J.D.
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I'd say just get a matching set of thumbwheels, cover up the little bit of cosmetic damage, and leave it as-is :jim
I'd say just get a matching set of thumbwheels, cover up the little bit of cosmetic damage, and leave it as-is :jim
Congrats! Must have felt great finally getting it out of there!
That looks like you would really have to do a purposefully close inspection to see any collateral damage anyway...not bad at all!
Glad to see you got her fixed up with minimal damage.
I just installed 2" stainless post's on my 2011 R9. It is a light guitar very open and vocal acoustically. The mod made a substantial positive improvement. Same case on my 2004 HM gold top. I wouldn't say either guitar became overly bright in tone, perhaps more crisp and percussive with added sustain. I switched back to 2" brass just to compare, but the results were less than stellar. I'm sold on steel post's. Don't care that it's not original material, it's not something you can visually see. There's an obvious lesson shared here and I suggest anyone who tries it, work slow and methodical until the post's are removed.
Why I hate myself is because the post went in about 1 1/2 inch, but my fucking brain though "one extra turn couldn't hurt" (in french we say something like "better is the enemy of good"). Sure enough, without a warning, the damned post snapped right off, flush with the top of the guitar. Leaving behing just under one millimeter of post exposed, impossible to grab with a plier (even the small ones).
OMG!! I must have a French Brain too!! Just the kind of thing I would do.
If you find you need taps or anything that is hard to find in the Land of Wine and Song, email me and I'll see you get it.
I just ordered some nickel-plated 6-32 rods. Man, am I glad this thread came up. First thing I'm going to do after drilling the holes is to use some waxed hardened 6-32 machine screws to help tap the holes more, then work it a bit before inserting the brass ones.
work the new hole with a strong screw
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I thought the effect of the progressive change in Thumbwheels from stock steel to RetroSpec brass to the Philly Luther brass ones was very audible, and that was sticking with the stock non-magnetic so presumably brass bridge posts.
Interesting concept MiniB regarding replacement posts providing closer tolerances to the wheels and how that may effect tone. Regarding the thicker screws and the breakage risk, I'm reminded of the old adage "Long, short, thick or thin...vaseline will get'er in!
I'd still need a compelling reason to be pulling posts, like if I wanted to "clarify" a guitar by going from brass to steel, since nobody to my knowledge is really claiming a definite improvement by going to longer posts of the same material. Unless someone comes forward with reports of breathtaking results I'll stick with the stock posts.
Has anyone heard an improvement in tone by going to longer and deeper ABR-1 posts of the same material?