Les Paul Triumph Bass control plate stiffeners..........

Grog · October 01, 2009, 08:20:21 PM

When I bought a NOS control plate to replace the broken one, I wanted to try to make it less likely to crack again. These are getting hard to come by & are quite expensive. Very few of these basses have survived without a nasty crack by the guitar jack. I made a .015 thick spring steel plate that is hardly visable when installed under the plate & stiffens it considerably. I have about a dozen extra ones & would be willing to send one to a few fellow Les Paul Triumph Bass owners who want to avoid cracking their contol plates. Any interest?

OldManC · October 01, 2009, 11:52:03 PM

I'd be very interested. My control plate is still in relatively good shape. It'd be great to have a way to keep it that way.

Basvarken · October 02, 2009, 12:18:57 AM

I did exactly the same with my Triumph control plate, Grog!!
Works like a charm.

ramone57 · October 02, 2009, 05:08:13 AM

I'll take you up on that, Grog. mine's still in good shape but it sounds like a great idea to keep it that way.

drbassman · October 02, 2009, 05:14:17 AM

Sure, it makes sense! I'll PM you.

uwe · October 03, 2009, 10:25:11 AM

In this forum, given the vintage quality of most of its members, stiffening aid is always appreciated. And I even have a Triumph which could use that plate too!

drbassman · October 03, 2009, 10:48:40 AM

Quote from: uwe on October 03, 2009, 10:25:11 AM
In this forum, given the vintage quality of most of its members, stiffening aid is always appreciated. And I even have a Triumph which could use that plate too!

Ah yes, we need all the "stiffeners" we can get, don't we?

Highlander · October 03, 2009, 02:32:28 PM

And you called me a perv, Bill...

Uwe... you are truly incorrigible...

Grog · October 03, 2009, 06:14:44 PM

Should I have called it an "Output Jack Crack Eliminator"?

Lightyear · October 03, 2009, 08:37:41 PM

Stiffener fits in here better - pardon the pun

Make sure you paint these gizmos blue

uwe · October 04, 2009, 02:04:52 AM

Will they give you a running nose and a slight headache?

Lightyear · October 04, 2009, 01:48:24 PM

Quote from: uwe on October 04, 2009, 02:04:52 AM
Will they give you a running nose and a slight headache?

Well, certainly stiffening lasting more than three hours won't result in having sit down to wiz the rest of your life

Highlander · October 04, 2009, 02:04:08 PM

I've been stiff for years, especially in the morning...

My back, that is...

ramone57 · October 08, 2009, 03:30:11 PM

got the device in the mail today. thanks very much, grog, I owe you one!