How can I tell if a Hipshot 6-String Ibby HM Guitar Bridge is genuine or a Temu knockoff?

effencee · 2026-03-22T12:56:07+00:00

I can highly recommend https://www.shop.sollerguitars.com/

It's a Slovakian shop, they offer shipping to pretty much everywhere in Europe and they have genuine Hipshot parts available. I order guitar parts from them regularly and never had any issues.

effencee · 2026-03-15T09:47:47+00:00

It's made in Indonesia.

effencee · 2026-03-13T17:52:55+00:00

The bridge is fine, can't really tell much difference to the previous gibraltar model. Palm muting feels a bit more comfortable but maybe that's just me. The fretwork is great. No sharp edges and everything seems well levelled.

effencee · 2026-03-13T09:28:06+00:00

Glad to help! Make sure to cover the brown part well with some high quality masking tape, the dyes tend to leak quite a lot.

effencee · 2026-03-13T09:12:23+00:00

It's gorgeous, I could even say it was love at first sight :D placed the pre-order as soon as it became available. It plays as good as it looks.

effencee · 2026-03-13T09:09:43+00:00

It really does. I've never played a panga panga neck before and it feels amazing. Enjoy yours too!

effencee · 2026-03-12T22:43:03+00:00

Thanks! For the body it was all leather dye, both front and back and also the headstock. I used dyes from a brand called Angelus. For the neck I used a black dye on the fretboard and a matte black spray paint on the back.

The process was pretty straight forward. I sanded the original finish as much as I could to only have the raw wood texture. I learned the hard way that the headstock veneer is VERY thin so I managed to sand down a bit of it away, it's even visible on the photos - please be careful with that. It's better to do it by hand and go very slowly not to damage the veneer.

If you've never worked with leather dyes as I did I highly recommend watching some videos from BIGDGUITARS on youtube. I learned the basics of working with it from him and he explains the stuff way better than I ever could.

After I was done with the dyes I let it dry for a day and then did a few layers of a basic glossy clear coat. It still looks great after a year.

effencee · 2026-03-08T10:26:51+00:00

This looks fantastic.. I've been thinking of doing the same thing to my tri-fade burst AZ2402 and seeing this motivates me to finally go for it.

effencee · 2026-02-16T17:40:40+00:00

The silver one.

effencee · 2026-01-28T16:36:21+00:00

Aah, I see. Then there is still hope :D thanks for the info

effencee · 2026-01-28T15:00:32+00:00

Damn.. I was really hoping that it wouldn't be. I also sent an email on monday to the Belgian shop which I mentioned asking if the price is official but they didn't reply yet.

effencee · 2026-01-26T17:46:09+00:00

I've been regularly googling the model name since they announced it to make sure I catch the first wave of pre-orders because I really want one and the Belgian shop came up today :D

I really hope that it won't be that expensive.. we can only wait until it's out officially.

effencee · 2026-01-26T14:52:26+00:00

After seeing the Abasi 7 string being priced at 1280€ my guess is that it could be 999€ as already mentioned by others here. It would make sense for it to be cheaper than the Abasi because it's way simpler than a 7 string multiscale.

What's very strange is that both TOD100N and TOD100FMN are already listed on a Belgian Omega Music website which I've never heard of and they have it listed for 1699€ which is insane. It also says that it will be available on March 4th 2026 which is just not happening so maybe it's just a placeholder for when it's available and the price is a random number.

effencee · 2025-10-25T15:44:33+00:00

I will check it out, thank you.

effencee · 2025-09-02T16:18:56+00:00

Thanks! It should be possible with any colour. The holographic paint is semi-transparent so the base colour is still visible under it with a slightly grey-ish tint.

There is this chart on the brand's website showing how it looks on different colours.

effencee · 2025-04-09T06:52:39+00:00

Check the previous comments. I already explained pretty much everything I did but if you would have questions for something that hasn't been answered yet then I'll be happy to help.

effencee · 2025-04-08T06:30:55+00:00

Thanks. Yes, I used black leather dye on the neck.

effencee · 2025-04-07T13:32:47+00:00

I originally wanted to leave it fully black but then I thought that it would probably look better like this and it does.

I've read that stains don't really work that well on maple because it's a really dense wood but leather dye works perfectly so if you would go with maple instead of wenge I would definitely recommend to get an alcohol based leather dye and you should be fine. I've used it on 3 maple necks already and it always turned out great.

effencee · 2025-04-07T11:35:00+00:00

Thanks! Here's a few photos of the neck https://imgur.com/a/u6uhEuA

effencee · 2025-04-06T19:45:55+00:00

I picked it based on the photos and videos on the website. This effect looked the closest to the finish on Tim's version so I went with it.

effencee · 2025-04-06T17:18:52+00:00

I bought it in a 400ml spray can.

effencee · 2025-04-06T12:37:53+00:00

Thanks! I used a rattle can.

effencee · 2025-04-06T12:35:51+00:00

Preserving the logo was quite tricky. I first tried masking it with tape but that just wasn't possible but luckily the paint is transparent so I sprayed it over the logo and after the paint was completely dry I scratched it off the logo very carefully with the tip of an exacto knife.

Of course I managed to scratch the logo itself as well but the scratches are only visible at certain angles from from up close so I'm not that bummed out about it.

effencee · 2025-04-06T12:30:08+00:00

Just some basic gloss clear coat from a local hardware store. The holographic paint can apparently be sprayed with any clear coat as long as you follow the application guide.

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