Hello,
I recently started my second project, being the improvement of my Ibanez GRG 170DX. The guitar has always sounded quite crappy, and since the results of my previous project where so good, I never play it anymore. I wanted new reasons to want to play it again, as the neck is quite alright and so is the design.
I plan to do a swirl dip in red and black, covering the scratch plate and pickup cover (that is yet to be made). Because I had great urge to (My other guitar is in another country right now with my parents) I soldered the guitar together temporarily. Basically the changes made up till now:
1 p-90 (seymour duncan SP90-3) instead of HSH setup.
Scalloped last four frets as on a JEM to find out if I like it scalloped.
Different buttons (fender style, as on more expensive Ibanez guitars).
I encountered one problem on the way up till now:
The P-90, that is definitely a bridge edition, isn't lined out with the strings. The strings are wider spaced then the pole pieces. Basically the e strings are situated at the outer edge of the pole piece screws. Any idea how this can be possible? Besides this the guitar still sounds great, though I don't have enough volume/body on the thinner strings.
Pictures coming up as soon as I have access to a camera!