ZEN Amps
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Fret not it's a Junior, but it still sucks.
Need a quality replacement, thinking Mojoaxe. Any other suggestions?
Need a quality replacement, thinking Mojoaxe. Any other suggestions?
SBlue
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Pigtail Music makes a great replacement. I really like them on my vintage guitars.
Breaking these type of tailpieces are very common, since people don't know they should not raise or lower the action on those with tension on the strings.
Breaking these type of tailpieces are very common, since people don't know they should not raise or lower the action on those with tension on the strings.
SpiderWars
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Check out the one Tom Bukovac and Joe Glaser developed. It solves any intonation issues and realigns the strings over the pickup poles. But pricey.
https://musiccitybridge.com/collections/our-bridges
https://musiccitybridge.com/collections/our-bridges
Greazygeo
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Get the Music City bridge. It is excellent. Just put one on my ‘55 Special.
ZEN Amps
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Nice, I'll check it out. The idea of having some scale length compensation makes sense.
SFW
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You can also look at Faber. I have gone to using their bridges on all of my Les Pauls. Vintage correct materials, and their "relicing" looks like actual playing wear.
thegame
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I bet you're hopping mad about this.
ZEN Amps
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Nah man, shit happens and I don't sweat relatively small things like this. However if that was an Aussie/kangaroo joke then it was well-landed. Well-landed indeed mate.
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Searay
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The guy that makes Stephens design pickups did a video on tailpieces and went in to detail about the metal and differences between the "sound' of the metal. The Fabers do use the period correct material and Stephens makes a good argument for the benefits of proper material and its tone benefits.
zendra
Banned
Active member
i'm first to point to minimal differences between tonewoods and all that 'butique' salesman drivel but...i tried it and what searay says is true !
IF you are a 'tone purist' MAKE SURE its made of same material as the original...you really can hear the difference...
i mean, its not like its going to change the junior into danelectro but it will annoy you forever...
...and i tried it on a Les Paul where tailpiece is only 50% of hardware...imagine on a junior where its bridge AND a tailpiece !
psychodave
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I caught this right away. Well done!!!
JackBootedThug
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weld that fucker....it's only a junior...lol...j/k...that sucks dude.
Greazygeo
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The intonation is spot on now. Wasnt terrible before, but its great now. Also very lightweight like my original is. Guitar sounds the same too.
BRENTrocks
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MOJOAXE
Scumback Speakers
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I'd go MojoAxe, got one for my 54 LP GT before I sold it. I may even get one if the one on my 59 Jr goes south.