zerobox94 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 The black ring I bought on e-bay arrived and I installed it. The black ring is more or less the same as the one that came stock on my Inspired By Casino. Same thickness, size, color, shine, and I suppose material. The silver collar around the pickup switch on the Standard is definitely smaller in diameter than the collar around that on my Inspired By. This smaller diameter makes the black ring appear larger. I did not want that at all. The solution was that there is a small metal ring under the collar that is a shade wider than the collar itself (picture 2). All I did was put the black ring on the guitar, then the metal ring on top of that (picture 3), and then I screwed down the collar. The metal ring adds some diameter to the collar and the black ring does not look as large (picture 4). picture 2 picture 3 A wider Switchcraft switch will make it look perfect, but for now as you can see in the last photo the ring looks pretty darn good. It is far nicer than the rubber ring I put on. For seven bucks, not a bad deal at all. Now I'm searching for the blue label and the two screw truss rod cover. If I don't find those I am happy with my new pickguard, foil 'E', and black ring. Sorry to ask again, but I am having trouble putting in the washer. I did everything you said, and I am really having trouble screwing down the nut, it seems like there is not enough switch! There's not it enough of it so I can screw the collar down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Sorry to ask again, but I am having trouble putting in the washer. I did everything you said, and I am really having trouble screwing down the nut, it seems like there is not enough switch! There's not it enough of it so I can screw the collar down. Your switch may have a shorter shaft due to being sourced from a different manufacturer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Your switch may have a shorter shaft due to being sourced from a different manufacturer. Either that or it may have some washer(s) or a nut used on the inside as spacers to keep the protruding thread to a minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Take home a Casino over a Gibson 330 and weren't you opting for the budget guitar? Is anyone going to say they wanted an imitation over the real deal Gibson? Trying to analyze the retail guitar market of the '60s from a 2011 perspective is a very slippery slope. Remember that Epiphone's jazz boxes through the 30's, 40's, and still into the '50s were very highly regarded. In the minds of many (oh, let's say maybe the Beatles), the Epiphone brand probably did not signify budget at all. When I first started buying guitars in '71, it took very little time for me to realize the difference between the Japanese made Epis that had come out in 1970, and the high quality New York or Kalamazoo made instruments that came before. Point being that even a lightweight gearhead in the '60s would have known that they were buying a high quality instrument when purchasing an Epi, and would not have simply been "opting for the budget guitar." After Gibson, Epi, Guild, Gretsch, Fender, and Martin, the drop off to true budget status was gigantic. Budget was Harmony & Kay. Epi guitars remained a highly desirable professional grade instrument, as they had been for the previous thirty years. Obviously the Beatles & other Epi pro players recognized that. In the '60s, production had not yet even shifted overseas to create the beginnings of a budget knockoff Epi. Any comparison to today's market is a huge apples & oranges leap. In today's market, it is completely clear that Epiphone is Gibson's true budget line: made in factories all over the world, and gobs lower in price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eokratz Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Sorry to ask again, but I am having trouble putting in the washer. I did everything you said, and I am really having trouble screwing down the nut, it seems like there is not enough switch! There's not it enough of it so I can screw the collar down. Mine was a little short of thread too, on my Casino Elitist, but I didn't have a big problem getting it on. I just couldn't use the little chrome washer that was under the switch originally. If you attach a string to the top of the switch, and bring the switch out through your right F-hole, you could take a look at it to see if it has thread that's not being used. Some switches have a nut on the inside, which eats up a lot of thread. I'm having a Switchcraft short-body installed on mine, but the nut is on there fine with the original switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerobox94 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Either that or it may have some washer(s) or a nut used on the inside as spacers to keep the protruding thread to a minimum. What's a spacer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 What's a spacer? Something used to put or control the distance between two objects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweed2 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Something used to put or control the distance between two objects. "...but that's not important now". (Airplane, the Movie) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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