Audio clip1: Power Stack + reinforcements

   

How beneficial can a drive type booster + chorus be to your primary distortion unit? I've linked up my Ibanez Bass Tubscreamer & Carl Martin's Classic Chorus to my BOSS Power Stack as above. The amp in use is my Blackheart Killer Ant, the guitar- my Ibanez RG471. I'm using my bridge pickup exclusively; it's a Duncan JB. Listen to the above set up in action: power stack ibanez rg471

Duncanized: Ibanez RG471

I was at Beez's last weekend, going about the ritual of splicing my instrument to my specific wants but no DNA re-engineering was involved, of course. The Orange Drop cap was de riguer inclusion.

Ditto the coil split push-pull switch.

Some time along the way, your sleuthing would reveal Ibanez's (commercial) association with Cort. An evidence of such collaborations would be the default pot you see above. Do note the Cor-Tek label; that's Cort's technology there forming part of the RG's innards.

Replacement pickups in my RG471, a Seymour Duncan affair:

• Neck: '59
• Mid: Classic Stack Plus
• Bridge: Screamin' Demon Trembucker

Fresh strings for it as well; a set of .009 Cleartone. It's much more affordable than the Elixir brand but equally effective. Unlike the latter (which is smoother to the touch), the Cleartone has this Curt Mangan/ Pyramid feel which I fancy.

Ibanez: RG471AH (Part 2)

Spent a good time indoors yesterday playing my RG471AH... I was unwell anyway so staying home made perfect sense. Someone commented that this is another one of my guitars which looks like my floor but no bits of my flooring were sacrificed to make this happen. That body wood there is ash but it doesn't weigh a tonne, it's also satin finished. Ibanez did something to the neck; feels like the D-profile had been rounded off to manifest a smoother, more continuous feel. It also feels slightly thinner to the touch- all this might be psychological, though.

Have to thank Ibanez for that wonderful easy access truss rod cover.

The body's rear view- I dismissed this one as a 3-piece but it's actually a 2-piece upon a closer look.

Ibanez's INF pickups are likable if you do intense distortion 24/7, otherwise, it could do better in terms of tonal dynamics. I already have a Duncan replacement for the neck, Janet (@ Davis GMC) had ordered a Custom trembucker for me so I'm shopping for a suitable middle single coil in the mean time.

PS: Thank you Mr. Brendon @ BGW for this wonderful acquisition

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HEADS UP! In collaboration with BGW Guitars, I have 5 winners for the V-Pick giveaway, (instead of the initial 1 winner) all names will be announced tonight- watch this space. I thank you for coming by this blog & participating- it means a lot to me!

Ibanez: RG471

My Ibanez RG471AH is finally here; collected it from BGW yesterday. The high standards of Indonesian craftsmanship are all over this guitar so now you understand why the Premium series are made there. I'll have more pics & other comments soon, feeling a little lethargic as the nose is running.

Goodnight, everyone.
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PS: My other Ibanez RGs:

• RG2228
• RG2610
• RG1550
• RG1451
• RG560
• RG7620
• RGR08LTD
• RGR321
• RG321
• RG471AH (latest addition)
• GRGR010