Upgrade Plastics Comparision Thread

[Dave P]

I noticed the recent Advanced/Philly gold top hat knobs have a coarser gold flake then the earlier ones.

 

[ReWind James]

I noticed the recent Advanced/Philly gold top hat knobs have a coarser gold flake then the earlier ones.

They have two types. Two different prices.

 

[mooser]

He's talking about Advanced Plating.

...but he's also right that they don't make everything for those other outfits. Just most of it.


There's about 10 companies actually making most of these aftermarket parts that 500 other individual companies claim they "painstakingly researched and recreated" when, really, it's mostly all the same stuff everyone else has too.

I'm guessing Advanced Plating has some kind of agreement with Gibson though whereby they supply them exclusively with the particular TH stuff?

 

[Dave P]

They have two types. Two different prices.

These, the gold isn't the same as the earlier ones.
Vintage Correct Top Hat Knobs $17.99

 

[ReWind James]

These, the gold isn't the same as the earlier ones.
Vintage Correct Top Hat Knobs $17.99

Are these the earlier ones you are referring to, by chance?

Vintage Bell Hat Knobs with embossed numbers US Set of 4 Gold

Bell Hat knobs with embossed number for US guitars in Gold

www.philadelphialuthiertools.com

...and the ones linked above, just for photo reference:

Neither are actual bronze flake, FWIW. I tested them both. I think the first ones are the knobs from CED / Amplified Parts ($2.25 without the dealer pricing): https://www.amplifiedparts.com/products/knob-top-hat-embossed-numbers-gibson-style

 

[ReWind James]

I'm guessing Advanced Plating has some kind of agreement with Gibson though whereby they supply them exclusively with the particular TH stuff?

Even IF I knew anything about the private agreements that two companies I work with may have with each other, I certainly wouldn't be at liberty to discuss it.

I think it's obvious enough to say that Gibson is not getting ALL their TH parts from Advanced, anyway.

 

[bluesky636]

These, the gold isn't the same as the earlier ones.
Vintage Correct Top Hat Knobs $17.99

Just bought a full set of these (they come in a pack of two) for my 2014 R8. I like them a lot.

 

[Dave P]

Are these the earlier ones you are referring to, by chance?

Vintage Bell Hat Knobs with embossed numbers US Set of 4 Gold

Bell Hat knobs with embossed number for US guitars in Gold

www.philadelphialuthiertools.com

...and the ones linked above, just for photo reference:

Neither are actual bronze flake, FWIW. I tested them both. I think the first ones are the knobs from CED / Amplified Parts ($2.25 without the dealer pricing): https://www.amplifiedparts.com/products/knob-top-hat-embossed-numbers-gibson-style

No, the same item I posted.