Ooops I did it again!

[shobet]

A 92 570 this time. I have to stop buying Ibanez and get myself a Jackson soon or you'll all stop talking to me!

[Spivonious]

I gotta ask...what's in the Star Wars case?

[VitaminG]

a Fernandes?

[Bengal]

Ahhhhh... Grape Ice.... (at least it looks like Grape Ice)

I just found a 560 in Grape Ice. I bought it too. I'm a sucker for an RG/S's with the Edge trem. I buy them all the time...

Here's my 560... Bloodied but Unbowed...

[levantin]

I gotta ask...what's in the Star Wars case?

R2D2?

[shobet]

I gotta ask...what's in the Star Wars case?

A Star Wars guitar silly!



And yup it's a Fernandes

And Bengal I've got one just like yours! But with less character

[Bengal]

Shobet,
Sweeeeeeeeeetttttt....

[shobet]

I've just cleaned the shite off the fingerboard on the 570, I nearly threw up it was practically green, a quick polish of the frets and she'll be ready I think. At the next string change I think I'll soak the trem as it's looking a bit gungy in the bits I can't reach.

I also noticed it's got a non std bridge pickup and upon taking it out found it's a DiMarzio DP153 which I'm assuming is a FRED? Which would be a nice bonus! On the downside the selector switch seems to be dodgy so that will need swapping out as well. Oh well, it's only a small job.

I'll have to do an Ibanez family pic when they're all ready.

[Bengal]

Shobet,
Let me know what you think of that FRED. I have one here that I'm thinking of putting in my RG520QS. I don't have a problem with the V pickups, but I feel they are voiced for basswood, not mahogany. But I don't know much about FREDs other than Joe Satriani likes them. A buddy just gave me one so I need to pop it in that 520 sooner than later...

[j4vice]

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[rjohnstone]

I'm a sucker for the 560's.

Here's my battle worn baby.
It's an 87 and I'm the original owner.
Been through at least a dozen pickup swaps.
Currently has a Custom Custom in the bridge, dummy pup in the middle slammed real low and an HS2 in the neck.

[Larz]

I like the strat in the backround sitting in the laundry basket

[Bengal]

Rick,
This is the first 560 I've owned. I'd rather have a humbucker in the neck than a single. But this 560 is proving me wrong...

Something about those older Ibanez Wizard Necks. Pre Skunk Stripe. I think they seem thinner than newer Wizards...

[shobet]

I set the middle pickups low as well as I like them out of the way, I'm quite heavy handed and sometimes catch them with the pick, so out of the way they go. I think I need one with a maple board now that I've seen yours Rick! How did you find the SD changed the sound compared to the stock V8?

Bengal I'll let you know what I think of the FRED when I've done some some more playing it. I used to have a PAF pro in my Charvel and I think the FRED is supposed to be a little bit hotter than that.
I recently took the PAF out as it's pink, (what was I thinking) and I've got a choice of putting a J-80C or a TB4 into her instead. I'm quite tempted to go back to the jackson pickup, but I'm also dying to know what the Trembucker makes her sound like.

I know what you mean about the necks, they are very comfortable, I don't shred that much, I tend to chug along but I just find them so easy to play!

[rjohnstone]

I think the 560's are great.
I've never been a fan of the 550 H-S-H setup or the pick guard and the 570 would have been perfect as a H-H.

I set my 560 up as a H-S. The middle pickup never did sound good no matter what I put in there, so I killed it.

I need to dig up another black single coil cover for the middle. It will look better than the white cover I've got on there now.

I think the newer Wizard necks are a bit thicker than the originals.

Shobet: The SD is just a bit warmer and hotter than the stock no name pup (the V series pups didn't exist back then).

Still thinking about putting a Super 3 in there.