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NGD - MIJ Ibanez RG 450AH

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Yay!
Scored this as a project from Samthebogan.

Its a 1999 MIJ RG450AH. It has the original wizard neck, the MIJ Lo TRS (not the turrible TRS2) and an Ash body. I've just finished refurbishing it and have given it a complete rewire and setup. Ran with the purp PG for now and SD Blackouts. It plays beautifully if you like the feel of a wizard (slim profile) neck.

Thanks Sam!

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Shhhhhaaawing

Nice mate I likes that
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Wow, that looks cool... and I'm not really a pointy guitar type...

What's with the one black saddle? Kinda gives it a thnaggle-toofed look...

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codedog wrote:
What's with the one black saddle? Kinda gives it a thnaggle-toofed look...
Haha, it came with a busted saddle. They are really difficult to track down and harder again to find in chrome due to the saddles having different sizings etc. Found the black one in mint condition so grabbed it.

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Sexy AF!
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I was kinda skeptical about a metallic purple scratchplate but you've pulled it off, looks good!

Bugger about the one black saddle. If it was on the low e string it could pull of a faux d-tuna look. Massive PITA to swap them around now though. Maybe next time

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Yeah, cant swap'em though. They all numbered and positioned for fretboard radius. Was wanting to swap them all for black but the price tag.....well, I could've purchased a schaller FR for what it cost for all 6

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...and yeah... I was terrified of the purple.. kinda why I got it... worth a try and happy with the end result

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That's great! I'm a sucker for shiny purple

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awesome, even though the purple isn't quite my taste ;)
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Where's Rog?

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telefiend wrote:Where's Rog?
facebook most days, shouting at clouds.
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Re: NGD - MIJ Ibanez RG 450AH

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I actually thought of Rog as I ordered it. Laughed to myself.

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