Different style bridges

[guitarSQUIRELL]

Re: Different style bridges

My opinion only. That bridge is a PITA and nothing special. It's a Wilkinson but basically sold by lots of different sellers as well as a no-name. It's nice in that it allows for more intonation range because you have the rough adjustment with the adjustable set screws. It also locks to the studs if you like that. But it's big and bulky and, IMO, a PITA to adjust the roller saddles, plus it's ugly as hell. I like roller bridges but all the rollers on that Wilkinson don't always roll. Not a big deal I guess because they are still easy on the strings, but if they make rollers, they should roll. I have one that I purchased just to check out. It wasn't on for long. Check out the smaller roller bridges if you want to change it out and still want a roller bridge. I think Guitar Fetish carries them. They are made by Sung-IL but they are decent quality. I think there are more expensive ones as well, Tonepros and I think Stew Mac has one.

The thing with those smaller Roller Bridges is that, I think, they are made for 14" radius board. I've replaced a couple of rattling import tune-o-matics on 12" radius with the rollers and they have worked fine. I think that either the Stew Mac or the Tone pros is designed for 12" radius but you'll pay a lot more. But if I'm not mistaken, the Agile has a 13 or 14" radius anyway. At any rate, if you want something less bulky, try one of the roller tuneomatics or go back to a standard tuneomatic type with saddles. The smaller roller bridges still have a bit more intonation range than the tuneomatics with saddles. Unless the spacing is screwed up, either should allow the guitar to intonate.

Edit. GF has them, here is the link http://www.guitarfetish.com/Roller-Bridge-Chrome-plated-fits-Les-Paul_p_661.html

Sounds good to me. Now, let me know how you get the radius on the board. I keep seeing people on here talk about the radius of the board and what the measurements are, but, how do you get that?

 

[Darg1911]

Re: Different style bridges

Sounds good to me. Now, let me know how you get the radius on the board. I keep seeing people on here talk about the radius of the board and what the measurements are, but, how do you get that?

Here, this will explain it better than I can.
http://proguitarshop.com/andyscorner/fretboard-radius-explained


In terms of the bridge radius. It just that the saddles matching the specified fretboard radius. So a bridge that states it's for a 14" radius will match the curve of a 14" radius fretboard. But it's such a small difference that I haven't had an issue.
Here is a link to the Stew Mac tuneomatic page. http://www.stewmac.com/Hardware_and.../Bridges_and_Tailpieces/Tune-o-matic_Bridges/

You can check the details when you click on a link for one of the bridges, it gives the radius. You can see the Golden Age roller bridge is spec'd for a 12" radius and claims it's the only roller bridge that matches the radius of the Nashville tuneomatics. It's basically a Schaller for 20 bucks less and 12" radius instead of 14". I almost bought one a while back for one of my imports, but again, I find them a little bulky and I think it uses a specific post which has M5 thread which means I would have to change bushings. The import bushings are usually for an M8 thread with the larger 6.3mm post size as opposed to M5 threads with smaller posts (4mm or so). Just confirm your stud spacing but the imports usually come in just under 74mm, AND bushing and post size. Like I mentioned, the imports are usually M8 bushings with larger 6.3 mm posts. Tons of stuff drops right in but not the bridges for USA Gibsons. They take some work, or adapters.