I bought this to replace my 90's Gibson LP switch, i am doing a rewiring in my guitar and even though my toggle switch had no issues i thought it would be nice to put in there a new one.
Compared to the old one that toggle felt cheap from the first second i hold it, my digital scale confirms that this toggle is 1gram less in weight that my 20-years old switch, both look identical but the new feels fake.
The question is what this less weight means? cheaper metal parts? All the tone of the guitar goes through these metal parts...
The problem though is not only about the weight, is also about the ease of use.
Example: If you set it to the middle position it clicks to the bridge or neck more easily than if it were to the neck or bridge to go to the middle and thus is harder to set it to the middle position, if you have it in the neck most likely it will go to directly the bridge even if you wish the middle. You must pay attention to get it to the middle, the old one had no such stupid issue!
And no, its not broken or something , its just cheap made, the old one is 20 years old and each position is equally sturdy.
I will clean the old one and keep this somewhere as a spare part that i wish will never need to use.
If it was from an other company i would rate this 3 stars but now 1 star from me and if i could i would put -5 stars, not because it can not function but because its Gibson, they own to respect their costumers and not try to make a euro or two from such things, on the long run they will pay back these stupid decisions.
To Gibson: Why dont you keep the quality up and charge us a damn euro or two more to have the switch as it should? You think somehow you can fool us? Think again...
As you costumer i am unhappy with this product and i feel i lost money, now i am also suspicious about your other products, how this fail translates lets say to your potentiometers?
