bridge

Mates, I need to drill the bushing holes. It seems to me, for a lightning bolt bridge, which is compensated, I should put the center of each bushing at the scale length line without offset. Is this correct? Thanks for any guidance

So, after deciding (being told, really) that the birdseye build should have gold hardware, I had a spare HB for Tele bridge sitting around. Since I am not a fan of the Tele bridge pup, I figures I would use it where it fit. The only guitar that was a match for this donation was my G&L Bluesboy...

People who top-wrap their tune-o-matic bridge seem to really believe in its benefits. From what I understand, this includes tuning stability and less stress on the bridge. However, there must be more to this, since I do not think that these are major issue with TOM bridges. So, do you top-wrap...

I had never done this before. I attempted both of these methods, the second with a twist. This method is really simple. Unfortunately, if the bushing is in there tightly enough, the object you place in the hole will get pushed into the wood, which is what happened to me. Even worse, in my case...

As long as I have my Epi Special I in pieces (see mod thread) I was thinking about upgrading the wraparound. The problem is that I dismantled this ax before I could give the stock bridge a chance. So has anyone upgraded their Epiphone wraparound? If so, what did you install and did you notice a...