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Recent content by matkoehler

  1. matkoehler

    Tip Line: Where's the McFly ES-345?

    Can confirm that we genuinely do not know the whereabouts of the guitar. We've done a ton of searching and followed up on so many solid leads. Dead ends everywhere. While everyone is at it, can you please search for a burst with the serial 9-0594? :)
  2. matkoehler

    New ABR1 redesign…

    Right?! Ha.
  3. matkoehler

    New ABR1 redesign…

    That would be from the nickel plating on both counts -- the substrate (strike layer) of nickel plating is copper.
  4. matkoehler

    New ABR1 redesign…

    I think you missed the context from the previous thread posts -- but no, it has been Zamak all along. I do think the new features I listed are going to positively impact tone and experience, though -- namely the snug post holes and tighter saddles.
  5. matkoehler

    New ABR1 redesign…

    They file them.
  6. matkoehler

    Current 1957 - 1958 Goldtops for sale...

    Yep only the earliest ones and 7 33xx is where the black plastics seem to stop. If you see one with black plastics with a later serial number it has likely been harvested for cream rings...
  7. matkoehler

    New ABR1 redesign…

    I have no idea...the previous generation of True Historic ABR-1s used 2015 through mid-2024 should be Zamak as well. Because this thread is getting confusing with previous year comparisons and other aftermarket offerings, just wanted to attach a photo of the new 2025 bridge in question and...
  8. matkoehler

    New ABR1 redesign…

    Sorry, just seeing this. They are 100% absolutely made of Zamak, not aluminum -- appears to be a copy/paste error on the website listing. Sorry for the confusion. Fixing that now.
  9. matkoehler

    New ABR1 redesign…

    Saddles are now reshaped and travel is now smooth and sturdy. This new torpedo shaped ABR-1 bridge also has a tell — the foundry mark on the bottom has a G in the middle.
  10. matkoehler

    Flametop Friday!!!

    :geek:
  11. matkoehler

    Logo Silkscreen Placement

    This is incorrect. Same fixture and same person doing the LP silkscreening. Yes the new location became standard in 2019. See vintage (first photo) versus current (second photo). Vintage examples are indeed all over the place. This was the placement that we thought was the best "median" choice.
  12. matkoehler

    Gibson Reissue Parts

    Gold-plated and Black parts will be a part of the next wave, TBD on timing, but this is a big step. :)
  13. matkoehler

    Junk food pitchman mistreats R9 'Burst

    Does nobody remember the Johnny A "Spruce Top" run from 2017-2018? Same kind of idea. They are killer. More to come on the double florentine prototype model Pat is playing.
  14. matkoehler

    Junk food pitchman mistreats R9 'Burst

    That is a vintage burst, not a reissue. :) And yes, I gasped...yelped even.
  15. matkoehler

    ~2025 Murphy Lab and Historic Reissue Updates from Mat Koehler

    I got it wrong when I shared with Joe what color I thought it was when he purchased "the brown thing" way back when...very recently discovered that his is actually Viceroy Brown. An honest mistake as Viceroy Brown was a sunburst color for Tal Farlows, mandolins and banjos in the 1960s -- not a...
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