Tag Archives: Ibanez s470

My Home Studio

This is where the magic happens: From the left and then down: Cort M520, with a Duncan Custom in bridge position. Aching to get an SD Jazz fitted into the neck position. Tuned to standard E. Ibanez V320, inherited from my late grandfather. My first guitar. Ibanez S470, tuned to drop C with 12-60 strings. […]

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Changing Strings with a ZR Bridge.

My first and only guitar with a floating tremolo is my Ibanez S470BK. Changing strings on it the first time was quite intimidating, but it was really quite easy. Every string change I keep on coming back to this forum thread on Jemsite.com which is the best howto for ZR bridges: http://www.jemsite.com/forums/f21/zr-tremolo-setup-guide-picstory-tons-of-pics-zrtremolo-48897.html If I would […]

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Finding My String Gauge

I’m struggling a bit right now to find the right string gauges for my guitars. I put 11-54 on my Cort M520 (24,75″) in an attempt to tune it to drop C. Lowest string basically turned to spaghetti, and not very al dente at that… On my Ibanez S470 I’ve stayed with the factory 09-42, […]

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