NGD!

[Zarg]

I have a exciting NGD! Its a (lightly) used Ibanez RG in a sparkly black paint, looks awesome! The previous owner fitted it with passive EMGs and they sound pretty good so far, I will put them to test tomorrow when jamming with my band, I'm usually not a fan of EMGs. Very lightly used, no wear on the frets at all. The pickup swap looks done very professional with copper tape for isolation, I will probably replace the knob tops as they are cheap plastic. The neck is obviously maple with a rosewood board, not sure what the body is made of, any of you know that? its pretty light, maybe basswood? not sure... I really love the reverse headstock and the fact that its a hardtail.

he even threw a set of daddario 11's in, my fav. string manufacturer.
check it out! I'm really happy with it, it plays great. good action.
although it has quite a lot of sharp fret ends, not nice, ibanez.

 

[ehdwuld]

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The sharp fret ends are common on the newer ones
Mine are a bit older and have nice frets on them
GC had some on the wall with those little daggers on them
Must be the Wizard 3 necks

 

[treyhaislip]

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A Gio with a reversed headstock? Cool! Enjoy!

 

[Zarg]

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The sharp fret ends are common on the newer ones
Mine are a bit older and have nice frets on them
GC had some on the wall with those little daggers on them
Must be the Wizard 3 necks

yeah going by the serial number its a 2013, it starts with 13 at least.... so I guess it sat somewhere for very long because the owner has proof that he got it brand new from a store 8 months ago. well, I will sand down the sharp frets soon, other than that, amazing guitar for that kinda money.

A Gio with a reversed headstock? Cool! Enjoy!

yeah right? It was weird when i first saw it, but I'm really liking it and makes it a bit more unique

 

[treyhaislip]

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It is unique! And I really enjoyed the Gio I had when I first got back into playing electric! Enjoy man!

 

[Kamanda~SD]

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Glad to see your stoked! Looks like a clean shielding job too.

Sharp fret ends are common on GIO's. Definitely get a file in there. ALSO (Don't know where your located) but dryness can cause this as well. In the winter I will bring my guitars into the bathroom a couple times after a shower to let them soak up some moisture.

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

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Nice!

+ another for Rev Hdstk,too!!!

'Grats & Enjoy!

 

[Zarg]

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Glad to see your stoked! Looks like a clean shielding job too.

Sharp fret ends are common on GIO's. Definitely get a file in there. ALSO (Don't know where your located) but dryness can cause this as well. In the winter I will bring my guitars into the bathroom a couple times after a shower to let them soak up some moisture.

I live in Germany and winters get pretty dry. The fretboard feels a little dry, I'll make sure to treat that nicely.

 

[ehdwuld]

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My ibby basses are pr e 2011
The girls ibby is a 2012
Hers had snaggly frets

Mine didn't

 

[JOLLY]

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Congratulations!! What makes you think those are passive EMGs? I don't see HZ written on them, and it looks like there is a battery in the control cavity.

 

[BloodRose]

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congrats!! Yeah, never seen an upside down on a Gio..

 

[Zarg]

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Congratulations!! What makes you think those are passive EMGs? I don't see HZ written on them, and it looks like there is a battery in the control cavity.

There's no battery in there. If you know your way around EMG wiring you can see that the red connectors on the main pcb are all empty and usually this is filled with red leads coming for the 9v power.

The previous owner told me its an H4 in the bridge and H4A in the neck. I really love the H4A in the neck, the alnico magnet makes it sound so lovely, cleans up really nice and sounds very clear and warm. I'm really falling in love with it.
But its true, I'm very confused about them just saying EMG and not EMG-HZ.

congrats!! Yeah, never seen an upside down on a Gio..

yes, I totally dig the reversed look!

 

[Johnny the Kid]

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Could be mahogany.

As for the pickups, check the connection underneath. If there's 5 connectors, then you have a passive EMG. If there's 3 then it's active. If there's 7, then it's an active dual mode EMG. But based on the coloring of the EMG logo's on the pickups as well as the lack of HZ, I think you have an 81/85 combo and for some reason, the battery harness never got installed on it.

 

[Zarg]

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Could be mahogany.

As for the pickups, check the connection underneath. If there's 5 connectors, then you have a passive EMG. If there's 3 then it's active. If there's 7, then it's an active dual mode EMG. But based on the coloring of the EMG logo's on the pickups as well as the lack of HZ, I think you have an 81/85 combo and for some reason, the battery harness never got installed on it.

Judging by the sound I already knew that it can't be the classic 81/85, but for the sake of it I opened it up and found this:



I love the sound of them, although I've never been a big fan of the 81/85 combo, they sound quite different, in a good way. I love this guitar already, now I will treat the fretboard

 

[Boogie Bill]

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Before you file those fret ends, you might try a simpler solution. Those fret ends might mean that you have a dried out guitar and it's desperate for humidification.

There are several products on the market; you want one that fits in your case. You can make your own with something like a holed travel case for soap and a damp sponge. Use only distilled water. Let the guitar sit in the case for 3-4 days and you may see a major reduction of the fret sprout.

When it's back to normal, try using a fingerboard conditioner. I like the Music Nomad F-One oil.

You may also want to pick up a hygrometer to measure the Relative Humidity, especially if you live in a dry climate. Try a cigar store, or look for one of the music companies like Planet Waves.

And check out the Taylor and Martin guitars websites for articles about properly humidifying your guitars.

Good luck!

Bill

 

[Zarg]

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Before you file those fret ends, you might try a simpler solution. Those fret ends might mean that you have a dried out guitar and it's desperate for humidification.

There are several products on the market; you want one that fits in your case. You can make your own with something like a holed travel case for soap and a damp sponge. Use only distilled water. Let the guitar sit in the case for 3-4 days and you may see a major reduction of the fret sprout.

When it's back to normal, try using a fingerboard conditioner. I like the Music Nomad F-One oil.

You may also want to pick up a hygrometer to measure the Relative Humidity, especially if you live in a dry climate. Try a cigar store, or look for one of the music companies like Planet Waves.

And check out the Taylor and Martin guitars websites for articles about properly humidifying your guitars.

Good luck!

Bill

cool! thank you, I wouldn't call the area I'm living in dry, not at all, all my guitars so far had no problems with humidity and I'm pretty sure its someone the previous owner did with it. I already use fretboard conditioning everytime I change strings (which is like... once a month). I'll try to have the fretboard get humidity back.

 

[Artie]

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I'm not crazy about reverse headstocks, but I love them hardtails. And simple black. Enjoy.

 

[Zarg]

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I'm not crazy about reverse headstocks, but I love them hardtails. And simple black. Enjoy.

I love it too. When I got my jackson I had no choice but get a vintage style trem, hardtail is a lot better, although blocked off its okay too

 

[Artie]

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. . . although blocked off its okay too

That's what my luthier friend told me. I wanted a Robert Cray Strat just because it's a hardtail. He said I was better off just doing a regular one with a tremolo and blocking it off. Something about the springs adding to the resonance and sustain.

 

[Zarg]

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That's what my luthier friend told me. I wanted a Robert Cray Strat just because it's a hardtail. He said I was better off just doing a regular one with a tremolo and blocking it off. Something about the springs adding to the resonance and sustain.

Its's certainly a topic many people are arguing about. If you take out the tremolo system you can see how much wood from the body is carved out to make it fit, which could also be bad for sustain, I'm not really sure if it adds anything or takes sustain away, I just prefer the stability of a hard tail.