Hiding a terrible inlay.

bulb · 11-22-2007, 03:11 PM

So i found a guitar i would really like to use as my main live 6 string axe
This guitar:
Ibanez :: Electric Guitars :: MTM - Mick Thomson : MTM1

The ibanez MTM1, i love everything about this guitar, its plays and sounds great, it has my favorite bridge system (the fixed edge with a locking nut, so its a locking hardtail with fine tuners!!) and its one of the few guitars that sounds really good with the emgs it has in it. I even love the color, and i can get a good price on one as well!
The problem is that stupid "Seven" inlay, and i was wondering if you guys had any suggestions on ways i could hide/get rid of it for cheap/free so that i can buy this guitar haha!

Thanks dudes!

OzzyC · 11-22-2007, 03:15 PM

I'd imagine you could probably get a luthier to take them out and inlay rosewood in its place- not sure how much it'd cost, though.

Shorty · 11-22-2007, 03:18 PM

Personally I would save the money and get an MTM-2 with upgraded pickups of your choice

Ibanez :: Electric Guitars :: MTM - Mick Thomson : MTM2

Something else putting off the cheaper version?

Plaschkes · 11-22-2007, 03:20 PM

I find it very ironic to be a 7 stringer and buy a 6 string with the word Seven written all over your first five frets.

Anyway, what Ozzy said. Even though I like the inlay.

bulb · 11-22-2007, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shorty

Personally I would save the money and get an MTM-2 with upgraded pickups of your choice

Ibanez :: Electric Guitars :: MTM - Mick Thomson : MTM2

Something else putting off the cheaper version?

yeah i wasnt thrilled with the way it played/felt ibanez's build quality suffers A LOT on their cheaper models, whereas the mtm1 felt solid, also that bridge felt really cheap on the mtm2 even though it did lock...i did think about doing that and sticking some bareknuckles in there tho...i might give it a last chance and see if its worth it...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plaschkes

I find it very ironic to be a 7 stringer and buy a 6 string with the word Seven written all over your first five frets.

Anyway, what Ozzy said. Even though I like the inlay.

the problem is that would be really expensive, i was thinking about just putting some tape over it or something, would that make it sound terrible/fuck things up?

sakeido · 11-22-2007, 03:32 PM

You could buy the guitar, sell the neck, and have a new one made by any of the capable luthiers around. Or you could follow the fretboard replacement guide on projectguitar.com, strip that rosewood piece off there, and then put on a new ebony piece with bigger frets. Tape would wear out I think but might work, just throw a bunch of loops of electrical tape on there.

err never mind the new neck thing I forgot that one was neckthrough. Now I kind of want one ahaha

Plaschkes · 11-22-2007, 03:35 PM

The MTM-1 is neck-through and the MTM-2 isn't, so I wouldn't say that be such a great solution.

bulb · 11-22-2007, 03:38 PM

yeah electrical tape was what i was originally thinking, i just didnt know if it would affect the tone adversely/be bad for the guitar or not.

sakeido · 11-22-2007, 03:41 PM

I don't see it affecting the tone too much, but I don't know how long it would last. I think your only other option is sending it to a luthier and getting them to remove it and inlay rosewood like OzzyC said.
If you don't like the inlay but you like how that guitar sounds, you could try the Jackson SLSMG instead. No dumb inlay, comparable neck, but it also doesn't have the fixed trem-style bridge and fine tuners. but it does have the mahogany neck & body, neck through, big awesome frets, and sounds fantastic with EMGs.

darren · 11-22-2007, 03:49 PM

Electrical tape gets very gummy. I wouldn't recommend it.

Would leather dye take to the inlay material if you dyed the fretboard black? If not, you could always take a sharpie to the inlays before every show.

ibznorange · 11-22-2007, 03:49 PM

or!
get a new board put on, you can get any wood you want that way, and its pretty cheap. luthier here charges $200 for an unbound neck, plus cost of frets. you could reuse brand new ones though so yeah

bulb · 11-22-2007, 04:08 PM

200 bucks is a lot of money though, thats what im trying not to spend after spending all that money on the guitar

Quote:

Originally Posted by sakeido

I don't see it affecting the tone too much, but I don't know how long it would last. I think your only other option is sending it to a luthier and getting them to remove it and inlay rosewood like OzzyC said.
If you don't like the inlay but you like how that guitar sounds, you could try the Jackson SLSMG instead. No dumb inlay, comparable neck, but it also doesn't have the fixed trem-style bridge and fine tuners. but it does have the mahogany neck & body, neck through, big awesome frets, and sounds fantastic with EMGs.

im not a big fan of that guitar cuz im a picky asshole with horrible taste in everything, and also the main selling point of the ibby was the fixed edge bridge.

TomAwesome · 11-22-2007, 04:18 PM

If you've got some time, you could do this:

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/sev...-picstory.html

ibznorange · 11-22-2007, 04:48 PM

lol that would probably show more with the big ass seven inlay, but its worth a shot.
gotcha on the funding thing. id say rip em out, get some rosewood coloredish filler, and ebonize that sonofabitch

Ken · 11-22-2007, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomAwesome

If you've got some time, you could do this:

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/sev...-picstory.html

+1

I thought about this over coffee, and remembered this thread.

Of course, my imagination couldn't stop there. Although useless, here are my recommendations if you don't want to take them all out:

S VEN (swedish guitar)
EVEN
EVE

I'm such a dork. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

TomAwesome · 11-22-2007, 04:51 PM

Nerd.

SHREDTOKILL · 11-22-2007, 05:07 PM

find a luither that will slap a new fretboard on it, (MAPLE FTW)
im sure it would be in the 100-300 range.

budda · 11-22-2007, 05:31 PM

buy the guitar and get over it? :P

eleven59 · 11-22-2007, 06:15 PM

How 'bout add some more letters before it so it says something else.

Like:

BULBGETSEVEN (Bulb Gets Even)

Or add some lines to the "V" so it says "SEMEN"

Ken · 11-22-2007, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eleven59

Or add some lines to the "V" so it says "SEMEN"

I thought I was fucked up, but I

to your fuckedupedness.

ajdehoogh · 11-22-2007, 06:41 PM

^

eleven59 · 11-22-2007, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken

I thought I was fucked up, but I

to your fuckedupedness.

Stitch · 11-22-2007, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eleven59

How 'bout add some more letters before it so it says something else.

Like:

BULBGETSEVEN (Bulb Gets Even)

Or add some lines to the "V" so it says "SEMEN"

Simon will be all over that.

thedownside · 11-22-2007, 06:49 PM

i feel your pain. this guitar haunts me daily. it is also everything i want in an axe, but that inlay... grrr... one of these days i maybe just get it and be done with it. if they had only put his hate inlay on it. i've toyed with the idea of the mtm2, but it's another black guitar, i dont want another black guitar.

i wish they would just put that bridge in a 7

D-EJ915 · 11-22-2007, 06:49 PM

You not keen on the RGT6EX? It's cheaper but it doesn't have the locking bridge.

11-22-2007, 03:11 PM	#1
bulb Join Date: May 2006 Location: Washington DC Posts: 2,832 Thanked: 157	Hiding a terrible inlay. So i found a guitar i would really like to use as my main live 6 string axe This guitar: Ibanez :: Electric Guitars :: MTM - Mick Thomson : MTM1 The ibanez MTM1, i love everything about this guitar, its plays and sounds great, it has my favorite bridge system (the fixed edge with a locking nut, so its a locking hardtail with fine tuners!!) and its one of the few guitars that sounds really good with the emgs it has in it. I even love the color, and i can get a good price on one as well! The problem is that stupid "Seven" inlay, and i was wondering if you guys had any suggestions on ways i could hide/get rid of it for cheap/free so that i can buy this guitar haha! Thanks dudes! __________________ Walk with me! www.myspace.com/iambulb www.myspace.com/periphery www.soundclick.com/bulb

11-22-2007, 03:15 PM	#2
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11-22-2007, 03:32 PM	#6
sakeido Is a Pastafarian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Calgary AB Posts: 4,945 Thanked: 249	You could buy the guitar, sell the neck, and have a new one made by any of the capable luthiers around. Or you could follow the fretboard replacement guide on projectguitar.com, strip that rosewood piece off there, and then put on a new ebony piece with bigger frets. Tape would wear out I think but might work, just throw a bunch of loops of electrical tape on there. err never mind the new neck thing I forgot that one was neckthrough. Now I kind of want one ahaha __________________ _________________________ "Ah, she's built like a steakhouse but she handles like a bistro" - ZB My Soundclick Page Last edited by sakeido; 11-22-2007 at 03:34 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

11-22-2007, 03:38 PM	#8
bulb Join Date: May 2006 Location: Washington DC Posts: 2,832 Thanked: 157	yeah electrical tape was what i was originally thinking, i just didnt know if it would affect the tone adversely/be bad for the guitar or not. __________________ Walk with me! www.myspace.com/iambulb www.myspace.com/periphery www.soundclick.com/bulb

11-22-2007, 03:20 PM	#4
Plaschkes Israeli 8 Stringer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Israel Posts: 283 Thanked: 4	I find it very ironic to be a 7 stringer and buy a 6 string with the word Seven written all over your first five frets. Anyway, what Ozzy said. Even though I like the inlay.

11-22-2007, 03:35 PM	#7
Plaschkes Israeli 8 Stringer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Israel Posts: 283 Thanked: 4	The MTM-1 is neck-through and the MTM-2 isn't, so I wouldn't say that be such a great solution.

11-22-2007, 03:41 PM	#9
sakeido Is a Pastafarian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Calgary AB Posts: 4,945 Thanked: 249	I don't see it affecting the tone too much, but I don't know how long it would last. I think your only other option is sending it to a luthier and getting them to remove it and inlay rosewood like OzzyC said. If you don't like the inlay but you like how that guitar sounds, you could try the Jackson SLSMG instead. No dumb inlay, comparable neck, but it also doesn't have the fixed trem-style bridge and fine tuners. but it does have the mahogany neck & body, neck through, big awesome frets, and sounds fantastic with EMGs. __________________ _________________________ "Ah, she's built like a steakhouse but she handles like a bistro" - ZB My Soundclick Page

11-22-2007, 03:49 PM	#10
darren Decibel Guitars Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Greater Toronto Area, Canada Posts: 10,457 Thanked: 62	Electrical tape gets very gummy. I wouldn't recommend it. Would leather dye take to the inlay material if you dyed the fretboard black? If not, you could always take a sharpie to the inlays before every show. __________________ http://decibelguitars.com http://twitter.com/decibelguitars

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ibznorange Chief Officer/RHLC © Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 8,349 Thanked: 60	or! get a new board put on, you can get any wood you want that way, and its pretty cheap. luthier here charges $200 for an unbound neck, plus cost of frets. you could reuse brand new ones though so yeah __________________ Reverse Headstocks or Bust ALL HEIL THE ADMINISHREDDER!

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11-22-2007, 04:48 PM	#14
ibznorange Chief Officer/RHLC © Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 8,349 Thanked: 60	lol that would probably show more with the big ass seven inlay, but its worth a shot. gotcha on the funding thing. id say rip em out, get some rosewood coloredish filler, and ebonize that sonofabitch __________________ Reverse Headstocks or Bust ALL HEIL THE ADMINISHREDDER!

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SHREDTOKILL LOW AND SLOW Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,087 Thanked: 0	find a luither that will slap a new fretboard on it, (MAPLE FTW) im sure it would be in the 100-300 range.

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thedownside ss.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Moncton, NB, Canada Posts: 1,123 Thanked: 25	i feel your pain. this guitar haunts me daily. it is also everything i want in an axe, but that inlay... grrr... one of these days i maybe just get it and be done with it. if they had only put his hate inlay on it. i've toyed with the idea of the mtm2, but it's another black guitar, i dont want another black guitar. i wish they would just put that bridge in a 7 __________________ http://www.beforethefallen.com

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