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Bridge cover or no bridge cover?
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ebaysux
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The ash tray bridge cover was a standard accessory included with all vintage Strats and Teles up until about 1975. Also furnished were a black adjustable cowhide strap and a gray ten-foot cable. However it's nearly impossible to do any proper palm muting with the cover in place.

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...I wonder where they all are?...


They literally were used for ashtrays and when they got really nasty looking/smelling, along with the cigarette butts, gum, etc, within got tossed in the garbage. I must have tossed at least a dozen myself.


Who knew they would be worth anything back then? I can tell you I picked up a nice one piece ash 70's Strat body..with neck and neck plate for a great deal last year. When I got to the guys house, the body was being used as a candle holder..I kid you not. It was covered in wax and crap.

A one piece ash body from the 70's...a candle holder..I got a great deal on it though. Re-sold the parts and it killed me a little inside..but I needed money bad at the time. If I was in better shape financially, I could have found 70's pups and electronics and would of had one heck of a nice Strat..and it makes me sick to think what it would have been worth.

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That set of speed knobs came from a '54 gold top Les Paul. They alone go for over three bills.

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In your dreams.

That set of speed knobs came from a '54 gold top Les Paul. They alone go for over three bills.

Arjay


What??? That pile of junk??? :shock:

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ebaysux wrote:
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In your dreams.

That set of speed knobs came from a '54 gold top Les Paul. They alone go for over three bills.

Arjay


What??? That pile of junk??? :shock:


"One man's junk is another man's treasure" (or something like that).

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Martian wrote:
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In your dreams.

That set of speed knobs came from a '54 gold top Les Paul. They alone go for over three bills.

Arjay


What??? That pile of junk??? :shock:


"One man's junk is another man's treasure" (or something like that).


True. But in this case I was being sarcastic...that "pile of junk" is a treasure for ANYONE who knows what it is, or really needs it to complete a vintage guitar. These types of parts may become priceless one day.

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ebaysux wrote:
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ebaysux wrote:
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In your dreams.

That set of speed knobs came from a '54 gold top Les Paul. They alone go for over three bills.

Arjay


What??? That pile of junk??? :shock:


"One man's junk is another man's treasure" (or something like that).


True. But in this case I was being sarcastic...that "pile of junk" is a treasure for ANYONE who knows what it is, or really needs it to complete a vintage guitar. These types of parts may become priceless one day.


That's why I have many, many boxes of this kind of stuff safely and securely packed away.

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does anyone know if there is a bridge cover that will fit on my 09 model mim strat?

i had one on my early sixties strat that i sold about 35 years ago. olve the look 8)
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does anyone know if there is a bridge cover that will fit on my 09 model mim strat?

i had one on my early sixties strat that i sold about 35 years ago. olve the look 8)


There is none, unfortunately.

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