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Shelby412
Username: Shelby412

Registered: 03-2006
Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 5:12 pm:   

Check out my 1986 RD420BK

Pretty much mint....Only mods are:
Dimarzio PAF Pro and Roland G2

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Shelby412
Username: Shelby412

Registered: 03-2006
Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 6:02 pm:   

grrr... this is the worst board software!!!!

here's a link to the picture:

http://www.shelbylapre.com/guitars/RD420main.JPG
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Mr_roadstar
Username: Mr_roadstar

Registered: 06-2002
Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 8:11 pm:   

Menu is on the left. The image instructions can be found under "Documentation, Formatting".
RG420main
Pretty simple, really.

Steve
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Shelby412
Username: Shelby412

Registered: 03-2006
Posted on Wednesday, April 05, 2006 - 9:20 am:   

thanks, Steve

I was using standard HTML (my bad)

The link is still a better picture though...
(the board resized / distorted the image)

Anyway, just sharing my guitar!

Shelby
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Mr_roadstar
Username: Mr_roadstar

Registered: 06-2002
Posted on Wednesday, April 05, 2006 - 11:58 pm:   

The board did not resize or distort the image. I resized it to allow for posting (100k limit).

Steve
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Johns
Username: Johns

Registered: 02-2001
Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 8:58 am:   

For those who are taking notes on photo reduction techniques, here's four tips:

Tip 1: Start by cropping. Here's the same image with all the extraneous background cropped out. This reduces the file dramatically.

CroppedRD420

Tip 2: If you need to "resize" images to make them smaller, remember this order: crop first, then resize.

Tip 3: If your photo application has it, try using "sharpening" on your final image to get back some of the detail and "sparkle". Experiment with shapening settings, as too much can rob an image of the subtle shadows and grain patterns.

Tip 4: Use JPEG compression to further reduce file sizes when you save your modified image. Don't forget to give the final image a different name than your original file when you save.
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Shelby412
Username: Shelby412

Registered: 03-2006
Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 10:23 am:   

It seems I've inspired a board using lesson rather than a discussion of the guitar. Though I do appreciate the lessons in how to use the software (thanks!): the funny thing is that this guitar is rarer than most Jems that get posted and ogled online. She's the grandmother of the RG family! Yes, I know... she doesn't have an alien vomit paint job and Steve Vai doesn't play one? But the classic lines combined with modern features (to me) makes the RG420BK one of the more interesting Ibanez production designs!

Peace
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Mr_roadstar
Username: Mr_roadstar

Registered: 06-2002
Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 12:05 am:   

Unfortunately, there's very little interest in these guitars. That's just fine with me since it's keeping the prices down. Personally, I love my RG420IC. Mine doesn't have the synth gizmo....

Steve

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