Low rider

Another re-string weekend. I have since equipped all my extended scale Ibanez with a set of 11s. This is my RGD2120, one of the best in terms of construction & value-for-money. I have no obligations to keep all RGDs in my possession to the same tuning. This one is in D.

The only letdown were the default Ibanez pickups which had been removed & replaced by the Seymour Duncans you see here: 59/Custom (b) / Pearly Gates (n). This pickup was conceived to churn out lesser lower end responses so naturally, we would instal one in a guitar with an already massive low end response such as the typical Les Paul. Having this in the RGD was a bit of a risk because an Ibanez RGD has very little similarities with a Gibson Les Paul. However, this guitar is about belching out lower end frequencies to begin with so my take on the situation here is that it should work well; a bright pickup with a string A5 magnet handling lower tunings. True enough, the TB-16 was up to it with lots of clarity to spare. That SH-PG1N there works wonders for solos if you wish to avoid excessive rounder top end in the neck position.

So that's pretty much how the Sunday went with a glorious distorted bottom end by a guitar that was meant to deliver just that. Not forgetting the Rugby World Cup matches in between.

Here's wishing everyone a good week ahead. 👍