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Upgrading my 2004 R7

Sol

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Ive read the plastics upgrade sticky where examples of Historic plastics from 2004 were compared with Fatboy and DMC versions, and have found that the
Historic parts from the same yr as my R7 are far paler than those fitted to my guitar.

Could it be that Gibson were fitting paler plastics to 2004 R8 and R9 than to the R7 ?

I dont mind paying for Fatboy parts to get closer to '50's spec, but if Historic plastics have got paler, more vintage accurate since 2004, it might be cheaper to order some current Historic parts, and so Id value your experience and opinion on the best approach to vintageville ?

Cheers,
Sol
 
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