Lucius Paisley
Well-known member
In the process of making changes to my Ibanez LP - tuners, bridge, electronics - and need some brand suggestions.
I paid $700 (with case), so I'm also wondering if I should go 'top end' with those parts, or keep it in line with the rest of the guitar i.e. Gotoh/Grover vs Schaller in regards to tuners, etc.
I'm not sure what electronics are in it at the moment, but the switch is a bit "cracky", so if I replace everything, I already know I have CTS/Switchcraft as a pre-suggested "go to".
Strap locks or no? I don't move around much and I think the installed buttons are already for strap locks, but I don't have the locks that fit. Either way, the guitar feels quite sturdy with a strap, so I'm not sure.
The guitar holds tune quite well as it is (one tuner can be knocked out of tune quite easily, but no big deal) and I like how the roller bridge looks and acts, would it be worth keeping that over the standard? And either way, the nut has good "give" in regards to bends, etc. right now, would that change anything if I went with a standard bridge? I don't think it would, but there's probably something I haven't thought of.
And lastly, it's a given that I'm selling the Bigsby/Vibramate that came with it. It's gold with slight wear in places and also, left-handed. The heads of the screws are also a bit worn and might need replacing. Does anybody know what a fair second-hand price would be, given those conditions? (I'll take some photos later.)
Anyway, I know this is a lot of questions, but if I'm pulling apart an entire guitar for this, I want to be sure that the idea of upgrading is a good one and I don't find myself back at square one in a month from now.
Thanks for reading my essay.
I paid $700 (with case), so I'm also wondering if I should go 'top end' with those parts, or keep it in line with the rest of the guitar i.e. Gotoh/Grover vs Schaller in regards to tuners, etc.
I'm not sure what electronics are in it at the moment, but the switch is a bit "cracky", so if I replace everything, I already know I have CTS/Switchcraft as a pre-suggested "go to".
Strap locks or no? I don't move around much and I think the installed buttons are already for strap locks, but I don't have the locks that fit. Either way, the guitar feels quite sturdy with a strap, so I'm not sure.
The guitar holds tune quite well as it is (one tuner can be knocked out of tune quite easily, but no big deal) and I like how the roller bridge looks and acts, would it be worth keeping that over the standard? And either way, the nut has good "give" in regards to bends, etc. right now, would that change anything if I went with a standard bridge? I don't think it would, but there's probably something I haven't thought of.
And lastly, it's a given that I'm selling the Bigsby/Vibramate that came with it. It's gold with slight wear in places and also, left-handed. The heads of the screws are also a bit worn and might need replacing. Does anybody know what a fair second-hand price would be, given those conditions? (I'll take some photos later.)
Anyway, I know this is a lot of questions, but if I'm pulling apart an entire guitar for this, I want to be sure that the idea of upgrading is a good one and I don't find myself back at square one in a month from now.
Thanks for reading my essay.
