Members nevermind Posted October 3, 2017 Members Share Posted October 3, 2017 I built that one for JJPistols about 10 years ago or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted October 3, 2017 Author Members Share Posted October 3, 2017 [I built that one for JJPistols about 10 years ago or so] Ok, nevermind, I'm faking your comment into it's own post as this deserves more than a comment in my opinion. This is absolutely gorgeous. In a previous search JJ's comments about his Iceman came up but none of the pictures show up. This totally lives up to the accolades. What a build! This interests me quite a bit. What are your thoughts about the Iceman? And from a builders perspective? Besides the binding around the horn being a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nevermind Posted October 3, 2017 Members Share Posted October 3, 2017 I see the Iceman a lot like a Firebird or an Explorer. They are big guitars, but if you like a big guitar they are comfortable and easy to play. The only real pain I recall from that build was there was a lot of silica in the maple top, which caused me all sorts of problems getting the finish perfect. Oh, and the push button on-off switches for each pickup were interesting to figure out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted October 3, 2017 Author Members Share Posted October 3, 2017 Thanks, nevermind! Good observations, and food for thought for this short guitarist. Still, that is a legit work of art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slvrsrpnt Posted October 4, 2017 Members Share Posted October 4, 2017 did Steve Miller play one back in the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nevermind Posted October 4, 2017 Members Share Posted October 4, 2017 yeah, he sure did, an IC210 model, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted October 4, 2017 Author Members Share Posted October 4, 2017 did Steve Miller play one back in the day? yeah' date=' he sure did, an IC210 model, I believe.[/quote'] Well, how about that, yup, you're both right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Wait - was that the three coil, single pickup model? I think he actually used that guitar for a lot of the "strat-sounding" stuff he played, didn't he? Yes, Steve Miller played an Iceman - I knew that, and totally forgot about him when I was trying to think of artists who had used them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted October 4, 2017 Author Members Share Posted October 4, 2017 Wait - was that the three coil, single pickup model? I think he actually used that guitar for a lot of the "strat-sounding" stuff he played, didn't he? Yes, Steve Miller played an Iceman - I knew that, and totally forgot about him when I was trying to think of artists who had used them! Yes, exactly, that was the 3 single coil pickup. I found a picture of it in this great restoration thread (worth the click if you like projects: http://www.richardsguitars.com.au/?page_id=5985) from Richards Guitars, apparently a now retired luthier named Sandy Richards. Looks like he did some great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Wow - that was quite a restoration! Thanks for posting that! I wish he would have described the switching a bit more - I always wondered how they worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Beautiful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted October 5, 2017 Author Members Share Posted October 5, 2017 Wow - that was quite a restoration! Thanks for posting that! I wish he would have described the switching a bit more - I always wondered how they worked. My pleasure, Phil; yes, a great thread and the switching is still a little mysterious. But a couple more pictures from his project page to give folks an idea of some of the work he did... Also, I hadn't seen fret nibs on an Ibanez before this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Some of the more recent Ibanez guitars I've seen have fret ends that are rounded off; almost bullet-shaped. That includes guitars with bound fingerboards. I think it's great that they care about keeping those potentially sharp fret ends nice and smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted October 5, 2017 Author Members Share Posted October 5, 2017 Some of the more recent Ibanez guitars I've seen have fret ends that are rounded off; almost bullet-shaped. That includes guitars with bound fingerboards. I think it's great that they care about keeping those potentially sharp fret ends nice and smooth. Yes, I came across a lower-end RG that had shockingly great fret ends, I had actually never seen that before. It went on to influence my own fret maintenance. Edit: Like the frets in this picture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Yup - exactly like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted October 6, 2017 Author Members Share Posted October 6, 2017 Before the Ibanez Spud guitar, Bob1 [video=youtube;XTNGg0Tj5Aw] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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