Tuesday, August 10, 2010

String retainer (Ibanez)

The current Ibanez JEM make still features a string retainer behind the locking nut...

...while its Prestige counterpart is retainer-free...
...same goes for the standard RG headstock. I'm committing this to record because someone asked me if he's dealing with a fake JEM7V due to this string retainer issue.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

the new rg headstocks have a larger angle don't they?

subversion.sg said...

slightly steeper tilt- the reason no retainers are in use.

Ijau D. Koceng said...

GIO series with ILT/EDGE bridge still have those retainer

subversion.sg said...

yes they still do, implying the GIO's neck are preserved in their dimensions, no revisions.