bozskagz Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 hi, im a newbie to this forum so forgive any silly questions!! i bought a 1981 sonex 180 custom as i liked the look of them and seemed to be a under rated guitar, the guitar is without any hardware or electrics so is a complete rebuild. i am unsure of the original gear found on the sonex as gibson no longer have the info and doesnt seem to be much on the net besides generic tech info but no specifics. can anyone help me as i would like to rebuild to as close to original as possible preferably with used gibson gear to keep it close to how it should sound. i know they used dirty fingers but thats about it. hope someone can help with the rebuild info.. many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobB Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I have attached some information on this model to help with the project. We would love to see before and after pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozskagz Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 thanks bob, this article was with some of the stuff gibson sent me when i contacted them re sonex. i was told that the sonex used gear that was specific to that guitar and no other so i guess its a slow progress sort of thing to find the correct stuff. im in new zealand so its a case of looking at ebay and hoping something comes up. any gibson stores that ship worldwide that you know of would be a great help. i will also get a pic up of the 180 many thanks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobB Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Gibson has an online store that ships all over the world. http://www2.gibson.com/Gibson.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DestructorsKillMusic1982 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 1981 Sonex tuners (not sure if the Custom used these, these are from a Deluxe): http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gibson-1981-Chrome-Sonex-Tuners-w-Mounts-/180861219392?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2a1c2b3240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DestructorsKillMusic1982 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Sonex neck pickup: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gibson-1981-Zebra-Dirty-Fingers-Ceramic-Neck-Humbucker-Pickup-/350556711458?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item519eceea22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DestructorsKillMusic1982 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Sonex bridge: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gibson-1981-Chrome-Sonex-Tune-O-Matic-Bridge-Stop-Bar-w-Mounts-/180860432840?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2a1c1f31c8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old mark Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 The Sonex guitars used Dirty Fingers zebras without covers. About the only really exclusive thing was the pick guard...it's very thick. I have heard others play these-they can sound just great! mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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