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Wildfield
Username: Wildfield

Registered: 5-2005
Posted on Friday, October 12, 2007 - 12:38 am:   
Okay, this post is definitely not for the hardcore, straight-ahead, staunch Ibanez collector. :-)

Here is the before and after of my AM70 purchased a few years ago. When I bought it, it was cosmetically an excellent specimen of a 1987 AM70; fully intact with original equipment.

The only problem (major) was the fret work. Some of the frets were pulling up (ever so slightly) and there was terrible fret buzz at the higher frets. Much of this was due to a drastic change in humidity - from humid North Carolina to relatively dry Northern California.

I gave this guitar a major overhaul to meet my own selfish needs. Seymour Duncan 59 pickups, Grover tuners with ebony buttons, replaced the one piece bridge and added a Benedetto tailpiece.

Still the frets had problems and I did not like the design of the Benedetto tailpiece.

I sent the guitar to Steve Holst who leveled the fretboard, installed new frets and replaced the Benedetto tailpiece with one of his own.

Here is the finished product. I should have it next week...I can't wait.

I know this is like dragging your fingernails across the chalkboard for you faithful Ibanez collectors...all I can say is, I think this is going to be one of my favorite guitars.

Before

After
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Petruz
Username: Petruz

Registered: 5-2004
Posted on Friday, October 12, 2007 - 6:25 pm:   
wildfield this is an incredibly clever mod. i'm certain this guitar will play as good as it looks - awesome.
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Daveh
Username: Daveh

Registered: 7-2005
Posted on Friday, October 12, 2007 - 9:16 pm:   
Hey, I don't collect guitars, I play them. Whatever mod is needed, is fair game, in my book.
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Artfield
Username: Artfield

Registered: 4-2001
Posted on Friday, October 12, 2007 - 9:29 pm:   
He Wildfield, very nice mod man, guitar looks super.
thats the secret about these ibanez AM models great instruments to be modded and you than get even a better instrument.
can you tell us which fretwire you used ?

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