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dwagar · 06-25-2009, 09:24 PM

IMO yes and no.

Yes, Bumblebees are my favorite cap. Both of my LPs have real bees in them. However, good PIOs will get you almost there. Vit Qs, Russians, Luxe. Very close to a real bee. You can search for an old thread where I tested some Russians for Jonesy, search 'Jonesy KGB Kaps', it was called something like that.

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here it is
KGB Kaps test (Jonesy's new Russian Caps)
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No I wouldn't ever pay the price that .022 400v is worth unless I was restoring old wood. You can buy other values much, much cheaper. Besides, IMO .022 is a touch dark anyway. I prefer .010, .015, .018

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dwagar V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: C eh? N eh? D eh? Posts: 4,961 Thanks: 28 Thanked 51 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Are Bumble Bee Caps Worth it? IMO yes and no. Yes, Bumblebees are my favorite cap. Both of my LPs have real bees in them. However, good PIOs will get you almost there. Vit Qs, Russians, Luxe. Very close to a real bee. You can search for an old thread where I tested some Russians for Jonesy, search 'Jonesy KGB Kaps', it was called something like that. === here it is KGB Kaps test (Jonesy's new Russian Caps) === No I wouldn't ever pay the price that .022 400v is worth unless I was restoring old wood. You can buy other values much, much cheaper. Besides, IMO .022 is a touch dark anyway. I prefer .010, .015, .018 __________________ ------------ Don my favorite toys (one wants to be a '59, the other is a '59):