I've been following a UK company that started recently called Anomaly Guitar Hardware.... Anyway they have designed and had moulds made for these pickup surrounds. There are currently 2 variants available in cream and black. Classic and Modern. I'm over the moon with them I bought the classic set in black as well as the modern set in black. It was a bit of a punt, but they are really good quality plastic, look different to your standard fare and crucially for me, they are made on the UK..
this sounds like an advert, but I just wanted to share my pleasure with what ought to be a mundane bit of guitar hardware... and these are far from it. cant wait to fit them.
https://i.imgur.com/V1QxHxM.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/X62kbTB.jpghttps://www.anomalyguitar.com
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I bought them because they look unique enough to add something to a high end guitar that is over and above the stock flimsy surrounds.
They do indeed look superb - I don't have any requirement for pickup rings at the moment, but as soon as my next home build kicks off, I'll pay their website another visit.
Thanks for the link,
Adam
classics..... as they would look ace on one of my guitars
I'd much prefer the anamoly moderns
just saying
pickup Gordon Smith, although you have to buy both by the looks of it.
A big part for me is the cream looks like a nice colour compared to the usual hearing aid colours you usually get aftermarket.
The Classic is nice and ironically would suit a lot of modern guitars.
I also think he should do a ‘Vintage’ type which look exactly like traditional Gibson ones but fit the top of a Les Paul properly, since that’s the biggest bugbear with the original design. Sell it on quality rather than a new look.
The price does seem high for two pieces of plastic, but the set-up costs are enormous for injection moulding so I doubt he’s making a fortune - and it’s actually less than I was expecting. As already said, PRS ones are more.
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