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chilipeppermaniac said:
Goo, I think some pics Robert posts are not his guitars. The ones with Bushings in the body should be Nashville bridges if the info I read is correct.

Tune-o-matic swap: going from Nashville to Kalamazoo - StewMac

Taking a Les Paul from Nashville to Kalamazoo by way of the Tune-o-matic Bridge: Erick Coleman swaps the factory Nashville bridge for a 1950s-style ABR-1 Tune-o-matic.
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Although that Gold top pic of Robert's with red plectrum dust on the pickup cover looks like it is his.

Although I see bushings under the thumb wheels. So, this is why I asked if ABR-1 or Nashville.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
Goo, I think some pics Robert posts are not his guitars. The ones with Bushings in the body should be Nashville bridges if the info I read is correct.

Tune-o-matic swap: going from Nashville to Kalamazoo - StewMac

Taking a Les Paul from Nashville to Kalamazoo by way of the Tune-o-matic Bridge: Erick Coleman swaps the factory Nashville bridge for a 1950s-style ABR-1 Tune-o-matic.
www.stewmac.com www.stewmac.com
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I seriously can't understand why anyone would go to an ABR over Nashville. I go the other way. I really don't like ABRs.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
Although that Gold top pic of Robert's with red plectrum dust on the pickup cover looks like it is his.

Although I see bushings under the thumb wheels. So, this is why I asked if ABR-1 or Nashville.
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Thats the worst thing about the ABRs they are using - they are mounted with the same bushings that Nashvilles are, but they are skinnier and the saddles feel sharper under your palm, definitely NOT an upgrade. I put a brass Nashville on my Goldtop and it not only looks and feels better but improved the tone.
 
Robert Herndon said:
81 days of ownership thus far and the new Les Paul is still wearing its original .010" x .046" strings. I've been playing it daily since I brought it home on November 17, 2021.


Red pick dust from yesterday's rehearsal.

Note the bridge saddle depth:

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The only adjustments I made were to the pickup pole pieces to balance string to string volumes.

Every measurement on this guitar is consistent with Gibson's published specs, which I've used as a setup guide on everything that goes out of my shop.

Both Fender and Gibson published specs are very similar.

Neck relief is .010", first fret height is .022" and 12th fret action height is .070" respectively. (Same specs we use on the Fender and Jackson lines)

Gibson actually specifies checking action at the 17th fret with a capo on the first fret, but if you use this method and get the spec of 4/64" to 5/64", it will be .070" at the 12th unfretted, so you can check it either way.

Nut and saddle slots are also right on the money at + .004" above string gauge.

This guitar literally came right out of the case and onto the stage with zero modifications.
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Why are the E A and G saddles reversed?
 
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