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Thanks.. After comparing duncan and the guitarelec diagrams that's the conclusion I came to.. When wanting to wire 2 pickups to the same DPDT switch, can you use the left side for one pickup, and the right side for another?? I suppose the way to do it would be to run the hot output of each pup to the middle lug on either side and then to switch? Turns out I had a faulty pickup anyways, that threw me for a major loop and caused me a lot of grief. It was supposed to be a duncan hotrail but it was actually an ESP pickup.. Grrrrrr... So how do you go about wiring 2 pickups to one push pull so they both go series/parallel, but not all be turned on at the same time?

So the pot is pointing UP?

Those diagrams pasted above, taken from guitarelectronics.com ... If you were holding a DPDT pot in your hands and trying to coordinate it to those diagrams, which way is the actual POT facing? UP or DOWN? For instance, the series/parallel mod, 3rd one down, right hand side. If one wanted to be in series with the pot DOWN and parallel with the pot UP, what is the proper way to wire? My switch lugs are not labeled, so I don't know where 1 2 3 4 5 6 is... I assume it runs 1 2 3 down left side and 4 5 6 down right side? Those diagrams never show the actual pot portion of the diagram. I'm using allparts EPP280 dpdt pots. Thanks very much.

I posted this exact message on jemsite, hoping to reach as many people as possible. Here was my post. Needless to say, I could really use some help. Thanks. Other than wiring diagrams on the Nez site, I'm in the dark on this VLX and my 2 Dimarzios and wiring them any other than this stock 3120. I've a PAF PRO neck and a Fred bridge. I am HOPING someone has a link to an exhaustive detail on the VLX, or someone reading this knows it so well they could perhaps sketch me a quick diagram for what I wish to do? Calling position 5 "bridge" position and position 1 "neck" position, this is my ideal setup. 5. Bridge series 4. Bridge south coil 3. Neck / Bridge (south coil neck / north coil bridge) 2. Neck north coil 1. Neck series Not too difficult a setup, and if I had more info on the VLX I would do it easily, but I'm quite unfamiliar with this little bastard. Failing help on this, or being unable to obtain the specs I need about this switch, I will just get a standard 5 way and install push/pull pots. Thanks a ton.

They are definitely inferior trems to a real floyd. The most common problem is the bridge plate stripping out where the allen heads go for the intonation saddles. They materials used are very cheap, and they are very cheaply manufactured. I've had 3 of them, and they all stripped.

I am about 90% sure I'm going to contract someone to make a custom body for me, and MAY go with a custom made neck. Seeing as how Ibanez does not sell necks directly, I'd need to buy a used 550 or 570 and gank the neck. I would like to have a 24 fret Wizard neck with a reverse headstock, but am not sure which stock model would have this. The Paul Gilberts have reverse heads, but the neck profile is different from a Wizard, (diff. radius, and thicker overall). Having said that, who is the BEST, most respected custom neck builder that could make a Wizard style neck with reverse headstock? Or that if I gave exact dimensions for nut width, 1st fret thickness, radius, 12th fret thickness, and last fret thickness? Would have to be a maple neck, ebony board, and 6105 wire. I could always have someone do custom inlays if I wanted them, but would most likely keep it without inlays. Any help/advice appreciated.

Hi.. This is probably in the wrong area/wrong forum/wrong planet, but I am looking to buy an Ibanez 540 PII. If any of you have one for sale, or know were to find one (other than www.jcguitars.com - free plug to JC), please let me know immediately. I'll make it worth your while. Gracias'

GE. I use an Echo Gina24. I bought the original Gina20 when they FIRST came out for $579 (eek!). I used the 20 bit for many many years, never a problem. and about 2 years ago I snagged a used Gina24 for $200. It's def. my favorite soundcard, and I've had them all. For the down n dirty specs, it has the best s/n ratio and thd of all the cards out. Of course, you can go full blown digi and protools, but... The 24 is killer cuz it comes with a 6' cable and 2in/8out breakout box. Also full s/pdif and ADAT support. The SBLive card is a joke. =) Ya know what my SBLive does? Midi count-in's in Sonar2. =) BTW, Cuabse SX is a COMPLETE ripoff of Sonar =) Ever used Logic? Talk about f'king ALIEN software... Gawd I hate that app.

CerealK, you really do need to lighten up and see the humor in things, rather than take everything so seriously. I'm so sorry to have offended your precious swirl; (which, btw, did YOU swirl it, or pay someone to do it? Just curious.) I have absolutely no need to speak with you privately in email. As for the "weed" comment, Brian was totally fine with it and recognized it as a JOKE, and if Brian was cool with it, that is all that matters. You are doing a stellar job of moderating this forum, cerealk. We all appreciate your tact, and feel that you are an integral key component of this forum. Cheerio.

CerealK.. My swirl remark was just an honest, innocent opinion. I appreciate you posting the "rules" for us to review, but I think you are going overboard on this whole issue. I realize that you yourself have a swirled guitar, and you probably think it is the cats meow, and that's great. I did not mention anyones specific guitar or anyones specific "artwork", just that swirls in general have never appealed to me and I really do think they look quite gross. Peace and love and hugs all around.

Did you tell Brian that Nate sent you??! Maybe he will give me free veneer when he gets 10 clients from me. =) And yes.. the stuff I got was FANTASTIC. It was $27 shipped, and I got a TON of veneer from him. 3 sheets that were roughly 30" wide by 70" high... This enable me to lay them all out after flattening them, and pick from about 7 different bookmatched quilt patterns. I've got pics of it on my site.

LGM.. Are you serious??? Santa Claus and Easter Bunny aside... this is just one of the nastiest finishes possible. Sooner or later, and I'm sure it was sooner than later, many people have figured out how to arrive at this finish. *Me* personally, I think this looks like a pile of ass, capped off with a nice ass bag, followed up with some ass finish, and a butt cheek clear coat. (polished with pubes)... Vai himself even once said it looks like intergallactictal puke, and I won't argue with him.. It's not as if some big trade secret has been exposed. LOL... This is the most assiest of all the ass finishes you could possibly ass for. And, I dont' mean to offend Herc Fede, or that other fellow... but what about Bartholomew J. Hudson III Junior Esquire the Fourth.. The Dutch guy who invented plaid. I hate plaid, wont' ever wear it, but I dont mean to offend him by not wearing plaid....

For some reason, that whole "pour on and let dry" thing just never appealed to me. It reminds me of this bench I built about a million years ago. I routed out little 3" x 5" recesses into the top, and placed photos of my family in there... Then I poured on the thick as molasses poly stuff and let it dry.. Sure it looks great, shiny as hell, but it reminds me of molasses... I like to drink mollasses, not pour it on my guitars. =)

Eeegad. Call me crazy, but I've always thought that those swirl paint jobs were just plain nasty looking, no offense to Ibanez peepz, cuz the higher end Ibanyezz's play great, but was NEVER a fan of that swirlie stuff. Cool tutorial though. Looks like these guys would happily swirl anyones guitar for a quarter bag of weed.

It's an Ibanez RG7-621 7 string that I bought used for $180 with the case. The whole friggin thing can be seen here: http://members.cox.net/ampage Click on Ibanez Refinish link... I've got it current as of about an hour ago. My entire right hand is blue by the way, thanks to a faulty glove that had a hole in it... lovely. Check out the link and then if you have more q's fire away. As for the general questions, I would use the lacquer for everything, paint and clear coats. Don't MIX lacquer and enamel! Heh. And yes, you have to use sanding sealer on the bare wood. Then you put the primer on, then you do the color, then you spray the clear. The whole thing with gory photos is on my site. The type and color or primer is up to you. I've used both the white Zinnser B.I.N.'s as well as dark grey Sherwin Williams Ultra-Fill. You are going to be using everything from 120grit all the way up to 2000grit, but for most of the dirty work you will be hovering around the 220-400 range. Peace.