RevDavidLee Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Well, I am not going to install a pickguard for a while but I removed the "E", trimmed the spot around the bridge pickup and beveled the section between pickups. I'll put it away for now. Looks great! Very nice guitar! Ibanez has been putting out some great guitars for many years now & this one is gorgeous! The nice thing about the Epiphone pickguards is that the "e" comes off easily. I have never liked the big ol fat thing sticking up in the way on any of my Epiphone guitars. This worked out perfect for you Enjoy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Pick guard off, and leave the original pickups in it. Bone-stock is the way to go. I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Pick guard off, and leave the original pickups in it. Bone-stock is the way to go. I just realized how contradictory this must sound. I should have said, "leave the original pickups in it, bone-stock is the way to go", and "take the pick guard off for aesthetic reasons". If you put the pick guard in a large zip lock baggie, with all the original mounting hardware, and store it in the case, you have a bone-stock guitar to offer to the next buyer, if there is one. Okay, I'm gonna shut up now. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 ...If you put the pick guard in a large zip lock baggie, with all the original mounting hardware, and store it in the case, you have a bone-stock guitar to offer to the next buyer... The guitar didn't come with a p'g, Sparky. The 'guard fitted is one which Riffster had already swapped-out from an Epi 335. Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 I just realized how contradictory this must sound. I should have said, "leave the original pickups in it, bone-stock is the way to go", and "take the pick guard off for aesthetic reasons". If you put the pick guard in a large zip lock baggie, with all the original mounting hardware, and store it in the case, you have a bone-stock guitar to offer to the next buyer, if there is one. Okay, I'm gonna shut up now. :unsure: Oh, I understood the first time but no, the original pickups and pots do not really cut it for anything. I have played the guitar under different settings and the pickups just do not produce good sounds. The pots are very ok and the tone control is pretty useless. I actually bought this guitar in part because I already have a nice set of Gibson pickups for it. My brother has a similar guitar and I knew the pickups would have to be replaced. And the pickguard, like Pippy said, this pickuguard is from my Epi ES335, on that guitar I put a short guard on that guitar. This is a super cheap guitar, stock means nothing really. Plus if I save the electronics I can put them back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 Well, I had a bit of time and took a few snaps on how this guitar turned out. I am really pleased, this guitar sounds fantastic with the Classic 57 set I installed, very good semi-hollow classic tone. Sounds fantastic. Ibanez Tuners Pickguard and covered classic 57 pickups Some brass detail on the controls, (Harmony knobs) And there she is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 Originally looked like this and the pickups were not very good at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 pickguards,, meh! Who needs em! Some people REALLY need them :) :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american cheez Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 that's a really sweet lookin guitar. i considered buying one once. i liked it, but bought an ar420 instead because at the time, it better suited the band i was in. the one i was lookin at wasn't as cool lookin as yours though. i like seeing the wood, so if they had one like that at the time, i may have just said hell with those guys i'm gettin this instead! 57 classics are the perfect pick up for that guitar. i used them in a semi hollow project i did once, and i LOVED the results. good for you, and even better at a sweet price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 If you put the pick guard in a large zip lock baggie, with all the original mounting hardware, and store it in the case, you have a bone-stock guitar to offer to the next buyer, if there is one. I had a few electrics and always removed the pickguards. I put them in a drawer in a small nightstand. Some time later, I sold the nightstand and forgot to take the pickguards out! All gone! Later I sold most of those guitars. The buyers never asked about the missing pickguards. No worries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Glad you put the pickguard on and kept the black pickup rings too. It really looks sweet and I bet it sounds good with the pickups. Nice score [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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