FatTonePete
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I'm starting a project to switch out the gold hardware (for chrome or nickel or whatever it is) on a 60th anniversary 1961 Les Paul/SG/Polaris White (with Maestro/lyre, rather than normal sideways, grover tuners, 3 pickups etc). Hardware appears to be non-aged or very light aged.
Is there a good source for a complete set of new color metal or am I going to have to hunt around for each item? Looking for actual gibson and grover parts for the important stuff. Appreciate any thoughts.
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Thanks guys, appreciated. This is all helpful. I'm going to take advantage of GC's return policy a little while longer and keep an eye out for an ebony custom with chrome. I know I like that neck, just a matter of finding one. I think the last ones were made about 4 or 5 years ago?
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I picked up a Gibson Custom 57 Les Paul Standard VOS Electric Guitar with Bigsby. Amazing guitar, great pickups; styling is incredible. Almost the perfect guitar. I'm surprised at how much I love the Bigsby on this guitar and actually use it.
What's giving me second thoughts is the neck chunkiness on this guitar. I wonder if I'll get used to it or whether I'll favor other guitars with slimmer necks (and lower investment)
I was thinking about at least three possibilities:
- Get the neck sanded down a bit (I don't are about the effect on resale value as this is something I plan to die with)
- Return and go for one of the 1960 model historics (though no bigsby)
(I'd probably buy used)
- Return and buy back the 2019 ebony custom I sold to get this (though no bigsby - I believe there is a bigsby model but it is also the 57 neck profile)
Thoughts?
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Mine was a Hohner electric, early-to-mid 80s bought in Garwood, NJ. Every now and then I google to try to find the exact model. It was the kind you'd see a lot in mom and pop music stores that sold more lessons than they did guitars.
As I recall in was a tobacco-ish sun-burst and had a strat knock-off body. Terrible single coils that feedbacked like the devil and the world's crappiest dime-store tuners with cheap white plastic tuner knobs. That said, I wish I still had it or at least a photo...
Anyone know this guitar?!
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Thanks much jdgm,
The gold is growing on me. Just not used to it after so many chrome-part guitars. More importantly the guitar sounds amazing. Almost impossible to put it down.
I like the Bigsby and Stetsbar options (particularly because it seems you don't have to mod the guitar at all). But then again, maybe I don't mess with perfection. This guitar holds tune like a rock.
I have a Duesenberg Starplayer which looks amazing (with the cool trem). But it's more of a piece of expensive wall art at this point - hardly played - and which I may sell at some point soon.
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I recently acquired (May) a blemished Gibson Les Paul Custom shop, attached here. I'm not crazy about all the gold. I was thinking about changing out with chrome or another metal and wanted to get recommendations for doing this in a relatively high end way. I see Gotoh has some interesting parts but there is probably a standard Gibson kit for this guitar as well. Was also considering a trem. --- Advice. This is mostly an aesthetic adventure I must say.....
Changing out Gold Hardware on 60th Anniv SG
in Gibson Custom
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Thanks - yes, chrome - I should have mentioned that (edited). Yeah, looks like I can get some of it from Gibson. The tuners should be standard Grover Kidney shaped no? ie https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/106C--grover-106c-original-locking-rotomatics-tuning-machines-set-chrome.
Am assuming that Bridge is a regular ABR-1, https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Guitar/CUSF52344/60th-Anniversary-1961-Les-Paul-SG-Custom-With-Sideways-Vibrola/Polaris-White.