Can't Put It Off Any Longer...

[JOLLY Super Simonologist Find all posts View Profile Close JOLLY]

i eemember playing a bunch of those guitars back in the 80s.

[NegativeEase Mojo's Minions Find all posts View Profile Close NegativeEase]

Man the youtuber's Ibanez is so dark and hollow from processing - let that damn guitar breathe!

[solspirit Ultimate Post Liker Find all posts View Profile Close solspirit]

They are thick, with great mid-range, and very articulate. The touch sensitivity is spectacular. They take to gain very well. Here is a track I recorded years back with a Super 70.

Killer

[NegativeEase Mojo's Minions Find all posts View Profile Close NegativeEase]

They are thick, with great mid-range, and very articulate. The touch sensitivity is spectacular. They take to gain very well. Here is a track I recorded years back with a Super 70.

Thats good stuff.

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[NegativeEase Mojo's Minions Find all posts View Profile Close NegativeEase]

Man, that video

To think these nice guys would object and sue REO SpeedDealer.

[Mincer Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Mincer]

The teardown has commenced. I just realised that this guitar is now 45 years old.

Which makes this rebuild its mid-life crisis.

New parts arriving through next week.

So why all new parts? Just an upgrade, or was something up with the old parts?

[Lucius Paisley Toneologist Find all posts View Profile Close Lucius Paisley]

So why all new parts? Just an upgrade, or was something up with the old parts?

Mostly upgrade along with trying something different, but I'm sure the pots were just gone, scratching from 0-9, and only silence from the pickups unless everything is on 10.

I've taken it in for full setup twice since I've owned it, which is supposed to include an electronics clean, and it's come back the same way. So, unless they're just not doing that part of it...

[Mincer Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Mincer]

Well, I look forward to the upgrade report!

[Lucius Paisley Toneologist Find all posts View Profile Close Lucius Paisley]

Step one. Locking tuners and toggle switch arrived today.

Very nice.

I never noticed just how crooked the tuners were before, but I can only go by the screw holes.

[Lucius Paisley Toneologist Find all posts View Profile Close Lucius Paisley]

Paul Gilbert stole my idea.

Albeit with an Iceman.

https://youtu.be/Ck2PzXbVO8A

Good to know he's following in my footsteps. Now I don't feel so bad doing this.

I don't care if he did his first, he has money.

I'm still waiting on some orange caps to arrive.

[Lucius Paisley Toneologist Find all posts View Profile Close Lucius Paisley]

UPDATE...

I took my then empty guitar to the local guitar shop along with all the new parts and gave them the rundown of what I expected of them.

That was just over two weeks ago (13 business days) and now I'm starting to get worried. But, I said no rush and they'll call me when it's done as always.

It still feels like I gave them one of my internal organs for safe-keeping. Like, a very essential one.

[Securb One of Jerry's Kids Find all posts View Profile Close Securb]

Thats good stuff.

Killer

Thanks for the kudos, gents. Ah, when I was a younger man (sips tea and reflects).

[Lucius Paisley Toneologist Find all posts View Profile Close Lucius Paisley]

At least now I know it's on the table...

[Lucius Paisley Toneologist Find all posts View Profile Close Lucius Paisley]

They seem to be further along than I thought.

Looks like I might be expecting a call tomorrow...