I didn't know I needed a yellow guitar until just now. That thing looks killer!

So yellow looks actually really cool.

Came for the mod, stayed for the epic playing. Great tone too

That yellow reversed headstock looks way better than i expected. It sounds amazing. Nice job dude.

Waited for like forever! Thanks for making those quality videos! It is amazing!

Just found your channel and watched every one of these modding videos and man you killed it with the editing and the project itself. Congratulations on that Ibanez it looks and sounds awesome. I'm looking forward to your next uploads (: Also enjoying your reviews, I'm so glad I found your channel.

Definitely more projects!! These are really sick and I love seeing the process, it makes me wanna mod my stuff

Really inspirational. You can't go wrong with this shape, these pickups, this colour and reverse headstock!

Love this series dude! I've been chipping away at upgrading an rg myself and its cool to see another take and an outcome

Nice! I really enjoyed following this project and would love to see some more in the future! Great job

It looks great man , painting takes time to perfect ive been doing it for 20 years and i messed up a million things to learn from my mistakes. 98% of people are unmotivated or scared to try things like this or step outta the box and you did just that , I think its badass!

I'd absolutely love to see more projects!

Dude, I love it. I put together a headless diy kit and I also had a little trouble with the clear. Great job tho! I'd get it from you if I wasn't in the states lol. Have a great day dude.

Amazing work!!!! This Ibanez looks BRUTALLLLL!!!! 💪😉 PS: I did a mod with a LTD E 256. I changed: Bridge ( an historic gibson) Mics ( EMG 81/85), Plate (GIbson) and tuners ( gotoh magnum)

I watched the 4 parts of this project and i have to say very well done buddy! What made me search this Ibanez RG because today i got it as a 2ndhand & paid 20 euro!! It's damn good deal!

3 times outstanding!: the sound, your playing, and the upgrade. Great job, especially if this your first time. btw, your a cool and modest dude. The reason for the thin sound in the middle position: pups are out of phase (either rewire one of them, or turn one of them 180 degrees).

I put Titans in one of my RGs and they really sound great the bridge attack is just so focused and tight. Good job dude.

Maybe the pickups are out of phase, flip the active cables of the bridge and maybe it will solve the problem.

Yeah, I have that, too. It's out of phase maybe? You have two humbuckers, that's strange to sound like a wah. I have a JB and a P90 and it sounds odd in the middle. Cheers, man. Your imperfections in craftsmanship make you more human to us. Your playing is still stellar! Out of this world!

This is a great guitar , and my friend so lucky that he brought your !!!

thats amazing dude.... wel, well don man, great job! Looks just awesome, lambo yellow, epic stuff!

finally new content, been waiting forever man :)))

Man that is a beautiful guitar love the color , well done

Dude i loved this project, i watched all the videos from the beggining till the end, you can do more of this content, is quality content, i really like your channel, keep it up!! I would love to buy that ibanez but im in South America :(

Great job mate, something very satisfying about turning a cheap used guitar into one you can’t take your hands off of. It’s quite addicting

You've got me way too excited about modding and Ibanez. I think I just found a good candidate for some mods too!

Finally! Looks awesome!

guitar looks cool and sounds amazing dude!

The yellow looks amazing. Don’t think otherwise.

This LOOKS AMAZING! great taste

I would love to watch more projects like this!

Like the pickups. Good to see it finished.

Wow, guitar looks great!

Finally, great job!!!

That was really impressive..Loved that.

our of phase tone dude. sounds amazing here

Turned out awesome!

Really nice job dude!! ✌🤓🤘

7 String project would be dank.

The yellow looks rad, I love the direct mount pickups, darkened fret board, and tung oil neck. It’s definitely a better guitar now

It looks awesome!

Middle position sounds awesome!!

More projects please, that thing looks great on video. Well done

Great job man...

Been waiting for this

Very nice job man!

I have the Jake Bowen signature Ibanez guitar with an Evertune bridge upgrade, which also have the Titan pickups. It’s a beast of a guitar.

I think you did nothing wrong with the pick ups. I have a GRG121X that sounds exactly the same weird in the middle position. Loved that project btw! We're waiting for more!

Awesome job! More vids like this!!

That sound at 12:35 where your switch is middle position is PHASED. That means you wired one pickup with its wires reversed, so when both pickups are on they are out of phase. That thin, tinkly, phase-ey sound is exactly what you get. You can "tune" it, by adjusting pickup heights relative to each other.

Your hair looks different dude! And I love it !

Oh man, when you just started sanding down the original paint I felt sick, and it got worse when I saw you decided to paint over the binding... And then the yellow paint! But now... Holly shift! It looks amazing! I never thought I would like a color like that on a guitar but it definitely looks fantastic

Love a good guitar project. Please do another! :-)

Looks great!!!

Thanks for the new video, as always cool, I watch all your videos. You have a very cool channel, I hope you will not abandon the channel and will make a new video. Thanks for the efforts .

This looks so cool.

The reason for that sound when the selector switch is in the middle position is that you have both the pickups in series and that increases the DC resistance (on already pretty high output pickups which have a pretty high DC resistance themselves). Put some more gain on it and you have something that's probably a lot more powerful (or edgier?) than Seymour Duncan Invaders. I did the same on my guitar, and the middle position, which is underutilized by many guitarist, has become my go to selection for riffs to sound less muddy.

Thats awesome! Funny how we both decided on the same set for our project guitars lol dimarzio titans are so guud

Another project. Definetly another project... Btw, yellow - great decision! Hope soon you'll get more subscribers.

Awesome awesome colour !

Nice I’ve been thinking it’s time to either upgrade my Ibanez GIO or get a better guitar and wanna see what it will be capable of with just some new pickups and tuners

Man, you did a really good job on that! I have a black RG2EX1, pretty similar to this guitar. Hey, you asked for ideas, a nice project would be removing the paint and letting the natural finish, see what you think... Cheers!

Yes we want another project !

Dude! I did the same thing but I only replaced all the hardware and kept the paint. It's become my favorite guitar now. Wish I could post pictures.

Titans are killer! Have them in my Lespaul and ltd sctb 7 string. Good choice👍🏽 if you want to try another dimarzio then go with mark mortons Dominion. More articulate and more mids than the titan with a little less output. Its a rhythm monster

Beautiful 😊 love it ...would you make a video on How to set up the neck on a guitar ? You Know truss rod and actions

Looks amazing. Love the guitar. What pickups did you put in there?

Capricious guitar, I installed SD Black Winter on it, a lot of tops and middles and you can’t hear the bottom, I installed SD Blackouts dirty rumbling bottom, I installed Fishman Modern, very good sound, something between 81 and blackout, at the moment there are SD blackouts EMTY, the sound is perfect for me , I don't experiment anymore.

Looks great. I bought one RG 170 for $45 and putting some ebay pick ups, a cool pickguard, it doesn't have one, new knobs, might router room for a floyd rose, and a bit afraid of putting the locking nut. Not sure if I can do it. Any advice let me know. I love the neck it plays well.

Not bad at all for your first guitar. Good job.

I am amazed, especially with the neck result. I am sure it feels great and i am going to do it to my Ibanez RG as well. Can you describe briefly how you did the neck... did you sand it after each coat of tung oil and what sandpaper grit do you suggest ?

Hello there :) i have a question about mounting pickups directly into the body. How you've made it? I'm curious about it because of repainting my cheap GRG170DX :) I'm unfortunately stuck in finishing the work because of pickup mounting. Greets :)

Looks great and sounds even better. Sorry if I missed it, but what year/model RG is this?

I got that same guitar and was thinking changing the bridge and the pickups. So i would like to know if it's possible to change that bridge to hipshot and how big of a project that would be? I mean if the screw holes are in same place and if so, does the hipshot hide the existing holes under it? And if u wouldn't mind, could u actually do a video where u change hipshot bridge to this guitar so i can see how that process goes. Nice videos by the way.

I am really very impressed because both we have same hobbies I have a project once finished will take your opinion my friend

I know this is old, but for anyone watching simply sanding the paint more won't cut it (put intended). The process takes a little bit more effort to get perfect. Always spray in light even passes. Build up paint little by little until the coat is finished. Always sand in a new direction with each new grit. Always thoroughly clean with a tack cloth after sanding. 1. Sand old paint with 220 grit. 2. Spray primer, sand the primer to 320 grit. 3. Spray primer again, sand 2nd coat primer with 400 grit. 4. Spray color, sand the color to 600 grit. 5. Spray color coat 2, sand to 800 grit. 6. Spray clear, sand to 1000 grit, 7. Spray clear coat 2, sand 1500, 2000, 3000, then buff with an automotive polish. Skipping out on the clear coat will cause issues down the line because paint just isn't durable enough. It's also what gives that shine that everyone wants. Two coats of each is really the bare minimum needed to get great results. Most guitar companies will use quite a bit more than that.

do another project Ibanez like this one but put a Hipshot bridge on it and Seymour Duncans like A custom Custom and a 59 or pearly gates. Some push/pull pots(or those new push/push) would be nice. I'm not much of a Painter, but I do love taking my guitars apart and putting them back together. I look forward to seeing your next project!

Sounds like a cocked wah sound.. Sounds great.

Good job! Although, I think you need a Fiji green guitar also... :-) ...and yes, the pickus sound out of phase. Are they mounted in the same direction? If they are, it probably is a wiring mistake :-)

Did you use your HD Pro X and Laney Ironheart for your sound samples? Great results!

I'm thinking of modifying my RG3EX1. It has a lovely black quilt maple top, so I'll probably just put new pickups in and gold Hipshot hardware.

Very nice! But also , did u not use the clearcoat gloss? Or at least a satin coat? No paint job should end up without it

I'll do the same to my talman once all the part are here. Planning for a hardtail and trem

The yellow guitar looks very good and badass what picups did you use? ı am thinking to buy rg421 or rgrt421 for modding and my first job get these pickups they are very good

The Ibanez headstock looks so much better without the check mark on the logo. Just "Ibanez" looks so good.

Excellent job!! How did you file the screws that stick out on the bridge? I have an ibanez 7 that Im modding. :)

looks and sounds dope :D

How did you do the neck binding? I didnt see that before on the original neck

yep, more of these vids please How would you aproach a guitar with a mid tier trem, like the RG370? Would you just block it or leave it floating although you don't use it? Cheers :)

those were some sick riffs \,,/

That looks amazing I want

nice. I have an American Strat but want to sound like Satriani. Seriously. What is minimum Ibanez model you think is worth the time to do this? Besides Dimarzio "fred" pups what would you recommend for pups to get that clear high gain Satriani tone?

Very nice!

So I just got an Ibanez rg with the same bridge, does anyone know of a good replacement for it?

Did you run ground jumpers to the aluminum tape shielding?

How did you attach the Ibanez logo ? Is it a stick-on or is is the headstock engraved ?

Great job. Is it still for sale?

Nice video man. Do you know how to whitening a yellow neck binding?

The part from 12:09 is stellar. What should be the first step in modding a natural finish guitar like Ibanez RG421? It's got some scratches.

Could you do a video on how you did the neck staining? I have a number of rosewood fretboards that I want to be black.