Let the RG8 Mods begin...
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kn1feparty
Guitarded
looks sick Buddah. I'm gonna do the same thing to my 7321 so idgaf lol.
MetalBuddah
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Do it! Except make the top black carbon
Then get a mirror finish prestige logo 
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Curt
Where we're going we don't need neck pickups.
I am thinking of snagging one in black instead of white and getting a pearloid pg made for it, and a Rebel Yell/VHII In double white.
Not too time consuming, and the BKP's will be the only expensive part.
Not too time consuming, and the BKP's will be the only expensive part.
kn1feparty
Guitarded
Do it! Except make the top black carbon
Ibanez Guitar Headstock Decals : Best-Decals.com, Your One-Stop Decal-Shop
The current plan is either a simple natural stain or matte white refinish but I'm putting the prestige logo on it and I don't give a damn.
axxessdenied
Arium Addict
Totally forgot to post my pics! Next addition will be the Seymour Duncan Distortion 8s
You win!
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jobarnrd
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Yes, that's a believable LACS custome prestige hardtail. The headstock looks heck-yeah, marvelous. I hope you don't mind that I just thought about gold hardware on that thing.
axxessdenied
Arium Addict
Coming from a guy with an epic carvin, this makes me happy
Your RG8 is by far the sexiest in this thread! And, thanks for the kind words about my Carvin. She my first white beauty! Definitely won't be the last
MetalBuddah
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OMG GOLD HARDWARE!!! Why did I not think of this before????
i know its a rga8 but here is mine http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/extended-range-guitars/224150-custom-rga8.html
kn1feparty
Guitarded
noooooooooo
Konfyouzd
Return of the Dread-I
Got my pickguard today from Pickguard Paradise...
It's already in the trash. It doesn't even come close to fitting. Don't use them. They charge a lot of money to seemingly not even know what the fuck they're doing.
EDIT: I do realize I was encouraging folks to use them earlier in the thread. I have used them in the past and they were both quick and accurate. This time was a complete 180.
I emailed them about the job and they were VERY quick to respond and tell me how much it costs etc. I gave lots of specifics about what I wanted and the response email was "Okay."
Then I didn't hear anything for a month and a half. I thought that maybe the holidays had something to do with it. When I emailed to ask how things were going I got a response:
"I'm pretty sure we emailed you back asking for a trace of the guitar."
I didn't get any email. Further, this may be a fairly common practice, but I'm not keen on having to trace the guitar and send it to him. If I fuck it up then I'd be in the same boat I'm in now. So I asked for a refund.
He gives me a sob story about how he already bought the material and how much it costs him, etc. Am I the only customer in the world? More than likely not...
I said fuck it and gave it a shot anyway...
So then he sends it out and emails me saying "Let me know what needs to be tweaked."
The fucking thing just plain doesn't fit.
The pickup routes are improperly spaced and there is a piece of plastic at the neckmost end of the neck pickup route. Being that the pickups on a 24 fret guitar typically butt right up against the neck, guess what?
Lesson learned.
It's already in the trash. It doesn't even come close to fitting. Don't use them. They charge a lot of money to seemingly not even know what the fuck they're doing.
EDIT: I do realize I was encouraging folks to use them earlier in the thread. I have used them in the past and they were both quick and accurate. This time was a complete 180.
I emailed them about the job and they were VERY quick to respond and tell me how much it costs etc. I gave lots of specifics about what I wanted and the response email was "Okay."
Then I didn't hear anything for a month and a half. I thought that maybe the holidays had something to do with it. When I emailed to ask how things were going I got a response:
"I'm pretty sure we emailed you back asking for a trace of the guitar."
I didn't get any email. Further, this may be a fairly common practice, but I'm not keen on having to trace the guitar and send it to him. If I fuck it up then I'd be in the same boat I'm in now. So I asked for a refund.
He gives me a sob story about how he already bought the material and how much it costs him, etc. Am I the only customer in the world? More than likely not...
I said fuck it and gave it a shot anyway...
So then he sends it out and emails me saying "Let me know what needs to be tweaked."
The fucking thing just plain doesn't fit.
The pickup routes are improperly spaced and there is a piece of plastic at the neckmost end of the neck pickup route. Being that the pickups on a 24 fret guitar typically butt right up against the neck, guess what?
Lesson learned.
MetalBuddah
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Got my pickguard today from Pickguard Paradise...
It's already in the trash. It doesn't even come close to fitting. Don't use them. They charge a lot of money to seemingly not even know what the fuck they're doing.
What a shame
Konfyouzd
Return of the Dread-I
Well now everyone knows... 
I guess it was slightly worth it if it saves someone else from the same fate.
I guess it was slightly worth it if it saves someone else from the same fate.
kn1feparty
Guitarded
Damn. I was really hoping it was gonna turn out well so I could get one lol.
jobarnrd
Well-Known Member
Man that's tough, I can't imagine making a pg without the template or owning the guitar. I'm building a templates for a couple designs.
FrostyTheDroMan
Well-Known Member
Has anyone swapped out the bridge on one of these yet or at least looked into what kind of options might work?
kn1feparty
Guitarded
Not that I've seen so far, but the string holes are in line so theoretically a Hipshot would work on this.
HeHasTheJazzHands
Well-Known Member
Yup. Even more of a reason to avoid them.
Oh well, I'm hoping the new Omen Active 8 doesn't suck.
