MODDING my Ibanez RGIXL7 - Fusion Edge vs D Activator 7 pickups @paulbradshawguitar

Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Made some changes to the Ibanez RGIXL7, most notably a new bridge pickup and also moving the volume knob around to make things easier to play

if you want to hear this in a heavy track: youtu.be/AXRmyIpbm-c

All in all a very worthwhile upgrade, as the guitar to my ears sounds and responds better with the Dimarzio D Activator 7 , in essence I'm getting more mids and a tighter sound out of the pickup, which helps my style of playing i'd say 80% of the time =) the Fusion Edge aren't bad per say, but maybe too flat sounding for my liking which makes things difficult as well on lower tunings such as this one

tuned F# B F# B E G# C#
or Drop B with an additional low F#

enlarging guitar hole video : youtu.be/bKNAkTWC4xA

let me know if you have any questions

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TIME STAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:21 Pickup comparison
03:11 DI comparison
04:22 Initial thoughts
05:14 a quick word on looks
05:47 Moving the volume knob MOD
08:04 Final thoughts

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MODDING my Ibanez RGIXL7 - Fusion Edge vs D Activator 7 pickups

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