Dead trio

I was late for an appointment with Beez yesterday to replace a dead volume knob (number 2 in this pic). As it turned out, the push-pull tone knob (1) was dead as well. On top of that, the 3-way selector failed to work (3). A look under the cover revealed the dead trio seen here. The 3-way selector was so corroded, it's beyond saving. 

The volume knob & the 3-way unit were easily removed. Item 1 won't budge, so it received an initial dose of contact spray. No response. A small wrench was used to probe the nut but still no response. Second dose of contact spray plus some gentle taps with the said wrench; finally some movements. Upon a closer look, the nut & washer didn't move, the pot shaft was the one moving. A few turns & snap! The shaft gave way & that's the broken piece you see there in the pic. All this scuffling with dead parts cost me a precious hour & then it poured. So yesterday was an indoor day.

Sure signs (of death)

How dead pots/ selector switch look like. These are beyond saving. Before they died, I was treating them with contact spray but this isn't a cure, it's just temporary rectification. Replacement should be done. 

Screws issue... or is it? (RG3XXV)

In the midst of replacing my RG3XXV's default 5-way selector with a 3-way version, there was a problem screwing the new unit to the guitar. Upon probing into the rear cavity, it's discovered that the body surface at that area wasn't leveled accordingly; so one of the screws could very well fit into the cavity & into the switch's housing but the other couldn't due to excess wood there. The default selector screws were long enough so there wasn't such an issue until this mod took place. Beez had some replacement screws lying around so the matter was settled in no time.

Rectification (1)

Was at Beez's 2 days ago, you can see how dead these parts are...

They were from my Ibanez RGR321. The push-pull coil selector switch was totally dysfunctional, I couldn't even pull it up. Beez tried using a pair of pliers- unsuccessful. The 3-way switch was super stiff, so it has to go... after 2 years of service. Not bad, I'd say.

Ibanez: RGD320 mods

No, I'm not sick & tired of my Ibanez RGD320 (not yet, maybe...), I am making sure it serves my needs. As you can see, I have the Orange Drop cap in there...

The pickup selector is now 3-way (Allparts) & I have a pull-push pickup coil splitter which doubles up as the tone knob.

Pickups are still Ibanez's default VK humbuckers & that's about it. Loving my RGD320. Harold the helicopter isn't part of the mod, of course.

Who else but Master Beez- the person responsible for the above specs revision. You can click the link on the right to look for Beez for similar mods.