badpenguin

**swats at the gnat he doesn't quite see...**

The rough guideline for intonation are the points in the middle of the F hole. Why the funk he decided next to the bridge pickup, is beyond me. One strum on the 7th fret made me go, "Hmmm, intonation is out." And this was when it was a bit out of tune with old strings, so his ear.... I don't know, Ibanez speaks to me for some reason. The neck shapes for one, fit my hand perfectly. The old Roadstar series, and their almost baseball bat shape, are just a dream to me. Same with the ARC550, and the musician series. Perfect neck shapes for my hand. Others love the RG Wizard series... nope, no thank you. Too thin for even hobbits. Just like how some LOVE BLACK guitars. (hint hint) I have 5, one a DBZ that is in need a refinish in the worst way, 3 Ibanezs, (Which I won't do, due to that overly thick epoxy coat, and a Gibson L6s. That will NEVER change. And Mrs. Penguin understands. After 16 years with me, she BETTER understand!

Well, after some helpful people at n Ibanez forum, discovered it's NOT from 2006, but from 96. I'm happy either way.

So.... a bit of a back story here, so please bear with me. Many years ago, picked up an 81 Ibanez Artist 100. Been modified, heavy, played wonderful, heavy, loved the V2's, heavy, fantastic action, heavy, toneful, heavy, and sustain for days. Did I mention it was heavy? 11 Pounds doesn't sound bad, but after 4 knee operations, yeah, 11 pounds matter. A few weeks ago, while playing it at a church gig, my knees reminded me of that. So..... Went down to my fav vintage shop, with that and an Aria Pro PE 125 or 130, I forget which, in Auburndale Florida. (Fantastic place. Want a 55 strat? He's got one. How about a 56 Paul Custom? Got that too...) So I go and play a few. Played a Kramer 350G, that was almost as heavy as the artist. A 15 Paul DC, nice, but the neck was.... different. And anytime I think, "I could love this", I walk away. I NEVER fall in love. Then Mrs. Penguin points to a guitar on the wall I hadn't noticed and goes, "Didn't you have one like that before." A 2006 Korean made Ibanez GB-10. I looked and said, "No, I had the special 25th anniversary model, and I couldn't bond with it." Then start playing this one, and played it, and plugged it in to a Roland JC120, and played, and finally said what the seagull's said in the movie Finding Nemo..."Mine!." Haggling followed, cursing and gnashing of teeth, taking food from each other's mouth, you know the routine, and I ended up with something beautiful sounding, playing and lighter, for about 1,000 USD that I spent on the 2 guitars originally. It's one of those, financially, I did ok-ish I think, it's Korean, but damm..., it's GOOD Korean! All original, minus the truss rod cover, and the addition of 2 small screws meant to keep the bridge from sliding forward, but alas, in the wrong spot for intonation. (Stupid people should NOT be allowed tools and guitars in the same house.)

Is that duct tape? Bad choice, it will lift up easier when hit with humidity. FedEx is usually cheapest for me. or you can go to each site and check out the prices. PACK IT WELL!

Nice work Grumpy. Problem is, we'll never know if it's what he wants, since he'll never return to tell us of his progress. He never does....

Oh, it's been repaired, quite a few times I think. And as for the bridge, I pulled the saddles, which dropped the action to something akin to playable. Surprisingly, the intonation is damn near close at the 12th fret. I have a chunk of a tortoise shell pickguard material I intend to use. The pickup IS a Mudbucker/Sidewinder, and may have a series/single/parallel switch attached to it. I am considering a set of rail single bridges/tailpieces to get the action from playable, to good.

I think you got it!!

IF the logo has an S looking like an S and done in a gold finish, it's most likely Japanese. Pre, say 1983 or so. if the S looks like the S in the KISS logo, you know, that lightening bolt thing, then it's Korean.

Ok, completely forgot about the L9S. (Ripper) Close body shape except for the fact of 2 pickups, and string thru the body design.

If I recall, the Ripper had a movable smaller humbucker type of pickup. So the routing would be a swimming pool style. Points though for trying!

Ok, are we talking about the fender 4 way switch as used on the tele with series/parallel, or a rotary 4 way switch. If the rotary, it would be easy to figure out. If the Fender one, I suggest trying one of the Fender forums. (The tele 4 way blade makes no sense to me.)

I saw this in a pawn shop, where else, and really don't have a clue as to what it started it's life as. The first thing that caught my eye was the simple beauty of old mahogany. One piece, and it's just beautiful. Yeah, been refinished, and had a date with a band saw at some point. The neck, another piece of old mahogany, is one piece again. So at first glance one might think, "Gibson EBO". Not with the headstock as long as it is. And Gibson didn't top mount the electronics in a pick guard. Fretboard is nice old rosewood that has a coat of finish on it. No, I don't know why either. the headstock has a nice piece of birdseye maple on it. But I know that wasn't stock. And it covers an old headstock break. Or two. Maybe three...? Yes, there is some dowel work on the body at the neck joint. As you see, for the obvious reasons. (Poor thing had a hard life...) The pickup IS a Gibson Sidewinder/mudbucker, but not stock.... of course it isn't that would make this easier to identify. And no help with the pot, it's semi modern Korean. The bridge/tailpiece is a Schaller, BUT..... the roller bridge saddles made the action high. How high you ask? Say over an 1/2 an inch at the 12th. So I pulled the saddles, went "Hmmm... that's playable, and notched the bridge. And wouldn't you know, intonation is damn near perfect. And despite a bit of high action, plays quite well, and has that "I only play Cream and old Beatles covers.) sound to it So here's a few measurements, go for the wild guesses! I am leaning towards an old Guild something or other. Width at Nut: 1 7/16th Width at 20th fret: 2 1/8th Thickness at nut: 7/8th Thickness at 17th: 1 3/8th

Both style guitars have been used for EVERY type of music! Early Led Zepplin was done on a tele, the strat was most famously used by Hendrix. The tele has been the mainstay of country music since day one. The strat has been the rock and roll icon since it's first time out. They both have different sounds. What does your favorite guitarist play?

Have an SX tele thinline. Ash semi hollow body, maple neck/fretboard, 2 single coils. GREAT guitar for the 125 USD I spent on it. I added a bone nut, 3 brass barrel bridge, and the Bill Lawrence 5 way switching to it. After a proper setup, played as well as my Fender thinline, of which I sold soon after. What's that tell ya?

Maple you can get away without a finish. It will look ugly in a few years, but structurally, it'll be fine. And since it was only 600, and you didn't get into the wood, again, you're fine. Play it and be happy.

I primarily use a Boss DD-20 Drive Zone. I find it stacks and plays well with others. Another suggestion is to get a boost pedal, with bass and treble controls, and place that in front of the Joyo.

I leave my guitars out. Period. Whether it's a solid body Paul like creature, a semi hollow, or a full hollow like my 55 Guild, it stays out in the a/c room. Never had any problems.

Instead of using a coil tap to make them singles, I would recommend a series/parallel. Makes them sound like a bigger single coil. 2 Humbuckers/3-Way Toggle Switch/1 Volume/Series Parallel (guitarelectronics.com) As to value.... It's what the market says. Check eBay's sold listings. Same with Reverb. People can ask stupid prices, but what it actually sold for is the answer.

I have to agree with DM above. I question it, since there was no sign of the sound hole "burn in", and the pics were at best, meant to show it's a guitar. Barely. Best thing to do in that kind of situation is 1) ask the seller for better pics, or 2) walk away. I would have done option 2.

D’Addario EXL 110 on most electrics, the half round set on things I feel that need them, and Chromes 13's on the jazz boxes.

Another vote for the Yamaha THR. Have the THR 10 and use it 90% of the time over my other amps. Besides, it'll save ya $700 to invest in a new guitar! See how that works?

Ronnie. Wow, shocked no one said that yet....