Tim Plains Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I recently replaced the inlays in my R8. What do you guys think? I'm not about to change them on all my Gibsons but these do look much better than the stock Gibson inlays. Stock inlays New inlays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Did you change them yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpanda Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 That looks NICE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 No, had a luthier do it. I also gave it a nylon nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff-7 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Any particular reason you went with nylon instead of say a bone nut? The inlays look sharp R9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Nice job R9..........I hate it when my inlays come over; they never leave, and I start to fret......... :unsure: ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Nice job R9..........I hate it when my inlays come over; they never leave, and I start to fret......... :unsure: ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Looks great! Where did you get them from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Nice job R9..........I hate it when my inlays come over; they never leave, and I start to fret......... :unsure: ..... Come to think of it, I changed my inlays several times, still didn't like them...now I'm single........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyVader Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 They look good, but not really that much different from the stock inlays to be honest...seems like a lot of effort just to look "slightly" different..you should do the Crystal fret thang next... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Did they give you Slash or Billy Gibbons tone? lol I like the new look, just sayin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Very cool Tim... I'm having a Brazilian Rosewood board and mother of pear inlay put on my LP Classic. I just talked to my Lutheir about it today, funny your should post this now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 . Noticeable difference in the look and I like it. B) Couple of questions - cost of the new inlays and the installation cost? And your thoughts on the nylon nut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 How about a before and after shot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowdiddley Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Looks sharp Tim, like that dark board too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 Cheers guys. Jeff, I was looking around a luthier's website; they had nylon 6/6 nuts for $10 a pop and I thought what the heck. I bought two and the other is going on my Stinger....my poor Stinger. damian, nice one. rocket, they came from the loft. swleary...Slash, Gibbons, Page, Green, Moore AND Bloomfield tone!! It's like a whole new guitar! Dave, that's cool but why on earth would you put Brazilian on a Classic? Buy a historic for that. Also, you do know that, if not done properly, you could irreversibly damage the neck by pulling the fretboard off? A local luthier advised me that he's seen way too many horror stories and not to do it. Before and after shots in first post. BK, they were on sale for $100. Regular price is around $150 (I think that's standard everywhere). Installation for both ran about $200. Some people think/say a nylon nut sounds different but I honestly have no idea because I've only used the guitar with two new amps I didn't have when I took the guitar in. I didn't have tuning issues with the stock nut but I just felt like replacing it. The nice thing about nylon is you don't have to lube it, which I did during every string change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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