BeAR Posted November 2, 2002 Report Share Posted November 2, 2002 Picked up a second hand rg570 today. Stripped the hardware out and took it back to timber. It took 2 hours with a heat gun and a little sanding. Ive noticed a few things though. The guitars finish seems fully original. Metalic purple body and head stock. Yet when I removed the neck, the body is stamped NRG570 but the neck is labled RG550R. Bothe also have a large Red 'G' stamped near the part numbers. The decal on the back of the headstock also says RG570. Weird huh? The headstock serial is 'F220322' Anyone have any clues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 2, 2002 Report Share Posted November 2, 2002 The fact it has an RG550R neck doesn't suprise me since it was common all through the RG 500 series. I'm not sure what the others mean though when it comes to the "N" and the red "G". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted November 2, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2002 I also found a solution to RG5702JPM's problem of the pickup routing. He said that the routing is 'ugly' on the 570.....nothing like the small ears on the Jems with the clear pickguard. What I did was apply heat to the face of my rg with the heat gun and lo and behold, the veneered face peeled right off. Its only like 1/16 of an inch thick. Using the technique in the tech section for putting on a figured top, Im going to replace what came off with a plain top before applying the material finish. This enables me to cut the pickup routing holes to whatever shape I want. Goodbye big ugly holes, hello Jem pickup routs. To be honest though, this was an afterthought.........................I applied heat too long and the veneered top began to lift. After banging my head against the wall for 5 minutes, I realised that this was a good thing as the newer shape pickup holes would look alot better under a clear guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted November 3, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2002 New RG 570 The day after I got it........hehe Back image Head stock with original colour Old Laminat Top Removed The monkey grip still needs some sanding and I have buy a new laminate top for it. Thats tomorrows job. Im shooting for the worlds quickest RG to Jem material finish transformation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerealk Posted November 3, 2002 Report Share Posted November 3, 2002 BeAR-I tried to fix the link for your third pic but couldnt. Have you got another link for that pic? Best wishes Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted November 3, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2002 That should help. Ive fixed the link and added another pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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