Ibanez Ax7-521 (FINISHED)

[Realbebop]

So a while back, I started a thread documenting my 1999 Ibanez Ax7-521 Japan model.

You can view that thread here:
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/lu...anez-ax7-521-restoration-update-pic-dump.html



I bought this guitar a while back and decided that the quality of the neck (maple, bubinga, rosewood) and body (mahogany) were such that I felt it would be worth modding the crap out of.
Well... I did just that.

Pulled of the the poly finish, stained, and tung oiled.
Then I replaced all electronics, pickups, hardware, and nut.

Cleaned up the headstock, and shielded er' real nice.

So my friends, without further adue:

Before:

After:

Thanks to all of you for advice along the way. I leave for brian galloup in October, and this project became a great learning experience.

Hope you enjoyed!

 

[ZXIIIT]

Came out good, .

 

[Realbebop]

thanks

here's a closeup of the fretwork

 

[scherzo1928]

Yeheeeah, that came out super sweet.

Great job!

 

[toiletstand]

sick. love it!

 

[Sebastian]

It looks really good Nice color!

 

[sk3ks1s]

Very nice job. It's like a completely different guitar.

 

[Mordacain]

Very nice man, good job!

 

[cwhitey2]

Very nice sir!

 

[Shooter]

Looks gorgeous man! I stripped my AX7221 and left it natural mahogany... I wish it felt like an AX7521 though! Those things are great.

Can we get a list of specs? I wanna know exactly how that knob-pickup-selecter works. Is it a fader between the bridge and neck?

 

[Realbebop]

Thanks for all the wonderful comments guys, I really appreciate the kind words, as for the 5 way rotary switch, the options are neck bucker, bridge bucker, both, neck split and bridge split. I'm on my phone and leaving for work at the moment, so I'll be sure to take the time and discuss specs etc. Later tonight. For those wondering, the pickups are bk coldsweats.

 

[simonXsludge]

that is one awesome red.

 

[Ironbird]

Very awesome! I thought I was the only one who liked mismatched hardware!

 

[Realbebop]

Very awesome! I thought I was the only one who liked mismatched hardware!

You're not alone

 

[Jedi_Ekim]

I know I'm late to this party, but that's a really nice red! Excellent job.

I don't know what I want to do with my own AX7521, I think either naked and poly'd or Transparent Red to match my JS6000TR would be cool, but I'm not sure. And I'm lazy to boot.

 

[ZXIIIT]

I know I'm late to this party, but that's a really nice red! Excellent job.

I don't know what I want to do with my own AX7521, I think either naked and poly'd or Transparent Red to match my JS6000TR would be cool, but I'm not sure. And I'm lazy to boot.

You should make it look like a Gibson SG
http://www.abcdrocks.it/images/Foto Strumenti/GIBSON-SG-1961.jpg

 

[Jedi_Ekim]

That's not far from what I want. That's about the color of my JS700.

 

[Punisher7321]

So a while back, I started a thread documenting my 1999 Ibanez Ax7-521 Japan model.

You can view that thread here:
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/lu...anez-ax7-521-restoration-update-pic-dump.html



I bought this guitar a while back and decided that the quality of the neck (maple, bubinga, rosewood) and body (mahogany) were such that I felt it would be worth modding the crap out of.
Well... I did just that.

Pulled of the the poly finish, stained, and tung oiled.
Then I replaced all electronics, pickups, hardware, and nut.

Cleaned up the headstock, and shielded er' real nice.

So my friends, without further adue:

Before:

After:

Thanks to all of you for advice along the way. I leave for brian galloup in October, and this project became a great learning experience.

Hope you enjoyed!

Do you still have the bridge?

 

[loqtrall]

LOVE that red.