leftyguitarjoe
Correct-handed
I approve of that finish
Are you ready? Ibanez RG7321 OVERHAUL!! picssssss
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Marv Attaxx
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Does that mean different spots on the back of the volume pot? Or am I missing something?
*edit* NEVERMIND!
Got it strung up, no more hum, sounds wicked. This is a whole new instrument. Still got the stock pickup but I swear it sounds better. Maybe its because it's just pickup -> volume -> output. Might replace the pickup later, but all in all I am very happy for just two days work!!
DONE
pics
That's some badass looking basswood
Really nice!!
richcastle66
Prog is Life
you shouldve put an awesome veneer on top of it. still looks great tho!
Wi77iam
Ibanez fanboi
I agree, veneer it, you can cover up those holes of yours. looks pretty plain at the moment.
Bygde
Well-Known Member
synrgy
Ya ya ya I am Lorde
Trim your strings, man!!
I didn't explain myself well, and upon further review I think I was wrong anyway.
What I didn't explain well was that of course, there are 2 points to any wire, right? While you want things grounded to a single point (like the back of a volume pot) I was referencing more the other end of said wires. Like, my Jackson had these little bits of metal screwed into the body in the pickup cavities. A wire was connected to those, and then to the ground point, in addition to the wire going to the bridge, etc.
Brief explanation to sum up that my previous post was basically wrong: Alexplorer's Axe Hacks: All About Grounding
to the OP -- I think the guitar looks awesome. I may do something similar to my 7420. I would do the 7321, but I already spent a fair bit of $$ on the custom pickguard/etc that I've got on it.
^ all the grounds going to the same point is a bad thing?
i'm guessing this is the significance of the ground loop???
I didn't explain myself well, and upon further review I think I was wrong anyway.
What I didn't explain well was that of course, there are 2 points to any wire, right? While you want things grounded to a single point (like the back of a volume pot) I was referencing more the other end of said wires. Like, my Jackson had these little bits of metal screwed into the body in the pickup cavities. A wire was connected to those, and then to the ground point, in addition to the wire going to the bridge, etc.
Brief explanation to sum up that my previous post was basically wrong: Alexplorer's Axe Hacks: All About Grounding
to the OP -- I think the guitar looks awesome. I may do something similar to my 7420. I would do the 7321, but I already spent a fair bit of $$ on the custom pickguard/etc that I've got on it.
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have you ever put lipstick on a pig? its kinda like this 
synrgy
Ya ya ya I am Lorde
have you ever put lipstick on a pig? its kinda like this
I'm failing to see the resemblance.
pirateparty
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littlemurph7976
Well-Known Member
Holy Sheet, is that very subtle flaming near the volume pot? 
Looking very nice BTW.
Looking very nice BTW.
Hollowway
Extended Ranger
That looks really nice with the black edges and the black hardware. I def think you should get a sheet of venner (spalted FTW!) and put it on, then clear that. But props for the idea of black edges - that's killer!
Collapse
Well-Known Member
looks great, I would strip the head stock also and put on a black Ibanez logo
Mattmc74
Contributor
At first I didn't think i was going to like the way it was going to look with the black edges but now my mind has been changed! It looks pretty sick! I like it.
BrainArt
Deftones Guru.
It's hard to strip a headstock without screwing it up somehow, I think it looks cool with the black headstock.
Wi77iam
Ibanez fanboi
Why is it hard to strip a headstock without screwing it up?
BrainArt
Deftones Guru.
It's a thin piece of wood. Sure, it can and has to handle the tension from the strings, but the tension is differentiated throughout the neck. One little slip of the hand and the headstock could be broken or sanded down improperly. I would just advise against doing it yourself, unless if you're a highly trained luthier or something, lol.
Plus, I like the look of non-matching headstocks on some guitars.
ledzep4eva
Well-Known Member
Dude, nice job! Now buy a flamed maple laminate, cut a hole for the bridge pup and affix it to the front. Gorgeous flamed maple single-hum 7321.
DO IT.
DO IT.
Prostheta
Central Scrutiniser
Actually, using a scraper and a bit of patience to sand a headstock isn't that much work. The issue is that the headstock isn't basswood so it'll look different to the body.
Now who would make a basswood headstock? ;-D
Now who would make a basswood headstock? ;-D
MF_Kitten
Set up us the bomb
Holy Sheet, is that very subtle flaming near the volume pot?
Looking very nice BTW.
that looks quite typical for basswood actually, and my RG has a bunch of interesting stuff in the wood grain:
