K.O.M.A.
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I've seen a few ads on E-Bay and Reverb for HB-1's lately and they're bought in minutes. Is it somebody here?
OK, who's buying up all of the HB-1's?
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Probably people buying them to re-list them at $300 each for years on end.
2nevets
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I got the last set!! going to put them in this
hansmoust
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K.O.M.A.
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Yes sir I do
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I think that was the same set sold twice.
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Well, I did buy a set that was on Reverb for a project I'm working on. Sorry if I not supposed to. I wasn't aware.
K.O.M.A.
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No Richard, I wasn't complaining. I was just wondering who was snapping these up. What's the project?
txbumper57
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I purchased a set with the rings for $359 plus shipping on Feb 27 off of Ebay. Upon arrival one of the pickups had severe Oxidation that had green build up on it. The kind of oxidation that pits and stains when you try to remove it. I contacted the seller and he accepted a return on them. He re listed them yesterday or the day before for the same price and they sold immediately. That's the first set I have bought in 2 years.:tongue-new:
2nevets
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I grabbed them for $300 - hopefully Brasso removes the rust.
drc
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I have a pretty good collection
txbumper57
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He said said he took a razor blade and some naptha to them when he got them back from me and it did leave some pitting and staining upon removal. I wanted a set in case I ever decided to do a restoration on something and wasn't going to settle for a pitted or stained cover. If I remember they also had some weird resistance readings, Think the Neck was 7.8K and the bridge was 6.9K. The fact that they really weren't a matched set and the cover pitting on top, I just sent them back. Good Luck with them.
K.O.M.A.
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I can tell you from experience that covers are harder to find than the pickups are.
2nevets
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Since I am doing an oddball type of restoration I actually am going to have them powder coated-
K.O.M.A.
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I wish someone would re-pop them
I scored these today: http://veiling.catawiki.be/kavels/1650211-pick-ups-bijzondere-set-vintage-guild-usa-elementen
The neck pickup ring is damaged but they look like the real deal
The neck pickup ring is damaged but they look like the real deal