01GT eibach Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Way too much time looking at guitars, and not playing them. Just my opinion ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 Just now, 01GT eibach said: Way too much time looking at guitars, and not playing them. Just my opinion ... Cant we do both? 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01GT eibach Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 12 minutes ago, Rabs said: Cant we do both? 🙂 Good point. Let's go with "yes". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Natural Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 On 5/26/2021 at 10:42 PM, Rabs said: Regardless of your dilemma, that is a beautiful guitar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 If you are happy with the way it sounds and plays, leave it the way it is 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 All ES guitars have this kind of issue. They only make sloped pickup rings. I take a bridge pickup ring and sand it flat, or whatever the necessary angle is. I'll bet you could also turn the neck ring around, like lots of people do, but then sand it a little flatter so it's just right. It just might end up a little too thin if you sand it down too much. That's why I use a thick one and sand it to the right angle and thickness. Just put a sheet of sandpaper flat on a table and hold the ring in your hand and go at it until it's right. It does take some work to do it. It's kind of OCD, but, at the same time, there's a certain angle - almost flat, but sloped a little toward the neck - that would work really well for almost every ES guitar they make. If Gibson had some extra cash lying around they could ask their supplier to make some of those, and all us perfectionists wouldn't have to worry about it anymore. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 On 5/27/2021 at 7:53 PM, Rabs said: Hmm, interesting.. Thanks for posting. Your neck surround looks like its the thicker type.. They usually use the thinner ones like on my one for the neck.. Odd... Really? They look the same to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronx Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 My 339 studio is the same way. Never even noticed it before reading this thread, but it doesn't bother me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 On 5/27/2021 at 2:47 PM, merciful-evans said: ok this is the pickup ring flipped around on my 339 perfect 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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