You know that, I know that, and I think it's fairly obvious to anyone with half a brain. I really wish I hadn't lost the email reply I got from EMG a couple of years back stating the opposite.
Ibanez RG2228 Thread
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You know that, I know that, and I think it's fairly obvious to anyone with half a brain. I really wish I hadn't lost the email reply I got from EMG a couple of years back stating the opposite.
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So are you going to tell us more?, but I have something much better in the works right now.
Or just be a big tease?
Bwahah! Found it -
EMG said:
msherman
Banned
to Ibanez for deep pockets
Variant
Banned
25Gs!! Good lord that seems a might bit high. And people around here thought USACG asking price for CNC programming was high.
They may use investment casting... which is always $$$.
msherman
Banned
Ok, I just got off the phone with Rick @ EMG.
Here is the deal with the 808`s. They are making them, and the first run that were made will not be the same as the final version. The first run of these have Alnico individual pole pieces placed side by side. The final version will have Alnico blades and they are waiting for them. Rick couldn`t give me a definative answer as to when they will arrive, but he gave me the impression it would be a while before the pups are available again.
They are using the 707 preamp the 808`s.
When I told him I had 4 of them, he chuckled and said "hoard them....you have more than we have right now"
So the first run of 808`s are fine for parallel fret instruments, but not for fanned fret instruments unless you mount the pups vertical.
Here is the deal with the 808`s. They are making them, and the first run that were made will not be the same as the final version. The first run of these have Alnico individual pole pieces placed side by side. The final version will have Alnico blades and they are waiting for them. Rick couldn`t give me a definative answer as to when they will arrive, but he gave me the impression it would be a while before the pups are available again.
They are using the 707 preamp the 808`s.
When I told him I had 4 of them, he chuckled and said "hoard them....you have more than we have right now"
So the first run of 808`s are fine for parallel fret instruments, but not for fanned fret instruments unless you mount the pups vertical.
Cool711
Well-Known Member
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I need a date dammit! I NEEED THIS GUITAR! Why do you toy with my emotions!
I agree!
The thing is, I would have imagined that with an estimated delivery date of March '07, that EMG would have known about the pickups they needed to make by March '06. Of course, we know that the guitar is being postponed, so anything could have happened.
The economics of production sure seems like a complicated thing. $25k to put an existing preamp in an existing housing with existing magnets and guts seems a tad bit steep to me, but I never owned my own production line before.
TheIllustratedLuthier
Luthier than thou
BryanBuss
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do you think tuning this beast to BEADGBEA would work? with a custom Goodman string
Naren
OldschoolGhettostyle
Yes. With a custom Goodman string, it definitely would.
And this thread is getting waaaaay too long...
Music123 seems to think they will have these by June 15th? Did the time tables get moved up or are they talking from thier azz?
Variant
Banned
June? September?
I'm confoozed...
My local Ibanez dealer said Ibanez are already delivering RG2228's if you put a deposit down. It's just that there's a HUGE backorder for some unexplained reason...
I'm confoozed...
My local Ibanez dealer said Ibanez are already delivering RG2228's if you put a deposit down. It's just that there's a HUGE backorder for some unexplained reason...
BryanBuss
Well-Known Member
man, im totally getting this bad boy and tuning it to have a higher srting. hopefully G.G. gets that site up soon.
