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Upgrade Plastics Comparision Thread

MIKE20

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...HMVCNinlays in a R0...
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tooold

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It looks to me like the HM inlays are in between the really rounded corners of the early Historics and the super sharp corners the more recent ones have - is this right?
 

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It looks to me like the HM inlays are in between the really rounded corners of the early Historics and the super sharp corners the more recent ones have - is this right?

..no.I trimmed the points a bit.Those inlays are the vintage version cut,not the Historic cut.
 

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Maybe this will be useful. These are both RS Klusons. The one on the left is single line single ring and the right is single line double ring. Notice the difference in the yellow between the two. The one on the left I do not like. They are totally opaque and feel soft, almost like rubber. It feels like it is made of a totally different substance than the ones on the right. I like the double rings much better.
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Also, this shows the variation in Historic switch tip plastic from year to year:
left 2004, right 2006
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RS aged tip and knurled nut:
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buyusfear

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I love the look of this stuff. And the VC pickgaurd Screws are an awesome touch!

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Here is a photo showing two different sheets of cream plastic from WD Music. The sheet on the right is an older sheet which is a very close match to the color of the Vintage Clone pickguards. The sheet on the left is a newer piece of cream plastic which is much more yellow in color. This piece represents the material that WD currently has in stock.
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In this photo, pickguard 1 is a Vintage Clone, 2 & 4 are (obviously) Historic, 3 is a lightly aged guard that I made from the older WD material, and 5 is an unaged guard I made from the older WD material.
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This photo shows the contrast in colors
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Here's my R7 and CR8 sporting a pair of Fatboy Rings and homemade guards made from the older WD material.
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It looks to me like the HM inlays are in between the really rounded corners of the early Historics and the super sharp corners the more recent ones have - is this right?

Here is a photo of the HM inlays with the vintage cut installed.
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2005 Murphy with Fatboy rings, poker chip, and Retrovibe pickguard / 1960 Burst 0-0268
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Guitar Whiskey

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To add a bit on the tuner button subject matter......
Sure, here are some things to consider. The buttons on the R7 are the lower level Uncle Lous; note they have swirls and are a bit on the yellow-green shade. The loose tuner is a stock R0 tuner and button. The Vintage Clone is the pack I got from Gord (these are going on my '63 Block ES-335). The bag on the bottom left are Uncle Lous premium grade tuners I'm going to put on my R0. The last bag (top left) is some I got off Ebay from Twangthang which were the best I had seen before the VC's (these are not really transparent at all).
Boy the stuff I do for you all......... Hey, anytime guys.
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I bought 50s single-ring Kluson keystone button from Gord at http://gmvintagerestorations.com/vc/vintageclone.html .
Very good service and good e-mail contact. I can easily recommend him.
I’m very happy with the result although my original Gibson tips did look unusually good (for beeing Gibson's).
The colour does not come out quite accurately even though I took the pics in direct sunlight. Maybe a cloudy day would have been better?
The Gibson tip has the usual greenish colour and are not opaque at all. Gord’s tips are a bit more to the yellow side and are partly opaque. When comparing to an original they come pretty close – at least in my memory.

Previously, I also bought tips from the German site – Crazy Parts – These were too big, all yellow and made of a rubbery material. Not good at all. Don't try them.

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This is an excellent thread, and whoever gave the sticky idea deserves a mention too.There are so many cool bits and pieces,RS, vintageclone, fatboy, retrovibe,HM, etc. But for us down under it would be much easier to just order one shipment from one place.Can anyone recommend a one stop shop for all the parts, cheers Mark.
 
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