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kaicho8888 last won the day on August 28 2018
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1968 has serial 903000-920899 according to "Blue Book of Electric Guitars, Sixth Edition, Gibson Serialization" Each of the pots are usually enclosed in a shielded cover... cannot see the pot dates.
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Jazz III ... small, simple, good grip surface, and fairly cheap
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Finish damaged by alcohol spill
kaicho8888 replied to alanwake's topic in Gibson Repair and Restoration
Looks more like physical crack like a hammer hit. The nitro layer looks cracked rather than melted with alcohol. Tough to match the gold color and then filled with clear nitro. -
Waxy residue after cleaning Les Paul body?
kaicho8888 replied to Felix-222's topic in Gibson Repair and Restoration
Yikes! Alcohol or any alcohol based product reacts with the nitro finish . Let it alone for a few months till it hardens then try some non-silicone finishing car polish. Use an old cotton T-shirt in circular motion to polish back to luster. -
ES-345 1967 got it new in San Francisco Don Weir's Music City.
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I got scammed today, picked up a fake LP
kaicho8888 replied to Rusty Mcdangles's topic in Gibson USA
Sorry to hear you got scammed! For sure, it's not made by Gibson. -
Es 339 studio toggle switch middle position question
kaicho8888 replied to tom brown's topic in Gibson ES
Wired in parallel. -
Congrats and enjoy it... looks excellent!
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Can't see the pictures...
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FAKE: Logo and fret inlays not MOP; missing first fret inlay; truss cover and pick guard wrong shape and no multi-ply; front body binding not 5 ply; wrong back body binding , no binding on headstock; no wings on headstock; wrong headstock inlay; wrong serial embossing; wrong tuners; no label visible in f-hole; metric bridge; wrong knobs; no nibs;... ...must be an older fake "Chibson"!
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335? 345? 356? Can someone please help me identify this guitar?
kaicho8888 replied to ianty's topic in Gibson ES
Chibson and not Gibson... sorry. -
Mineral oil is always the basic ingredient. I use mineral oil (food grade) for my ebony or rosewood fretboards. It's primarily used for heavy duty chopping boards protection. Great protection if you also use your fretboard for food prep 🤣!
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Yeah... I remember and forgot about that two layer rosewood during difficult sourcing of rosewood. It's suppose to be more stable; but the method was short lived.
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Replacement part : coil tap switch for 1979 ES-335
kaicho8888 replied to richardp1962's topic in Gibson ES
I don't know if you can tie a string to the switch, unscrew the knurled nut and access the contacts to spray cleaner. You can also place a thin strip of fine sandpaper and clean the contacts by pulling the strip between the closed contacts. I've done this on the selector toggle switch and eliminated the pops... should work on the pickup coil split (or taps). -
If it's gold plated cover it will wear easily just by playing it. It might be late for you; but should you replace the gold covers, use clear nail polish on areas that you normally wear out. Usually, pickup wear is on the outer high e string areas where you rest or touch the pickups. Also, areas on the low E bridge area. Just be careful not to accidentally get it (acetone) on the finish or inside the pickup screws. I've done this to at least seven gold plated Gibsons and it keeps that new look longer. Otherwise, just shut your eyes and enjoy playing them with your ears.