chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Don O said elsewhere, "I guess I need to read up on bridges now."
We have mentioned ABR vs Nashville, slotted vs slot your own, Nylon vs Chrome, vs Brass vs Aluminum/Zamick, screw heads forward or rearward, etc so here we go.
My extent of experiences with SOME of my Gibson equipped guitars.
2003 Memphis made ES 135, ------------PW Bridge, ( jacked up saddle slot placement positions)
1979 Gibson LP----------------------------Schaller Bridge with age wear and a couple poorly placed/spaced slots
1987-2009 SG 3 knob, Faded, Classic-----Bridge maker and condition of saddles to be determined due to these 3 guitars at dad's house.
SO, to address the wear and tear on the 1979 Nashville Bridge, my first remedy was to buy a pre slotted Kluson Brand Nashville bridge.
This bridge is a satisfactory drop in replacement, but Kluson Thumbwheel must be swapped in place of the smaller post Schaller ones. In my case the Kluson thumbwheel has same thread pitch as the Gibson bushings so this did not require a bushing swap which would be simple enough to do since Kluson includes the complete assembly.
My next issue addresses possible difficulty in finding a supplier of the various finishes of standard ( pre or post 2001 saddles) This seemed like such a simple replacement part to find, but adding pre and post 2001 differences adds complexity. Prefer aluminum or chrome, nickel or brass, adds to difficulty in locating suppliers of the ones you want.
This is my experience so far with Nashville style. Not had to hunt for any ABR style parts yet, so info about these is forthcoming or you guys can add details.
To be continued... as I also learned quite a bit about Floyd Rose trems when I was looking for parts for my Jackson Licensed by FR model on my Japan made RR3 V.
We have mentioned ABR vs Nashville, slotted vs slot your own, Nylon vs Chrome, vs Brass vs Aluminum/Zamick, screw heads forward or rearward, etc so here we go.
My extent of experiences with SOME of my Gibson equipped guitars.
2003 Memphis made ES 135, ------------PW Bridge, ( jacked up saddle slot placement positions)
1979 Gibson LP----------------------------Schaller Bridge with age wear and a couple poorly placed/spaced slots
1987-2009 SG 3 knob, Faded, Classic-----Bridge maker and condition of saddles to be determined due to these 3 guitars at dad's house.
SO, to address the wear and tear on the 1979 Nashville Bridge, my first remedy was to buy a pre slotted Kluson Brand Nashville bridge.
This bridge is a satisfactory drop in replacement, but Kluson Thumbwheel must be swapped in place of the smaller post Schaller ones. In my case the Kluson thumbwheel has same thread pitch as the Gibson bushings so this did not require a bushing swap which would be simple enough to do since Kluson includes the complete assembly.
My next issue addresses possible difficulty in finding a supplier of the various finishes of standard ( pre or post 2001 saddles) This seemed like such a simple replacement part to find, but adding pre and post 2001 differences adds complexity. Prefer aluminum or chrome, nickel or brass, adds to difficulty in locating suppliers of the ones you want.
This is my experience so far with Nashville style. Not had to hunt for any ABR style parts yet, so info about these is forthcoming or you guys can add details.
To be continued... as I also learned quite a bit about Floyd Rose trems when I was looking for parts for my Jackson Licensed by FR model on my Japan made RR3 V.
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