And You Thought PUPS Were Expensive

[Lu_B]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gibson-M69-Les-Paul-Humbucker-2-Pickup-Trim-Rings-M-69_W0QQitemZ320349388817QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item320349388817&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

 

[Philcguitars]

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Good Luck to him!

I suppose if you are restoring a $25K guitar then you pay for genuine parts!

 

[Fikealox]

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The fact is that you can't get real vintage tone without real vintage pickup rings. It's science.

 

[FretFire]

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If I had a real '59 LP that was a few plastic parts away from being all original I would pay $500 for pickup rings in an instant. It could increase the value of the guitar by tens of thousands of dollars. FWIW an all-original '58 or '59 Les Paul would be worth far more than $25k if it's in somewhat decent shape.

 

[Sanford]

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I'll take "Prices I'll Never Pay" for $500, Alex.

 

[jasona84]

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The fact is that you can't get real vintage tone without real vintage pickup rings. It's science.

hahaha +1:jester:

 

[JOLLY]

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I knw there was something else I needed to buy.

 

[ericmeyer4]

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They look like regular pickup ring.

*note to self... buy standard plastic rings. Say they might be vintage. Sell for $500*

 

[BloodRose]

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Oh man!!! Im gonna get these for my Agile and then it should sound like Jimmy Page's!!






Disclaimer. I dont have an agile..
Sad that this is clearly rape... But as said, if you are restoring an orig, you need the right parts to get that $100 grand baby authentic.

 

[ericmeyer4]

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Are we sure these are even NOS?

"possibly an original model or a Historic Custom Shop FlameTop '59 ReIssue) but I have no way of knowing for sure."

 

[BloodRose]

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They look like regular pickup ring.

*note to self... buy standard plastic rings. Say they might be vintage. Sell for $500*

Go to music store, buy parts that are in the back and have the most dust on the package.. They must be old stock...
Lol

 

[Jessie Sammler]

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He's also selling a used Boss CS-3 for the price of a new one in any music store in the country.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Boss-CS-3-Compression-Sustainer-CS3-Guitar-FX-Pedal-NM_W0QQitemZ320345457333QQihZ011QQcategoryZ41414QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Philcguitars]

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If I had a real '59 LP that was a few plastic parts away from being all original I would pay $500 for pickup rings in an instant. It could increase the value of the guitar by tens of thousands of dollars. FWIW an all-original '58 or '59 Les Paul would be worth far more than $25k if it's in somewhat decent shape.

Yeah I was just pulling a figure out of the air! Though, based on prices I've seen here and there, not necessarily for that guitar.

Don't forget though, whilst the used market will grow in these times, because of the depressed World economy, prices will be greatly reduced - It's a buyers market!

We're definatley seeing this in my biz, and our kit is definately not cheap!

 

[Zerberus]

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If I had a real '59 LP that was a few plastic parts away from being all original I would pay $500 for pickup rings in an instant. It could increase the value of the guitar by tens of thousands of dollars. FWIW an all-original '58 or '59 Les Paul would be worth far more than $25k if it's in somewhat decent shape.

roughly 10 times that, when they go they usually end up between 250 and 350k

 

[Philcguitars]

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roughly 10 times that, when they go they usually end up between 250 and 350k

Wow! I thought only 'Named' player guitars had hit those heights. I figure anyone who bought one of them, can probably afford to sit on it until prices get back to normal.

 

[ImmortalSix]

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Anybody else thinking "Yeah, even if you replaced the pickup rings on your '59 Les Paul with ("NOS" pickup rings of dubious authenticity) or true 1959 rings straight from Gibson for that matter, it still wouldn't be all original."?

 

[FretFire]

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Anybody else thinking "Yeah, even if you replaced the pickup rings on your '59 Les Paul with ("NOS" pickup rings of dubious authenticity) or true 1959 rings straight from Gibson for that matter, it still wouldn't be all original."?

Technically, if you put parts from the correct year on it, it's original enough.

 

[ImmortalSix]

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Technically, if you put parts from the correct year on it, it's original enough.

If you got a heart transplant from some poor schmuck/donor born the same year as you, would you be all original?

:laugh2:

 

[FretFire]

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If you got a heart transplant from some poor schmuck/donor born the same year as you, would you be all original?

:laugh2:

I agree with what you're saying, but to a vintage guitar shopper "original" just means composed of parts that are all from the correct year. If a pickup ring breaks then you obviously won't be able to keep it literally original, but you can at least replace it with a year-correct replacement.

 

[Tux789]

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I guess the hard part would be buying "original" strings :laugh2: