Let the RG8 Mods begin...

[jobarnrd]

 

[MetalBuddah]

Damn!!! That looks so good. Is that just glued on?

 

[jobarnrd]

Double sided tape for now. Thanks! Still to make a template out of this as a stencil. I have enough plastic for 3 more.

 

[jwade]

Damn man. That thing looks amazing. Ten kinds of jealous.

 

[MobiusR]

Its my first repaint and now i know what to do, my next guitar won't be as bad as this paint job... Regardless here is what i'm doing so far

 

[mike90t09]

Wow that is so sick. Great job. I espcially love the one pickup instead of two.

 

[MikeH]

Mobius. Did you not sand that all the way, or... what?

 

[MobiusR]

Mobius. Did you not sand that all the way, or... what?

no i did but i ran into a problem. It only shows in the sunlight and its not bumpy now since i sanded it again.

 

[kn1feparty]

jobarnrd, did you have to solder the input jack when you put in your 808? I was hoping I wouldn't have to do any soldering with the quick connect but the install instructions say you need to with these long shaft jacks. Just want to make sure before I take this in and pay someone to do it.

 

[jobarnrd]

Yes, I had to solder the input. U might be able to get the clips on the tangs the way they are.

 

[kn1feparty]

Definitely not what I wanted to hear, but thanks for the reply.

 

[kn1feparty]

Can't tell you how irritated I am right now. If I had known going in that I would have to solder the panel jack on this thing and then later realize that I need to spend another $40 on a new EMG 3 way switch, I might have opted for different pickups. I really want the actives in this but it's a bit frustrating at this point. Beware of these things before buying EMGs for this guitar.

 

[RadDadTV]

Holy crap, that is soooo sick. I want one 0_0

 

[jobarnrd]

You can do an 18 volt mod whic will, first of all brighten your output and then you would have 2 more options to use a 5 way switch with and wire to the pickup selector bus that comes with the emgs. I know not how to though and you may not have room in the cvity for such a thing, now that I think about it. Nolan, thank you. Looks like i'll be making more of these things, so take a look on the bay for either "pickguard material" or just polystyrene in like .06" or .08" thickness about a foot sq.

 

[RadDadTV]

Awesome! I'm going to grab some pearloid material

 

[M3CHK1LLA]

Its my first repaint and now i know what to do, my next guitar won't be as bad as this paint job... Regardless here is what i'm doing so far

all you need now is a confederate flag pick guard...

 

[Zehailiu]

Wow that is so sick. Great job. I espcially love the one pickup instead of two.

Only on SSO would this be considered an improvement.

 

[FrostyTheDroMan]

Just ordered a white RG8 and got some mods in mind. Once it arrives, I've spoken with a local luthier to bring it in to create a dark charcoal, worn/distressed steel looking pickguard. Gonna throw in some white EMG 808x's and that should hold me over for a while

 

[MetalBuddah]

Just ordered a white RG8 and got some mods in mind. Once it arrives, I've spoken with a local luthier to bring it in to create a dark charcoal, worn/distressed steel looking pickguard. Gonna throw in some white EMG 808x's and that should hold me over for a while

That is gonna look incredible!!

 

[Corrosion]

You can do an 18 volt mod whic will, first of all brighten your output and then you would have 2 more options to use a 5 way switch with and wire to the pickup selector bus that comes with the emgs. I know not how to though and you may not have room in the cvity for such a thing, now that I think about it. Nolan, thank you. Looks like i'll be making more of these things, so take a look on the bay for either "pickguard material" or just polystyrene in like .06" or .08" thickness about a foot sq.

It's relatively easy, however, I do not think there will be the room without routing. in fact im sure of this, since my rga 8 only has room for one battery in the cavity(and i 18v modded it, only because i had the box space too). The fiveway switch would be useless still, unless you want to be able to switch between 18 and 9. there are schematics which are super simple to follow which you can find with google. I'm too lazy to spend the 15 seconds and post the link.