I just picked up a 58 LP Special. And also picked up
another 58 spec about a month ago. I'm not rich enough to
keep both, so i have give one to a friend (NO you can't
have it... it's already spoken for, please don't ask).
My friend doesn't care which one he gets. In fact he's even
willing to let me change a knob or a tuner to make the one i
keep 'better' if i want.
but the question is, which one to keep? Both guitars are
nearly twins. Both same weight and sound and neck
shape/size. But the key difference is the lower serial
number one (the one that is slightly cleaner too) had
mini-Schallers installed. So the tuner shaft holes in the
peghead were enlarged. Also the 'dog leg' hole was
drilled on the back for the mini-schallers.
When i put the original tuners back on the guitar,
they installed very cleanly. The only hint of the Schallers
are slight compression washer impressions in the face
of the peghead (can't see them in the pics). The dog
leg hole on the back is hidden by the original 3-on-a
plate Kluson tuners.
The other difference between the 2 guitars is the
R/T switch. One has the big rubber washer, one
has the plastic ring. Tuner buttons on the lower
serial number Special are new too. Other than those
things, they are pretty much the same.
So the question is, which to keep? the slightly
cleaner one again was drilled for mini-schallers.
I think that's a pretty big deal. But the original
tuners really hides it well. The other more original
one is not quite as clean. decisions decisions...
(Lower serial number 58 Special is the right pic or
the bottom pic in all the pictures).
another 58 spec about a month ago. I'm not rich enough to
keep both, so i have give one to a friend (NO you can't
have it... it's already spoken for, please don't ask).
My friend doesn't care which one he gets. In fact he's even
willing to let me change a knob or a tuner to make the one i
keep 'better' if i want.
but the question is, which one to keep? Both guitars are
nearly twins. Both same weight and sound and neck
shape/size. But the key difference is the lower serial
number one (the one that is slightly cleaner too) had
mini-Schallers installed. So the tuner shaft holes in the
peghead were enlarged. Also the 'dog leg' hole was
drilled on the back for the mini-schallers.
When i put the original tuners back on the guitar,
they installed very cleanly. The only hint of the Schallers
are slight compression washer impressions in the face
of the peghead (can't see them in the pics). The dog
leg hole on the back is hidden by the original 3-on-a
plate Kluson tuners.
The other difference between the 2 guitars is the
R/T switch. One has the big rubber washer, one
has the plastic ring. Tuner buttons on the lower
serial number Special are new too. Other than those
things, they are pretty much the same.
So the question is, which to keep? the slightly
cleaner one again was drilled for mini-schallers.
I think that's a pretty big deal. But the original
tuners really hides it well. The other more original
one is not quite as clean. decisions decisions...
(Lower serial number 58 Special is the right pic or
the bottom pic in all the pictures).