dot-dot-dot Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 Just thought someone might like to see it... this is a 1993 Ibanez RG570, with a respray matt grey, internal GK2 pickup, Seymour Duncan Lil 59 (neck) and 59 Trembucker (bridge) and a Sustainiac Stealth. Full on shot: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dot_dot_dot/Images/rgfull.jpg Closeup: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dot_dot_dot/Images/rgclose.jpg Squeeze the day! The Monkey FX Page - effect guides and handbuilt pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Jim Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 If you ever complain that you can't get to a certain tone that's in your head... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboDog Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 I don't think it has enough pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 oh man! my fave rg model and my fave seymour duncan pickups! can i have it? sweet guitar man!! i missed the rg550's when they first came out and i seen a used one last year at my local store but i was too late... boo hooo. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickerman Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Who do you think you are? Steve Morse??? Nice guitar. I'm always complaining about versatility, something along those lines might actually shut me up. ... Maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollykin Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Oh... I am so jealous. What a bloody beauty. I want it. Gimmie. Now. Thanks! Nolly "Money, Bitchez and Cheese!" http://www.playspoon.com/nollykin/files/voxline.gif "I never thought about it, and I never stopped to feel - But I didn't want you telling me just what to think was real. And as simple as it comes, I only wanted to express- ...But with expression comes regret - and I don't want you hating me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dot-dot-dot Posted April 9, 2002 Author Share Posted April 9, 2002 Thanks, guys... so is the general opinion that it's a bit Spinal Tap? Ooops. It is hugely flexible. The 59s, to me, sound exactly how a guitar should. I'm not knocking the Strat tone, or the Tele or LP or 335 tones, but they just sound like "guitar". Simply lovely. They;ve really lifted the whole sound; the stock V1/V2 were nice enough, but the 59s are so much clearer and smoother. The GK2 is "just" used with a Roland VG-88, so I also have acoustic, bass, 12-string and synthy noises, and I can get a decent (if not totally accurate) Strat, Tele, LP, 335, Ricky etc. sound from there. Finally, the Sustainiac is one of the most incredible bits of kit I've ever used. It's so natural sounding; exactly like being stood in front of an enormous cranked amp, but without the neighbour complaints and permanent hearing damage. The range of sounds available with it is huge; from just a filling out and added sustain effect to screaming feedback or silky synth-like tones. I'd used an Ebow before, but the Sustainiac is a completely different thing; it's perfectly integrated into the guitar and takes almost no extra effort to use. Thanks again for the friendly comments... and if anyone does want one just like this, call Geoff at Machinehead in Hitchin, UK (www.machinehead.co.uk). Just as a pointer, the insurance value of this is... wait for it... £1650, or about $2300. Worth every penny to me. Squeeze the day! The Monkey FX Page - effect guides and handbuilt pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dot-dot-dot Posted April 9, 2002 Author Share Posted April 9, 2002 Oh, one other thing; the original RG was a "factory special", kind of a "golden sample" of the production line. It plays better than any other RG I've tried, and it wasn't until I tried a Don Grosh that I believed a better guitar could be built. Now I have to save up for a Don Grosh and have a similar job done to that, only with an RMC piezo bridge instead of the GK2. Squeeze the day! The Monkey FX Page - effect guides and handbuilt pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollykin Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Okay! STOP! you're making me sooo jealous right now. Need... RG... better still.. need.. to soup up... SA60... nono!! need... S540... argh!! *fall over* "Money, Bitchez and Cheese!" http://www.playspoon.com/nollykin/files/voxline.gif "I never thought about it, and I never stopped to feel - But I didn't want you telling me just what to think was real. And as simple as it comes, I only wanted to express- ...But with expression comes regret - and I don't want you hating me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dot-dot-dot Posted April 9, 2002 Author Share Posted April 9, 2002 Sorry! The RGs are very good guitars for this sort of thing; not so expensive that you feel guilty having great chunks of wood hacked out, but good enough to be worth the investment. Also, compared to the S series, there's a lot more space to fit the extras in. You can't put the GK2 PCB and the Sustainiac PCB in the same routed chamber, or you end up with horrible squealing noises. Next up is a SimS LED neck... just as soon as I have more money than sense. Squeeze the day! The Monkey FX Page - effect guides and handbuilt pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollykin Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 I like the feel of the GSA Neck however.. I should try the wizards and wizard II's, but... I havent gotten around to it. Nolly "Money, Bitchez and Cheese!" http://www.playspoon.com/nollykin/files/voxline.gif "I never thought about it, and I never stopped to feel - But I didn't want you telling me just what to think was real. And as simple as it comes, I only wanted to express- ...But with expression comes regret - and I don't want you hating me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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