Late NGD: Ibanez J-Craft Prestige!

[SkyIllusion]

So I finally got around to posting this; I wanted to wait until I had a good camera but that never happened so sadly, these were taken with my phone. But nonetheless, NGDs are always a good day.

It's a Ibanez 2550z in Galaxy White (Gold Sparkles) made in the FujiGen Factory in 2008, it was missing a string lock block when I got it so now that it's finally restrung and set up I figured it was time to take some pictures and post it!

One question for those of you who have them or similar guitars. I'm looking to swap the pickups out, I'm thinking D-Activators or a Crunchlab/Liquifire combo; any other suggestions?

Beyond that, I really am not a fan of middle pickups only becuase I have an issue with 5 way switches so I want to change it into a three way with an H-H configuration does anyone know where I can get a well priced H-H Pickguard for an Ibanez?

Thanks, now onto the pictures!

 

[Repsak]

So nice, Love those inlays and that pickguard texture! HNGD!

 

[Chuck]

Nate Perle has tons of HXH pickguards on eBay. I would keep the 5 way though. HNGD!

 

[SkyIllusion]

My problem is that sometimes when pickup switching live I miss the mark and get either the 4th spot or second spot and it maims my tone :c which stinks becuase I really love the clean tones I can get with the single coil.

 

[Cowboyfromhell]

Awesome guitar i ve tried it once! kicks major butt . Congrats and HNGD!

 

[Chuck]

My problem is that sometimes when pickup switching live I miss the mark and get either the 4th spot or second spot and it maims my tone :c which stinks becuase I really love the clean tones I can get with the single coil.

In that case I'd go with a 3 way and some push-pull pots

 

[SkyIllusion]

In that case I'd go with a 3 way and some push-pull pots

Thanks for the suggestions and the info about the pickguards. I appreciate it. I didn't even think of doing push pull knobs. I think that is what I'll do!

 

[Robby the Robot]

+1 for push-pull knobs if you wanna have split tones with 3-way switching. Make sure those pots are tight when you get them though. I love the way these guitars look especially with that pickguard. HNGD.

 

[Dawn of the Shred]

Congrats and hngd!

 

[RGTFanatic]

Beautiful GW man. Such a classy guitar.

As far as pups and electronics go, I'd use a set of Gravity Storms and use a 3-way tele type switch. I'd leave the guard as is just omitting the single from the wiring. I can't see any reason to mess up such a good looking guitar.

 

[SkyIllusion]

I thought about Gravity storms, I really like a lot of mids in my tone and I know the bridge gravity storm is known for that but I've never heard them myself...

 

[c0n0r]

awesome! Congrats!

 

[Ocara-Jacob]

That's hot.
I'd hit it.

 

[Blasphemer]

I bet you play really stupid music on that.

(Disclaimer - we're roommates, and we're in the same band)

 

[IbanezDaemon]

Very cool. Love those models.

 

[Daf57]

Love me some J Craft!! Congrats, man! Enjoy!

 

[s4tch]

Thing is that I love this finish+pickguard combo more than anything in the current Ibanez lineup of pickguard equipped RGs. Usually, an RG won't make me want an other one. This one does. It's a future classic, up there with the Road Flare Red RG550.