I'll grab a pic in daylight... its poor mans mastery hahaMattH wrote:Good work! Would love to see a picture.Bg wrote:I made a good tele bigsby bridge with a wilkinson and a file.... everything else is just too costly
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Weren't these a solution to the Jazzmaster/Jaguar bridge problems? I don't see how a Tele with Bigbsy was their target solution given the short break angle of the Tele?
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Good question. It’s true that these were initially designed for that problem.k1w1 wrote:Weren't these a solution to the Jazzmaster/Jaguar bridge problems? I don't see how a Tele with Bigbsy was their target solution given the short break angle of the Tele?
The issue with Telecasters (with Factory Bigsbys, at least) is that Fender used a bridge with cheap saddles and a lip at the back. This lip catches on the string with the tighter string angle, causing breakages and tuning issues. I had to change it out for something, and I’d heard from a lot of gearhead players about these things from Mastery.
I went with the Mastery for a number of reasons - not least of which is the fact that I was interested in the tonal improvements as well as tuning stability. And the difference is noticeable. That said, the Callaham bridge that Mike put in looks as though it does as fine a job, if I’m honest. You live and learn!
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yeah, or if you're tight like me then you take a dremmel to the lip
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I know. I'm not great at stuff like that. I'd be terrified of fucking it up! I actually really admire people that have the nuts to do irreversible stuff to their guitars.Bg wrote:yeah, or if you're tight like me then you take a dremmel to the lip
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You could buy a bridge like this ($39.95 on TradeMe) and modify it like my Callaham. Not too much to lose if you 'ef it up! Actually, I'm tempted
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Yep exactly what I did, though mine was the full bridge pickup style. Then I hit it with a dremmel. Its not the tidiest of jobs but for the price....Mike Clayton wrote:You could buy a bridge like this ($39.95 on TradeMe) and modify it like my Callaham. Not too much to lose if you 'ef it up! Actually, I'm tempted https://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instrum ... af0685-001HERE'S THE LINK
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