raditzzzz Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I am going to be upgrading the hardware on my Epiphone Black Beauty, and had a question for the experts out there. I am going from the gold hardware to nickel, and want the new parts to be Gibson. That includes the pearloid machine heads, stopbar, tune-o-matic, pick guard bracket, toggle switch and ring, strap bolts and volume/tone knobs. I just wanted to make sure that all of these parts are interchangeable, and that I won't have any problem when I take everything in for installation. Are there any unforseen problems I might have, or will everything go in lickity split? (btw I won't be getting Gibson pickups, but custom Seymour Duncans...) Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeper Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Not everything will just drop in for starters. And, you can get better hardware for less money than going with Gibson replacement parts. I upgrade gibson hardware all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raditzzzz Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 Not everything will just drop in for starters. And' date=' you can get better hardware for less money than going with Gibson replacement parts. I upgrade gibson hardware all the time.[/quote'] Could you tell me from the list in my original post, which of those items won't drop in, so I can figure out a good alternative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeper Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 All of the above except maybe the tuner knobs. Asian import / American hardware = no fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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