Rex_Rocker
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They seem to be priced well, but are they good or are they junk?
The story is I like the stock aluminum Nashville bridges on my Gibsons. They sound great, they feel good, and best of all, they don't rattle like some of the cheapie bridges budget guitars come with. But I'm running into the problem the saddle for my 3rd and 6th string are as far back as they can go, and they still intonate a tiny tiny bit sharp. I guess it's the perks of tuning low with heavy strings. So I could use a bridge with a bit more range to intonate.
I had the Schaller STM roller bridge in my Les Paul Tribute at some point, but it was black, and I kinda wanted to go back to nickel hardware, so I sold it. It was alright. I honestly felt the aluminum bridge sounded a bit more lively, but the Schaller functioned well and looked really cool. The thing is they're kinda pricey, and now, I kinda need two bridges, so twice the expense.
I also have the Graphtech Resomax bridge, but the saddles are even blockier and they have a tiny bit less range to intonate because of that. It sounds great, but the other issue I have with it is mine is collapsing even if it was on the guitar no more than several months.
I was also looking at the Hipshot Tone-A-Matic, but same story. Pricey.
So I'm hoping the Wilkinson can save me... but do they work well? Do they sound good? Do they not rattle? Do they not collapse easily? Or would I be wasting my money?
Thank you!
The story is I like the stock aluminum Nashville bridges on my Gibsons. They sound great, they feel good, and best of all, they don't rattle like some of the cheapie bridges budget guitars come with. But I'm running into the problem the saddle for my 3rd and 6th string are as far back as they can go, and they still intonate a tiny tiny bit sharp. I guess it's the perks of tuning low with heavy strings. So I could use a bridge with a bit more range to intonate.
I had the Schaller STM roller bridge in my Les Paul Tribute at some point, but it was black, and I kinda wanted to go back to nickel hardware, so I sold it. It was alright. I honestly felt the aluminum bridge sounded a bit more lively, but the Schaller functioned well and looked really cool. The thing is they're kinda pricey, and now, I kinda need two bridges, so twice the expense.
I also have the Graphtech Resomax bridge, but the saddles are even blockier and they have a tiny bit less range to intonate because of that. It sounds great, but the other issue I have with it is mine is collapsing even if it was on the guitar no more than several months.
I was also looking at the Hipshot Tone-A-Matic, but same story. Pricey.
So I'm hoping the Wilkinson can save me... but do they work well? Do they sound good? Do they not rattle? Do they not collapse easily? Or would I be wasting my money?
Thank you!
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