Actually, if there was a kit I could get to convert this axe into a hardtail, I'd do it. I have the little sucker with me right now and am going to take it to 30th Street Guitars to see if they have one that looks okay for me to drop in. How annoying is this? This bridge has to go and with a little luck, it goes today. I usually can't get it unstuck and the string ends up breaking. Whats worse is that my pal, the B-string gets itself stuck between the intonation screw and the inner wall of the saddle. E and B are now far apart and B and G are closer together. Lately, the B-string has a habit of slipping out of the notch and up the saddle towards the bass strings, coming to rest on the saddle height adjustment hex screw. The intonation screws are threaded right down the center of the saddles. The bridge is what appears to be eithe a TZ30 or an earlier model that the TZ30 may have been based on. I decided to closely examine the axe in question, particularly around the area of the bridge, which as of late has been a problem.
#Ibanez ex series install
I'll have to decide as I go with e machine heads if I'm gonna do it myself or have a tech install them. I even thought about eliminating the neck pickup as well but decided in the end it was a bad idea. I would like to keep the electrics as simple as possible and move to a three-position switch setup eliminating the middle pickup. I'll take a look at that schematic you mentioned. Using plastice that is less brittle would work better too. But I'll go slower and be more patient next time. All I have done so far is make a new trem cavity lid and that came out, well. Of course they will be the "before" pictures. I will provide some pictures sometime next week or maybe over this weekend. I can pretty much do the whole Satrianni thing with the FRED and a PAF Joe. The guitar in question is a H-S-H pickup configuration not H-S-S. I dunno how the mods here feel about double posting so I'll incorporate a few replies in this one message. I stink at clear coats though and would have to find someone willing to do the clear for me before I would even consider stripping the guitar down to the sealer.Īnyone with thoughts on any of this is welcome to respond. I figure this guy would get shot black with an X-Files green lightning job. I actually can do minor airbrush work, and when I was into RC cars, I did many a decent lightning job for cash.
#Ibanez ex series pro
Whats hot now? Are these more or less "Drop In" installations or should I paya pro to install them? Who makes good ones nowadays? When I was more active Grover was king. Do these things come with the springs and everything? Help! Once I have the right parts, it doesn't seem all that complicated to install and intonate the thing.
Please someone advise me on what might be as close to a "Drop In" solution as possible.
#Ibanez ex series how to
I do not know what the strng spacing is or how to measure it to find out. It currently has what appears to be a stock non-locking tremolo bridge. Can someone please point me towards a schematic so I know how to wire this? I've used a soldering iron before and can do good connections so long as I Know what goes where. I would like these two pickups to be wired to a three position switch like this -> B-BN-N with either a push-pull pot or a mini toggle for spliting the F R E D.
I would like a Fender Lace Sensor in the neck position. I want to have a Dimarzio FRED in the bridge position, wired so I can turn off the furthest coil from the bridge at will. I have no use for the middle pickup, so I want to eliminate it. Heres what kind of love I wanna give this axe and the questions I have about doing so:
#Ibanez ex series serial
It is a 22 fret neck and thats about all I know about this guitar except that it says Ibanex Ex Series on the head stock and has a neck plate that says Ibanez with a serial number. The pickups are an H-S-S configuration similar to a "Fat Strat" with the 5-position swtich (B-BM-M-NM-N). The sound is pretty good if you consider I have no clue what pickups it has in it. I had never had an Ibanez before and as it turns out, me and this old axe have been best pals ever since that day. about 10 years ago from a total stranger who was standing on a bus stop, and desperately in need of 50 bucks.
My ancient Ibanez Ex Series Guitar needs some loving.