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Creamtone wiring harness with real bumblebees caps

luizhmax

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Has anyone here installed this $399 harness? What's your opinion? Luxurious touch or really a worthy upgrade for a historic guitar?
 

OhReally

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Has anyone here installed this $399 harness? What's your opinion? Luxurious touch or really a worthy upgrade for a historic guitar?

Thanks for asking the question, I've been super curious and would like to know too. Was looking at these for my 2001 R8. I will say that CreamTone is awesome to work with; a couple weeks ago I got a replacement toggle switch cap in Vintage Amber (for $25 door-to-door...), but it feels and looks perfect.
 

El Gringo

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Thanks for asking the question, I've been super curious and would like to know too. Was looking at these for my 2001 R8. I will say that CreamTone is awesome to work with; a couple weeks ago I got a replacement toggle switch cap in Vintage Amber (for $25 door-to-door...), but it feels and looks perfect.
+1 , as i found them very pleasant and polite and extremely helpful along with great products .
 

luizhmax

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This guy in this video talks about it but it's not clear what version he has. There are 2 options at the Creamtone store but apparently they both look the same. Just don't understand the pricing. They are 100 dollars apart...

https://youtu.be/792HeUyWtyc?t=632
 

duaneflowers

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Has anyone here installed this $399 harness? What's your opinion? Luxurious touch or really a worthy upgrade for a historic guitar?

I don't like the pots and the caps are hit or miss...overpriced IMHO :salude
 

somebodyelseuk

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Has anyone here installed this $399 harness? What's your opinion? Luxurious touch or really a worthy upgrade for a historic guitar?
Opinions?
A fool and his money are easily parted.
I'm assuming this is four pots, two caps, switch, jack and wiring? Pickups not included?
 

garywright

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There are 2 options at the Creamtone store but apparently they both look the same. Just don't understand the pricing. They are 100 dollars apart

From the $399.00 description “ These are real, authentic vintage Sprague BumbleBee capacitors from the late '50s, not reissues. “ ....communication with Creamtone has really gone downhill ...my advice would be to get a quad of VIP pots along with a pair of Lux bumblebees for less than $100 combined
 

somebodyelseuk

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From the $399.00 description “ These are real, authentic vintage Sprague BumbleBee capacitors from the late '50s, not reissues. “ ....communication with Creamtone has really gone downhill ...my advice would be to get a quad of VIP pots along with a pair of Lux bumblebees for less than $100 combined
My thoughts exactly.
 

JLee

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I’ve had 2 sets of the drifted Bee harnesses. Swapped out the pots to VIP. Not a fan of the Creamtone taper.

VIP is now selling sets of pots with an add on option of Sprague Vitamin Q caps. Just bought a set...just can’t remember the price...
 

Señor Verde

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If I paid $300+ for a wiring harness, I'd expect the seller to be easy to pleasant, polite and extremely helpful, at minimum.
 
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