Tight

It's not until the recent volume pot replacement of my Ibanez SV5470 that I discovered these rusty/ corroded screws. Still wondering how they deteriorated this bad since the probability of moisture entering those small cavities are remote. Whatever. These were replaced.

This is the cavity view of the said Ibanez SV5470. It's definitely a tight space in there housing 2 control pots, a very big capacitor an a 5-way selector switch. Note that the volume pot there is a push-pull coil split feature which is a little long but it would definitely fit if you designate it at the volume position. I'm saying this because there are techs out there claiming such pots won't ever fit into the shallow cavity of an S-Series guitar. Of course, if you bought the longer shaft version, it won't fit for sure. Stick to the standard version. 

521's innards.

Come, let me show you what's under the Ibanez RG521 control cavity.

After the makeover by Beez, this is how things look like. Some observations:

• Despite being made in Japan, the default pots from the factory are the Alpha brand. I was expecting Gotohs.
• The volume pot features a treble bleed cap which was retained.
• Ibanez's 5-way selector is now the PCB type (as indicated). I have no idea if this was the standard change for Japanese models but I'm about to find out soon.

I had Beez swap out the default tone cap with an Orange Drop as clearly seen there. Also, there was no leftover saw dust/ buffing compound in the cavity so it speaks a lot about the production ethics over at the Japanese end of things. 

Charvel: Control cavity

Here's a shot of the Charvel San Dimas Style 2 HH control cavity. This was after Beez's push-pull switch installation. Charvel's finish is incredibly neat & tidy.

Ibanez: RG821... foiled

Here's a look under at the Ibanez RG821 control cavity.

It must be a standard procedure now- to line a foil in addition to the shielding paint, we've seen that in another Premium model, the S970. This is by no means a superior treatment because shielding is effective even without the foil inclusion. More importantly, if your pickups are given the correct treatment in dealing with extraneous noise (eg: wax potting), this should be a secondary concern.

The standard of workmanship here is quite the extra you pay for- neater, less cluttered & very visually pleasing. 

The RG821 is a dual humbucking guitar but the pickup selector is a 5-way option.

LTD: H-351 (Part 2)

This is the rear view of my LTD H-351; look at that sumptuous rib cage contour.The effect of this feature is rather marked when I played it strapped on; it gave a certain inclination towards your body, like it moved closer to you, that kinda feeling.

Underneath that control cavity cover is a whole lot of tidiness- Bro Yus, if you are reading this, you gave the Indonesian LTD a thumbs-up remember? Well this is another proof to that.