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RG250DX arrived! Body is in perfect shpe, no discernable scratches. Neck perfect, frets and binding perfect, new strings.. only 2 things wrong:

- Missing whammy bar
- Center pickup is silent

#1 is esy to fix, #2 is going to take a multimeter. The switch crackles between positions 2 and 3 so I'd not be too surprised to discover that the switch is bad. Either that or it's just dirty and the middle pickup (it's a HSH config) is dead. A project, yes!

The pups? Meh. They sound OK but not any better than the stock ones in my Strat - slightly more mid in the bridge and neck bucker, but that's it. The pickups will have to be replaced!

No complaints, overall - I feel like I got my moneys worth and now she just needs a little TLC and pimping up. She's quite beautiful, I'll take pics tomorrow night and post the best of the lot.

Looks like I'll be busy for a while! Now, off to buy amultimeter.. lol.. :hihi: :hihi:
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Now, that's optimism :lol:

Where did you buy it?
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Crackbaby wrote:Now, that's optimism :lol:

Where did you buy it?
Musician's Friend website, used section. :P :P

Played it a LOT last night (ugh up way too late) and I'm real happy with the basic axe, but the buckers simply don't have the ooomph for real shredding. I can get as far as some heavy blues, but that's about it.. and the neck pickup does passable jazz (heh).

Fun times ahead while I set fire to things with a soldering iron! :-o :-o
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Yeah, most of the Ibanez electrics I've played have had pickup replacements as the owners haven't like the originals, so I've never really heard the stock pickups.

Although I did once play the Vai endorsed one with its stock pickups and that thing was a pleasure to play and listen to!

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Only $13,000 US. What a deal!

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robojam wrote:Yeah, most of the Ibanez electrics I've played have had pickup replacements as the owners haven't like the originals, so I've never really heard the stock pickups.

Although I did once play the Vai endorsed one with its stock pickups and that thing was a pleasure to play and listen to!
A long, long time ago I owned an Ibanez Artist EQ, amazing guitar, and the pickups and electronics were good. The RG250DX being a mid-low end guitar, I expected so-so electronics and, well, I got what I expected.

But DAMN the neck is nice, and it's pretty lightweight. Throw in some DiMarzios and Duncans and a new switch and life will be good! 8) 8)

*edit* Just ordered a Weller soldering iron (with light!) and a digital multimeter from Newegg, should arrive next week. Musicians Friend carries new trem arms for the Ibanez so that's done.. but! Apparently there are 2 possible 5-way switches, a "normal" Strat-style one and a coil-splitting one. :help: :help: Now, supposedly the RG does the coil-split on positions 2 and 4, but it seems not ALL of them do and I can't find wiring diagrams for the sucker at this point. :cry: :cry: I might just have to open it up to see what kind of switch is there.. but I need to in order to scope out the wiring and spray cleaner on the switch anyway. :? :?
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Well, after some research, I've decided to rewire the thing to NOT auto-split the humbuckers, and do a set-up based on this:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wi ... H_1v_1t_5w

..which is more simple to wire up for me and accomplishes what I want. This means the purchase of a standard 5-way switch, 2 humbuckers, a single coil, and a LOT of instant Starbucks coffee!! :-o :-o :-o

If I can pull this off, then it's into the Strat! :shock: :-o

Multimeter and iron will arrive next Wednesday, woot! Now to buy the switch.. then a new pup per paycheck until I have all 3. Then it's CLOBBERING TIME! :cry: :help:
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woolyloach wrote:Well, after some research, I've decided to rewire the thing to NOT auto-split the humbuckers, and do a set-up based on this:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wi ... H_1v_1t_5w
The problem here is 3 of your 5 positions will be noisy.

I like this switch, which is hum canceling in all positions and effortlessly provides 3 splits:

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics ... Model.html

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The other thing you could do is buy a single coil sized rail and put it in the middle...

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Uncle E wrote:
woolyloach wrote:Well, after some research, I've decided to rewire the thing to NOT auto-split the humbuckers, and do a set-up based on this:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wi ... H_1v_1t_5w
The problem here is 3 of your 5 positions will be noisy.

I like this switch, which is hum canceling in all positions and effortlessly provides 3 splits:

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics ... Model.html
Nothing is effortless if it involves soldering more wires! :hihi: :hihi:

That switch is certainly affordable, though! :D
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robojam wrote:The other thing you could do is buy a single coil sized rail and put it in the middle...
Yes, this is an excellent point! A hot, dark sounding hum-cancelling single coil, such as the Dimarzio Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2, will make an excellent match to humbuckers and won't sound harsh with a 500K volume pot. I hate using standard single coils with 500K pots.

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20% off, 18 month no interest. :borg:

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What's that next to the pickup? The bass is looking great btw! :D
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hibidy wrote:Image

no interest.
me neither :shrug:

j/k before someone thinks I dont like the bass
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:D

@next to pickup: It's a thumb rest. Very common on many high end basses and allows you to rest on various areas for different tone.

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