Poker chips on 2017 LPs...

rlw

..are, on the whole, not fitted.  Don't buy the Allparts one as the hole in the middle is too small, the script is not too good and the colour is a bit off and, more significantly, there is barely enough contact between the nut and the switch to get a good tight joint as the nut is much shallower than previously.

Having wasted an hour of my life trying to fit the thing, and finally succeeded with the switch upside down, I would say don't bother.
I may try and fit a proper Gibson one at some point and see if it's any better but I have my doubts as to the fit, if not the look.

And is there a special tool for tightening the nut?

thermionic

There is indeed: http://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Types_of_Tools/Wrenches/Adjustable_Toggle_Switch_Wrench.html

jeztone2

I got mine from EBay. Seems fine

Funkfingers

There used to be a guy on the Seymour Duncan User Group forum whose avatar was a close-up of a selector switch surround bearing the legend STFU GTFO.

http://www.philadelphialuthiertools.com/custom-guitar-parts/switch-rings/custom-personalized-toggle-switch-ring-plate/

WezV

does it have a deep nut?

Sassafras

I bet all my chips on a Les Paul and unfortunately I won the bloody thing.

Plectrum

Sassafras said:

I bet all my chips on a Les Paul and unfortunately I won the bloody thing.

Serves you right

darthed1981

Couldn't you just buy a 2015 one?  There still seems to be loads of stock around...?

Sorry, I had to be the one to whack a 2015 thread in here, personally never understood the fuss.  There ARE a lot of 2016 ones around in good deals though.

Jack_

I guess you could say it's luck of the draw.

richardhomer

Presumably you need a 'poker chip' for playing it at 'P&W' through your 'rig'?

Fortheloveofguitar

I bought mine from Amazon official Gibson and cheap as chips 

SteveRobinson

rlw said:

..are, on the whole, not fitted.  Don't buy the Allparts one as the hole in the middle is too small, the script is not too good and the colour is a bit off and, more significantly, there is barely enough contact between the nut and the switch to get a good tight joint as the nut is much shallower than previously.

I found that too. The hole is easily enlarged but I assumed the wood must be thicker than older models.

And is there a special tool for tightening the nut?

The ESP tool is great.
http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/accessories-c14/tools-c50/allen-keys-and-wrenches-c51/esp-multi-spanner-p580

rlw

Thanks chaps

rlw

Fortheloveofguitar said:

I bought mine from Amazon official Gibson and cheap as chips 

Black or cream?  There were no cream ones to be had in the UK.  The idea of paying £7 for a Gibson one was fine but the £15 postage seemed a bit daft.
I checked every supplier in the UK and in Europe and there were none.  The USA came up with three, including Gibson Amazon.

rlw

darthed1981 said:

Couldn't you just buy a 2015 one?  There still seems to be loads of stock around...?

Sorry, I had to be the one to whack a 2015 thread in here, personally never understood the fuss.  There ARE a lot of 2016 ones around in good deals though.

I just sold a 2015 and replaced it with the 2017.  
The poker chip thing didn't cross my mind as I had successfully changed them on all three of my earlier LPs.
Its probably a conspiracy by Gibson.  Sell thousands of them separately and rake in the money on spares.....

rlw

richardhomer said:

Presumably you need a 'poker chip' for playing it at 'P&W' through your 'rig'?

Que?

rlw

WezV said:

does it have a deep nut?

It most closely resembles the historic but seems less deep.

Neil

rlw said:

richardhomer said:

Presumably you need a 'poker chip' for playing it at 'P&W' through your 'rig'?

Que?

An amusing aside at your reference to a "poker chip".

An americanism, just like playing "Praise and Worship through your rig" (amp etc). 

rlw

Ah............poker chip is easier to type than switch washer.  Didn't realise that it was an Americanism.

Fortheloveofguitar

rlw said:

Fortheloveofguitar said:

I bought mine from Amazon official Gibson and cheap as chips 

Black or cream?  There were no cream ones to be had in the UK.  The idea of paying £7 for a Gibson one was fine but the £15 postage seemed a bit daft.
I checked every supplier in the UK and in Europe and there were none.  The USA came up with three, including Gibson Amazon.

I must have had one of the last in stock

Sold by Amazon and was £2,99 for a cream one. Official product too

rlw

I'll try again anyway.