Finally got around to the RR5 mod I've been meaning to do forever! (Ferrules)

[thebigz]

Since forever ago, I've been wanting to do a few mods to my RR5. I finally got around to one, which is replace the V plate with ferrules so you can see the stenciling. I still want to get a pickguard to make it look like there is no picguard (cream with the stenciling to match) and put a zebra neck puckup in (if you have a JB or Jazz neck zebra, let me know). Other than the Zebra pickups, these ideas are all stolen from Angus Clark of TSO's RR5.

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I just got the standard 5/16" ferrules from Stewmac. I think it was $8 total. They say 5/16", but I didn't have a 5/16" bit, so I went one size bigger to 21/64". Just throw the bit in a drill press and use the holes that are already there, be sure you go down far enough.


The whole process is totally reversible or easy to cover if you screw it up. This is after I drilled the holes, I just put the v plate on to see


Then you push the ferrules in, even using a slightly bigger drill bit, I had to hammer most of them down with a rubber mallet


And here it is strung up








Sorry I didn't GTWGITS, but I was more showing the new hardware, ya know

[Iivari]

It would look so sexy, if you would stain that rosewood board.

[sully]

Those ferrules are for the back side of the guitar. These are the ones for the front: link You might run into a string breakage issue since the string will go over a sharp edge, but like you've said; it's completely reversible if you decide to go another way.

Sully

[thebigz]

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Hope I don't have issues. So are the smaller ones the ones I wanted to use?

[toejam]

Yep, smaller ones for the front & larger for the back.

[84sups]

You can always use shrink tubing around the strings when you change them like SRV did to stop string breakage if it's an issue. It does look cleaner to me. I always liked all the gold goodness on a black Rhoads personally

[groverj3]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I've always thought that string through RRs would look better if the V-plate followed the shape of the bottom of the body and was asymmetrical. Kind of OT...

[RacerX]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I've always thought that string through RRs would look better if the V-plate followed the shape of the bottom of the body and was asymmetrical.

+ 1

[thebigz]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I've always thought that string through RRs would look better if the V-plate followed the shape of the bottom of the body and was asymmetrical. Kind of OT...

No question. For everything they got right with the Rhoads, the V plate has always been off and that is a part of it.