NGD: Ibanez RG7 Custom Build (Again..? Video Content);

[JamesM]

Well... I put together an Ibby 7 (can be seen here).

I was bored of it, so I decided to re-build it.

Now, specs:
RG7621 Neck with custom abalone inlays
RG7321 Body
Shitty, ugly hardware
Stock neck pickup
BKP Nailbomb (Burnt Chrome)
Darkened fretboard
"Fake" binding

The fretboard is "darkened" as I went to ebonize it but... After a single coat it wasn't fully dark, just a very beautiful and rich dark color. I couldn't bring myself to doing the second coat and I'm glad I didn't. This fretboard looks great.


Oh... And did I mention this thing is strung .90 to .015 and tuned to F standard?





EDIT:
Other things of note.

Routes got a little jacked up as the paint settled, I didn't feel like sanding as I sanded all day at work.

I have an Ibanez decal on the way.

 

[Michael T]

Very cool. I did dig the first incarnation though.

 

[JamesM]

From a pirate ship to a cloud.

 

[SammerX]

Whoa. Looks sick.

Did you have to drill out the lowest tuner to fit a .90?

Really sick tone there.

 

[JamesM]

I unwrap some winds to get it to fit. The .74 wouldn't fit in its tuner either so I did the same.

 

[Hirschberger]

Holy crap that is so sick.

 

[JamesM]

Thanks man!

 

[Empryrean]

Nicely done James! Where di ye get the abalone for the dots?

 

[JamesM]

EBay!

 

[rcsierra13]

That blue kicks ass

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

The first thing I thought when I saw that was, "Damn, james should do this, it would look good with his project".

Then I looked at who made the thread and..well

Nice work!

 

[samu]

Simply beautiful, I can't get enough of these beautiful white finishes!

 

[JamesM]

The first thing I thought when I saw that was, "Damn, james should do this, it would look good with his project".

Then I looked at who made the thread and..well

Nice work!

Good call!


Thanks everyone! I'm really surprised how good this sounds, considering it's just a jumble of average parts and a sweet pickup.

 

[BjornMakoto]

Hey man, both versions of this guitar are so sweet. Is there another reason why you use the RG7621 neck instead of the one that came with the body, other than the beautiful inlays?
This may have inspired me to get a cheap rg and customize the shit out of it!

 

[JamesM]

Hey dude! Well, for starters, I put the inlays in myself! Second, I bought the neck and body separate. I really dislike the plastic binding on 7321 necks and the 7321 body just kind of happened after I'd already bought the 7621 neck. So, do it!!!! If you do end up doing it with mismatched parts, let me know. There's some stuff I had to learn the hard way.

 

[rcsierra13]

The 7621 just has such a damn comfortable neck. I bought mine as a back up and some how it ended up being my main cos I couldn't get used to anything else.

 

[Mordecai]

that's some good work man, i like the black/gold bridge combo for that really sick blue color.

 

[JamesM]

Thanks!

I put the proper Ibanez decal on today.

 

[L1ght]

Summa bitch that looks fucking nice. I wish I could get my hands on one of these 7x21's.. -_- That blue is actually a really nice color. I think it looked sexier without the headstock logo though..

 

[JamesM]

Get one man, you won't regret it!