Considering turning the RG7620DY into an RG7550DY (new fretboard?)

xwmucradiox · 06-03-2007, 06:21 PM

So Im waiting to get my DY 7620 body back from Sims but now Im thinking that the project could go a step forward and I could make it an RG7550 with a maple fretboard and a black pick guard. The only issue is that I would need to find someone who could put a maple fretboard on my existing RG7620 neck. Does anyone do this and how much does it cost. Also, would I go with flatsawn maple or quartersawn? I remember seeing photos of a 550 RI and it looked like the fretboard was quartersawn. Any ideas?

SHREDTOKILL · 06-03-2007, 06:33 PM

Its preatty simple to get the one thats already on there off, and to get the new one on.
But fretting is the issue.

To get bored off you take a old tee shirt that you got laying around, a hammer, a iron, a razor blade and a paint scraper.

What you do is let the iron heat up and make sure you have water in it and what not, then take the iron and lay the tee shirt over the butt end of the neck and begin to let steam flo onto the end.
After leaving it there for about 2 min. Take your razor blade and hammer and tap the razor right in between the line of the fretboard and actual neck.
Then all you have to do is keep steaming along the sides of the board and using the scrapper, shimmy the board and keep steaming then just push the scrapper along until you reach the end of the neck.
DONT START AT THE NUT END, BEACAUSE YOU WILL BREAK THE BOARD AND ITS A PAIN IN THE ASS TO GET THE REST OFF.
Then just take the new board and glue and clap it on then get it fretted and your set.
That probley didnt help haha.

xwmucradiox · 06-03-2007, 06:49 PM

Im definitely not doing it myself. I would rather pay someone else who has experience to do it so I get something that works rather than something that looks and sounds like shit.

Stitch · 06-03-2007, 06:50 PM

Where does the RG7550 reference come into it?

Is that one of the limited run 7's Ibanez made a while back?

xwmucradiox · 06-03-2007, 06:58 PM

Thats what it would become - an RG7 version of an RG550.

Stitch · 06-03-2007, 07:05 PM

Ah.

Cool.

It would be cool. You'd have to get black sharktooths

xwmucradiox · 06-03-2007, 07:12 PM

Dont RG550s have dots?

Stitch · 06-03-2007, 07:14 PM

Yes. But im thinking of Shawns RG350MXDX and that was awesome!

*I may have made up that product code*

Unknown Doodl3.2 · 06-03-2007, 07:23 PM

how much did painting your body from sims run you dude? I was thinking of doing the same...

SHREDTOKILL · 06-03-2007, 07:31 PM

your saying that you may make this transformation.
dude, for inspiration ask ryan for some pictures of his DY 550 its fuckin amazing.
p.s your band is siiiiickk.

06-03-2007, 06:21 PM	#1
xwmucradiox sweep.tap.sweep Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 782 Real Name: Dave Main Seven: ESP SRC 7 Rig: Uberschall Thanked: 7	Considering turning the RG7620DY into an RG7550DY (new fretboard?) So Im waiting to get my DY 7620 body back from Sims but now Im thinking that the project could go a step forward and I could make it an RG7550 with a maple fretboard and a black pick guard. The only issue is that I would need to find someone who could put a maple fretboard on my existing RG7620 neck. Does anyone do this and how much does it cost. Also, would I go with flatsawn maple or quartersawn? I remember seeing photos of a 550 RI and it looked like the fretboard was quartersawn. Any ideas? All your shred are belong to us. www.myspace.com/liludallas

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06-03-2007, 06:33 PM	#2
SHREDTOKILL LOW AND SLOW Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,087 Real Name: Baxter Thanked: 0	Its preatty simple to get the one thats already on there off, and to get the new one on. But fretting is the issue. To get bored off you take a old tee shirt that you got laying around, a hammer, a iron, a razor blade and a paint scraper. What you do is let the iron heat up and make sure you have water in it and what not, then take the iron and lay the tee shirt over the butt end of the neck and begin to let steam flo onto the end. After leaving it there for about 2 min. Take your razor blade and hammer and tap the razor right in between the line of the fretboard and actual neck. Then all you have to do is keep steaming along the sides of the board and using the scrapper, shimmy the board and keep steaming then just push the scrapper along until you reach the end of the neck. DONT START AT THE NUT END, BEACAUSE YOU WILL BREAK THE BOARD AND ITS A PAIN IN THE ASS TO GET THE REST OFF. Then just take the new board and glue and clap it on then get it fretted and your set. That probley didnt help haha.

06-03-2007, 06:49 PM	#3
xwmucradiox sweep.tap.sweep Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 782 Real Name: Dave Main Seven: ESP SRC 7 Rig: Uberschall Thanked: 7	Im definitely not doing it myself. I would rather pay someone else who has experience to do it so I get something that works rather than something that looks and sounds like shit.

06-03-2007, 06:50 PM	#4
Stitch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 7,218 Real Name: Simon Main Seven: Ibanez RG7420 & S7420FMTW Main ERG: Orion OG8 Rig: Peavey 6505 Thanked: 111	Where does the RG7550 reference come into it? Is that one of the limited run 7's Ibanez made a while back?

06-03-2007, 06:58 PM	#5
xwmucradiox sweep.tap.sweep Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 782 Real Name: Dave Main Seven: ESP SRC 7 Rig: Uberschall Thanked: 7	Thats what it would become - an RG7 version of an RG550.

06-03-2007, 07:05 PM	#6
Stitch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 7,218 Real Name: Simon Main Seven: Ibanez RG7420 & S7420FMTW Main ERG: Orion OG8 Rig: Peavey 6505 Thanked: 111	Ah. Cool. It would be cool. You'd have to get black sharktooths

06-03-2007, 07:12 PM	#7
xwmucradiox sweep.tap.sweep Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 782 Real Name: Dave Main Seven: ESP SRC 7 Rig: Uberschall Thanked: 7	Dont RG550s have dots?

06-03-2007, 07:14 PM	#8
Stitch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 7,218 Real Name: Simon Main Seven: Ibanez RG7420 & S7420FMTW Main ERG: Orion OG8 Rig: Peavey 6505 Thanked: 111	Yes. But im thinking of Shawns RG350MXDX and that was awesome! I may have made up that product code

06-03-2007, 07:23 PM	#9
Unknown Doodl3.2 look at each other.. Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 2,271 Real Name: Claude Rig: Mark III -> Vader Thanked: 21 $Unknown Doodl3.2 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Unknown Doodl3.2 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Unknown Doodl3.2 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Unknown Doodl3.2 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Unknown Doodl3.2 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Unknown Doodl3.2 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Unknown Doodl3.2 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$	how much did painting your body from sims run you dude? I was thinking of doing the same...

06-03-2007, 07:31 PM	#10
SHREDTOKILL LOW AND SLOW Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,087 Real Name: Baxter Thanked: 0	your saying that you may make this transformation. dude, for inspiration ask ryan for some pictures of his DY 550 its fuckin amazing. p.s your band is siiiiickk.


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