I had my
Ibanez RGA32 make-over going after the arrival of Duncan's Distortion Trembucker- thanks
Janet (Davis GMC) for the acquisition assistance.
As announced in this entry's title, I had decided to remove the default active pickups (Ibanez's own LZ3 humbuckers) & replace them with passive
Seymour Duncan units:
- Neck: P-Rails (SPH-1)
- Bridge: Distortion Trembucker (TB-6)
Another reminder from me- if you wish to do like-wise, the bridge model should be an
F-Spaced/ Trembucker model to comply with the
Gibraltar Standard bridge string spacing, the above pic should be convincing enough.
The
push-pull coil splitter switch was necessary to enjoy the P-Rail's P-90 & humbucking tones. The correct value pots were also installed following the guitar's non-active electronics application.
Finally, a peep in the control cavity- the
Orange Drop cap is in there; rather obligatory for me these days. The re-wiring was expertly done by Master
Beez & do note the long, black pickup wires which were left in tact. Beez does
not snip off pickup wires excessively unless it interferes with other component placements. What's the plus point then? It means the pickup would be suitable for subsequent use in other guitars should there be any disntance related issues. The battery compartment is now not in use as no battery is required to power passive pickups.
