iskim86

now I just have to go out and get a pair of vice grips and yank that thing out

I hope you mean screw that thing out....... cause if trem stud anker is still in good nick.....there is no need to get that thing out. You might only have to replace the actual stud.

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yeah i mean screwing it out but the tip (where the allen wrench fits) is broken so I can't screw it out anymore.

That's okay because I think he posted the same thread at Jemsite and already decided to fix up the guitar when he has the time. They stayed on topic over there.

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yeah that was me with my other internet username.

I already ordered a pair of new studs from rich. should be here...... now I just have to go out and get a pair of vice grips and yank that thing out..... and actually dedicate some time setting it up

Maybe I am just bonkers, and I haven't really thought this through, but wouldn't having a device that pivots like a tremolo set on an angle be a bit.... I dunno... wrong?  Like its all good for a fixed bridge like a Tune-O-Matic... but for a tremolo that pivots?

It just doesn't seem right in my head Like it would almost pull more on one side than the other?

meh...

- Dan

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yeah the more you pivot constantly, the knife-edge will slip towards the neck, unless the knife edges are grooved. but still

Yeah, i'm thinking about parting it out too, because I've seen those Ibanez bodies and necks go for big money on eBay.......

I think you need a reality check. It's older Ibanez with some miles on the clock.....parts will have same background.......their not pure gold. You don't have Edge Pro trem, no mint Prestige neck......etc.

This is what you could fetch.......

Ibanez body (AANJ) - $50-100

Ibanez type neck (depending on state) - $100-150

Neck screws - $10-20

EMG Pups - $75-100

Tuners - $10-15

Edge Trem (depending on state) - $50-75

Electronics internals - $20

Backplates - $10-15

Still think it's a disgrace gutting perfectly good guitar that needs $15-20 worth of repairs to have great guitar again. Give it a good clean, a new set of strings, a new trem stud, rewire the pups......

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i'm just too busy these days with school, that's all. maybe i'll fix it up during the summer or something.

yeah well I'm using the forums to make up my mind because i was thinking that you guys would know more than me about fixing up guitars and shiznit and would know better if I should keep it or not. so I was basically wasking what YOU would do.

If the bridge pulls away from the stud groove when you pull up there's other things going on. The trem is either too low in the cavity (but then you should be fretting out on bends) or the stud's anchor has raised so you're really hitting the anchor with the base of the trem. The guitar does need a complete overhaul, but I'd say do it. Because in it's current state, it would only be worth $200-$275 to someone like me, and I do that stuff all the time. Heck NOS 1570's sell for $5xx.00 so you don't have a $400 guitar right now. You have to lose money on the resale unless you misrepresent it.

But...you could sell the EMG's for $125 or so, and perhaps the Edge for $125 and the neck for $140 if you left the tuners on it. Then you'd still have the case and the body. Then you could even sell the body as a "project body" being honest about its condition for $40. If you really don't want to fix it up that's a great alternative.

Heck there's even a guy who sells off the neck screws/ferrules for like $30 BIN on ebay. If you spent the time disassembling it and had good descriptions you could get your money back and then some by parting it out. But then you're getting more specific, and your timing is more important. Use reserves in case you happen to auction the parts during a week when no one happens to be interested.

As for getting a brain, etc. I get what you're saying borge but after I thought about it for awhile, there was more to his post than just "Oh dear, what do you think I should do?" etc. And in a community like this, we can help out sometimes when someone says "what do I do" because we can see from different angles. So if someone says "Is it worth it to upgrade pickups in my Chinese strat?" Some might say no, it will always be a crappy guitar, while others might remind him that if he does, he'll always have those pups, and can transfer them to a better guitar when he upgrades. Two different takes on the same situation.

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yeah i'm thinking about parting it out too, because I've seen those Ibanez bodies and necks go for big money on eBay.......

You paid $400 with guitar being in this condition??? Or this all happened after guitar was in your hands. As guitar has Edge trem, I asume it's one of those older RG570 guitars. It doesn't have an AANJ, right??

First of all......$400 for second hand RG570 (older type) is bit on the steep side.

Lot's of pitting and rust of your trem. On evil*bay they normally go for about $200-300. With newer type (AANJ) going between $300-400.

The sheared trem stud is minor issue.......take-off the strings....and take off the trem.

With pair of pliers grab trem stud and twist the stud out.

Ask Rich (www.ibanezrules.com) to send you new trem stud. Install new trem stud and new strings. Whole ordeal shouldn't cost you more as $10-20. While trem is removed, I would take trem apart clean up the rust.......respray trem with black paint......yadiyadiyadiyadi.......

Go here to find detailed information trem removal and set-up.

http://www.ibanezrules.com/tech/setup/index.htm

Wiring (or rewire-ing) EMG pups is more of a tech job. (specially if you already have trouble fixing trem issue....) I would say bring guitar to local repair guy and have 'm rewire and check your EMG pups.

In case of sale of guitar.....in current state.....it wouldn't fetch more than $175-200.

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actually, it DOES have the AANJ. people at other forums also think it doesn't, and maybe because of the year? i don't know. AANJ, edge trem, maybe the body was replaced or something.

I bought an RG570 from eBay a while ago for $400. it's a 99 model, and came with two EMG 81 actives and the stock passive single coil in the middle. the body is in pretty good condition, no chips, just scratches and tiny dings in the bottom corner. came with a fender hardshell case.

now here's what's making me consider selling it...... the trem stud is crooked and therefore the edge trem is crooked by very little. it's almost impossible to remove the slanting stud because the top chipped. the the slanting stud is in too deep into the body, so whenever I pull up, the knifeedges lift up from the stud and go out of tune. besides, the EMG pickups aren't wired well. it doesn't even use EMG pots (uses stock ibanez pots) and the pickup plugs were cut off and has been soldered onto the pickup selector switch. the bridge EMG 81 doesn't even work in humbucker mode (simple wiring problem).

here is a picture of the chipped stud tip:

http://server1.ripplehost.com/~rh2557/pics/IMG_0091.JPG

misaligned/crooked trem:

http://server1.ripplehost.com/~rh2557/pics/IMG_0092.JPG

(it not just crooked from the top, but since one stud is deeper than the other, it's also slanted by another axis... and I can't fix the stud height because the stud is chipped!)

I paid $400 for this. I can either fix it up, or I can just sell it and forget about it. But I don't want to lose any money. so here are my questions:

A) should I sell this guitar or fix it up and use it?

if I should sell, should I part it out or sell it as a whole package?

thanks

oh i forgot the say in my post, "other than saga kits"

really, are there any other kits than saga?

show me what you've got!

I'm looking for a bolt-on Les Paul kit

thanks

what's the most inexpensive guitar kit there is?

maybe he's talking about chesswood, as seen in many BC Rich guitars.

you can always route chambers to cut down on the weight...

i've heard from one owner over at Harmony-Central that they really do have great sustain and vibration throughout the whole guitar. I'm interested in getting one... it's really inexpensive too.

I can already hear a headstock snap.

So, what's the advantage of a compensating nut?

Does the bridge not get the intonation correct?

Does the compensating nut only work with certain string gages?

I've read that zero frets are supposed to have perfect intonation. Are they any better or worse than a compensating nut?

advantage is that you will be in tune anywhere on the fretboard. with conventional nuts, your G string will be stringly sharper at the 2nd or 3rd fret, and so will the high b string. compensated nuts fix that problem.

the bridge gets the intonation correct, but no matter how accurate it is, the first few frets will be a little sharp/out of tune.

i think compensated nuts can work with any gauges as long as it is in the conventional order (for example 10-13-17-26-36-46. if it's 13-13-17-17-46-46, I don't think it'll work)

Most Jackson's tend to have square heals and Strat's have rounded ones, so I very much doubt it.

http://www.allparts.com sell a Jackson style neck (inc sharkfin inlays) which has a standard Strat heal...but it's not cheap.

good god!! I bet the headstock sn't even angled! that's really relaly expensive!

there's another compensating system out there, it's calld something like......inut. instead of replacing the whole nut, you stick a piece of metal right after the nut. supposed to shorten the scale a bit on each string differently so it intonates correctly.

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instead, you gotta make the headstock a little towards the back of the neck

would Jackson necks fit fender bodies without any modification?

specifically a DK-2 or DR-3 neck on a strat body.

thanks

not related to this thread whatsoever, but I put a acoustic guitar D string on my classical and the bridge saddle broke.

you... BUILT THAT?

I envy. that thing is absolutely beautiful.

Its a huge project for Design and Technology, its my final year of school! Basically you have to design something innovative or different. It can be anything eg. website, product, system or in my case a guitar !! Basically you have to make a folio aswell, mine was 50 A3 pages . The project is marked 60% folio 40% product!

coooool. might have to take that class! thanks

that was a school project? for high school or college? what class is that for? I NEED to take that class!!

what did you use to do the mockup?

i used photoc-c-c-hooooop