The RG7 mods ultimate thread

[Shawn]

I got my 7620 w/ the 707 already installed and I want to go back to passives, so to cover the route I decided to put a pickguard on it. This kicked up several different ideas on how to change up the rest of the guitar to be a little different. Got the guard yesterday-

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When I’m done-

Gold saddles on the black LoPro
Black Dimarzios w/ gold screws
Gold nut pads
Gold retainer bar
Gold tuner bushings
Gold machine heads
Gold inlay dots

If any of you are interested in trading LoPro saddles, let me know. Just those are as expensive as new pickups and I have a hard time justifying an aesthetic purchase like that., but I think this will be SICK when I’m done.

That's going to look nice.

 

[Ron Head]

My 2014 RG752 with some mods

now :


before :

 

[Ron Head]

My 2004 RG1527 with a few changes :

 

[Crungy]

Both look great! Are the inlays the real deal or stick ons? (no judgement, just curious!)

Was the 1527 refinished?

 

[Ron Head]

Both look great! Are the inlays the real deal or stick ons? (no judgement, just curious!)

Was the 1527 refinished?

Inlays are decals ( super thin stickers ) , the 1527 still is a black pearl one ( pick-up swapp with Lundgrens and the lo-pro edge )

 

[Ron Head]

My JCRG29127 BGA with a Lo-pro edge modd :

 

[Ron Head]

Just the looks here on these RG752s - about those inlaystickers - you may have seen the black one a few posts ago

 

[Ron Head]

Ok , one more , with only the knobs swapped for 'gold' ones , hardly not worth mentioning ... here , but eej :

 

[odibrom]

@Ron Head sweet guitars there...

 

[Shawn]

My 2014 RG752 with some mods

now :
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before :

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Wow! That looks fantastic. Great job! ....and yeah, Nice guitars, too.

 

[RevDrucifer]

My 2014 RG752 with some mods

now :
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Man, just think of how cool that would look with black saddles on the gold LoPro!

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Perle FR body loaded up with EMG 57/60’s and a Gotoh 1996-T 7 bridge, Schaller Sure Claw, and matched up with a RG7321 neck with a Tusq XL nut, and Hipshot locking tuners. I dive bomb and drop to slack and pull the g string sharp up to a 5th and it comes back in tune fantastically. I’ve done my own fret level, crowned with a Z file, and the nut has had its slots filed and polished and lubricated to ensure absence of friction. I love playing this FRG7321/7620!

 

[ZXIIIT]

Perle FR body loaded up with EMG 57/60’s and a Gotoh 1996-T 7 bridge, Schaller Sure Claw, and matched up with a RG7321 neck with a Tusq XL nut, and Hipshot locking tuners. I dive bomb and drop to slack and pull the g string sharp up to a 5th and it comes back in tune fantastically. I’ve done my own fret level, crowned with a Z file, and the nut has had its slots filed and polished and lubricated to ensure absence of friction. I love playing this FRG7321/7620!

wow, do you take outside work?

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

wow, do you take outside work?

Yes, I’ll pm you my business card

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

I also put some Schaller Lockmeister Intonation Screws as they are shorter and fit in the trem cavity better. Also have heavy duty springs in there, and I flutter just fine with them.

 

[Crungy]

Perle FR body loaded up with EMG 57/60’s and a Gotoh 1996-T 7 bridge, Schaller Sure Claw, and matched up with a RG7321 neck with a Tusq XL nut, and Hipshot locking tuners. I dive bomb and drop to slack and pull the g string sharp up to a 5th and it comes back in tune fantastically. I’ve done my own fret level, crowned with a Z file, and the nut has had its slots filed and polished and lubricated to ensure absence of friction. I love playing this FRG7321/7620!

I've seen you post it before and I watched your trem setup video. Frickin sweet guitar! I love the FR body too, too bad the production ones are hard to come by. If I get a body from Perle or Five Alarm it's going to be an FR.

What do you think of the 57/60 combo?

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

I've seen you post it before and I watched your trem setup video. Frickin sweet guitar! I love the FR body too, too bad the production ones are hard to come by. If I get a body from Perle or Five Alarm it's going to be an FR.

What do you think of the 57/60 combo?

I still prefer the 66 over the 60. I got the 60 years ago because my 66 got damaged and all Ron from EMG had available at the beginning of Covid was the 60. I may list the 60 soon to get another 66.

 

[Crungy]

Not to derail the thread too much but what do you like better about the 66?

I've been looking at all three and thinking I want to try those in my 1527.

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Not to derail the thread too much but what do you like better about the 66?

I've been looking at all three and thinking I want to try those in my 1527.

More vintage sounding, quacks a bit more in my BE100

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

wow, do you take outside work?

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