Ibanez RG prestige mods!

Here's a beautiful Ibanez RG prestige model in silver crackle finish. This RG model is crafted in Japan. The guitar came in for a few electronic modifications and it had a few issues as it has already been modified in the past. A Fernandez Sustainer system has been installed and the original middle and neck pickups were totally removed. The pickup selector had been replaced with a 3-way fender style switch and the bridge pickup has been replaced with a Seymour Duncan Dimebucker™ SH-13:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/electric/humbucker/high-output/sh13_dimebucker/

 The Sustainer pickup system consists of a neck pickup, a (pcb) circuit board that's placed inside the  control cavity of the guitar, a 9V battery, a special on/off 1/4" output jack and a couple of external "ON" and "mode" switches. This system has 2 or 3 modes of operation for a variety of tones and effects.
Here's more info on the sustainer system:
http://www.fernandesguitars.com/sustainer/sustainer.html

 My job was to reinstall an original ibanez single-coil pickup in the middle position. Therefore, the pickup selector had to be replaced with a 5-way switch. Also, the wiring of the guitar had to be redone. With the Sustainer system already installed on the guitar, the wiring is a bit tricky and extra attention has to be paid!
 First, I removed the strings and luckily the tremolo system was locked with a tremol-no bar. Then, I removed the bridge pickup. I placed the new middle pickup inside the pickup cavity, guided its cable through the cable channels of the guitar. Once I bolted the middle p/u in place, I reinstalled the bridge pickup. It was time to replace the pickup selector!
The new 5-way selector came from Korea and it is an "Alpha" brand switch. It is superior to most Chinese-made affordable switches. I studied the schematics and wiring diagrams of the Fernandez sustainer system and then rewired all the electronics. Once I tested the wiring I noticed that the bridge pickup was out of phase with the neck and middle pickup. So, I reversed the bridge pickup "hot and cold" leads while keeping the shield wire attached to ground. The guitar was then set up properly with a new set of strings and it was ready for some amazing soloing!
 Here's more info on the tremol-no locking system:
http://www.tremol-no.com

Ibanez "Prestige" guitar series:
http://www.ibanez.com/prestige/

A few pictures of the actual guitar:

-Thanos
guitardreamer.gr@gmail.com