OmegaSlayer
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Wait, he said there will be a monkey grip somewhere
Though yeah, that clean work to put the Floyd definetely needs some pore pics ^___^
Extreme modding RG8 RNHD III + nut info
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Wait, he said there will be a monkey grip somewhere
Though yeah, that clean work to put the Floyd definetely needs some pore pics ^___^
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Prophetable
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You're...
You're making me consider hacking away at my RG8...
You're making me consider hacking away at my RG8...
BillNephew
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Why didn't you recess the Floyd? I would've recessed it just so you wouldn't have to change the neck angle at all, unless the neck sat high in the pocket to begin with. Are you going for the same function as the Edge 8 string fixed bridges, with the locking nut and fine tuners, but with a fixed bridge?
Prophetable
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It is recessed.
halfway there ; it is playable - that Lundgren rules ! (and fits like a glove) , killswitch (push) on the volumepot is awesome , aswell as the push-pull function on the tonepot ( both pups single / double switchable) ..
now i wait for the lockingnut to arrive and meanwhile working on some optics , ok the pix sofar :
push :
pull :
now i wait for the lockingnut to arrive and meanwhile working on some optics , ok the pix sofar :
push :
pull :
RickSchneider
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Super super clean...
guitarmadillo
Son of Popsyche7
This is amazing. I bet it takes a while to tune.
Hollowway
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Wait, what is the push pull on the tone pot doing? You mean it's coil tapping? I don't get what you mean by both single/double.
BillNephew
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Well I stand corrected. Great job on the Floyd installation! That looks super clean.
OmegaSlayer
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Pure genious and godly craftmanship you put there Ron.
mmm , a little correction here , the ideas on the modding are mine ; i'll collect the hardware , do some research on how to get stuff installed best , but i take it to my local guitarshop - Dijkmans Muziek in Breda ( NL) where Bob van Dinther is the luthier ..
i know him since the early 80ies ; he installed my first Kahler trem into an Iron Bird for me back then, and his craftmanship only got better , so that had to be said ( thought i'd mentioned it earlier that i didnt do these mods all by myself )
i could do the electrics myself though , but it saves me a lot of time when he finishes the jobs ; i should had to wait until the routes are digged anyway
pushed it has the double humbucker function/sound , pulled it has the single coil function/sound ..
with the 3-way switch in the middle position i combine both pick-ups and when tone pot is pulled , i'll have 2 single coils (1 neck 1 bridge) combined ..
and to complete info on the confihuration ; the volume pot is push only ; it comes back in position after releasing it and it kills signal when pushed ..
i choose for this way , now it still looks 'simple' or 'classic' or .., but with the avantage of much more possibilities / sounds , more economic playing too , and less luthery ( less drilling/routing )
nope , only 1 string more then my 7s with Floyds , heh heh
OmegaSlayer
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Konfyouzd
Return of the Dread-I
SON... How the hell did I miss this?
Dibs when you sell...
Dibs when you sell...
Prophetable
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Any particular reason you didn't go for having both pickups uncovered or both covered?
i didn't mind that little flaw (looks) , and it saved me 100 bucks getting the DiMarzio instead of an extra Lundgren , aside from that the Lundgren is 'for both neck and bridge' and this DiMarzio specifically used for the neck ( output , soundwise ) , and with the extra options in my sounds , i wanted to have the right pickups in their place ..
it is all a try-out , testing etc , for when i go for the real thing ; some guitar completely custom made ... not sure what brand/luthier yet , or maybe i'll stick with Ibanez and modd some expensive model ( probably rg2228 or jc ) ...
the Lundgren was a first test how it would hold ( sound vs wood ) in a RG8 ( i knew it from my M80M , and loved it ) , so just might go for another one , just to test it in the neckposition ..
so .. all in all just testdriving this stuff , and looks are secondary , although i am working on a pickguard too ( mirror) , that might take away a bit those different pup looks
ow , this was my 3rd RG8 to get a modd , first 2 have EMG's in them , love that sound aswell , but mostly modded for having an alternative for the 2228 etc fixed bridges with finetuners + lockingnut and so the Kahler trems got in ..
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My question wasn't meant to be why did you get a DiMarzio to go with your M8, though I can see why you took it that way.
Actually, I was just being dumb. I saw DiMarzio and thought Seymour Duncan... So, nevermind! I just remembered that when I bought my SDs they offered covered and uncovered options for the same pickup. I see that the DiMarzio doesn't seem to do that.
Actually, I was just being dumb. I saw DiMarzio and thought Seymour Duncan... So, nevermind! I just remembered that when I bought my SDs they offered covered and uncovered options for the same pickup. I see that the DiMarzio doesn't seem to do that.
