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Fake Bumblebees?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:26 am
by westtexasred
They were inside my '96 R9

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The wiring was really bad, My friend rewired my guitar for me. Sounds so much better.

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Big pictures of the "Bees"
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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:57 am
by Billy3000
Is this from your Gibson? The wiring inside my '01 SG standard is terrible too! I had to clean out a crap ton of sawdust, and there is WAY too much solder everywhere, and ends of wires sticking out past the globs of solder! I opened it up because the bridge pup volume pot started getting scratchy when turned all the way up, and that's when I noticed how bad it was. I need to order some new pots and I'm going to rewire it completely.

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 6:39 am
by othomas2
Yes, they are. These are the real deal.

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... sorry.

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:20 pm
by JJLipton
Apparently the bumblebees inside the vos models arent 100% accurate anyways. Besides, i dont really like the linear tone controls.

Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 3:55 am
by westtexasred
JJLipton wrote:Apparently the bumblebees inside the vos models arent 100% accurate anyways. Besides, i dont really like the linear tone controls.
I have audio taper tone controls in my guitar now.

I think those Bumble Bees that were in my guitar might actually be real ones.Turns out that the guy who used to own this guitar is a well known local musician as well as a recording and live audio engineer/consultant. He has been in the business since the mid 60s. I didn't know until I saw his name scratched into the back of the control plate. It is possible he might have had some old caps that he put in this guitar to replace the ceramic discs it came with.

He he also owns some killer guitars including one or 2 vintage goldtops.

Maurice Skogen at Hillbillies Vittles on Fri Feb 18, 2011

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Re: Fake Bumblebees?

Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 4:53 am
by SKC Willie
westtexasred wrote:My friend rewired my guitar for me. Sounds so much better.
hmm. looks like some placebo is going on.