Leonard McCoy Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 (edited) I always liked those vintage truss rod covers with the bolder white bevel. But, for actual vintage ones easily set you back a whopping 300 or so bucks, I rather upgraded my custom-made Gibson J-180 with a professional nitrate replica (which wasn't cheap either). Unfortunately, I missed my chance to buy a vintage one from a Gibson Everly guitar, but its price was almost unreasonable anyway. Here is a screenshot of the new truss rod cover (upgraded from a blank standard one found on modern Gibsons): Edited November 13, 2021 by Leonard McCoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 A while back I played around with modifying a standard cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard McCoy Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Dave F said: A while back I played around with modifying a standard cover The problem with that is that vintage ones are not only made of a different kind of plastic no longer in use today but that they are also bevelled so differently from modern ones. On that note, even the vintage replicas Gibson themselves made are not up to par and quite inferior when compared with the actual thing. Here are a few reference shots of a well-made blank vintage replica (or so I have been told): Edited November 13, 2021 by Leonard McCoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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