NGD! :)

[lyonk55]

There has always been one thing that has put me off the S models.

And thats the pointless little cr@ppy bit of plastic around the selector switch it just isnt needed.

I however love how the gutiars play and sound.

I have however spotted some newer models that dont have the bit of plastic so i may look into one for the future.

Exactly - they look much classier than the RGs...then they throw on the bit of plastic.

Other than that, glorious looking guitar TS.

[Philly Q]

And thats the pointless little cr@ppy bit of plastic around the selector switch it just isnt needed.

I always assumed that's there because the body's so thin at the edge it isn't deep enough for the 5-way switch to sit all the way under the top?

They've always had the plastic cover AFAIK, even on the old Saber and Frank Gambale models 20 years ago.

[Transcend]

Interesting Philly, I am have seen newer models in stores that dont have them and the screws just sit nicely in the body maybe theyve made the route a bit shallower to compensate.

[Philly Q]

Well, you know Ibanez is hardly my specialist subject, I could most certainly be wrong!  :lol:

But I have a couple of '80s catalogues with the early RG, Radius (JS-style), Power and Saber models.  They made a big thing about the thinness of the Saber/S body, and it's the only one with that black plastic bit - it just looks like it's there to raise the switch up an extra couple of mm.

[lyonk55]

And thats the pointless little cr@ppy bit of plastic around the selector switch it just isnt needed.

I always assumed that's there because the body's so thin at the edge it isn't deep enough for the 5-way switch to sit all the way under the top?

They've always had the plastic cover AFAIK, even on the old Saber and Frank Gambale models 20 years ago.

I suppose that makes sense actually. I didn't really consider that. Still is a nasty blemish on an otherwise great looking guitar though, even if it is practical.

[ShredHeadJHJ]

Great move dumping off the Zakk Epi... Those things suck! Nice Ibby man. :D

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Oh yeah also when i was trying new guitars yesterday i did notice that the new S series dont have the bit of plastic but its only some of the £600+ prestige ones

[Philly Q]

Oh yeah also when i was trying new guitars yesterday i did notice that the new S series dont have the bit of plastic but its only some of the £600+ prestige ones

Maybe they designed a new switch which fits the thin body?  Aaaah, I dunno!  :lol:

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Maybe, you never know the new zero edge trems that they have on them are very interesting too, i dont quite get how they work you can drop tune it without everything going out of tune.