Recent content by Ashurbanipal

A few points: Yes, the intonation can be approximate, though for many close enough for rock'n'roll, and if you don't play expensive chords, especially up the neck, it might be fine. I find with the Epiphone lightning bar used nowadays has the treble strings raked forward too much, don't know...

SG. Usual spec for this model, has a few functional mods.

Just get a set of these and call it a day. Put some on my SG last year - drop straight in, same footprint. Non-locking version with plastic keystone peg is similar weight to stock tuner. Various options - locking, vintage diameter posts with ferrules, different peg types etc. More recently...

I usually play S shaped objects, but lately I've been digging this a lot. A favourite for sure. SG guys know this, but these are very versatile. They love to rawk out, of course (if an A chord sounds bad on one, don't buy), but they cover a lot. Whatever they did in redesigning the pickups in...

Yeah, most Epiphones (even several of the pricey ones) use laurel. Imo, it's not as nice as rosewood - it's a bit papery feeling, but when conditioned it's ok. Though I expect after a few years of playing it'll feel more slick. For me, the dual P90 Special is where it's at. Yeah, lots of...

According to Les, at any rate, his original contract with Gibson went to 1962, but since he was going through divorce at the time, he and Gibson decided to let it lapse, otherwise part of the money from the guitar royalties would going to his pending ex. With the guitars themselves, his main...

Plenty of superstrats so far :D. For me, it's probably my Ibanez PL1770. Alder body, ebony board, oiled neck (Ultra type profile, like what came on the later Radius models), Edge trem is non-recessed, per first year spec. It was mostly factory when I got it but the pickguard was broken, there...

Nice, they look good in none more black, don't they? Yes, the original brass knobs don't have the best plating from the factory, see them like that often, while the rest of the guitar looks new. Regarding the bridge pu, depends on what you're after, also presumably something that will match the...

Good to hear it worked out. I do also have the following diagram (found it in my labyrinthine virtual storage), which is mostly the same (red and white of the respective single coils are reversed, on mine the factory wiring was like this) as in the op. I can't remember where I got this, maybe...

My Ibanez PL. I read about them and decided to take a punt and get one as it has features I was interested in - several pu options beyond standard, non-recessed trem, HSS. Good thing, they're stratospherically priced now. When it arrived, as soon as I put my hand around the neck, it was done...

Speaking of Barettas... Might be a knockoff but a good guitar in its own right. Pretty versatile and dynamic with a moderate output pup.

Yep, this thread needs more Steinberger. Non recessed Floyd: check. HSS: check. Gold: check. Literally from the 80s so can't be more legit :D.

Securb's sparkly Iceman gets me every time. Total hardcore psychobilly machine. I have a couple of oldies, which I love. #1 is definitely my PL though. Pretty customized but better than stock, imo. Been hoping to get some other models in the range but some are quite rare and prices are through...

While the number of new model releases was pretty small, they seem to have been working on some limited one-offs which are now released. As most folk know, Ibanez is the guitar brand owned by the Hoshino corporation, which in the early 70s opened an office in the US, and now being celebrated...

So, last year they released the faded and gloss models, following the later and earlier 60s vibes respectively. I know the earlier 60s spec one appeared as a limited edition for the 50th anniversary of the SG back in 2011; those had the more vintage style three-on-a-strip tuners, probably...