Marshallhead
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and who has them?
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IS THE GIBSON ALU TAILPIECE AVAILABLE YET?
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Dave Paetow
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Nobody that I know of has them, but RobertD said there is a place in Nashville that sometimes has used ones pulled from new junk Gibsons.
howardslespaul
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I tried getting one out of a customer service rep. that I've become "friendly" with.........apparently I'm not the only one. He said he's tried to get these from the Custom Shop on many occasions.........NO DICE!
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nicholas
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Everyone who has a gibson says its much more harmonic balanced. They say it opens up the tone, lets the wood breath sort of ? I have one, but havent put it on yet. I cant remember where I got it from, the guy had a few extra too.
lpnv59
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the difference is......
The LW Gibson is shaped slightly closer to the original TP than the Allparts liteweight. Where the TP hooks onto the stud, the Gibson has a 90 degree step-angle to the center section as opposed to the Allparts 60 degree angle.
The alloy used is pretty much the same for both, so they sound the same. If someone can hear a difference, its because their head is planted too far up their ass....could have an effect on ones hearing!
The LW Gibson is shaped slightly closer to the original TP than the Allparts liteweight. Where the TP hooks onto the stud, the Gibson has a 90 degree step-angle to the center section as opposed to the Allparts 60 degree angle.
The alloy used is pretty much the same for both, so they sound the same. If someone can hear a difference, its because their head is planted too far up their ass....could have an effect on ones hearing!
Neal
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$50 Alum tailpiece
I found the aftermarket aluminum stop TP for $20 less
than Allparts. Here's the link....hope it works.
http://www.internetmusicsupply.com/a0022.HTM#X000456
I found the aftermarket aluminum stop TP for $20 less
than Allparts. Here's the link....hope it works.
http://www.internetmusicsupply.com/a0022.HTM#X000456
John Catto
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Does anyone have a picture of the Allparts tailpiece either separate or on a guitar? On a side note has anyone else seen the Gotoh lightweight tailpiece, Brandoni's here in London has them, but only in Chrome. Do they do it in Nickel? And for that matter is it in fact the tailpiece that Allparts sell? The one I saw looked and weighed right on a cursory glance but I wasn't looking for chrome. The chrome ones are £25 BTW.
lpnv59
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The Allparts TP is really close in shape to the new Gibson. Close is never the same however. I put them on all my new Gibsons and they do make a difference. If I could of gotten a Gibson, I would have. The Gibson TP wasn't available at the time and I don't plan on replacing the Allparts TP when they come out.