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Location: NoHo, CA | I am on a quest to get a GP of my very own. If anyone has one they are willing to sale or knows of someone who is selling one, please let me know. I'd prefer a black one, but any available will do. Thanks! [email]princesivart@hotmail.com[/email] |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Good Luck, from what I've seen if you find one, grab it, don't worry about the colour. |
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Location: NoHo, CA | Finally got one, but I need a new truss rod cover and they previous owner changed the pickups. Anyone know where I can get original pick ups or a new truss rod cover? I know the original pickups are Dimarzio Super 2's (or so I have read) but I don't want the new ones since they don't look the same as the more rectangular ones that came on the stock GP. Any help is greatly appreciated.
-Travis
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Travis,
The factory service dept can probably get you a truss rod cover.
As for the pickups an alternative would be to use covered thumbsuckers. Gets to about the same look without the white plastic look. I've got as set of Holmes pickups in my main Hamer, they've got the aged nickle covers. Those would look great in the GP. Just a suggestion... |
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Location: NJ | CWK
what is up with the Holmes pickups? I have not tried them. What do you like about them? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I got mine from Corner Music in Nashville about 5 years ago. The Nickle covers are aged and look great. They sound good, full fat and loud but with tone. I put them in a very flamey artist archtop. If there's a complaint it would be that they can get a little muddy sometimes (the down side to fat and full). I've not done the comparisons with all that Holmes offers. I talked to the guy I knew at the store, said I want the Wintage look and tone and that's what I got.
Have you heard much about them? |
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Location: NJ | I have not heard them and don't know anything about them. I know that many of the Hamers guys but Rio Grande pickups in their Hamers and I don't like them.
My artist has the stock duncans and I like them a lot. the bridge pickup seemed rather bright when I first got the guitar but I adjusted my amp settings and switched from the sans amp to the barber burn unit and dialed in more mids and liked the pickup. Currently I hooked up with Bruce Zinky and am using his True Grit pedal which I like a lot it has a real wide tonal variation and can go from a transparent gain jump to an all out all hell breaking loose fury.
Currently I have no desire to swap the stock pickups but always am open to new ideas and products. I am waiting for the tech 21 double drive to get to my house to give that pedal a once over. |
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Location: NoHo, CA | Thanks for all everybodies help. I'm going with the new Rio Grande humcjers the Crunchbox and the Punchbox. They look similar to original pickups and are suppose to sound like what I'm lookig for (loud and fat). If interested, I'll let you guys know what i think of them when i put 'em in. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Al,
I agree that the Duncans are great, particularly the ones in the ultimates. At the time I had several others that were stock so I hot rodded this guitar. In time the others went away and I'm left with this one (with the Holmes). They are both good, back to the choc/vanilla thang. |
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Location: santa cruz, ca | hey travis.........where did you find the ULTRA GP???????????????
thx DOOD |
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Looking for Ovation ultra GP
