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Actually me and my friend figured out a way to do it =]

Since its only one fret I am going to replace, just cut off that one fret (first fret) and replace the whole fret entirely.. since u gotta have it split anyways for the fretwire, it should work.. I just gotta find someone to do it now, as my friend is not sure he wants to attempt it as its kinda hard.. Maybe ill ask somoene here in a new post hmm

My RG is basswood. I love the tone of it. It just sounds great. I would much rather preffer a maple top but I'm happy with mine.

White with maybe black pinstriping or something, or just paint it to look like black binding.

Scratch the natural plan. I think I will just go ahead and do a custom paint job. I just realized that my guitar is made of basswood which isn't the prettiest of display woods and that it's made of 3 pieces of wood so it wouldn't look very good even if I liked the basswood look. Sorry to cause you guys all this trouble.

You want to go buy a $2000 guitar just so you can down-tune? Are you kidding me? Go buy another Ibanez if you're gonna do that. get one with a fixed bridge, like a PGM or an RGA321f. Their both cheaper than a Les Paul and better quality, IMO.

Well as long as it leaves a natural color, I'll do it. I just want atleast a semi-natural color while still having my guitar be protected.

Well I don't want an oil finish. I just want a straight natural finish like the picture I posted. Is there any simple way of doing this such as just sanding it down to the bare wood and leaving it?

But couldn't I just sand it down and leave it without putting clear coat on it?

Here's what I'm going for.

Well I want it to where I don't need to completely prep the body, I just want to get down to the wood and make it a natural finish. If this means I have to get down to the bare wood, then what are the steps I need to take?

Oh, the pic? Me and my friend made that on photoshop. We just took a pic of a 10th JEM and made a bunch of lighting effects.

Hey Guys,

I'm new here and I have a question. I have an Ibanez RG120 and I plan on sanding the paint off and leaving a natural finish. Is there any special steps needed to do this or should I just sand the paint and cover it with clear coat?

Thanks