ffata Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Hi, I have a black Elite LP Custom with gold hardware. I'm in the process of modding it. I want to change the hardware from gold to chrome. (among other things) I purchased a ToneTail, (I was considering the top wrap method) a Gotoh aluminum TP, and finally a Gotoh zinc TP. All do not fit the TonePros locking studs that I also added. For that matter, I also tried all 3 TPs with the original gold studs and they don't fit. Sizing them up against the original gold TP, I can see the slight difference that prevents a proper fit. (I didn't take a picture of that.) Does anyone know where I can purchase a TP that will fit my Elite Or, does anyone have a chrome Epi TP they'd like to sell? Thanks, Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 how do I add attachments? I have a shot of the TP not fitting with the Tonepros studs. Can I add to this post? Hi, Fred and welcome to the forum. Most of us use Photobucket to host our photos - just post the img tag (copied from Photobucket). And the posts are edit-able and delete-able, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmitchell Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Going from gold to chrome seems like a step backward to me, personally. But if you have parts left over, I'm interested in taking the old gold harware off your hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Methinks you purchased USA-sized parts, which fit Gibsons but not Epiphones, which are metric. Other members, better versed than I on this subject, will probably point you to more specifics and vendors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffata Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 FWIW, I did buy items that were described as having metric threads, etc. But, yes none of the tailpieces had the word metric in their description. But they didn't say for only U.S. guitars either. I bought the Tonetail from http://tonetail.com/products.html and two TPs from StewMac.com All returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbucker Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I had the same results. And the metric spec refers to the threads, not the bar size. Not sure what the deal is but it appears Elitist spacing is slightly shorter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Going from gold to chrome seems like a step backward to me' date=' personally.But if you have parts left over, I'm interested in taking the old gold harware off your hands.[/quote'] I'm selling all the gold parts from here, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 AFAIK, the Elite/Elitist guitars use parts with imperial dimensions whereas the Korean/Chinese Epis use metric-dimensioned parts. Gibson parts will fit Elite/Elitists, but the Koran/Chinese stuff won't; for example, the tailpiece post spacing is about 1/16" wider on the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffata Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 In a fit of desperation, I removed the strings from my Korean non-Elite LP and tried it's chrome TP on the Elite. Well, it fit perfectly. And also, the gold TP from the Elite fit the Korean LP. I see what you mean about the 1/16" difference. But, in both cases each TP swapped back and forth to each gtr. had a nice snug fit. Seeing that made me even more confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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