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    NBD Epi Newport. If one is good two are better!

    Check out the Eastwood Newport. All of their instruments are available as a lefty.
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    Epiphone Newport shortscale

    Is it on the neck pickup, bridge pickup, or both? Changing strings couldn't hurt though. Make sure they're short scale size.
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    Epiphone Newport shortscale

    Yeah I just wanted to put that out there. I've never taken one apart though, so if it looks like a duck, and swims like a duck.....
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    Epiphone Newport shortscale

    Epiphone call the pickups in the Embassy something different. They aren't official T Bird replicas. They look similar but they might be configured differently under the hood.
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    Epiphone Newport shortscale

    Kinda like how there's no such thing as a free puppy? I wonder how much these things cost after MSRP. So far I have..... $2 for improved threaded inserts $40 for decent strings $120ish for better tuners $20 for 4 Mudbucker AlNiCo V magnets What's our official quote for 3 new potentiometers...
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    Epiphone Newport shortscale

    Here's the final result of phase one. I know the epsilon logo on the pickguard isn't period correct, but it still looks pretty sharp IMO. I strung it with La Bella flats and love them. Best strings I've ever used. What's next? I'm thinking changing out the tuners is probably my next move. I...
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    Epiphone Newport shortscale

    So one very annoying thing that some have noticed is the hardware holding the bridge pickup on. This type of insert is the LAST thing you want when you're using it to work against the pressure of the height spring and foam. Not three days after I got this thing the bass side of the pickup popped...
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    Epiphone Newport shortscale

    Hey everyone. I've been referencing this site for a few years so thanks for the great stockpile of information! I've decided to break my silence after also purchasing one of these heartbreakers and would like to share some discoveries I've discovered as well. I ordered mine direct from Guitar...