Ibanez UV7BK Green Dot Arrived (Pics/Thoughts)

zimbloth · 03-20-2006, 09:02 AM

Update: I ended up just buying a Blaze Neck model. We'll see how that goes

Everything I'm reading about it says its incredible in the bridge.

Drew · 03-20-2006, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by zimbloth

Update: I ended up just buying a Blaze Neck model. We'll see how that goes

Everything I'm reading about it says its incredible in the bridge.

Actually, if you wouldn't mind, I'd be curious to hear how the Recto pre and your new UV handles smooth, slightly low-gain lead tones...

Nice score. I don't know what it is, but there's really something about the feel of those older UV's... I'm not going to say anything stupid like "My PWH has cured me of gAS" because really it hasn't, it's just I suddenly have very little desire to buy another basswood-bodied, trem equipped seven string because this one just looks and feels SO right to me.

I hate to say it, but I'm kinda with you on that pickguard. It's so ugly, how COULD you take it off?

The Dark Wolf · 03-20-2006, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Drew

I hate to say it, but I'm kinda with you on that pickguard. It's so ugly, how COULD you take it off?

Being the Strat whore that I am, I actually don't mind the pickguard. In fact, I LOVE pickguards. Granted, the white and the green don't exactly go together like peas n' carrots, it still looks OK. But it's a pickguard, so it gets a pass in my book.

I'm seriously itching to try some PAF7s or Blaze Neck pickups. Ever since putting that JB back in my 2027 (which is back out again

) I realized - I don't really LIKE uber-hot passive pickups. Those low-gain pickups just have something...

maskofduality · 03-20-2006, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by The Dark Wolf

Being the Strat whore that I am, I actually don't mind the pickguard. In fact, I LOVE pickguards. Granted, the white and the green don't exactly go together like peas n' carrots, it still looks OK. But it's a pickguard, so it gets a pass in my book.

i like the white pickguard. i even love that white pickguard with green knobs, fret dots and black finished guitar. not to mention a white pick guard is not as easy to ruin as say a mirror one.

zimbloth · 03-20-2006, 07:22 PM

The white pickguard does have it's charm, and I may keep it like that. I still think it would look nicer with its proper black pickguard though

Drew: I can record some lead stuff w/ the UV on the "vintage" or "raw" channel if you want. It should also be noted that the clean tones from the Mesa Pre are absolutely amazing. It has "Clean", "Fat' (MK2 ish supposedly) and "Brit", and all of those have a great sound, and by changing the gain even a tiny bit it can give you a totally different character.

noodles · 03-20-2006, 09:21 PM

Just wanted to add that I hate the white pickguard with all the green. It really needs the black one.

Shawn · 03-20-2006, 09:23 PM

I Agree that the 'original' black w/green binding pickguard looks the best and I like how it looks on a beater PWH like Munky from Korn did to his PWH, it had a UV7BK pickguard on it, looked awesome, but a white pickguard on a black guitar with green pickups doesn't look all that great.

zimbloth · 03-20-2006, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by noodles

Just wanted to add that I hate the white pickguard with all the green. It really needs the black one.

Yeah, I don't know why the original owner did that. Nothing that can't be fixed

7 Dying Trees · 03-20-2006, 09:34 PM

It has a fugly charm to it, but anyway, if it's a cool sounding and playing guitar then it doesn't really matter!

There's definately something special about the old UV's, their necks in aprticular. I've got two and have owned another 2, all UVBK's (and the one PWH that I have along with one BK) and the necks were fantastic on all of them. There was actually one neck that was stupidly good, and had a setup that was insanely low action.

They are ace guitars, now go and get yourself a new pickguard, and you could do the Morbid Angel Trey thing of getting a green pickguard for it and a flourescent orange whammy bar...

hey, it also means you can put in extra switches and gadgetry as it won't be the original scratchplate anyway!

zimbloth · 03-20-2006, 09:43 PM

Yeah, I dig it all man. I've had like 20 7-strings now (including several Custom Shops), so I'm past the point of caring mostly about looks. I'm all about how it plays, and that's why I play Ibanez only now. I think the UV777BK, K7 and S7420FM I have look beautiful, I don't mind if I have one that's kind of worn looking.

That being said I will still change the pickguard. If I could get a green one that might not be a bad idea either. Good call J.

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03-20-2006, 09:23 PM	#27
Shawn Ibanez 7s Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 19,100 Main Seven: '91 UV7PWH, '91 UV7BK Rig: Fender Stage Thanked: 139	I Agree that the 'original' black w/green binding pickguard looks the best and I like how it looks on a beater PWH like Munky from Korn did to his PWH, it had a UV7BK pickguard on it, looked awesome, but a white pickguard on a black guitar with green pickups doesn't look all that great. www.myspace.com/flothru www.myspace.com/shawncastonguay

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7 Dying Trees Sarcy English Twat Join Date: May 2004 Location: 7th Ethereal Plane of interstellar hell, Innit Bruv, Safe, London, UK Posts: 6,920 Real Name: James Main Seven: UV7PWH / UV7BK / RG2027 Main ERG: 10 fingers of metal death Rig: VHT UL->Orange 4x12 Thanked: 92	It has a fugly charm to it, but anyway, if it's a cool sounding and playing guitar then it doesn't really matter! There's definately something special about the old UV's, their necks in aprticular. I've got two and have owned another 2, all UVBK's (and the one PWH that I have along with one BK) and the necks were fantastic on all of them. There was actually one neck that was stupidly good, and had a setup that was insanely low action. They are ace guitars, now go and get yourself a new pickguard, and you could do the Morbid Angel Trey thing of getting a green pickguard for it and a flourescent orange whammy bar... hey, it also means you can put in extra switches and gadgetry as it won't be the original scratchplate anyway! The Chaos has come: www.chaosanct.com

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03-20-2006, 09:02 AM	#21
zimbloth Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 11,521 Real Name: Nick Main Seven: Rico Jr Customs Main ERG: Ibanez 8 Rig: VHT Pittbull UL Thanked: 72	Update: I ended up just buying a Blaze Neck model. We'll see how that goes Everything I'm reading about it says its incredible in the bridge.

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zimbloth Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 11,521 Real Name: Nick Main Seven: Rico Jr Customs Main ERG: Ibanez 8 Rig: VHT Pittbull UL Thanked: 72	The white pickguard does have it's charm, and I may keep it like that. I still think it would look nicer with its proper black pickguard though Drew: I can record some lead stuff w/ the UV on the "vintage" or "raw" channel if you want. It should also be noted that the clean tones from the Mesa Pre are absolutely amazing. It has "Clean", "Fat' (MK2 ish supposedly) and "Brit", and all of those have a great sound, and by changing the gain even a tiny bit it can give you a totally different character.

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zimbloth Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 11,521 Real Name: Nick Main Seven: Rico Jr Customs Main ERG: Ibanez 8 Rig: VHT Pittbull UL Thanked: 72	Yeah, I dig it all man. I've had like 20 7-strings now (including several Custom Shops), so I'm past the point of caring mostly about looks. I'm all about how it plays, and that's why I play Ibanez only now. I think the UV777BK, K7 and S7420FM I have look beautiful, I don't mind if I have one that's kind of worn looking. That being said I will still change the pickguard. If I could get a green one that might not be a bad idea either. Good call J.


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