Ibanez JTK 3 and 4

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deadonkey wrote:i played one of the old jetkings a while back, they look amazing, but it rattled when you pick it up, had no kind of guts to it, felt flimsy and the neck was complete crap. i really hope the new ones are better than that.
I Played both the Omar and the JTK3 and I have to say, the news ain't good.
I found the necks were too wide at the nut and the profile was too flat.
The pickups sounded cheap in a not cool kind of way. Shrill and tinny as fuck.

And that tailpiece is just fucking horrible. In the pictures, it almost looks okay but IRL it looks hella cheap.
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euan wrote:Turn the two centre screws anti clockwise.
They're very small and tightly screwed. And the metal part looks like a cover, i asked how could i took that cover off. =)
Well, maybe it's not a cover. I shoult push screws harder then. =)
Oh well, whatever, nevermind...
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yea, man you gotta unscrew them. they should be screwed directly into the wood, that's how P-90s usually mount. do you have a pickup to replace it with yet or are you just dismantling your new guitar? dimarzio makes some p-90 sized humbuckers.

I remember I saw some picture of hendrix playing one of these somewhere...
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mage wrote:yea, man you gotta unscrew them. they should be screwed directly into the wood, that's how P-90s usually mount. do you have a pickup to replace it with yet or are you just dismantling your new guitar? dimarzio makes some p-90 sized humbuckers.

I remember I saw some picture of hendrix playing one of these somewhere...
Maybe i should take it to a luthier. =) Better than damaging the wood.

I don't have a pickup to replace it yet. But i'm gonna get one soon. I should go and check guitarstores. I couldn't find any used one on web (I'm living in Turkey), maybe luthier has one.
I researched Dimarzio, i'm gonna probably buy (if i can find) "P-90 Super Distortion" or "Tone Zone P-90". I hope i can find. =)

Thanks for help, everyone!
Oh well, whatever, nevermind...