polvo Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Can anyone help me figure out what this guitar is? It seems like a bit of a Frankenstein from what I can tell... The body (painted F-holes, single knob and pickup switch) look to me like a PGM30 (https://ibanez.fandom.com/wiki/PGM30) But the headstock says 'RG series', not 'PGM'. The person selling it has said that they don't know what model it is but are pretty sure it's not a PGM (or it would be 10x the price). Any idea what this thing is?? I can't find any photos online of a guitar with this combo of body/headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Perhaps the f holes are a retro fit? They are available on eBay it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polvo Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 2 hours ago, ezbass said: Perhaps the f holes are a retro fit? They are available on eBay it seems. Perhaps - but I can't find any other models that have the same pickup arrangement, or a single volume knob and pickup switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 PGM30 with an RG neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 there was a (possibly short-lived) pgm3 model which was the cheapest option for a PGM, as far as i can see from google all the pgm models had white pickups so my assumption for this one is it's a bitsa made from PGM and RG parts, possibly due to accidental damage or just because those were the parts available. If the price is cheap enough it should be a good guitar, Ibanez are well known for building quality instruments at all price points so if these are all Ibanez parts it should be fine. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
