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[Agg]

It's a classical guitar so it's meant to use nylon trebles and steel basses, but nobody's going to arrest you if you put all steel on it. I find it hard to play steel trebles because I play with my fingernails but shrug, give it a go. I don't think the extra tension etc is going to damage the guitar, unless anyone else feels strongly that it will.

[atmo]

In an electric or steel string acoustic, the truss rod helps prevent the neck from bowing under the tension of the strings. Nylon string guitars typically don't have a truss rod, as they're not designed to deal with the same sort of tension.

I've personally never tried it, but I'd imagine with time it would bow the neck to the point where it would pretty much ruin the guitar.

[EL KaBong]

Not a good idea.

Classical guitars "not deigned" for use with steel strings. The higher tension of the steel strings will put a lot more tension on the bridge, heel and neck, then they're built to handle. You'll most likely damage the guitar.

[BLuFFaLo]

I've seen a neck partially separate from the body at the heel. Don't o it

[Agg]

There you go, then. My classical does have a truss rod, but I've never put all steels on it (and wouldn't, coz it'd rip my fingernails off).

[sandwichamwin]

Originally Posted by BLuFFaLo

I've seen a neck partially separate from the body at the heel. Don't o it

Yep, seen a couple of these and most common is the bridge snapping.

Definitely not a good idea unless you have a reinforced neck and you use low tension strings like 10s. That should be fine in most cases.

[Willybomb]

I've seen a neck partially separate from the body at the heel. Don't o it

I've never seen that (and I call shenanigans on it - more likely someone dropped it on the headstock or it fell heavily sometime before and weakened it), but I've seen plenty of nylon string guitar bridges separate from the body due to steel strings being used.

Either way, I wouldn't do it don't do it.

[sandwichamwin]

Originally Posted by Willybomb

I've never seen that (and I call shenanigans on it - more likely someone dropped it on the headstock or it fell heavily sometime before and weakened it),

Probably, but i've seen some pretty badly made nylon acoustics. Cheese would likely hold the necks on better than the glue they used.

[BLuFFaLo]

Originally Posted by Willybomb

I've never seen that (and I call shenanigans on it - more likely someone dropped it on the headstock or it fell heavily sometime before and weakened it), but I've seen plenty of nylon string guitar bridges separate from the body due to steel strings being used.

Either way, I wouldn't do it don't do it.

Possibly - I don't know how it was treated before or how old it was or even if it was any decent quality, I was pretty young and it was long before I ever got my first guitar, but the neck definately was "peeling" forwards as the strings were tightened.

[AussieSausage]

I'll post some pics when my coloured strings arrive

[bubblegoose]

Did someone say more RG's?

The four switches between the volume and tone select how the pickups are wired (two for each humbucker).
Both switches down - Humbucking wired in Series
One down- Single coil (on the switch that's down).
Both Up - Humbucking wired in parallel.

The 5 way switcher has been modified so that forwards is the neck pickup, next position is both pickups in series, next two positions are the bridge pickup, and the last position is both pickups in parallel.

Tone knob is a coil tap type. Pulling it up (away from the body), changes the phase of the neck pickup.



I'm thinking of getting a pack of fluro strings to put on this bad boy.

Love Ibanez necks, but I'm not a fan of trems. It's blocked off, but I am thinking about sanding it back, blocking the holes and putting a new solid bridge in.

[sandwichamwin]

How could you not be a fan of their trems? The edge and lo-pro are the best trems made imo. The ZR is pretty awesome too.

That looks sweet though

[bubblegoose]

Originally Posted by sandwichamwin

How could you not be a fan of their trems? The edge and lo-pro are the best trems made imo. The ZR is pretty awesome too.

That looks sweet though

It just sucks way too much sustain in my opinion. And I have had the trem replaced two times, as it just kept "wearing a grove" (that's what I was told), and it would never go back to the same spot (tune wise) from an up or down bend.

I was thinking about getting one of the brass block upgrades for it, apparently that gives it a bit more sustain. But it doesn't negate the fact it wont stay at the same pitch from an up or down bend.

[sandwichamwin]

What bridge?

[bubblegoose]

Originally Posted by sandwichamwin

What bridge?

Looks to be the Edge III (from looking on Wikipedia.)

Would I be able to just upgrade it to a new trem do you think? Something like the ZR?

EDIT: Apparently the ZR would require drastic surgery to fit in... Although I can pickup a complete kit on ebay for $200 which isnt too bad...