Resomax Bridges - any one have any experience with them ???
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CoyotesGator
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Breaking strings at the bridge?
Amp Mad Scientist
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If it was a Bigsby I would use a roller bridge.
Here's the NV2, but may not be the ideal thing for a Bigsby.
The roller bridge can be found
Low Profile Roller Bridge - M8 posts
A low profile roller bridge for import guitar with large m8 threaded bridge posts.
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CabanaBoy
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No, not breaking strings. I ordered a Tonepros roller bridge for it and when I opened the package one of the rollers and it's little axle feel out of the bridge/package - pretty small - glad I found them - would hate to think what would happen if I broke a string. Plus, the bridge was stated as a 12" radius, but the bridge I got has a 14" radius. So... was thinking of trying a more standard Nashville bridge with nylon, graphtech, or tusq saddles type thing. I contacted Graphtech and they told me about their Resomax bridge with the strings savers and stated it should work well with a Bigsby. Just kind of wondering if anyone has used the Resomax bridges and what their experiences with them was.
Not trying to knock Tonepros here, they are supposed to be nice bridges, guess I got a bad one or something.
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CabanaBoy
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If it was a Bigsby I would use a roller bridge.
Here's the NV2, but may not be the ideal thing for a Bigsby.
The roller bridge can be found View attachment 49870
Low Profile Roller Bridge - M8 posts
A low profile roller bridge for import guitar with large m8 threaded bridge posts.www.philadelphialuthiertools.com
View attachment 49868
I thought about trying the StewMac Golden Age roller bridge with 12" radius, but not sure. A lot of people just go with the regular ole abr-1 or nashville bridge, but with the tusq and graphtec saddles available figure it couldn't hurt to use them.
Amp Mad Scientist
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The resomax is pretty good, it's Gotoh in reality... I bought one from Sweetwater 3 easy payments.
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CabanaBoy
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Gotoh works for me - they seem to of been making some nice stuff for quite a while now...
CoyotesGator
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FWIW I use a non roller bridge on my Bigsbyd Paul without any tuning issues.
Not beating on it though, just subtle shimmer and wiggles.
Not beating on it though, just subtle shimmer and wiggles.
Dave Sloven
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I have the NW2 wraptail on my SG Junior. No complaints
Dave Sloven
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As the owner of several TonePros TOMs I will say that they are overrated in comparison to other aftermarket bridges. They are definitely better than a lousy Epiphone bridge but compared to a Gibson bridge they are like the same thing with little grub screws to keep the bridge and tailpiece from falling off when you change strings, and don't really lock solid
Session 5
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I do they are top notch bridges, I have two Godin guitars that come with them, experience with them is excellent, great sustain. They are well known for making a quality product. yes I would definitely recommend.
Amp Mad Scientist
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I'm not sure that the Graph Tech Saddles fit the stock Gibson intonation screws. They don't specify the thread -- - or they don't specify a lot of things.
If you put the Graph tech saddles on the Gibson stock bridge not sure that it will fit right.
It's probably the graph tech saddles that fit a Gotoh bridge and Gotoh intonation screws.
Graph tech does not tell you which saddles are for what bridge...or for what screw thread size either. There is no real drawing that shows it all.
However
There is stock Gibson Nylon saddles that were used for trem systems on SGs and other guitars. These saddles fit ABR 1 bridge.
These saddles are a stock Gibson replacement part.
These Gibson nylon saddles are used on Dicky Betts SG which has the stock trem system.
So if the nylon saddles can be located they fit the stock ABR 1 Gibson bridge
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CabanaBoy
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I thought about getting just getting the nylon saddles. I'll probably just save some penny's and go for the Resomaz with string savers or possibly the ABM 2400n. The Golden Age roller bridge, the one with the 12" radius, looks good, but from reading the reviews the manufacturer's quality control may be a bit lax.
Amp Mad Scientist
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Then just get nylon saddles. Any Gibson dealer should have some.
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CabanaBoy
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Cool deal, man... First time I've ever messed with different bridges and a Bigsby. At this point I think I want to get the Resomax sooner or later, even if I end up not caring for it with a bigsby it'll be a nice upgrade bridge for most any Gibson. But... I think I'm going to hunt down a Gibson Nashville bridge (don't have one at the moment) and some nylon saddles too. Try them both out type thing - kind of a Gibo/Bigsby adventure here - lol...
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CabanaBoy
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Thanks for the honest opinion on the TonePros. To be honest, I doubt I'll buy another one.
gball
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I tried one of the Resomax wraparounds on a PRS I used to have. I know its not the same thing as what you are looking at, but it was pretty cool. Mellowed the tone a bit, which I liked on that guitar. It didn't stay on the guitar long because it belonged to a friend and I was just trying it out - was nice but not a big enough improvement over the stock bridge to make me want to give my buddy a hundred buck for it, haha.
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CabanaBoy
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I mess with the whammy bars a lot - the bigsby is kind of limited, but it provides a whammy on the SG for some added vibe. I got that customized three p90 SG Hack did up - nice guitar, it's worth a fancy bridge
Amp Mad Scientist
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I don't think the bridge has anything to do with sustain.
It's the wood.
But for a bridge made in China I guess it's OK.
