Ibanez GIO Rehab | Part 2

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Electronics

As mentioned in Part 1, the electronics in this Ibanez GIO HSH are all in working order, and merely require servicing. The only exception is the badly tarnished jack socket, which, though still functioning, has been replaced. In addition to this, the black output jack plate has been cleaned, polished, and reinstalled with new screws; as has the control cavity cover. This leaves the selector switch, which has been serviced and reinstalled with two new mounting screws.

Selector Switch Serviced/Reinstalled

New Output Jack Wired In

Output Jack Plate Serviced/Reinstalled

Control Cavity Cover Cleaned/Reinstalled

Pickups and Related Hardware

All three pickups have been thoroughly serviced, a task involving a whole lot of cleaning and/or polishing. Items serviced include the pickup pole pieces, rings, base plates, covers and bobbins; as well as all three pickup cavities. The pickups have now been reinstalled with new mounting screws, height adjustment screws, and springs.

Neck Pickup After Servicing

Neck Pickup Reinstalled

Middle Pickup After Servicing

Middle Pickup Reinstalled

Bridge Pickup After Servicing

Bridge Pickup Reinstalled

More Cleaning and Polishing

The cleaning, polishing and servicing has not ended yet, of that you can be sure. For starters, there's the double locking tremolo bridge. I've completely disassembled it down to the nuts and bolts, and separated the larger components from the smaller ones. While it doesn't take all that much to service the larger components such as the base plate and tremolo block, smaller ones such as the saddle and string lock bolts are a totally different matter.

Tremolo Bridge Disassembled for Servicing

Smaller Bridge Components

Tremolo Base Plate/Block After Servicing

In between dealing with the electronics, pickups and bridge, I've managed to squeeze in some time for the tuners, strap buttons, and headstock. The tuners cleaned up really well, despite all the crud, grime and tarnish. They'll be reinstalled with new mounting screws, albeit chrome plated ones. 

Tuners After Servicing

Meanwhile, the strap buttons and felt washers have been reinstalled after cleaning, affixed to the body with brand new screws. Last but not least, the headstock. Seriously, it took me quite some time to clean off the dirt and grime embedded in the truss rod cavity, tuner holes, and gloss black finish. Well worth the effort, methinks, as the headstock face looks a whole lot better now.

Strap Buttons Serviced/Reinstalled

Headstock Face Cleaned/Polished