RG2228 Weakness

[syndrone]

yes that`s ibanez quality on their bridge stuff!

don`t know why their weak spots are the bridges and hardware...

 

[simonXsludge]

Sorry for the necro bump, but those will help:

As mentioned before, I have encountered this problem on all my guitars with the Edge III trem / bridge and those are actual metal bolts from Japan. They don't break.

 

[Norstorm]

Good tips here.. Thanks guys..
*note to self; buy spare parts*

 

[TTWC Ben]

Same thing happened to me, but then again, i tend to go a bit hulk sometimes.

just get yourself down to your nearest diy store and buy some M4 caphead bolts as similar in length as possible to the ones that come with it. They will work fine and cost but a fraction.

 

[77zark77]

Metal isn't what it was !

 

[squid-boy]

is that not covered by warrenty?
this is why i'm trying to get away from trem'ed guitars, it seems like the make them out of cheap metal

The metal does feel pretty wimpy at times.

It is one of my biggest fears when I restring my RG2228. I haven't had any issues thus far with restringing, though. And I really hope it doesn't try to surprise me one day.

 

[Enselmis]

Or we could necrobump the absolute shit out of this thread. That works as well.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Well it was on the verge of dying again until you bumped it up.

 

[xenophobe]

Am I the only person who has never experienced such faults after 5-6 years of owning 6 different Ibanez guitars?

I've never experienced this in 30+ years of owning various guitars and working on most of them.

I've had a Dunlop straplock fail and drop my custom Warwick bass into a cement slab floor, putting a crack in the headstock. I've had a JT6 string lock cover break off. All the damage to my guitars have been gig/rehearsal/incompetent moment stuff.

The most I've done is stripped a trem or electronics cavity screw. lol Bolts usually only shear when you apply too much pressure.

 

[jarnozz]

that's why I replaced every single one of those little screws with stainless steel ones on my Ibby!

 

[stratjacket]

Damn that sucks. I almost traded for one of these, but felt unsure about it. Deal fell through anyway, but glad it I didn't do it now. Thanks for posting and good luck fixing.