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drop on replacement wraparound bridge for gibson usa junior

JR.Deluxe

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The guitar is a 2002 or 2003 Gibson USA LP Junior with the noninclined bridge with lightning bolt for plain G string. The mighty mite part looks like it would drop on without replacing studs. Does anybody know if this is correct? Any other brands? The mighty mite is 8 bucks and the official gibson part is 170 bucks so its worth some research.
 

FretsAlot

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I have an inexpensive USA jr (my first p90 guitar) from that era that I ham-handedly broke the original lightning bolt bridge on. After doing some reading, I figured out it wasn't likely the correct bridge for the guitar, anyway. I replaced it with a MojoAxe CWT-UA and couldn't be happier with the tone & intonation. $136 delivered to your door (if yer in the USA).

If I get this wrong someone please correct me
: My memory is, if your tailpiece studs are staggered, then you need one type of bridge (like the CWT-UA), and if your studs are equal distance from the nut, then I think you need the lightening bolt tailpiece. The tailpiece studs on my USA Jr were staggered, and I remember the lightning bolt tailpiece I had (before I broke it) was adjusted so awkwardly to make the intonation work that little of it seemed in contact with the tailpiece studs.

YMMV,

Fretsalot/Scott
 
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JR.Deluxe

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My stud bolts are even. And the bridge on there now , a lightning bolt, is stock. I bought the guitar new in 2003. The intonation is adequate. The only reason im looking for another bridge is ive seen sweat disolve those things and i figure i better get another one now before they are unobtainium without drilling out the old studs. For about 10 bucks the mighty mite looks right but who knows? Pictures lie. And i got an email from a dealer on reverb.com that the stud threads are metric. If that has been changed then there is a good chance the bridge wont just drop on without some slop or other misery. Gibson used to sell what they called the pete townshend bridge but i dont even see that any more.
 

Zentar

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I used a Faber on my LPjr. It was a heckuva lot less than $136. I can't remember exactly but it was more like $40. Aluminum wt 1.0 oz- compensated.

I got lazy hunting bridges and tail pieces on LPs I was fixing and selling so I just went to Faber. I know what I get will work great. Ive got a nice pile of other brands that didn't. Somebody in here got me started on Faber.
 
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mustachio

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Mojoaxe. Accept no substitute. Engineered to fit Gibson studs without the lean. Superior to Faber.
 
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