Yeah, no. Not even close. Don't get me wrong, I use and love the Gotoh 510 tuners; they are some of the very best out there (and I've very recently praised them in their own thread), but their bridges are not on even par with Callaham from a pure construction standpoint. I have zero doubt they are of very high quality and function extremely well, but to say the Callaham "is made just like the Gotoh, etc." is just, well.... patently false. It shows a complete lack of knowledge on the subject.
The Callaham bridge is milled from 100% solid steel; every part. The Gotoh has steel saddles (and it's not clear if they are machined or stamped) or zinc or brass saddles, but not made of completely milled parts. The baseplate is cast out of an unspecified metal, likely Zamek or something similar, but their site doesn't say. Callaham is all machined from steel to mil spec precision. Now, whether that makes the Callaham product superior is always going to be a matter of opinion, but never a matter of fact.
See, I can say that I "prefer" Callaham without completely denigrating Gotoh.
You're completely entitled to your opinion, but when you start presenting your opinion as something people should take as fact, that's just spreading misinformation. It's similar to me stating that mahogany is completely devoid of value as a instrument grade wood and should not be used. That's just patently false. People should be presented with information gleaned from personal experience, offered as opinion and to then be allowed to form their own opinion. That Callaham is overpriced and "everyone" swears by Tone Pro's is your opinion on the matter, and that is perfectly fine. It is however not a fact. There are a lot of snake oil salesman out there purporting to be luthiers as well..... but I shouldn't paint them all with such a broad brush; should I?.
Besides, you know what the "everyone" you quoted above says; it's pointless to argue with someone over the internet, because it's a lot like winning the Special Olympics.....
Fockers!
