alan67
Well-known member
As new - literally about 20 minutes of play time on it. Killer guitar but the neck is a little too wide and thin for me. Silver level setup by IbanezRules (awesome). Ibanez hard case and all case candy included.
Price dropped to $1550 shipped
neck type Super Wizard HP 5pc Maple/Wenge neck
top/back/body Ash topAfrican Mahogany body
fretboard Bound Birdseye Maple fretboardOff-set Mother of Pearl dot inlay
fret Jumbo Stainless Steel fretsPrestige fret edge treatment
number of frets 24
bridge Lo-Pro Edge tremolo bridge
neck pickup Bare Knuckle Brute Force (H) neck pickupPassive/Ceramic
bridge pickup Bare Knuckle Brute Force (H) bridge pickupPassive/Ceramic
string gauge .10's tuned to Eb
hardware color Cosmo black
IbanezRules' description of the silver level setup:
Silver -
This is pure instrument level where everything has been done to make it the finest instrument it can be.
Each higher level builds on the previous and all previously described work is included.
With the neck and strings removed it gets an expert fret level using a 24” Stew Mac box beam milled to a zillionith degree of tolerance
The fret level not only guarantees a perfectly level playing surface, but also smoothes and optimizes the relief profile of the neck.
Cutting all the frets in unison is the only way to insure a perfectly level playing surface.
If a neck has a slight anomaly in it’s bow profile that is not enough to reject under inspection, it is corrected by jig cutting the neck under stress to simulate string tension.
Frets are then crowned to under 1mm spec.
Crowning file scratches sanded to 400 grit.
Fret ends are enhanced to be far nicer and smoother than factory Level Prestige
The fret ends are then rubbed down with 1500-3200 Micro Mesh to begin the polishing process.
The entire fretboard with fret ends and edges are scrubbed with 0000 steel wool to smooth everything out.
The frets are then masked off with tape and the metal polishing process begins.
I have had to move to machine polishing from age and injury but it is done in 4 steps to keep heat to a minimum.
The result is absolute mirror polished frets, I hate to touch the strings to the frets as it does dull the tops where they touch
Steel always wins when competing with nickel silver.
If the guitar is maple fretboard it has no fret end finishing from the factory and the frets are clearcoated in with the fretboard.
The fret ends will be outstanding and the clearcoat is stripped from the frets and the entire fret mirror polished.
The Silver upcharge may seem high but it's only because you are paying full market price for expert work.
And I'm recouping some of the work given away in the Bronze loss leader. It's only fair.
Don't forget the 1% margin bump added into each level to even out prices.
Silver Level is an extremely good choice.
A true instrument, nothing more could be done to make it any more perfect.
Price dropped to $1550 shipped
neck type Super Wizard HP 5pc Maple/Wenge neck
top/back/body Ash topAfrican Mahogany body
fretboard Bound Birdseye Maple fretboardOff-set Mother of Pearl dot inlay
fret Jumbo Stainless Steel fretsPrestige fret edge treatment
number of frets 24
bridge Lo-Pro Edge tremolo bridge
neck pickup Bare Knuckle Brute Force (H) neck pickupPassive/Ceramic
bridge pickup Bare Knuckle Brute Force (H) bridge pickupPassive/Ceramic
string gauge .10's tuned to Eb
hardware color Cosmo black
IbanezRules' description of the silver level setup:
Silver -
This is pure instrument level where everything has been done to make it the finest instrument it can be.
Each higher level builds on the previous and all previously described work is included.
With the neck and strings removed it gets an expert fret level using a 24” Stew Mac box beam milled to a zillionith degree of tolerance
The fret level not only guarantees a perfectly level playing surface, but also smoothes and optimizes the relief profile of the neck.
Cutting all the frets in unison is the only way to insure a perfectly level playing surface.
If a neck has a slight anomaly in it’s bow profile that is not enough to reject under inspection, it is corrected by jig cutting the neck under stress to simulate string tension.
Frets are then crowned to under 1mm spec.
Crowning file scratches sanded to 400 grit.
Fret ends are enhanced to be far nicer and smoother than factory Level Prestige
The fret ends are then rubbed down with 1500-3200 Micro Mesh to begin the polishing process.
The entire fretboard with fret ends and edges are scrubbed with 0000 steel wool to smooth everything out.
The frets are then masked off with tape and the metal polishing process begins.
I have had to move to machine polishing from age and injury but it is done in 4 steps to keep heat to a minimum.
The result is absolute mirror polished frets, I hate to touch the strings to the frets as it does dull the tops where they touch
Steel always wins when competing with nickel silver.
If the guitar is maple fretboard it has no fret end finishing from the factory and the frets are clearcoated in with the fretboard.
The fret ends will be outstanding and the clearcoat is stripped from the frets and the entire fret mirror polished.
The Silver upcharge may seem high but it's only because you are paying full market price for expert work.
And I'm recouping some of the work given away in the Bronze loss leader. It's only fair.
Don't forget the 1% margin bump added into each level to even out prices.
Silver Level is an extremely good choice.
A true instrument, nothing more could be done to make it any more perfect.
