Finally set up the Ibanez GAX I got a year ago

[Pens]

I picked up this guitar about a year ago at GuitarCenter because it was on the Used wall for $80 and it was lefty, and kinda looked neat.



It kinda looks "modern" and all that, but it played really damn nicely. However, I played it a bit when I first got it, then just set it aside.

I finally busted it back out this week, noticed that the intonation was waaaaay off on it which was probably why I wasn't impressed with it before. I set the intonation, and tried it out in band practice last night.

I really, really like this thing. The neck is really comfy for being a wide Gibson scale neck, it's really thin which is typical of an Ibanez. The pickups are actually pretty decent also.

This is the first guitar I've ever had with a TOM bridge, and I actually seriously like it. Palm muting is so much easier than on my SuperSonic or Jaguar.

I think I need to refin it, I have too many black guitars. That's about my only complaint about it.

Anyone else have one of these bitches?

[Gabriel]

My friend had the single pickup limited edition one that had a flaming control plate. I remember it playing well and the hum bucker had quite a nice poke to it.

I always thought it should have been painted a neon colour though

[endsjustifymeans]

I wanted the one with the drop-d contraption on it but I was broke when they were all on final clearance everywhere. I think they're nice guitars.

[Pens]

What color should I refin it in? Pelham? Or just do an arty "spray some blue against the black and sand some of it off to give a scratchy look to it" that I did on my old Peavey?

[Rhysyrhys]

Yeah man, Pelham but kept the headstock black. I had a righty one a few years back and I thought it was proper nice for the money. I had a slightly different model, the one that had the pickguard but I've always had nuff love for the AX series in general; good solid build on them that makes them feel like they could take a kicking.

[gaybear]

Yeah man, Pelham but kept the headstock black..

i like this idea

[Pens]

Just did a mockup of that, looks pretty sweet. Very high on my list right now.

[SGJarrod]

I wanted the one with the drop-d contraption on it but I was broke when they were all on final clearance everywhere. I think they're nice guitars.

don't be to sad cuz the drop D lever was shit....fantastic idea but the one my friend had would never be in tune when he dropped it


also, the pehlam with black headstock would be sick!!!

[nyck]

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^do a JEFF

[dub]

I started out on the cheapest Gax:



Mean90/SuperDistortion Combo. Don't have it any more but it was fun to play.

[hotrodperlmutter]

how easy would it be to put a fender neck on? i think it'd look great with a lefty strat neck.

[ultratwin]

Keep it black, PENS!

Just my opinion, but I don't think you should fee the need to "rainbow-up" the collection. Twin-horned guitars simply look perfect in black. Besides, with all that polyurethane gooped on, you can blow that sticker collection on covering it up without regrets.

That being said, a pastel color with white guard sure would be really purty.

[SKC Willie]

love my the gax 70. they're cool guitars and look much better with a pickguard!

I played the crap out of mine! It really was one of my better playing guitars.

[Mages]

mines:



I've PiMped it out a bit then. gibson nashville bridge, quickchange III tailpiece (like on an artist), suregrip knobs (like on an artist). It's great. although I don't like the neck so much actually. it looks so cool though. does anyone know if the AX120 has a fatter neck? I've been thinking about getting one and swapping the necks and selling the AX120 with GAX neck.

I might have to sell it soon though as things are getting tight around here.

[Mages]

It kinda looks "modern" and all that

I it looks like an ibanez artist crossed with an SG. which are both basically vintage guitars so not exactly all that modern. it's also extremely remiscent of a travis bean:



if you put chrome pickups on it at least... sub' used to have one.... can't find a picture of it right now...

also looks like the old vantage guitars:



which are themselves alembic rip-offs. basically it has the whole 70s guitar vibe goin for it big time.

[johnnyseven]

I once had a similar Ibanez guitar, not sure if it's the same model though. I bought it because at the time Omar from The Mars Volta played a similar guitar. I think mine had a JB in the bridge and a something else in the neck, could have been a Jazz. It sounded good but it suffered badly from neck dive. I ended up selling it to an old boy at work who didn't want to take his expensive vintage guitar out for gigs.

[dezb1]

just do an arty "spray some blue against the black and sand some of it off to give a scratchy look to it" that I did on my old Peavey?

I like the sound of this...

[Pens]

Huh. I had no idea these guitars were as widely used around here.

I am reconsidering repainting it now, but I'm not ruling it out.

[Pens]

how easy would it be to put a fender neck on? i think it'd look great with a lefty strat neck.

Gibson scale. Can't swap necks.

[Lucamo]

Don't want to high-jack this thread, but I plan on selling my Mustang and Fender Bullet, so I will have some skrill.

I need a humbucker guitar... is there anything I should know about GAX's like what the numbers entail? I am gonna go scourge the local pawn-shaps.