Let the RG8 Mods begin...

[Tesla]

Yeah that's enough for a solid colour!

Paint it orange!

 

[redlol]

Orange, green, white, blue, blood red... ideas guys lets have em I'm looking for something different and totally awesome! I've got both sides of it sanded now. The edges are next and then the dreaded horns... I'll probably have this primed this week. Just have to decide on a cool finish. Reranch have this awesome looking royal purple metallic...yum! Still pondering a swirl but its risky..

 

[Not The Same as Yours]

Swirls are way too common... do a splash with strong vibrant colors all over.

Mix metallic colors with fluorescent and those alike.

 

[redlol]

Swirls are way too common... do a splash with strong vibrant colors all over.

Mix metallic colors with fluorescent and those alike.

Lake Placid Blue Metallic

Crown Royal Purple

I really like that lake placid blue, but the purple is nice too I wonder if I could fade from one to the other and have both..!

 

[Dana]

3 stage nissan blue. blue metallic with transparent blue over it then clear.

The middle one

 

[redlol]

3 stage nissan blue. blue metallic with transparent blue over it then clear.

The middle one

dude! i was thinkin the same thing bayside blue! that would be sickening with gold hardware...

 

[Dana]

dude! i was thinkin the same thing bayside blue! that would be sickening with gold hardware...

its def an sick color... don't see many guitars that color

 

[M3CHK1LLA]

Orange, green, white, blue, blood red... ideas guys lets have em I'm looking for something different and totally awesome! I've got both sides of it sanded now. The edges are next and then the dreaded horns... I'll probably have this primed this week. Just have to decide on a cool finish. Reranch have this awesome looking royal purple metallic...yum! Still pondering a swirl but its risky..

i would like to paint one the color of my car w/black a fret board...porsche riviera blue

 

[Nour Ayasso]

I'm interested

Definitely looks like an RG8.
Sanded?
With a Cepheus 8 passives, AND a bass pup?

Wild combo... That's pretty effing awesome. Gotta be someone on here right?

AND a bass pup??! Wow I wonder how that sounds!? Too many creative musicians this is so awesome haha I love how as soon as we see an awesome guitar on the internet we automatically think of SSO...

RG8 mods finally...

Yeah this is ridiculously superb looking! Did you fill all the holes or just cover it up? And does this affect tone?

 

[stuglue]

hi guys i'm installing the ionizer single coil in the middle position of my rg8.
I need to buy a 5 way pickup switch, i've been told not to get the Fender open leaf style, can someone advise me on which one i'll need that will fit the Rg8

 

[vick1000]

Why not get the Fender switch? They do fit, all you have to do is bend the middle eyelettes down 90 degrees, and put some electrical tape on your cavity cover in the spot where they get close, in case it flexes inward a little.

On an unrealted note, I am selling a D Activator with cover on ebay, it fits the RG8 perfectly...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121440844595?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

 

[ZigglesShredsSevens]

I know I'm a bit late to this thread, but has anyone gone so far as to slap a Hannes 8 on theirs yet?

 

[WhiskeyPickleJake]

I got way ahead of myself and ordered ONE 808x for my rg8. I have some noise in my house on high gain and wanted the clean-up factor of the active.

Now that I'm forced to buy a second... Do I go back to my original plan of a nice passive and just ignore the noise? This 8 is strictly metal, no need for versatility.

 

[vick1000]

I know I'm a bit late to this thread, but has anyone gone so far as to slap a Hannes 8 on theirs yet?

That would require some serious luthier work. Like routing three sections for the mounting surface. Seems like a waste of money and time, since it's not going to be much better than a hipshot or stock tail piece. But I am sure someone will try it eventually.

 

[Hybrid138]

Are active pickups my only option for completely covered pickups? It's a dumb/lazy reason but I like not having to worry about the pole pieces rusting and not having to wipe down after playing, I have very sweat hands. I want to upgrade my pickups and think ionizers would be cool but they don't have that option... I also want my Pandzilla mod to still look like a panda face...

 

[ZigglesShredsSevens]

I believe the Duncan 8 string models are all passive (just with active mounts) if you'd want to go that route.

 

[Ben.Last]

You can get pickup covers for passives.

 

[edfletch]

I have seen more than a few guys on here that used the minwax onyx wipe stain on their fretboards. Has anyone tried using different color stain? Also, if you dont like it, how easy is it to strip off back to the rosewood color?

 

[Tesla]

I have seen more than a few guys on here that used the minwax onyx wipe stain on their fretboards. Has anyone tried using different color stain? Also, if you dont like it, how easy is it to strip off back to the rosewood color?

I haven't tried stripping it, but the stuff is heavy duty, so I imagine it would be like separating the Venom Symbiote from Eddie Brock...

 

[edfletch]

I haven't tried stripping it, but the stuff is heavy duty, so I imagine it would be like separating the Venom Symbiote from Eddie Brock...

Haha alright thanks. I am thinking of trying the walnut finish, and I am just not sure about how it will look. I might just give in and go onyx like everyone else.