[loktide]

so it finally arrived today





mmm... EMG81 + goodies


meet it's new host:



brand new ibanez mtm2 that arrived last monday: New guitar day !!! (56k: 'seven' inlay)


stock ibanez V8 unmounted:





now comes the shitty part.... the EMG81 won't fit in the PU route

it's probably a matter of less than 1mm since the EMG doesn't really appear to be larger or wider than the covered stock V8. WTF!!?


anyway, i taped the top and proceeded to rasp the corners using a round standard round wood rasp.



i probably ended up rasping off less than 1mm on each corner and the EMG would already fit flawlessy.


here's the mounted EMG81:





Now let's skip to rewire the whole thing. I decided to leave the stock V7 neck pu inside until i get an EMG89.






fortunately, ibanez uses stereo jacks so i don't need to replace it


wiring is pretty simple since i'm not using the PU switch, and only have one vol knob:





here's everything back in place plus the battery. I put a small piece of foam on top of it before mounting the back-plate so that the battery stays in it's place without wobbling around.







Finished!

[Mr. S]

nice job man, i'm tempted to go for one of these myself

[loktide]

Originally Posted by Mr. S

nice job man, i'm tempted to go for one of these myself

do it! it plays and looks awesome!

[7 Strings of Hate]

i thought emg's were standard on that model, cuz i mean, hell, mick actually uses emgs
i hate it when ibanez are cheap asses, they go to the trouble of making a "signature" model, but dont follow through with it.

Reguardless, that looks good man, love them emg's

[ibznorange]

Originally Posted by 7 Strings of Hate

i thought emg's were standard on that model, cuz i mean, hell, mick actually uses emgs
i hate it when ibanez are cheap asses, they go to the trouble of making a "signature" model, but dont follow through with it.

Regardless, that looks good man, love them emg's

Its cause its a budget model. The mtm1 has the emg's

I still agree though

[somn]

Originally Posted by 7 Strings of Hate

i thought emg's were standard on that model, cuz i mean, hell, mick actually uses emgs
i hate it when ibanez are cheap asses, they go to the trouble of making a "signature" model, but dont follow through with it.

Reguardless, that looks good man, love them emg's

mick now uses black outs dosent he i saw an add with him for black outs. nice guitar man

[Stitch]

The MTM1 actually comes with Blackouts now. If you find one with EMG's demand a discount since its technically an older model :p

[amonb]

Originally Posted by Stitch

The MTM1 actually comes with Blackouts now. If you find one with EMG's demand a discount since its technically an older model :p

Loktide, how does it sound now?

[loktide]

Originally Posted by amonb

Loktide, how does it sound now?

It sounds fairly bright and more focused on higher mids than the 707 in my C7 hellraiser. In direct comparison to my other 6 (rg3120 with a JB in the bridge), it's less bassy and you'll immediately notice the compression EMGs are known for. I like the feeling and sound of passives and actives for different things, and this guitar sounds exactly liked i expected an EMG81 in mahogany to sound like.

[loktide]

also, i'm mainly playing this guitar in D standard (which is what why bands tunes to) but it sounds especially nice on drop-C tuning. The moderate lows and rich high mids on the EMG81 works like a dream for keeping things nicely articulate and defined at lower tunings. I also experimented at tuning to open C, which is A LOT of fun to play. I should definitely leave one of my guitars tuned like that