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Default NBTD! (New Bobbin Toppers Day!) - 09-23-2008, 08:46 AM

So anyhow I always thought that the black-bobbined open-coil humbuckers on my Les Paul Classic looked a little plain. Since the honeyburst comes with creme binding, creme pickup rings, and creme pickguard, I figured a creme/black zebra pickup would look cool.

Only problem: as you all know, I'm a notoriously cheap bastard. I'd already replaced a dead bridge pickup with a Seymour Duncan Custom V, and that alone could totally besmirch my cheap bastard cred for decades. So I wasn't about to change pickups just to have zebras instead of black.

The answer of course, is Bobbin Toppers, a little vinyl press-on cover that can make your pickup look any color you want. So I went to universaljems.com, here's the subpage for Bobbin Toppers:

http://www.universaljems.com/cart/bobbin.htm

Brian over there hooked me up with a couple of creme toppers, they're like $2 apiece, so all told with shipping my order was a whopping $6 or so. They came in a matter of days. They're a little tricky to get on, but once you've got 'em the way you want, from a foot away you'd never know your pickup wasn't the real deal.

Anyhow, for the before and after makeover shots! Here's Cassie before:



And here she is after:

  
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Default Re: NBTD! (New Bobbin Toppers Day!) - 09-23-2008, 11:22 AM

From looking at the picture, you'd never know that they're press on covers. Helll, I didn't even know they make those. (learn something new everyday :smilez: )

Great deal Brian, hell of an improvement for only $6 bones. My wife says she likes it too.. I really like this guitar. It makes me wanna start jammin out some "Sweet Child O mine"


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Default Re: NBTD! (New Bobbin Toppers Day!) - 09-23-2008, 11:50 AM

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From looking at the picture, you'd never know that they're press on covers. Helll, I didn't even know they make those. (learn something new everyday :smilez: )

Great deal Brian, hell of an improvement for only $6 bones. My wife says she likes it too.. I really like this guitar. It makes me wanna start jammin out some "Sweet Child O mine"
Thanks. They come in all kinds of colors so a person can go the crazy green/purple Steve Vai-type route if they like, as well. And they peel off so no harm done to the guitar. They're pretty neat, took me forever to get around to trying them.
  
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Default Re: NBTD! (New Bobbin Toppers Day!) - 12-11-2008, 02:02 PM

Yeah that's pretty cool I like the zebra style
  
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