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1953 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop & 1974 Les Paul at Normans

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lhric

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Tom Wittrock said:
They're called "fudge rings" and as far as I know there is no official reason why they are there.
There are however, lots of opinions and conjecture. :ganz
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Hello
I have read elsewhere that according to an older Gibson employee that the “goof rings “ were merely just for decoration. They would do that to the guitars from time to time. Like on some of the 60s or early seventies they would cut and apply those diamond shaped plastic pieces to where the strap buttons are inserted.
 
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elephantrider said:
can the guitar not have the
rings AND be routed for minis ? no, of course that would be
impossible AND implausible !

WRONG. The overwhelming majority of these guitars were made with Minis and NO goof hiders. Why would you insist that would be impossible?


again, to clarify and ensure you have an understanding of MY
comment...

WTF?

the rings were used IN SITUATIONS to run mini / p90 in a hb
route.

No. That is absolutely not true. They were only used on Mini humbucker Les Paul Deluxes. They were never used on guitars with full size humbucker routes. Minis are humbuckers.

they can
also be used when a guitar HAS mini routes already. isn't that
a brain breaker ?

They were only used in that situtation.
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You're a rude mofo.
 
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