Ibanez was *this close

[Chistopher]

Anyone know off hand where I can find a schematic for the wiring? I can do it myself, so don't go out of your way to make one, but if anyone already has one on hand, it would save me a little time.

[EmiAba]

A second hand in good shape, in Italy is at 240 euro. That's pretty cheap. But is it worth?

[Ashurbanipal]

But then how is 8 way switching going to help them? I understand the value of being able of being able to emulate a Gibson and Tele close enough that a beginner couldn't tell the difference, but at that level I remember not being able to decide what sounded best between just the 5 positions.

That's the irony of this model , which I noted when it came out and all the promos were going 'yeah, this is a great started guitar'.

[GuitarDoc]

Or just get the HSS model and add a p/p to put the bridge pup coils in parallel or out of phase. Then you'd have the best of both worlds.

[Securb]

My singer showed up with the blue one in the middle at practice last night. The guitar plays and sounds terrific. He was able to get it to thump and grind. It also has fantastic cleans, especially the neck single which is as good sounding as anything I have heard. The neck was dead straight with a pretty good action. I would have lowered it a bit more, but he is happy with it. THe bridge is also damn good with a nice action on the tremolo. But me being me I kept thinking "If this guitar had a Babicz it would push it over the top". The guitar is a steal, considering the tone, playability, and variety of sound.

[beaubrummels]

Anyone know off hand where I can find a schematic for the wiring? I can do it myself, so don't go out of your way to make one, but if anyone already has one on hand, it would save me a little time.

You need this:

https://reverb.com/item/46735417-genuine-ibanez-5-way-switch-dyna-mix8-3swldmx8-for-s-s-s-pickups-configuration

[Top-L]

Does it spund like a humbucker with bridge and middle in series?

[Securb]

Does it spund like a humbucker with bridge and middle in series?

Yes, pretty close and very quiet. He was playing high gain and when he switched to the neck it was a bit noisy. When he put it in series it was dead quiet. It is a great bang for your buck guitar. Now with the MIM Fenders getting huge money, I could see people grabbing These as modding platforms. I was thinking about it myself.

[Mincer]

Does it spund like a humbucker with bridge and middle in series?

No 2 singles in series that I've ever tried sounds remotely like a humbucker. It has an interesting sound, but it ain't a humbucker sound.

[Securb]

No 2 singles in series that I've ever tried sounds remotely like a humbucker. It has an interesting sound, but it ain't a humbucker sound.

Maybe not a full-on H sound but it definitely didn't sound like a single and as I said he had a crapload of gain on the guitar.

[Mincer]

No, it doesn't sound like a single, or 2 singles in parallel, but it is way different than a humbucker.

[Ashurbanipal]

The two single coils in series sound is like the Brian May thing, pretty fat with more gain, clucky clean; a regular hb sounds tighter.

[Mincer]

The two single coils in series sound is like the Brian May thing, pretty fat with more gain, clucky clean; a regular hb sounds tighter.

Yes, much tighter, less 'blurry'.