The installation was done by a professional...he didn't need to open new holes, just widen a bit the existing ones, so the string hole matches the bridge holes... It feels solid and i sense a nice increase on the attack as i'm playing, but the best of all is that i don't have any saddle screws...
And here's mine... Hipshot bridge, hipshot locking open tuners, Seymour duncan blackouts bridge, tone pot replaced by a shadow killpot wired as volume pot, Gibson fast knob, stock neck pickup and pickup selector not wired (existing only for covering holes), Dimarzio straplocks, custom bone nut...
...the Hipshot bridge and tuners arrived today so here are some photos i took during the installation... The Hipshot bridge is identical to the stock Jackson one. NO drilling required... And here are some photos of the PU Cavities. I took some measurements so later i can check if an...
...Was also wondering about that 'cause i don't like those PU rings. I'm currently waiting for a Hipshot bridge and tuners to arrive... while installing those, i will post photos without the pickup rings. I'm also considering a visit to a luthier to maybe route out the PU cavities so i can get...
First thing's first...This guitar is excellent for the price... Not much to say about it quality-wise. Had a near perfect set up out of the box except for the action which was a bit higher for what i prefer, no scratches, dents or anything like that. The neck is Ibanez-like thin and the bridge...
i'm having trouble wirring a lace deathbar(neck) with a dimarzio dactivator(bridge) on my Ibanez RG8 with a 5way switch. Lace has 4 wires(orange,white,white/black stripes,green) while dimarzio has 5(bare, black,white, red,green)...the diagram i'm using is this ... any help would be...
Greetings fellow 8 stringers... i'm going for the 4'' deathbar, Xbar combo on my RG8 (just got the X-bar, currently waiting for the deathbar to arrive) and i was wandering if someone who has the same setup can offer some intel about the fitting-wiring... Are they an exact fit or will i need...
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