isn't in perfect condition cosmetically.

 

[kirk]

Jem copy. Custom body and swirl by Mai Guitars. Neck is from a RG570CTTA. Evo 2 set and Mad Hatter Terminator installed.

 

[joabim]

Not sure I ever posted this here. Custom UV77MC, swirl by Richard Fay, neck by Perle guitars.

 

[Ashurbanipal]

Here is my first customized Ibanez, it was a beat up RG570CT. Working on the second Cheers

Looks superb. The binding adds class, my old PL has a similar factory job. Did you ebonize the fingerboard?

I also just finished my customized Ibanez... RG550LTD (year 1997):

It was a boring BK black model

Yeah, BK models cry out for make-overs, don't they? The white pickups and sharkteeth make it really pop.

 

[Tuga666]

Looks superb. The binding adds class, my old PL has a similar factory job. Did you ebonize the fingerboard?

Thanks! No, it's ebony wood. There is no secret to share

 

[Ashurbanipal]

Muito legal. I thought you kept the original neck/fingerboard, which is rosewood on this model iirc, hence my question.

 

[Tuga666]

Although in the ibanez wiki says the original fretboards on these models are rosewood, it's a mistake, they are made of pau-ferro It's very cool, I took it off very carefully to use it in another project.

 

[bob493]

Oh cool, I felt like the only person on the planet with a 570ctam lol

Anywho... this is my full on, cant customize no more, "7620". I hesitate to call it that even lol. She changes her color like I change my mood

 

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[gclef]

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This is my rg921. It has a set of breeds wired to a dimarzio/oak grigsby superswitch. It has the standard wiring. I stole the switch to complete my rg520qs while I waited for the pickups and new switch to come in. It's stock otherwise.

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These are my 3 main players

The candy red rg3xxv is stock except for the bridge pickup. I swapped the original dactivator for the dimarzio/ibz bridge pickup from the 921. I love these pickups. I don't get the hate for them either.

The one on the right is an rg520qs. I did all sorts of pickup and electronic swaps in this one over the last 2 decades. It had no less than 10 pickup swaps and is on its 3rd switch. I ended up with a set of full shreds in it. Again, very much stock with new pickups and pots. It hasn't ever had any fretwork either.

 

[diablomozart]

most of mine are modded in one way or another...this one was interesting though...it was a beat up 560 body and a 760 neck i purchased in two different places...piecing it together was slightly more difficult than i first thought it would be (2 different years of manufacture)...the paint job was done by rob strickland (he filled the single coil routs too) and it was my design...overall pretty interesting...the neck is a beast...and the duncan custom hybrid has since been replaced with a gravity storm...d.m.

 

[Mr_Scotia]

Here is my contribution - Old school - my 1986 Ibanez Roadster II RG140 (made in Japan) with a couple of mods;
Gotoh 510 trem (full replacement unit, the old trem arm broke off in the block)
Gotoh staggered locking tuners and tusq string tree
Pickups: (currently) Dimarzio AT100 in the bridge (although also had a Fred in there which i think works better in this guitar and will probably go back in soon)
Dimarzio Cruiser - Middle
Dimarzio Fast Track - Neck
Schaller strap locks and some chrome knobs
CTS Lefty taper 500K pots and orange drop cap
I de-glossed the neck a little so it’s nice and smooth now.
Lastly, the one thing i always disliked was the output jack which was originally in the pickguard- so i routed it for a strat style jack - perfect!

With a clean and a polish i love this thing!! - the trem has really brought it back to life, divebombs and flutters and stays in tune incredibly well (especially considering its a a non-locking setup) honestly it is better now than it was new and i’m having a hard time putting it down.

Curious to learn more about the fitment of the Gotoh bridge, ive also got an RS140 im looking to modify, the factory Power Rock'r bridge isnt the best. I measured up a two post 510 bridge, looks ok but the sustain block might foul the inside of the cavity? Also, any reason for routing the input jack Fender style as opposed to through the side of the body?

Any insight appreciated ( i know this is an old post but you never know..)

 

[Tuga666]

My second customization... 1992 RG570GF with a neon pink swirl and ebony fingerboard.

🤟🤟

 

[JsXLine6]

Sweet! My initial reaction to it being on cement was... WTF IS WRONG with that guy?! But then I saw the second pic lol. That's a sick swirl man.

 

[Tuga666]

Sweet! My initial reaction to is being on cement was... WTF IS WRONG with that guy?! But then I saw the second pic lol. That's a sick swirl man.

Thanks!!

 

[yuki]

Does restoration count as modding?

This is my 2004 RG 2620QM. My first electric guitar (first guitar ever was a '98 Ibanez Artwood acoustic), and still my main axe. I recently had it re-fretted with jumbo stainless steel frets, and switched the original tone pot to a push/pull to go with some Black Winters that sound wayyyy better than the DiMarzio IBZ pickups it originally came with (in my opinion at least).

Also got lucky and managed to find a replacement locking nut (pt # 2LN3YAA005) that more or less served as a drop-in replacement. The screw threads on the old one were pretty much stripped and unusable after 18 years. Teenage me was not good about guitar maintenance 🤓

Haven't played outside much since 2019, but this girl's travelled to 5 different countries with me and survived all sorts of abuse with only a few minor dings. Japanese RGs are the best 🤘

 

[Dani DCR]

Ibanez RT650 customized with an Ibanez Lo Pro Edge bridge, Tortoise pickguard with HS config pickups: Seymour Duncan JB on bridge and Dimarzio Satch Track on neck.

I have better guitars, but this is my main one .

 

[Neon_Knight_]

Sweet! My initial reaction to it being on cement was... WTF IS WRONG with that guy?! But then I saw the second pic lol. That's a sick swirl man.

Same. That's my first reaction to pretty much every photo I see of a guitar posed outdoors - unless it's sitting safely on a stand. When I see a used guitar listed with photos of it lying on the ground outside (whether grass, tarmac, concrete etc.) I find that really off-putting.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Just finished putting together this mikro with hand made case for my son's first guitar.