Hello there. I have an Ibanez RGA32, 2012 model. It has a mahogany body (probably cheap asian mahogany called Nato, I believe), a 3-piece maple bolt-on neck and DiMarzio pickups (original active pickups were replaced with passive). The finish is called "mahogany oil". Just a cheap and nice guitar. I actually like how it sounds and resonates even unplugged and I want to keep it. I was wondering about replacing the bridge and repainting it in the future. The finish is nice (or the idea of the finish), but the painting works are not that good. The oil is not spread evenly in some places (sorry for my English
) and on the back you can see that the body consists of 5 pieces.
I suppose if I bring it for a repaint to a guitar shop they will have to remove the neck. But I was wondering, will it affect the tone of the guitar? I know there are a lot of factors that affect the sound (pickups, amps, wood type, my guitar skills), but I think the neck construction is also a very important thing. Does the "connection" between the neck and the body on bolt-on guitars becomes better in time? It seems logical for me that in time the neck and the body might become more and more "lapped" (I used a translator for that word, hope you'll get the idea) which leads to better sustain and resonance. Is it a big deal to remove the neck and put it back or am I just imagining things?
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I suppose if I bring it for a repaint to a guitar shop they will have to remove the neck. But I was wondering, will it affect the tone of the guitar? I know there are a lot of factors that affect the sound (pickups, amps, wood type, my guitar skills), but I think the neck construction is also a very important thing. Does the "connection" between the neck and the body on bolt-on guitars becomes better in time? It seems logical for me that in time the neck and the body might become more and more "lapped" (I used a translator for that word, hope you'll get the idea) which leads to better sustain and resonance. Is it a big deal to remove the neck and put it back or am I just imagining things?
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