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The older ones are better or were. Theyre old now and suffer problems alot of old guitars suffer. the new indo made, will probably need work....
Not trying to beat the dead horse with pricing. I live in cali and have had 4+ guitars refretted with stainless steel. 2 different shops....
Stainless steel on my 7420 (mij). Evos cool too but why not get a material that lasts forever. However the complaint with ss frets is the “tone...
Its normal. The only risk is that the worn parts are gonna be exposed to humidity like your fretboard. Maple is known to swell. Acts sort of like...
+black winters. They can be shrill sounding but they capture that black metal tone with a hifi mix to it. Its weird but really cool. I would stay...
Initial build quality doesn’t really mean much in the used market. Most of the time you’ll be fine but a poorly treated Ibanez prestige can play...
Check out bestguitarparts.com they make replacement necks in 21-22 fret configuration. They make 24 fret necks that fit dinky 24 feet bodies NOT...
If this is your first 7 ever. I wouldn't go with that large of a budget especially on a new instrument. There are great 7 strings that are much...
S Shielding paint can be applied. Its black and will give it a uniform look while also shielding the cavity
Yes you will need to route the cavities to fit. Ibanez routed those for the pickups that are installed already. The pickup corners are closer to...
The relief should be around .010” at the 9th fret while holding the first fret and the fret where the neck joins the body ( usually 15 etc 17)....
You only need more springs if the trem keeps pulling forward aka too much tension on the strings. I would stretch the strings, then level the...
I feel like its a good thing they didnt include the frets installed. Most of the time the fretwork is pretty bad that even with a fret leveling...
Id get a schecter blackjack or ideally get a kiesel and get stainless steel frets to further avoid the nickel allergy. i used to have a...
Id take the more expensive shecter. I know theres risk taking a beat up guitar for obvious reasons. However looking at the two picture i think it...
+1 for the SD custom. Killer pickup even the 7 string varient. It can be bright but tameable and has a thick lowend. It lacks alot of midrange...
I struggled with this, when i first went to 7 strings. I realized that the benefit of 7s is having the lowend without losing the highend. Instead...
I have an rg7420Mij and 7620mij they both play amazing and have the same necks. As far as trems go. The trs isnt terrible but its similar to like...
A used prestige might be hard as the name alone carries significance. However you can find used Japanese ibbies for around that price. I bought a...
You can get some digital calipers for cheap and measure the distance between the post center to center. And then measure the diameter of the post....