I think some of you are rather sick of seeing such dead parts but at my end, I feel it necessary to share the need to keep things in check. This is a dead tone pot, of course, eaten away by corrosion. We usually maintain such features in our guitars by spraying contact cleaners once thing don't feel as smooth as it should be.
This isn't a corroded implement, just the guitar's truss rod cover which necessitated this destruction...
... in order to access this dead screw. It was severely rounded during an attempt to remove it so accessing the exposed thread there helped with getting a grip while turning it loose using a pair of pliers.
After an upsetting bout, it finally came off.
Replacement truss rod covers were purchased online.
I'm also kinda sick & tired of Ibanez's cosmo black finish. This is a fusion between black & chrome & invites stain very easily. If your hand is oily for instance, the stain will be permanent however much you polish the surface. It becomes a bright stain rather than disappearing.
The guitar in question is my Ibanez RG721. It looks rather pristine here after some maintenance time & that's the sure thing that would happen to my instruments- taking time to put in place what's wasted.
2 comments:
Yes sir the Cosmo finish(from 2003 onwards) are too sensitive to clean. They are easily scratch too. I think because of the coating are too thin(or too cheap) for real world condition especially near the equator. Just my two cent sir.
Yes, tuan- it flakes off over time as well. Bummer.
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