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Ibanez “Black Beauty” modification
Yes, we can! My client first tried to take this job to a couple well-known guitar stores that offer repair services. He was met with refusals each time, because those stores didn’t want to do the routing work necessary to complete this project. We routed and added a middle Seymour Duncan pickup, operated through a push-push switch on the volume pot. We also installed a Fishman Powerbridge TOM Piezo pickup along with a Powerchip on-board pre-amp. The stereo output jack allows the player to split the piezo and magnetic pickup signals to feed into separate amplifiers. The addition of a mini 3-way switch allows all of the pickups to be…
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Pre-lawsuit era Ibanez Crest gets a mod
Here is the first of two 1970s-era Ibanez guitars we are working on. This walnut beauty is in to have a Varitone switch added along with a new set of strings and a general inspection. Hard to believe this guitar is over 50 years old.