After playing a 6 string guitar set up baritone for a while, I finally took the plunge and got a 7. It's an Ibanez RG 7620, made in '99. It's got some wear and tear, but It's still in pretty good shape. It plays great and sounds awesome! I used to think the stereotypical Ibanez neck profile was too skinny for me, but this guitar is instantly comfortable. The previous owner installed BKP Painkiller pickups, and blocked the trem with a tremol-no. I have all the parts to convert the trem back to its normal working state, so I'll probably fiddle around with it at some point. This is the first guitar I've ever owned with a tremolo, so I guess this is just a guitar of firsts for me!
As usual, my photos are pretty sub-par. I took these next to a big window, and it's bright and snowy outside. How might I get more balanced and detailed (i.e. better) photos? Perhaps trying different white balance settings might help? I am a photography noob.
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Nice guitar, I had an Ibby S420 with the ZR tremelo. Great axe. A couple things to consider...
The previous owner prolly had it trem-no blocked for a reason. 1999 to 2011 is enough time to cause your knife edges to dull and thus cause the bridge to negate past the |"zero". In other words after heavy trem arm wankery; the bridge my knock it off tune. However, this might not be the case. Also, I don't see a locking nut. If you do take the block out; put a locking nut on it.
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I took off the locking nut top pieces and put them in a bag with the other hardware in the case. I will put them on if/when I unblock the trem. When they're loose I highly doubt they serve any useful purpose, as they just sit there wiggling around freely. Thanks for the advice, I hadn't really thought about the wear that might have happened on the bridge.
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Fretli - the pluralization of fretlus?
