SG Special Wrap Around bridge questions

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i have a Pete Townshend SG Special from the 2000/01 era run.... great guitar and i love it as is... plan to keep it stock as it's sopposed to be the specs Pete used during the Leeds era...

but just being curious i was looking at replacement warp around bridges with improved adjustable intonation... but all seem to have different stud spacing then the original SG Special bridges... which would be fine if i use one on a custom guitar... but makes me wonder why they don't make a direct fit
 
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Have you looked at Pigtail's intonatable wraparound?
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It seems odd to me. Are you sure your measurements are right? You measured from center to center of the studs, correct?
 
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ItsaBass said:
It seems odd to me. Are you sure your measurements are right? You measured from center to center of the studs, correct?
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i'm getting the messurements for the stud spacing from stewmac.com on their various wrap arounds... but one angle i never thought of is maybe the studs themself are thicker on modern versions
 
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What's the measurements between the posts, center to center, on your SG?
 
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WhoFan said:
i'm getting the messurements for the stud spacing from stewmac.com on their various wrap arounds... but one angle i never thought of is maybe the studs themself are thicker on modern versions
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I mean have you properly measured the spacing on your own guitar?
 
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Should be around 82mm. The Wilkinson with intonable G and B was a direct fit on my '60s Special although I didn't kept it, didn't look so nice and the intonation was still a bit off. I'm looking forward to upgrade to a fully intonable TonePros II. Same measurements as the Wilky so I'm not expecting any problem.

The tonepros looks really beefy compared to the other ones around.
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The only ones that were off were the Gibson style wraparound with no intonation "steps". I guess is because those are intended to be fit on angled/offset studs. I didn't care as it was a downgrade from the stock bridge.
 
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PonyKiller said:
Ohh, that one looks really nice. The one I tried wasn't made by Gotoh and only had one adjustable section (G & B strings).

At that price I might give it a shot. The ToneProsII is a bit expensive IMO, at around $100.
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I wasn't about to spend that much on a bridge. Besides, the guys at Precision Guitar Kits recommended it. One thing I really like are the locking posts. Once I got the height dialed in, I just had to screw down the allen screws inside the posts to "lock" them from turning. It's not really a lock but it'll keep them from turning downward at all.
 
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