I'd have to find out what it should reasonably go for. Seems way over priced, but to his credit, there are none for sale anywhere that I can find so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Thinking of refinishing my RG752 - would appreciate some thoughts and opinions
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I'd have to find out what it should reasonably go for. Seems way over priced, but to his credit, there are none for sale anywhere that I can find so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I'm in the "don't refinish it" camp. The limba top looks great on that one already.
I did refinish a guitar in purple/green chameleon though and it came out great. I used Duplicolor color change cans and the color was very easy to do. As always the clear coat makes or breaks the finished job, and I wouldn't recommend using anything other than a 2k poly on any kind of DIY refinish.
I did refinish a guitar in purple/green chameleon though and it came out great. I used Duplicolor color change cans and the color was very easy to do. As always the clear coat makes or breaks the finished job, and I wouldn't recommend using anything other than a 2k poly on any kind of DIY refinish.
Neon_Knight_
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This is more the price I had in mind as I typed my earlier post:There's this one here locally which I find looks awesome but I think the price is too high:
Ibanez Prestige RG752FMMSF - Purple Doom burst | Guitars | Ottawa | Kijiji
Up for sale is the ultra rare Wired Guitarist Limited edition Ibanez Prestige RG752FMMSF in mint condition. The guitar has a beautiful flamed maple top that is accentuated by the purple burst. The guitar also has the Guitaramory pickups that sound extremely chuggy and dark. The guitar comes with...www.kijiji.ca
I would not refinish a guitar with a nice top. Just sell it and get a different Prestige. With patience there's always good ones to be had and there's also 7620s and 1527s coming up with a lot of finish damage often enough. Those would be IMO more suitable candidates for a refinish given they are already blemished. You would probably sell your guitar for more than one of those, too.
Doom Burst is one of my favorite Ibanez colors. I forget what the Green and Blue burst from that year is called. That was also great. But I haven't seen many and the S-series that I have run into were always higher price tag and not in good shape.
I say find a good 1527 and swirl that.
Doom Burst is one of my favorite Ibanez colors. I forget what the Green and Blue burst from that year is called. That was also great. But I haven't seen many and the S-series that I have run into were always higher price tag and not in good shape.
I say find a good 1527 and swirl that.
Neon_Knight_
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That looks like Ibanez's 'Polar Lights' finish.
kamello
DESU METARU!
I had around 4 guitars refinished and it's always a fun experience to get something a bit more unique, so I say go for it if you really enjoy the guitar overall feel.
Aside from that; that top seems pretty nice, don't have any refinish idea that could make use of that? if not, you can also keep the binding and refinish, IMO, RG's looks incredible in solid colors with a quality binding (think RG2027XL, Ibanez Universe or Misha's solid color Jackson's), I just think it would be a bit of a shame to cover some of the guitar characteristics with a full solid refinish
Aside from that; that top seems pretty nice, don't have any refinish idea that could make use of that? if not, you can also keep the binding and refinish, IMO, RG's looks incredible in solid colors with a quality binding (think RG2027XL, Ibanez Universe or Misha's solid color Jackson's), I just think it would be a bit of a shame to cover some of the guitar characteristics with a full solid refinish
You make some really good points regarding the binding. I totally agree, there's a better path to refinishing this particular guitar than just a solid colour. As much as I would love it.
Ultimately, I've decided to just part with this one instead of going to refinish route. As cool as it could be, I'll focus on finding something that I find more appealing.
jwade
Doooooooooom
How about lime sparkle?
MikeH
Bring the gain
As someone with the 6 string version of this, I couldn't fathom covering the black limba top, especially considering they aren't super common. (Not "rare" by any means, but not your run of the mill X52) I'd sell it or trade it for a cheaper Prestige that maybe has a fucked up body or something.
You're right. I've come to realize that although I don't love it, someone else could and so I have it up for sale.
Update:
I decided to stop swimming against the Ibanez flow (wanting good looking RGs and Ss) and went with the flow (AZs). I have my RG752 up for sale and got this AZ427P2QM.
For one, I don't play the heaviest of music, mostly like Dream Theater heavy, more prog rock/metal, so this guitar suites that style well enough. Secondly, it's not a noticeable step down from my Prestige AZ really. The bridge is a bit cheaper, and you can see it in subtle ways. My Prestige AZ needed a Plek job, and I'll probably get one on this guitar too eventually.
One thing that I found interesting, is how good this thing looks in real life compared to the awful stock image. This thing reminds me of the new PRS Holcomb SVN in terms of the burst look.
There, now I have a 7-string guitar that I love the looks of, and no used Prestige was harmed. All is well.
I decided to stop swimming against the Ibanez flow (wanting good looking RGs and Ss) and went with the flow (AZs). I have my RG752 up for sale and got this AZ427P2QM.
For one, I don't play the heaviest of music, mostly like Dream Theater heavy, more prog rock/metal, so this guitar suites that style well enough. Secondly, it's not a noticeable step down from my Prestige AZ really. The bridge is a bit cheaper, and you can see it in subtle ways. My Prestige AZ needed a Plek job, and I'll probably get one on this guitar too eventually.
One thing that I found interesting, is how good this thing looks in real life compared to the awful stock image. This thing reminds me of the new PRS Holcomb SVN in terms of the burst look.
There, now I have a 7-string guitar that I love the looks of, and no used Prestige was harmed. All is well.
Rubbishplayer
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Why settle for one when you can have both?
I'm pretty sure these guitars are finished in poly, which makes a perfect base for custom automotive paint. This in turn opens your options to "flip" colours, which have an irridescent sheen with a "peacock" finish, as mentioned previously.
But of course, you flip any two colours. I'm working on a Strat in Surf Green but with a gold "flip" to set off the roasted flame maple neck.
Musiscience
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Lime sparkle is awesome, I sprayed one similar last December:
Currently also refinishing a PRS with the color OP is planning. If only it could stop being so humid...
That looks sick!!
