stingx
March 13th, 2011, 06:11 PM
Several years back I picked up my Ibanez RS140 for dirt cheap at a local music store. I was attracted to the neck instantly - highly flamed and so comfy to play. It's an old Roadstar from '85. The only year this particular model was made. It became the RG140 the next year taking on the now family headstock of the RG line. The previous owner(s) managed to scuff up the body but, aside from some cosmetic issues, all the hardware was in perfect shape as were the frets. There is no scratchiness from the pots, etc.
I am trying my best to clean it up now and taking out surface scratches from it. I just restrung with 10s and reintonated it. I decided to deck the bridge this time. I had it floating before. The guitar plays really well. I have seen a few of these on the 'Bay for small change. If any of you guys are looking for a versatile, well built Japanese guitar check for one of these models. They come stock S-S-H with coil tap push/pull for the humbucker. The stock pickups are quite good and you can cover any genre with them. Finding an original trem arm for it has been futile so far. I use one of the newer trem arms from recent RGs but the fit isn't exact.
Here's a picture of it...
http://stubble.org/images/rs140.jpg
I am trying my best to clean it up now and taking out surface scratches from it. I just restrung with 10s and reintonated it. I decided to deck the bridge this time. I had it floating before. The guitar plays really well. I have seen a few of these on the 'Bay for small change. If any of you guys are looking for a versatile, well built Japanese guitar check for one of these models. They come stock S-S-H with coil tap push/pull for the humbucker. The stock pickups are quite good and you can cover any genre with them. Finding an original trem arm for it has been futile so far. I use one of the newer trem arms from recent RGs but the fit isn't exact.
Here's a picture of it...
http://stubble.org/images/rs140.jpg