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new white witch hat clones

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http://www.fatboyguitars.co.uk/page10.htm but i heard they are about $100 and in the UK, i think they look OK, not really great
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Why are they so expensive if they're just copies?
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ElCapitan wrote:Why are they so expensive if they're just copies?
They're very specific and custom made copies, so it'd cost a lot to get a small order machined.
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Malik wrote:
ElCapitan wrote:Why are they so expensive if they're just copies?
They're very specific and custom made copies, so it'd cost a lot to get a small order machined.
yeah, to expand on what Malik said, if you look at the numbers when playing guitar, they are right side up. Only white jazzmaster witch hats, and black XII witch hats were made like that. All other witch hats the numbers are upside down.
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ElCapitan wrote:Why are they so expensive if they're just copies?
Because retards will pay that much.
Fakir Mustache wrote:Classic Shad Deluxe.
Nick wrote:Some of Shad's favorite Teles are black.
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yep retards
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Glad I could clear that one up.
Fakir Mustache wrote:Classic Shad Deluxe.
Nick wrote:Some of Shad's favorite Teles are black.
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Post by Mike »

$100 for knobs is the single most ridiculous thing I have ever heard?

WHY.
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Mike wrote:$100 for knobs is the single most ridiculous thing I have ever heard?

WHY.
theshadowofseattle wrote:Because retards will pay that much.

We already covered this.
Fakir Mustache wrote:Classic Shad Deluxe.
Nick wrote:Some of Shad's favorite Teles are black.
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Mike wrote:$100 for knobs is the single most ridiculous thing I have ever heard?

WHY.
I guess some gear freak asked his mate who owns a knob factory if he could make him a few knobs like Jazzmaster ones, and he probably didn't want enough to make the prices ridiculously cheap. Fool.
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Post by Mike »

Jazzmaster knobs aren't witch hats? They're Strat knobs.
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Mike wrote:Jazzmaster knobs aren't witch hats? They're Strat knobs.
CBS put those White Witch hats on jazzmasters in 65 right after they bought fender
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Am I alone in thinking witch hats look like SHIT on most guitars?
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Doog wrote:Am I alone in thinking witch hats look like SHIT on most guitars?
I like the way the look on jazzmaster and a few other guitars.
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Mr Mustache wrote:
Mike wrote:Jazzmaster knobs aren't witch hats? They're Strat knobs.
CBS put those White Witch hats on jazzmasters in 65 right after they bought fender
but CBS is supposed to be bad? I don't get it.
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Post by Hurb »

I like the look of white which hats over the strat ones on jazzmasters. but unless you have a vintage that was in need. i would never pay big bucks.
and i would defo never buy repros for that much.

just paint them cheapo black ones

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Post by Mike »

they're KNOBS! WTF
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Post by Bacchus »

Do they turn good and proper?
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Post by Billy3000 »

that is pretty ridiculous to pay that much for knobs!
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Post by Gandalf »

That's overpriced. Why would you need that? I bet you could buy the original witch hat knobs for less than the price of the new copies.