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How's the condition of this RG550 bridge?
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03-27-2012, 02:11 AM
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How's the condition of this RG550 bridge?
I'm being offered a pretty nice condition '89 RG550 with MAPLE
 fretboard. My only concern is just the bridge. What do you guys think based on just looking on it, should I be concern or no issue?http://i.imgur.com/8OuBO.jpg |
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03-27-2012, 02:13 AM
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Is that a crack next to the arm holder?
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03-27-2012, 02:45 AM
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Doesn't look bad. Saddles and string bolts still look useable. Though i would definately wipe all that rust and grime off,oil the moving parts. Heck maybe even get a new bridge with new posts.
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03-27-2012, 02:51 AM
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03-27-2012, 04:23 AM
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I'm asking him for a better picture of it. Here are more pictures of the whole guitar.
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03-27-2012, 06:20 AM
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Aesthetically its in rough enough shape but it should be just fine functionally
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03-27-2012, 07:11 AM
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Looks pretty normal to me for your average RG550 that has been played regularly. I've seen alot worse and they still function perfectly. I always thought that the cosmo finish on Ibanez stuff tarnished so easily.
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03-27-2012, 11:31 AM
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Alright. I'm gonna go look at it and probably buy it then. Thanks guys.
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03-27-2012, 12:20 PM
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 You can't really go wrong with a nice RG550, especially an 80's one. Replace the pickups and you have a guitar more than capable of covering most bases and keeping-up with anything. |
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03-27-2012, 12:31 PM
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Could be a whole lot worse, that's a pretty clean maple board for a guitar with a bridge in this condition. Still, it'll clean up fine. Separate the trem into as many small parts as possible, give em a quick oil bath, scrub and lube. Get all the rust out of the threads of the screws. After you put it back together, it'll feel fine and look a whole lot better.
At least it's one of the best trems ever made, and not a cheap piece of shit. The cheap ones never really clean up well. Also, you can't polish a turd:  |
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