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The included knob sets are hand customized in our shop. The
knob set is what we call the Vintage '62 style that has the dark green letters
and numbers. With old or vintage
knobs from many years ago this green coloration of the letters and
numbers is a natural aging or oxidation effect
of the
original gold coloring that would change color
with age, the gold would patina naturally to a
dark green color. However, the gold lettering in
modern production knobs will no longer naturally
oxidize to this dark green color with time, the gold
lettering will stay gold forever. Our
reproductions offered here are a simulation of
the natural oxidation effect of the old or
vintage knobs.
From tone and volume
knobs to pickup covers, bridge covers and more,
Pure Vintage knobs and covers let you
cosmetically customize your instrument or
amplifier like never before. These customized genuine
replacement parts are created with
period-correct personality in mind to the same
specifications as early Fender® parts, allowing
players to give any Fender® amp, guitar or bass a
shot of vintage-accurate looks and tone.
These customized accessory
kits are Fender® Pure Vintage parts, genuine vintage-replica replacement parts
fashioned using actual original-era Fender® machinery, dies, molds and other equipment used
to create Fender® instrument parts in decades
long past. No other replacement parts are closer
to the originals, and none have more pure Fender® authenticity than Fender® Pure Vintage parts.
- Your choice of
'50s Eggshell or '60s Vintage
White color.
- Includes 1 volume and
2 tone knobs, 3 pickup covers,
1 tremolo arm tip and 1 switch tip (back
plate not included).
- Fits most vintage
and modern Stratocaster® guitars.
- Pickup covers will
not fit any of the noiseless pickups.
Select Accessory Kit Color
Eggshell is currently not
able to be customized due to problems in how
Fender is having these knobs manufactured, the
smooth surface on the knobs where the volume and
numbers are is a matte finish and causes the
dark green to stain the entire smooth surface.
So until Fender fixes their manufacturing issues we
won't be able to customize the Eggshell knob
sets.
Give us up to 31 days to
complete the customization of your knob set.
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 '60s Accessory Kit - Vintage White Shown
 '60s Accessory Kit Customized Knob Set - Vintage
White Shown
 Above are samples of Fender's accessory colors for comparison.
The customized accessory kits offered here are
Eggshell or Vintage White in color, the other
Fender® accessory colors are simply shown for
comparison to one another.
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Due to characteristic
inconsistencies in the molding process of these
knob sets as Fender® is having them manufactured,
often we find small flaws in the surface,
usually around the skirt and most often adjacent
to the letters or numbers as depicted above.
These flaws are very small indentations or very
small curly grooves in which the replacement
color has a tendency to settle into and is very
difficult if not impossible to be removed. So it
is possible you may notice these small color
blemishes next to some of the letters or numbers
and it is simply a characteristic of the knobs
and is not something we can work around, but we
do our best to minimize the effect. Even
as the knobs originally come from Fender® with
the gold lettering and numbering these
imperfections are filled with the gold color as
well, but since the gold color is not dark like
the replacement color so there is very little
contrast between the knob color and the gold, so
it essentially goes unnoticed. If you
happen to notice some of these characteristics
in your particular knob set, take a close look
at these areas with a magnifying glass and
you’ll see exactly why the replacement color
can’t be removed from these small recessed
areas. Even in the Fender® Custom Shop
RELIC Gilmour Black Strat® these characteristics
are present.
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