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Four Uncles ABR-1 bridge just in and...

57gold

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Anybody know if these ABR1s would fit on an instrument that was built with TonePros hardware like a Collings CL? Thanks.
 
GastonG

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57gold said:
Anybody know if these ABR1s would fit on an instrument that was built with TonePros hardware like a Collings CL? Thanks.
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Try if a "stock" Gibson ABR fits... if it does, the Four Uncles ABR-1 will fit.
 
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CK6 said:
Changed the thumbwheels to brass - what a difference! Couldn’t put my guitar down!!!
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Changes I have done so far to my 2018 M2M 59': Faber ABR, Crazy part vintage correct brass thin thumbweel and wheel posts, CTS BVT burst taper 10% 550K, MOD capacitor 0.22uF and Throbak KZ-115 MXV A4. Every change was done one at a time. Then I played the guitar at least a week before I did the next change. Every change made my Les Paul better. It was a great guitar from the beginning, but now it is fantastic unplugged and plugged in. I can only recommend these changes to everyone. Every change I did, I was amazed how much difference and how much better my Les Paul sounded??
 
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Gaston, what tailpiece did you go with?

Also, the guitar didn't "bloom" like that before you replaced those parts?
 
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fernieite said:
Gaston, what tailpiece did you go with?

Also, the guitar didn't "bloom" like that before you replaced those parts?
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The tailpiece is an old 1958 Gibson tailpiece from a 58 Les Paul Special; a friend of mine installed a Badass bridge on his old Les Paul and gave me the original tailpiece (many years ago...).
The "bloom" became alive when I installed the Four Uncles bridge. Quite a bridge I'll tell ya !

The last time I heard that "bloom" I was playing a '59 burst. Imagine when I heard the same kind of bloom and chimes with the Four Uncles bridge. It is that good !
 
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