Set up my friend's '70's ibanez AR

[rumblebox]

I put a GFS A2 classic in the neck and a UOA5 PG+ in the bridge with no cover. I also put some orange drops in it. Sounds like sex and feels like a les paul.

 

[Empty Pockets]

Re: Set up my friend's '70's ibanez AR

I would rather it feel like sex and sound like a Les Paul, but that's just me.

 

[Dr. Vegetable]

Re: Set up my friend's '70's ibanez AR

Sweet! Those old ARs can sound pretty meaty for sure. Make sure you hang onto the stock pups, though, assuming that's what you took out.

 

[Ashurbanipal]

Re: Set up my friend's '70's ibanez AR

^^ Didn't the lower end models have V2 and upper end Super 58? I suppose it would depend on what year as well.

Regardless of which particular variant, the 70s and 80s Artists are hard to beat for a mahogany, 2hb, hardtail type.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Set up my friend's '70's ibanez AR

Cool love those old things.

 

[rumblebox]

Re: Set up my friend's '70's ibanez AR

Sweet! Those old ARs can sound pretty meaty for sure. Make sure you hang onto the stock pups, though, assuming that's what you took out.

It sounds great now, but the stock pickups were garbage. lol they were 7.6k with HUGE ceramic magnets. Sounded like total muddy boominess.

 

[formula73]

Re: Set up my friend's '70's ibanez AR

Sounds like Super 80s...low wind with ceramic. Awful.

 

[TheLivingDead]

Re: Set up my friend's '70's ibanez AR

Right on, man. Looks like a great player.

 

[Chickenwings]

Re: Set up my friend's '70's ibanez AR

i had an atist. why the hell did i trade it for a telecaster again? Great axes - and yeh - keep the stock pickups.

 

[kramersteen]

Re: Set up my friend's '70's ibanez AR

Nice....I have a 80's destroyer with a similar bridge.