TOM Bridge Collapse
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Gearjoneser
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Re: TOM Bridge Collapse
I'll shut up until I know if the setup was factory spec or not.
I'll shut up until I know if the setup was factory spec or not.
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JollyRoger523
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TOM Bridge Collapse
I don't have any Gibsons but I have a Gotoh TOM in a string-thru and it feels really solid. For $20-30 it's easy and cheap to replace the bridge. It will cost a bit more for the locking version if that's what you want.
I don't have any Gibsons but I have a Gotoh TOM in a string-thru and it feels really solid. For $20-30 it's easy and cheap to replace the bridge. It will cost a bit more for the locking version if that's what you want.
JeffB
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Re: TOM Bridge Collapse
One of the biggest causes of this is that Gibson production models have not been designed to have the tailpiece slammed for probably 30 years now. The neck angles are different (sometimes wildly), and top carves are little different. If you are slamming your TP on newer production Gibson guitars, you will eventually have some issues with this unless your factory worker just happened to shim your neck at the proper (by original 50s standards) angle. Go over to Sweetwater's Guitar Gallery online filter the Gibson models, check out the detail pics and look at just how high the TPs are set on production Gibsons these days. It's ridiculous. The when you slam them, the break angle is horrendous and causes several negative characteristics.
If you look at any Historic, or other high quality Les Paul influenced design, American or Japanese you will see it designed to have the TP on the body like the originals. Your only big issue here is with the ABR screws folding over time. But I'd rather have the proper neck angles to allow for a slammed TP, and replace the bridge when necc, then having the incorrect angle and having to replace.
One of the biggest causes of this is that Gibson production models have not been designed to have the tailpiece slammed for probably 30 years now. The neck angles are different (sometimes wildly), and top carves are little different. If you are slamming your TP on newer production Gibson guitars, you will eventually have some issues with this unless your factory worker just happened to shim your neck at the proper (by original 50s standards) angle. Go over to Sweetwater's Guitar Gallery online filter the Gibson models, check out the detail pics and look at just how high the TPs are set on production Gibsons these days. It's ridiculous. The when you slam them, the break angle is horrendous and causes several negative characteristics.
If you look at any Historic, or other high quality Les Paul influenced design, American or Japanese you will see it designed to have the TP on the body like the originals. Your only big issue here is with the ABR screws folding over time. But I'd rather have the proper neck angles to allow for a slammed TP, and replace the bridge when necc, then having the incorrect angle and having to replace.
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Varg
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Re: TOM Bridge Collapse
What do you mean "slammed" Jeff? Just screwed flat into the body?
What do you mean "slammed" Jeff? Just screwed flat into the body?