Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

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Peter if you find a heavy quality block for your Edge Zero II, please drop a line, I am interested in upgrading my UV70p!
Spasiba!
 
Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

greekdude said:
Peter if you find a heavy quality block for your Edge Zero II, please drop a line, I am interested in upgrading my UV70p!
Spasiba!
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Greekdude, I've seen some on Ebay. First, FU-Tone produces them: http://www.ebay.com/itm/FU-Tone-for...040090?hash=item1eaa0da61a:g:oc0AAOxyjNlRyy~O. Also, there is a guy who makes them. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ibanez-LO-T...hash=item33af63b2ec:m:mq_deOademGP5gIJzcCPMyg. He has blocks for many Ibanez trems. Also, there was a guy from Britain - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-St...726c67d&pid=100011&rk=1&rkt=3&sd=151909691476. He has only Strat blocks, but I guess, he is capable of producing any.

Mine block is being machined here in Moscow, if you want to contact the man who has made it, PM me.
 
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Greekdude, I've just written a big post with some examples of blocks, but it's awaiting for moderator approval, so it will appear here later. As for mine block, it is custom-made here in Moscow.
 
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kramersteen said:
Yeah but you only say that because you purchased an indo ibby. I bet if you had the coin for a mij you would be singing a different tune.
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haha..dude, I've got both a '94 MIJ model S-540 LTD & a newer 7-string S-7420 (..think that's the model :p) which is Indonesian & they are both equally well made in every way. People laud the Lo-pro on the MIJ over the ball-bearing/ZR trems on the Indo stuff...but they're both equally stable & both great bridges imo. The indo is a beautiful player & played great out of the box after I lowered the action a bit. My old MIJ actually needed the 13th fret filed down when I bought it new because it buzzed, but has played like a dream ever since. I honestly think neither is "superior" to the other in any way..
 
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Peter Krasov said:
Greekdude, I've just written a big post with some examples of blocks, but it's awaiting for moderator approval, so it will appear here later. As for mine block, it is custom-made here in Moscow.
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Thanx pls PM me the details, I might order one from your machinist.
 
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Peter Krasov said:
Thank Greekdude

MIA Fenders use steel blocks; anyway I don't know about Special and Highway models. Zinc blocks are default for Mexican models. Anyway I strongly disliked them on Squiers and Mex Standards and prefer to get solid steel or brass.
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Depends on how the block is made, though. Gotoh makes some very nice trems with quality Zinc blocks. Tyler uses them, and Suhr too, if you ask.
 
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Phantasmagoria said:
haha..dude, I've got both a '94 MIJ model S-540 LTD & a newer 7-string S-7420 (..think that's the model :p) which is Indonesian & they are both equally well made in every way. People laud the Lo-pro on the MIJ over the ball-bearing/ZR trems on the Indo stuff...but they're both equally stable & both great bridges imo. The indo is a beautiful player & played great out of the box after I lowered the action a bit. My old MIJ actually needed the 13th fret filed down when I bought it new because it buzzed, but has played like a dream ever since. I honestly think neither is "superior" to the other in any way..
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I can only go by the two i have compared, I have no idea about yours or anyone else. I go by frets mostly and i think the mij ends are better.

Both are really good but my mij IMO, remember IMO was better. :10: Both certainly better than those raven west show ponies. :9:
 
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I'm keeping my zinc on my Ibbie 540RR, but that is a en Edge LoPro from 91.
Probally the loudest superstrat I ever had!
Floyds can yield alot of ping ding sounds....they don't need help for that ;)
 
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I love my zinc blocks! All my trems; LoPro/ZR/Floyd/Floyd copies..still have them!

The one time I tried a big brass block I hated it so much I swapped the zinc block back in asap :lmao:

I read somewhere that zinc has the closest density/resonance to wood & transfers vibration best (something like that).. well ..maybe/maybe not..all I know is it sounds way better to me than brass..

kramersteen said:
Both certainly better than those raven west show ponies. :9:
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Bugger off..buy one and you'll be warming yourself in winter with those Saber's of yours.. ;)
 
Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

Peter Krasov said:
Greekdude, I've seen some on Ebay. First, FU-Tone produces them: http://www.ebay.com/itm/FU-Tone-for...040090?hash=item1eaa0da61a:g:oc0AAOxyjNlRyy~O. Also, there is a guy who makes them. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ibanez-LO-T...hash=item33af63b2ec:m:mq_deOademGP5gIJzcCPMyg. He has blocks for many Ibanez trems. Also, there was a guy from Britain - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-St...726c67d&pid=100011&rk=1&rkt=3&sd=151909691476. He has only Strat blocks, but I guess, he is capable of producing any.

Mine block is being machined here in Moscow, if you want to contact the man who has made it, PM me.
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Peter, the first you posted is not like yours Edge Zero II. Remember Edge Zero != Edge Zero II. The second is not even Edge Zero to begin with. I had sent Fu-tone emails, several times, and they are supposed to "getting there" but never release a product. I have done this research many times with no useful results. Most probably I'll ask for a quotation from your machinist.
 
Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

greekdude said:
Peter, the first you posted is not like yours Edge Zero II. Remember Edge Zero != Edge Zero II. The second is not even Edge Zero to begin with. I had sent Fu-tone emails, several times, and they are supposed to "getting there" but never release a product. I have done this research many times with no useful results. Most probably I'll ask for a quotation from your machinist.
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Lol the first one isn't even Edge Zero either. It's an Edge Pro.

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