GuitarMaestro Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Some days ago I had the famous white Ibanez Vai JEM with the vine inlay in my hands. As I inspected the inlay close I realized that there are black lines between the inlays and the fingerboard wood surrounding it. It looks like some kind of filler, paint or glue used to hide that the routes for the inlays are not that tight. It even looks a little like the inlay is only a thin pearl "sticker" and not really inlayed. Does any one know how Ibanez does these inlays and if they are real? What do the black lines come from? Thanks in advance, Marcel Knapp! P.s.: Is there any other good supplier for pre-cut inlays besides Custominlay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 DePaule Andy is a great guy to deal with. I'd try him first and then check out the rest of the supplier list on projectguitar. I don't know if you are looking for someone in your area though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 The lines are the filler they use to do the inlays and hold the material in. Since everything is computer cut now you'll see that on just about every Jem neck, sadly they should be able to get the tolerances a whole lot closer but just like the infamous Universe 777 Abalone Pyramid inlay problem it will probably always be there since it is a production guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 I noticed the same filler around the sharktooth inlays on my Ibanez 540SLTD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 Thanks for your answers! If I would cut the inlay routes as badly as on the JEM I saw, I would throw away the fingerboard.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 I thought about it again and I have to admit it is quite an achievement to do that bad inlays via CNC.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchool Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 I thought about it again and I have to admit it is quite an achievement to do that bad inlays via CNC.... That's what I though a lot of times! But it's better to talk about this in the web fun section... Anyway, I saw a neck-through ibanez in a guitar store... I didn't knew they were making neck-through stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 they have been making neck thrus available here for a while....i have an rgt 42rp..it is okay...the top end rgt is super nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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