What 25 years does to a bridge

[Coma]

Thick strings and sweaty hands have done a number on this one. I can't find anyone selling replacement saddles in black (except for a full set of very expensive graphtechs) so I guess I'm giving her a new bridge next. Funny enough, the nut is completely unscathed. Grooves are still the same size as when it came brand new from the factory.

 

[uOpt]

Having metal turned black (or other plating) is not expensive as you would think.

Probably still more than a TOM, though.

Good playing.

 

[Chris Pile]

A new bridge isn't much money. Go for it, and enjoy.

 

[Mincer]

A new bridge isn't much money. Go for it, and enjoy.

Yeah, I was gonna say this. Might as well replace the whole thing!

 

[GuitarStv]

That doesn't look that bad for 25 years. The ones that look like crap really quickly for me are gold bridges . . . they just seem to disintegrate on me for some reason.

 

[Top-L]

Gold bridges disintegrate on everyone.

 

[Coma]

Oh yeah, gold plated hardware tends to age like milk.

 

[uOpt]

There is an easy solution: get a bridge made from solid gold. Plating is for wimps.

 

[Mincer]

There is an easy solution: get a bridge made from solid gold. Plating is for wimps.

I'd think it would have trouble gripping the strings as it is so soft.

 

[Coma]

I'd think it would have trouble gripping the strings as it is so soft.

Well OBVIOUSLY you'll get a set of matching golden strings to go, duh!

 

[Rex_Rocker]

What guitar is it? Is it like a Gibson Gothic or something cool like that?

 

[Securb]

There is an easy solution: get a bridge made from solid gold. Plating is for wimps.

Let me tell you about this guitar bridge, okay? Solid gold. Real gold. Nobody’s ever seen a guitar bridge like this before. The tone is incredible—tremendous tone, the best tone. Other bridges? Weak. Sad. This one? Powerful. It makes the guitar sound richer, louder, more successful. Luthiers come up to me, big tough guys, and they say, ‘Sir, this is the greatest bridge ever made.’ And they’re right. Absolutely right.

Now here’s the best part, and nobody talks about this enough. This guitar bridge—solid gold, absolute perfection—we’re not paying for it. Nope. We’re going to have the Indonesian guitar makers pay for it. That’s right. They’re great builders, very talented, terrific people, but they’re going to pay. We get the gold bridge, we get the unbelievable tone, and they cover the cost. People said it couldn’t be done. They were wrong. Very wrong. It’s called a great deal. The best deal. Maybe the greatest guitar deal of all time.

 

[Coma]

What guitar is it? Is it like a Gibson Gothic or something cool like that?

Good eye. 1st run Gothic.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Good eye. 1st run Gothic.

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Those came out when I first started playing guitar, and one of those was my dream guitar back then. I will always have a soft spot for those. They're awesome.

 

[Top-L]

I wonder if it would be possible to reform the saddle with metal epoxy?

Imagine living in a third world country without being able to buy a new part? I would mix a small amount of metal epoxy, form it around and through the worn slot, file it to the correct shape, and then cut another slot.

Probably wouldnt work well, but you never know.

 

[jeremy]

if i lived in this country, id probably just keep playing it and not worry

 

[Coma]

Those came out when I first started playing guitar, and one of those was my dream guitar back then. I will always have a soft spot for those. They're awesome.

I was 16 and had to pick between this or a 95 Les Paul Classic. I probably wouldn't have made the same choice later down the line, but today my back is pretty thankful for picking something with a slimmer body.