You guys think this can be fixed?

[watchmaker666]

[RacerX]

What, the red X?

[watchmaker666]

sorry you replied too quick

[spazzyone]

it's an ibeenhad so why bother they are all over fleabay

[Spivonious]

I'm sure it could be fixed, but why bother? Like spazzyone said, Ibanez bodies aren't exactly rare things.

[Sunbane]

How badly is it cracked? If it was me, I'd just see to it so the guitar was structurally sound, and keep playing it.

[rjohnstone]

That looks like an early RG550 body... not exactly easy to find as others have stated.
It's fixable.
Take it too someone who knows what the hell they are doing.
It will need to be glued and clamped for a few days and then it will be as good as new. Then you'll need to get it repainted of course.

It's Basswood and since Ibanez puts damn near an 1/8" of paint and clear on the body, there's no risk of hurting the "tone" by gluing it.

[straycat]

Bleed some thin super glue in the crack and then clamp it together.

[Mr Metal]

If you MUST repair it, I would suggest a good wood glue and not super glue. Let it seep through really well before clamping it, and keep it clamped for at least 24 hours......Yet again, as many have mentioned, replacement bodies are cheap and you won't have to go through the pain of sealing/primering/sanding/painting/buffing the body after the repair.

[j4vice]

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Glues,_adhesives/Stewart-MacDonald_Super_Glues/1/Stewart-MacDonald_Super_Glues.html

http://www.constantines.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=3

The ADHESIVE page is listed. Check there homepage for other WOOD related issues.

S.G.#20

[rjohnstone]

Get some Titebond II, glue it, clamp it and let it set for 48 hours.
DO NOT use super glue.
I would still have a pro look at it first to asses the damage properly.

And to those who say "replacement bodies are cheap", not with the early Wizard neck that goes with that body they aren't.

That's a pre-AANJ Ibanez body. Not exactly easy to find.
AANJ bodies are all over the place.

An eBay search turns up 1 non-AANJ body, and it's a rear load.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ibanez-RG570-Body-RG-570-RG550-JEM-7V-7D-No-Reserve_W0QQitemZ250158170552QQihZ015QQcategoryZ41406QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem