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[Doctor Turn]

Still not a fan of covered buckers without bezels.

[spudmunkey]

I definitely dig it, but go both ways.

I love 'em here:

[Greg Emm]

Still not a fan of covered buckers without bezels.

These covers can also be mounted on bezels.

[ElfDude]

Still not a fan of covered buckers without bezels.

Ditto.
They look weird in the new Les Pauls too.

[Doctor Turn]

Still not a fan of covered buckers without bezels.

Ditto.
They look weird in the new Les Pauls too.

That's where I first saw them.

[spudmunkey]

To me the worst part about the LP pickups is the back of that guitar, with the 4 bolts going through the back.

There were a couple cool Bolt+ builds with the S22 pickups that I always thought looked cool, too.

The neck pickup on this one:


This DC600:


This SCB:

[Doctor Turn]

Yeah, see the screw cutouts on the side of all of those, it just looks blecchy to me. I just can't get w the look. I think the bezels are there for a reason..

..or you could do something like the APH6 and build a mount into the pup:



But showing the screw cutouts on the side, it's not my thing.

[JCG]

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[spudmunkey]

Yeah, see the screw cutouts on the side of all of those, it just looks blecchy to me. I just can't get w the look. I think the bezels are there for a reason..

..or you could do something like the APH6 and build a mount into the pup:

What are your thoughts on the typical "active soapbars" like Carvin A60/70/80?

[Doctor Turn]

I think they look better than the standard mounted, bezel-less, humbucker w the exposed ditch for the side tabs.

[Omsong]

We each have our own preferences; for me, I'd take that classic bolt over the Vanquish any day!

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[spudmunkey]

What classic Bolt? That's the brand new-ish 24-fret GH3, my friend! Ha!

[Omsong]

What classic Bolt? That's the brand new-ish 24-fret GH3, my friend! Ha!

Oh! hahaha (Now I see the 24 frets!)

[JCG]

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[dbone]

Those Vanquish lend themselves to sparkle finish.
I have a feeling the Zeus is going to be popular, still wish there was a headstock version

[spudmunkey]

I think that's Jeff's personal Zeus. I don't care for, personally, this use of contrasting pickups and inlays.

[JCG]

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[JCG]

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[JCG]

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[JCG]

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