paxsole.blogg.se - Guitar fetish

The bushings are flush with the body instead of having the 'lip' so the range of adjustment is slightly deeper, which actually came in handy as the pitch angle of the neck is rather shallow on this particular guitar. They are slightly larger, but I didn't see a need for drilling out the holes in the guitar. I opted for black studs as the guitar is also black, so they 'disappear' nicely, leaving the bridge to appear as if it is floating above the guitar. The XGP parts were FAR beefier, threaded more carefully and to tighter tolerances, and they were solid brass along with the rest of the unit. The studs were threaded the same as the Sung Il ABM bridge that was straight up junk, but I went ahead and pulled the bushings to use the brass units that came with the bridge. The stainless, when polished, fits right in with the nickel plating and looks like it 'belongs', as well as the obvious lack of corrosion concerns. I replaced ALL of the black steel bolts and set screws with stainless steel versions, including the bolts that lock the bridge to the studs. I did replace the creme output jack plate with a black one. This upgrade also coincided with pot and cap upgrades. I plan to eventually get the 2.8H version for the bridge. It works very well for my style and for what I do. Bright and open, articulation is astounding, and the output is extremely usable, almost comparing to the output of an EMG.

The neck pickup was bland and thuddy, so I replaced it with a Bill & Becky Wilde L90 2.0H pickup and could not be happier with it. I own a Dean Z79 'reissue' on which I've redone several aspects.

I can see the appeal in getting off-brand strings if they were dirt cheap, but not if they cost more than name-brand strings. If you buy in bulk you can get D'addario strings cheaper than GFS strings.

You can get equivalent parts even cheaper elsewhere, although GFS is a nice one-stop shop.

They're OK for cheap DIY projects, but honestly are not top quality. Why pay Callaham >$100 when you can get a solid steel trem block for ~$30?

replacement Strat tremolos and trem parts.

Cheap, works great, easy to read large bright display, true bypass.

GFS pedals, especially their pedal tuner.

Cheaper than Guitar Center's house brand (although GC cables have a lifetime warranty). I think these are a pretty good value for the money. There's not much you can do to screw those things up. Things like strap buttons, screws, pickguards, neck plates, input jacks, etc. Nobody will ever know what kind of pickup you have unless you tell them. They are just alnico magnets with wire wrapped around them. People think that there is magic in single coil pickups.