Modifying my ridiculous Ibanez - need advice

earwighoney

I think it needs more frets.

Bucket

dindude said:

If that were mine I'd get a new scratch plate made (not sure which colour) and have it single humbucker, single volume. Proper no-nonsense 80's machine then.

Another good idea...

carlos

My Vigier had hs with a 5 way. It was:
Full HB
Tapped HB
Both
Both out of phase for a lovely quacky sound
Single coil

It had all the sounds I needed tbh

WezV

dindude;1000895" said:

If that were mine I'd get a new scratch plate made (not sure which colour) and have it single humbucker, single volume. Proper no-nonsense 80's machine then.

This makes the most sense.

And it would be an oil city/ASL havoc with a coil tap. You won't want anything else

dindude

Bucket said:

dindude said:

If that were mine I'd get a new scratch plate made (not sure which colour) and have it single humbucker, single volume. Proper no-nonsense 80's machine then.

Another good idea...

Oh, and I'd put a push button kill switch in it too. I did it when I modded a Pacifica and it was brilliant fun.

http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n505/dindude/001_zps0d3fa151.jpg

Bucket

Awesome!

Paging @TheGuitarWeasel... do you do coloured bobbins on the Havoc?

OilCityPickups

Bucket said:

Awesome!

Paging @TheGuitarWeasel... do you do coloured bobbins on the Havoc?

black, white or black and white with the havoc ...

dindude

https://www.inlaystickers.com/products/dimarzio-humbucker

My goodness, I'm just an ideas machine tonight!

Branshen

What about putting in a single Seymour Duncan P-rail? I always liked the idea of the versatility of getting SC, P90 and Humbucker from that one pickup. And apparently, it's quite good.

hubobulous

P-Rails are awesome pickups. I have two in my Feline custom.

Sporky

I am also a fan of the P-Rails. Some excellent sounds to be had there.

monquixote

If you took the neck single coil out you could fit another 10 frets.

Sporky

Or have a little brass fretless section up there for, erm, well... just do it anyways.

bluebuddha

Get a black scratchplate made, then yellow pickups, and call it Ferrari.

Sassafras

I'd be more inclined to modify my fingers to fit the high frets.

ICBM

bluebuddha said:

Get a black scratchplate made, then yellow pickups, and call it Ferrari.

As in something that has extraordinary performance capabilities which you can never use in the real world, and everyone says how cool it is... but actually thinks you're a little bit of a tit for owing it?

Appropriate.

Bucket

ICBM said:

bluebuddha said:

Get a black scratchplate made, then yellow pickups, and call it Ferrari.

As in something that has extraordinary performance capabilities which you can never use in the real world, and everyone says how cool it is... but actually thinks you're a little bit of a tit for owing it?

Appropriate.

Hahahahaha

Cheeky git but that really made me laugh.

littlegreenman

bluebuddha said:

Get a black carbon fibre scratchplate made, then yellow pickups, and call it Ferrari.

FTFY

steamabacus

Gold mirror scratchplate and a single funky humbucker - one of these ...

http://www.lacemusic.com/alumitone_AlumaMan.php



Black (or black chrome?) volume knob

carlos

I have one too, and will be modding it with a Tone Zone in the bridge and a Chopper in the middle (neck?). Will keep same pickup config as it seems a bit of a hassle to change it, but who knows, might wire it as an H-H guitar