Sludgenutz
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It is not often that Gibson style players get to nut-up and buy hordes of gear like those available to the Fender crowd. You can "one better" them, and everyone else with the Gibson TP-6 fine tuner tailpiece...A fine tuner without the off-pitch/time-wasting nastiness of a whammy bar with fine tuners. It is "Made in USA" (says so right on the bottom of the casting). To my thinking, a TP-6 is a 100% positive experience for a relatively small amount of cash.
The TP-6 tailpiece will not alter a vintage instrument, and is adaptable to Epiphone Les Paul Standards and such, as long as you use the stock Epi body stud/large screw combo that is already with your Epiphone (metric/SAE thread size/thread pitch issues). In fact, with my Epi, the TP-6 fits with less "play" that the standard Epi tailpiece!
With the TP-6, you can adjust tuning "on the fly". For stage musicians, this is awesome for rapid/stealthy/seamless performances for things like bumping-up the unwound third string that has been used for bends! It is also great for for "downtuners", as the pitch of the heavy strings with lower tension chords can be affected by mere finger pressure. Standard ratio tuning machines and nut/string tension can make tuning a chore for downtuners. Technical players of all varieties can benefit by having instrument that plays chords in-tune in the upper registers from the ninth fret and beyond.Of course, you will need to have your guitar set up for proper bridge "compensation" and this critical with ANY "electric" instrument.
The Gibson TP-6 allows all the other factors of your instrument to come together and allows you to consistently nail those mellow toneful, or visceral skull crunching tones!
The TP-6 tailpiece will not alter a vintage instrument, and is adaptable to Epiphone Les Paul Standards and such, as long as you use the stock Epi body stud/large screw combo that is already with your Epiphone (metric/SAE thread size/thread pitch issues). In fact, with my Epi, the TP-6 fits with less "play" that the standard Epi tailpiece!
With the TP-6, you can adjust tuning "on the fly". For stage musicians, this is awesome for rapid/stealthy/seamless performances for things like bumping-up the unwound third string that has been used for bends! It is also great for for "downtuners", as the pitch of the heavy strings with lower tension chords can be affected by mere finger pressure. Standard ratio tuning machines and nut/string tension can make tuning a chore for downtuners. Technical players of all varieties can benefit by having instrument that plays chords in-tune in the upper registers from the ninth fret and beyond.Of course, you will need to have your guitar set up for proper bridge "compensation" and this critical with ANY "electric" instrument.
The Gibson TP-6 allows all the other factors of your instrument to come together and allows you to consistently nail those mellow toneful, or visceral skull crunching tones!
