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Source for vintage style Gibson Special toggle switch ring

Brian H

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The toggle switch rings for 50s Specials either seem to be either rubber (hard to find) or a black toggle ring with yellow printed lettering. All I can find are embossed gold toggle rings. Haven’t seen a repro like this (yellow non-embossed) that I can find. Anyone else?
 
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Brian H

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Thanks, close but still gold screening as opposed to something yellow or non-metallic.
 

-JB-

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Thanks, close but still gold screening as opposed to something yellow or non-metallic.
Hmm...yeah I've only seen white or gold text, not yellow. Shouldn't be too difficult to darken the white text to taste. I just checked and my '57 RI LP Jr has the white text so it also has toggle switch ring envy of the actual 50s models.
 

dwagar

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Way back in the late 60's I had a '55 Special that had the rubber one. But it is actually a grommet that fits in a much bigger hole. I don't know when they used them, or why.
 
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