Ibanez Kindajaguar restoration

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Re: Ibanez Kindajaguar restoration

Post by drolo » Sun Nov 19, 2017 2:16 am

decided to make a new trem bar that would fit better:

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First time I cut a thread. I want to thread everything in the house now.
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Re: Ibanez Kindajaguar restoration

Post by RandyRandom » Tue Nov 21, 2017 12:36 am

drolo wrote:
Wed Nov 15, 2017 2:48 am
I couldn't help it and rewound the pickups (well only the neck and bridge)

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Tried to squeeze as many turns on the small coil as would fit and got to the 5.5k range.

Made a hell of a difference, way spankier now :-)

here's a pic of my ghetto pickup winder :-)

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really awesome!
:D Gotta love them Offsets :D

Any other austrians around here?

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Re: Ibanez Kindajaguar restoration

Post by drolo » Sat Dec 02, 2017 3:49 am

finally had some time to record a bit with it this morning :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhTkbq4_Af0
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Re: Ibanez Kindajaguar restoration

Post by HH1978 » Sat Dec 02, 2017 12:16 pm

Hi David,

Great project! And nice to see you’re a member here, your Twin Peaks has been my favorite tremolo from the moment I bought it from you.

Hugues

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Re: Ibanez Kindajaguar restoration

Post by drolo » Sat Dec 02, 2017 1:34 pm

Oh yeah I remember you :-) you were building guitars
Glad you like the trem
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